The Careers and Employability Service (CES) Team is looking forward to welcoming new and continuing students for the start of the new academic year!
Throughout September and onward, your Careers Team will be sharing tailored information to support you with key career opportunities and initiatives at the University as well as top tips and advice to help with your job hunt plus various careers events.
They are also bringing you a brand new, more accessible careers system with even more support for you to access: explore the Engage system and add bookmark it today.
Wondering what’s in store for Semester 1?
- Welcome week: come say hi to our Careers team, as well as other university colleagues and fellow students. Find out how you can get involved with different aspects of university life and get some freebies at the Welcome fair taking place on 21, 22 and 23 September across Marylebone and Harrow campuses. For those of you who prefer to keep it virtual, there will also be various Welcome sessions taking place online on 21, 28 September and 5 October.
- Career Fairs: The team is working hard on bringing you many opportunities to network with recruiting organisations and industry experts through careers events. There are a few careers fairs coming up this semester, including the Property & Construction Fair, the Inclusive Futures Fair and the Volunteering fair!
- Westminster Employability Award (WEA): have you signed up to the Westminster Employability Award yet? The programme recently went through some exciting updates, meaning there are even more activities for you to complete and there are new levels – a Platinum and a level exclusively for Taught Masters students. Join one of the WEA welcome or re-boot sessions and find out more.
- Part-time work: looking to support yourself financially and gain some transferable skills while studying? Let our Careers team help you find a part-time job, keep an eye on this blog post updated monthly with featured part-time opportunities; and familiarise yourself with Talent Bank. Follow their Instagram to find out when the applications open.
- Career Discovery Feed: explore this ever-growing page of resources to support you with every step of your career journey. Looking for CV, interview or application advice? Industry insights and tips from employers? You’ve got it. Looking for some information on equality, diversity and employment rights? Explore all what's available on the Career Discovery Feed.
More details on all of these services, including dates and registrations, can be found on the Student Hub.
Stay in touch and keep up with the latest information by connecting with the CES Team on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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