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2 Employability Festival: Programme of Events INTRODUCTION Here at the University of Kent, we are committed to preparing you as best we can for the world of graduate employment. Co-ordinated by the Careers and Employability Service; Academic Schools and Professional Services are coming together to offer you an exciting festival of events. Get some valuable advice for personal development on topics such as CV writing, interview tips, work experience, learning what employers want from graduates, balancing part-time work and study and much more. You will receive Employability Points for attending talks and workshops (see below for more information). We also have several large fairs; the Work and Study Abroad Fair (Tuesday 27 Oct), the Job Shop Recruitment Fair (Thursday 29 Oct), the Careers Fair (Tuesday 3 Nov) where you can meet and speak to nearly 130 graduate employers looking for students just like you, the Kent Opportunities Fair (Thursday 5 Nov) showcasing many of the extracurricular activities you can get involved with on campus. Use this programme to keep track of what’s happening to help you decide what you want to get involved with, and don’t forget to join the conversation using #EmpFest2015 We look forward to seeing you soon! Contents EM P TS IN YABILITY PO LO Week 2 12 Competitions and Prizes 26 Careers Fair list of exhibitors 28 Careers Fair exhibitors map 36 Canterbury campus map 38 EMPLOYABILITY POINTS The Employability Points scheme rewards students for active engagement in extracurricular activities. Employability Festival activities all have Employability Points shown using the EP 25 . For more information on the EP scheme see www.kent.ac.uk/ employabilitypoints YABILITY PO LO EM P 3 TS IN Week 1 There will be photography and videography for publicity being undertaken throughout the festival. If you would like to discuss this, please contact [email protected]