Canterbury Employability Festival programme

24 Employability Festival: Programme of Events FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER EM P EM P All students Interested in enhancing your employability or considering selfemployment? If so come and meet the ‘Make Your Mark’ team. This includes the Employability Points Scheme, which encourages students to engage with extracurricular activities, earn points which can be redeemed for great rewards. The session will also include an in-depth overview of the Hub for Innovation and Enterprise (HIVE), covering student entrepreneurial competitions and assistance for business start-up. 12.00pm-1.30pm KLT3 Enterprise Society: Enactus Kent YABILITY PO LO 10 What can I do with my Computing degree? (Part 1) YABILITY PO LO 10 TS IN All students Raise as much money as you can from a £10 investment. Gain some valuable employability skills and realise your potential. This competition is a great opportunity to show future employers what you can do. Come along to the launch and find out more. Followed by an Ideas Generation Workshop to help kick start your brain and get inspired! EM P YABILITY PO LO 10 EM P £10 Challenge Launch TS IN 2.00pm-3.00pm KLT3 All students Enactus Kent is a group of inspiring students who are committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to improve the standard of living for people in need. Find out how you can get involved in their local and international projects! 4.00pm-5.00pm SW101 Cornwallis South Aimed at UG computing students but all welcome Recent computing alumni will be talking about their experiences since graduating. Q&A at the end to merge with alumni networking event YABILITY PO LO 15 School of Computing Alumni Networking Event (Part 2) 5.00pm-6.00pm Gulbenkian Aimed at UG and PG computing students but all welcome Opportunity to talk to School of Computing alumni in a relaxed environment. TS IN All students Be your own boss! Work for yourself and earn money while at university! The Hub for Innovation and Enterprise (HIVE) offers support and advice to students who might want to consider working for themselves. So, how does it work? What can I do? And how can I get into it? Come and meet our experienced Business Advisor, who has been advising and guiding students through the process of how to start and run a successful business for years. Could YOU be the next successful entrepreneur and make money for yourself? 5 3.00pm-4.00pm KLT3 EM P 11.00am-12.00pm KLT3 YABILITY PO LO Stage 2 computing students only Presentation to Stage 2 Year in industry students about opportunities for placement and the recruitment process. EM P EM P EM P 10 TS IN Self-Employment – What is it all about? YABILITY PO LO Make your mark whilst at the University of Kent 11.00am-12.00pm KLT6 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. YABILITY PO LO 10 TS IN 9.00am-5.00pm SW101 Employer presentation by IBM TS IN YABILITY PO LO 10 TS IN Poster Fair

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