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Employability Festival: Programme of Events
Venue Event Open to 09.00-
11.00 KS12 Talking Cultures: In the work place
Enhance your cultural awareness of working in a contemporary
internationalised workplace. This interactive workshop will help to
increase awareness of cultural differences, explore cultural
heritage, prejudices and stereotypes, identify communication
barriers and strategies to overcome these. All students 11.00-
12.00 Studio 3
Gallery,
Jarman
Building A guide for working in museums and galleries
Rose Thompson manages the University’s Studio 3 Gallery and has
extensive experience working in the arts. This session will give an
insight into how you might develop a career working with galleries,
and ways you can build experience while you are still studying. All students 12.00-
15.00 Keynes
Atrium Language Jobs Fair
The Languages Fair is an opportunity to meet employers and
recruitment agencies interested in recruiting language graduates,
and to discover the range of jobs and careers available using
languages. All students 15.00-
16.00 KLT6 Civil Service Fast Stream – Mock Assessment Centre workshop
Let current Fast Streamers bust a few myths and help prepare you
to get onto one of the top graduate programmes in the UK in this
Mock Assessment Centre workshop. All stage 2
and 3
students 15.00-
16.00 KS13 My First Job in Media panel
Q+A with recent graduates, with their tips on getting into the
industry and what you can do whilst you are still at Uni to help
you get ahead. Made up of people from across the industry
(TV, Radio, Journalism) the panel have all studied at either the
University of Kent or Canterbury Christ Church University and
are now working in the industry. 3rd Stage,
Masters,
PhD,
student
who are
looking
to get into
the media 16.00-
17.10 KS14 The Employability Points Scheme: What is it all about?
This bitesize interactive session will offer the students the chance
to find out further information about the University of Kent’s unique
Employability Points Scheme. This will include information on how
to earn points, log points and ultimately, get rewarded! All students
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FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER