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CAREERS ANDEMPLOYABILITYSERVICEat the University of Kent

Careers Award on Moodle• Improve your career planningand job hunting skills with thisonline module that can you cantake in your own time. Completea series of quizzes andassignments covering careerplanning, CV and interviewpreparation. www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/careersmoodle.html

Kent Mentoring Scheme• Our online mentoring networklinks current students andrecent graduates withprofessionals who are willingto share advice, give careerinsights or offer work experience.www.kent.ac.uk/ces/advice.html

Employability Festival• This takes place every year inOctober/November and includespresentations and interactiveworkshops by graduateemployers and Kent alumni, skillstraining and competitions

• The Careers Fair is the key eventduring this week, when over 100employers visit the University totalk informally to students abouttheir graduate job, internship andplacement opportunities.www.kent.ac.uk/ces/events

We are committed tosuccessfully preparing youfor employment andfurther study.

What we offer• A comprehensive careers website• Information booklets• Careers Employability Award • Skills Workshops • Presentations by employers• Annual Careers Fair • One-to-one guidance withCareers Advisers

• Daily 'quick query' sessions• Help with CVs and applicationforms

• Practice interviews • Mentoring Scheme

Careers information• Our website www.kent.ac.uk/cesincludes sections on ‘WhichCareer?’; ‘Find a Job’; ‘Whatcan I do with my Degree in...?’;‘I Want to Work In...’ and‘Applications and Interviews’

• We have a series of informationbooklets including CareerPlanning Guides forundergraduate and postgraduatestudents and booklets on‘Making Applications’, ‘Going forInterviews’, ‘Choosing a Career’and ‘The Creative CareerSearch’. These are available freeof charge from the CES or canbe downloaded from our website

HERE TO HELP YOU!

www.kent.ac.uk/ces

• Work and Opportunity Fund.If you find a really great chanceto get work experience, but it isunpaid, you could be entitled toup to £250 from the Careers andEmployability Service tocontribute towards yourexpenses. The fund is alsoavailable for attending trainingand network events related toyour career development.

Come and see usQuick queries• Careers and EmployabilityAdvisers are on duty at regulartimes to help with quick queriessuch as giving feedback on yourCV, advice on job hunting orinterview advice. Book anappointment to speak to an adviserfor approximately 10 minutes.https://careers.kent.ac.uk/student/home.html

Guidance interviews• Careers advisers can give youadvice, information and helprelated to more complex issuessuch as ‘I have no idea what Iwant to do!’, ‘What can I do withmy degree subject?’, anythingconnected with your plans foryour future career, postgraduatestudy, time out, working abroadand much more. There is adedicated careers adviser foreach degree subject area:see our web pages for details.www.kent.ac.uk/ces/advice.html

Opening timesTerm time and vacationMondays 10.30-17.00Tuesday – Friday 09.00-17.00

Finding jobs, placementsand internships• Our vacancy database hashundreds of opportunities forgraduates, placement students,interns and volunteers with local,regional, national andinternational employers.https://careers.kent.ac.uk/home.html

• Kent Experiences of Work.Find out more about the differentways in which you can developyour work experience andemployability skills whilestudying at Kent.www.kent.ac.uk/employability

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VISIT USONLINE

The Careers and Employability ServiceUniversity of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7ND T: +44 (0)1227 823299 E: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk www.kent.ac.uk/ces

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