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Employability Festival: Programme of Events
INTRODUCTION
The University of Kent is committed to preparing its students for
graduate employment. The Employability Festival is organised by
the Careers and Employability Service so that Academic Schools,
Professional Services and the Students’ Union can come together to
offer students an exciting range of events.
As a student you can get 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, study and much more. You will receive Employability Points for attending talks and workshops
(see below for more information).
The Employability Festival includes several bespoke mini-fairs; Work and Study Abroad Fair
(Tuesday 24 October), Kent Union Volunteering Fair (Wednesday 25 October), JobShop Recruitment
Fair (Thursday 2 November) and Language Jobs Fair (Friday 3 November) located in Keynes Atrium
and of course Kent’s annual Careers Fair (Tuesday 31 October) where you can meet and speak to over
100 graduate employers looking for students just like you.
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 #EmpFest17
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Thank you to our festival sponsor Enterprise Rent-a Car
and our careers fair sponsors Lighthouse Systems Ltd
and BAE Systems
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
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Preparing for the Careers Fair
Week 1
Week 2
Access hour
Week 2 cont
Competitions and prizes
Canterbury campus map
Contents
There will be photography and videography
for publicity being undertaken throughout the
festival. If you would like to discuss this,
please contact [email protected]