LSBU Employability Service

Kirsty PalmerHead of Employability

What we do

We work with employers, including bringing them on to campus

We work with academics to embed employability skills into curricula

We show students the skills and aptitudes they need to get a job

What we don’t do

We don’t offer Careers Advice.

You can’t book an appointment with us.

We don’t rewrite CVs

How we do itThe Job Shop

Where? Ground floor, Student Centre :

◦ Drop in service for any employability-related query◦ CV checking and job search support◦ Online resources ◦ Focus on graduate job search, placement search and

part time work search

Support in navigating the whole job application process- CV checking, application forms, mock interviews, assessment centre preparation

How we do itCareer Gym

• Where- 1st Floor, Student Life Centre

• Employer Events and presentations

• Career-focused workshops

• Volunteering Drop in sessions

• ELearning

• Careers Fairs (various venues)

CV Workshop in the Career Gym TODAY

Mondays: 12:30pm to 1pmWednesdays: 12pm to 12:30pm Fridays: 2pm to 2:30pm

This session will looking at the key expectations of employers:

- What content should be in your CV?- How should it be formatted?

How we do it Online

• Job Shop Online: Part time work, full time, graduate roles and placement vacancies advertised: https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/jobshoponline

• Extensive online employability resources: https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/employability-jobshop

How we do itExperience

• Mentoring Schemes

• Volunteering

• Placements & work experience

• Summer & Winter Internship Programmes

Where are we going?

Moving up the university league tables – aiming for 90% in work or study and 75% graduate employment.All students understand what they need to do from day 1 to secure a jobNo longer a need for separate employability sessions

LSBU Employability Service

Kirsty PalmerHead of Employability