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8 Employability Festival: Programme of Events THURSDAY 29 OCTOBER All students Jobshop are running a mini Part-time, Seasonal and Temporary Recruitment Fair to assist students in their first term of University life with finding work. Students will be able to meet with employers directly to talk about their vacancies as well as sign up to Jobshop for email job alerts to ensure they do not miss out on future opportunities. For more information and details of exhibitors please go to: www.kentunion.co.uk/jobs YABILITY PO LO EM P TS IN 10 11.00am-12.30pm W1-SR5 Final year students returning from Year Abroad Find out how to identify and demonstrate the skills and attributes that you have acquired from your time abroad to enhance your employability. This is an interactive EM P 2.00pm-3.00pm SW101 in Cornwallis South All computing students This presentation is on how to put together a good CV in terms of content and style. It will be followed by an opportunity for students to work on their CVs so you should feel free to bring along your current CVs for input from School of Computing staff. YABILITY PO LO Writing Skills Workshop 10 3.00pm-5.00pm CNWsr6 YABILITY PO LO 10 1.00pm-2.00pm KLT3 Returning from a Year Abroad: Employability Workshop YABILITY PO LO 10 TS IN Working in Risk Management – The Chartered Insurance Institute To avoid disappointment please book a place at this event via: www.kent.ac.uk/ces/empfest. CV writing for Computing Students 12.00pm-3.00pm Keynes Atrium TS IN All students Interview Skills workshop for help in all aspects of the recruitment process - from CV to Interviews including real life examples and practice for when attending job interviews and what to expect in the recruitment process. 5 EM P EM P 10.00am-12.00pm KLT4 YABILITY PO LO TS IN 15 TS IN Enterprise Rent-a-Car Interview Skills Workshop YABILITY PO LO Job Shop Recruitment Fair by the CII, the world’s leading professional body for insurance and financial services, and supported by graduate professionals. Find out about the internships and graduate positions available – and join the CII for free. TS IN Stage 1 and 2 computing students only. Posters will be exhibited capturing the experiences of returning placement students and demonstrating the benefits of doing a placement. This will show second years the diversity of industries, companies and roles available for the Year in Industry. session covering CVs, job applications and interviews. To book, please email [email protected] EM P EM P 9.00am-5.00pm SW101 EM P YABILITY PO LO 10 TS IN Poster Fair All students Looking for a career that is wellpaid, globally portable and with a good work-life balance? Do you want to work in a people-focused profession? Then this talk is for you! Come along to find out about the variety of careers in risk management. Put aside any preconceptions about car insurance and learn about B2B risk management. The talk is delivered All students A two-hour tonic for your writing skills from useful general tips in your academic writing and presentations, to presenting yourself professionally via letters and emails, improve your writing now! Meet members of the School of English’s writing skills team for an informal workshop designed to transmit some key principles in writing well and preparing presentations. The session will also incorporate a ‘clinic’ to deal with problems raised by students. To book, please email [email protected]. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.