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Welcome to
King’s Careers & Employability The place for career help at King’s College London.
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his is your guide to King’s Careers & Employability, the careers service here at King’s. It doesn’t matter whether you know exactly what career you want, or if you have no idea - we can help develop your employability for any sector and find a career path that’s right for you.
Career Guidance appointments When you need career advice, just call King’s Careers & Employability on the day you would like to talk to someone, and book a Career Guidance appointment. This is a 20 minute appointment with a Careers Consultant, for you to discuss anything from career options to job applications.
Practice Interviews If you have an upcoming interview, we provide you with an opportunity to practice for it, using the actual job description for the vacancy.
Careers Resources Our Careers Centre is stocked with resources from general topics such as creating the perfect CV and cover letter, to specific information like careers in pharmacy. Just come in any time we’re open and have a browse! All our resources are available online at www.careerstagged.co.uk 2 | King’s Careers & Employability
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We know that every student is different in what they want from their career. Whenever you see your King’s Careers & Employability faculty or school icon below, you know that information is specific to you. Visit www.kcl.ac.uk/careers/ departments to find yours.
Arts & Humanities
Bioscience Education
Dental Institute
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery
Psychiatory, Psychology & Neuroscience
The Dickson Poon School of Law
Medicine
Natural & Mathematical Sciences
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Events
King’s Careers & Employability host a number of events each year, to allow you to become proactive in building your career.
King’s Careers & Employability have Careers Series which run throughout the term. These include The Selection Process, Public Policy Series, Legal Week and Creative Careers Series.
King’s Careers Fairs are your opportunity to meet top employers in your sector. Find out about particular recruitment processes, and get your name known within organisations you might want to work for.
Department events
As well as these major events, King’s Careers & Employability also run careers events for your department. These include finding out what you can do with your degree, learning how to network, and meeting employers interested in you. Visit www.kcl.ac.uk/careers/departments
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Finance, Consulting & Technology Fair
12 - 16th
Legal Week
20, 21 & 22nd
Law Fair
November
5 & 6th
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Internships & Career Options Fair
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Bioscience & Pharmacy Fair
23rd
KLPSA applications open
January
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March
October
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Nursing Fair
King’s Careers Series run throughout the year, so keep an eye on our on-campus calendar to find out what’s on.
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Sessions run at both Strand and Guy’s campus and focus on:Networking
Commercial Awareness
Leadership
Teamwork
The King’s Project Management Communication Leadership & Professional Strengths for work Problem Solving Skills Award is an opportunity for Presenting Interview techniques you to learn professional & leadership skills, meet employers and increase your employability in this increasingly competitive graduate market!
APPLICATIONS OPEN
You will reflect on, and develop, your own skills, and benefit by learning from others about different approaches to tasks.
23RD NOVEMBER
Visit kcl.ac.uk/klpsa for more info and to apply
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On Campus
Internship Programme
Working for a small or medium sized business, you will get the chance to contribute towards a clearly-defined project, add notable experience to your CV and help you stand out from the crowd. Your internship will last between 8 and 26 weeks and you will be paid at least the National Minimum Wage.
King’s Internships On Campus offers students from any discipline the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from academic study into a professional working environment on campus. Quality internships are available in various academic and central departments, lasting up to twelve months at any of King’s’ five campuses.
If your degree offers an internship module, you can undertake an assessed internship for academic credit. Plenty of support and guidance is available for you to successfully find and complete a quality internship placement, allowing you to gain invaluable experience for when you graduate.
Visit
kcl.ac.uk/internships to find the internship for you
020 7848 1376
internships@kcl.ac.uk
Looking for a job? Use our online job board, JobOnline, to find part-time & full-time work, internships and graduate roles at:
kcl.ac.uk/JobOnline
Opening Times Strand Campus
Guy’s Campus
Location
Location
King’s Careers & Employability The Bridge, Level 1 Macadam Building Strand Campus London WC2R 2LS
King’s Careers & Employability Student Services at Guy’s Henriette Raphael Building Guy’s Campus London SE1 1UL
Opening Hours
Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday Friday
9.30 - 17.00 12.00 - 17.00
Career Guidance appointments are only available Monday - Thursday.
Monday - Tuesday
13.00 - 16.00
Career Guidance appointments are only available Monday - Tuesday.
To book an appointment at either Strand Campus or Guy’s Campus, you will need to call us and book on the day you want the appointment. Career Guidance appointments are also available at Waterloo Campus and the Institute of Psychology, Psychiatry & Neuroscience. Please contact us to arrange an appointment at one of these campuses.
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