Date: Wednesday 27th November 2024
Time: 14:00 – 16:30
Location: Building 175, Room 2009
Sign up Link: Register your spot here
Join us for an insightful showcase event where students take centre stage to share their transformative journey from the classroom to the workplace!
Do you ever wonder how the theory and skills you’re learning in your course will apply to your future career? At this exciting student-led event, your peers will share their learnings, skills, and first-hand experiences gained through live business challenges during work experiences like year-long placements, four-week innovation projects, or short internships.
Discover the technical skills developed and the invaluable transferable skills acquired. From overcoming challenges to seizing opportunities, these speakers will reveal the secrets to success in today’s competitive job market.
You will have the opportunity to ask our expert panel of students any questions about their placement or work experience opportunity, as well as the chance to informally network with your course mates and staff.
Save the date and secure your spot for this dynamic, student-led event that will help you think about acquiring and showcasing the skills you’ll need in the ‘real world.’
Agenda
| Time | Location | Activity |
| 14:00 | 175/2009 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 14:10 | 175/2009 | New Places, New Beginnings: Transitioning to the Workplace and Relocating Your Home Shruthi Arun Krithika – Communications Officer at PPG Architectural Coatings UK & Ireland  |
| 14:20 | 175/2009 | From Student to Professional: How My Placement Prepared Me for the Future Jay Patel – Audit Corporate Assistant at Mazars  |
| 14:30 | 175/2009 | An Insight into the Student Innovation Challenge Annabel Bament – Consultant for Ocean World Travel  |
| 14:40 | 175/2009 | Cracking the market you want to be in Anusha Agarwal – Creative Enablement Intern at Awardable Ltd  |
| 14:50 | 175/2009 | Refreshments Break |
| 15:05 | 175/2009 | Building Talent Bianca Mihai – Talent Development & HR at Vertex Pharmaceuticals  |
| 15:15 | 175/2009 | Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Diversity, Employment Marketing and Communications at Airbus Commercial Aircraft Edward Dulieu – Human Resources Internship at Airbus  |
| 15:25 | 175/2009 | Resilience in ‘customer-facing’ environment Nadine Fernandes – Global Sales Development Intern at Intel Corporation  |
| 15:35 | 175/2009 | Speaker Q&A panel Have all your questions answered by our panel of student speakers! |
| 16:00 | 175/2009 | Refreshments and networking Speakers and staff will be available for networking and discussion |
| 16:30 | 175/2009 | Event closes |