Can you believe it’s Welcome Week for the 2018/19 academic year already? Whether you’re a new student (welcome to London, and to King’s!) or a returning student (welcome back!) our hope is that this blog post will give you a useful overview of what services we offer, and how we can help you across the… More How can Careers & Employability help you?
This summer King’s students have completed internships in locations across the world: Thailand, Shanghai, Italy, France, USA and Colombia… just to name a few! Say hello to your fellow King’s students around the world! Here is what our King’s Interns had to say about their experiences: “In a way, being abroad, I was made to think… More King’s Global Internships: what happened in 2018, and what lies ahead in 2019…
Hello international students, and welcome to the UK and King’s College London! Given that you’ve found yourself on our blog you’ve clearly got some desire to start thinking about your career options – whether that’s working during your studies or figuring out what you want to do after you finish, you’re in the right place!… More What can King’s Careers & Employability do for international students?
Isabel Woodford is a MPhil candidate currently completing her Masters in the Department of International Development at the University of Oxford, after completing a BA in War Studies from King’s. While not being a law graduate, Isabel still secured a Vacation Scheme and Training Contract with an international law firm while at Oxford. How did she do this? Read on to find… More My First Steps: Isabel Woodford, MPhil Candidate, University of Oxford & Vacation Scheme Intern, Cleary Gottlieb
Hot on the heels of June’s competition round-up, we’ve got details of more competitions that can complement your studies and win you some prizes. We’ve still got some live competitions on June’s post, but this month, we’re bringing you details of: Engaging Experience Financial Times Talent Hackathon 2018 TheBackPackerCo Schwarzman Scholars Just scroll down this post… More It’s time for August’s competition round-up
Jen Billot graduated in 2016 with a BSc in Biomedical Sciences. As part of this blog series Jen has shared her own experiences from the working world and how a graduate scheme can open doors to different opportunities.…. Venturing into the working world after graduating can be daunting, especially when you have no idea where your interests lie. Commence panic… More My First Steps: Jen Billot, OPEN Health
By Seyran Khalili, Postgraduate Student in Psychosis Studies, and Marketing Assistant at King’s Careers & Employability. Beka Kimberley is a Careers Consultant at King’s Careers and Employability. She was previously an early years specialist teacher for 14 years, before changing her career path to study a postgraduate degree in Children’s Literature. We met to speak about what her experiences of being a recent graduate were (having only finished her… More My First Steps: Beka Kimberley, Careers Consultant at King’s Careers & Employability
by Seyran Khalili, Postgraduate Student in Psychosis Studies, and Marketing Assistant at King’s Careers & Employability. I spoke with Crystal Debrah, Career’s Consultant at King’s Careers & Employability and CEO of “They Don’t Tell You“, to get the low-down on the step-by-step process that she went through to get to where she is today, including being among the Future 50 Award Winners for her published… More My First Steps: Crystal Debrah, Careers Consultant at King’s Careers & Employability
If you’re a disabled student concerned about making the transition to the workplace, then it might interest you to know that you may be eligible for government funding under the Access to Work (AtW) Scheme. The funding is made available to assist disabled people and their employers in making adjustments to overcome work-related obstacles that… More Access to Work – Funding for Disabled Students Available
We’ve got some interesting news for any non-Law students that are interested in pursuing a career in law. For the first time, you’re now also able to enrol onto the Law School Careers & Employability KEATS page! Once on there, you’ll find it packed full of useful resources hand-selected by our dedicated Law Careers Consultants… More The best legal careers advice, bar none