Careers Speed Networking

A core part of the work of the Wellington Community is to provide the students with high quality careers advice and guidance and we do this in a number of ways, but the careers speed networking events are one of our favourites. These sessions are a joint venture between the Wellington Futures (Careers and HE team) and the Community team.

Our latest speed networking session took place on Saturday 15 October. These sessions are broken down into 10-minute slots giving the students the opportunity to talk to parents and OWs to explore career options, get some practical tips on next steps and practise that all important skill of networking. We had over 40 parents and OWs take part and around 60 students came to the session. It was another energetic, fun and successful event.

The students were clearly buzzing from the session, and it has generated all sorts of ideas about their future direction as well as giving them their first experience of networking – which as we all know is a vital and lifelong skill.

These events can only work by having the involvement of parents and OWs willing to share their expertise, passion and wisdom and we are so grateful to all the parents and OWs for coming in and for making the event such a great success.

The students were clearly buzzing from the session, and it has generated all sorts of ideas about their future direction.