I am the Careers Digital Information Officer at KCL. I manage the King's Careers Blog, writing and editing articles about careers interest topics and current opportunities in different industries (such as competitions, event campaigns and other non-job vacancy opportunities) to help prepare King's students and graduates for your future.
When you’re an international student, entering the working world in the UK can feel like a mystery. How do you craft the perfect CV for job applications in the UK? … More Careers in the UK: 9 CV tips for international students
Continuing on KCL alumna Joana’s case study, we are discussing the ins and outs of the marketing industry even more. How is starting a career in marketing really like? What’s it like being a woman in the industry and how are diversity and inclusion? Read on the second page of Joana’s 2-part case study.… More Industry insights into Marketing: KCL alumna Joana’s career journey (2/2)
Today we have an exciting case study with Joana, a KCL alumna. From studying Comparative Literature with Film Studies, Joana’s career journey has taken her through various routes in the marketing industry to eventually running her own marketing agency! Read more how Joana’s story goes, on the first page of her 2-part case study.… More Industry insights into Marketing: KCL alumna Joana’s career journey (1/2)
Karthik Balasubramanian is a 3rd-year Mathematics with Statistics student, and also the Brand Ambassador for Technology at JP Morgan. King’s Careers had the pleasure of hearing about Karthik’s part-time role, from application to navigating studies as well as everyday life as a brand ambassador.… More What’s it like being a Brand Ambassador during your studies? KCL student Karthik’s story
Today we’re talking about whether cold-calling creative industry employers and applying for jobs speculatively can get you in for work experience. Hint: yes it can! Dominic Sutherland, our guest blogger is the Managing Director of NextShoot, a corporate video production company in London making business video content for well-known brands.… More Cold-calling and speculative job applications in the Creative Industries… does it work?
From constant rejections for roles you are overqualified for to feeling out of place in the office, navigating through your career as black, Asian or ethnic minority can be quite a task. Join our upcoming event to reflect: how do we overcome these barriers?… More Event alert! Navigating Race & Identity In Your Career: Professionals share their experiences
Today we’re exploring a fantastic opportunity for law students and graduates. The Future Legal Mind Award 2021 is open for submissions. The essay-based opportunity helps the brightest legal minds build success and start their career in law. … More Opportunity alert: 2021 Future Legal Mind Award is looking for essayists!
King’s Careers & Employability runs different kinds of appointments for students and graduates. But what are they all about? Let’s talk about what a careers guidance appointment is like and how you can maximise your experience when meeting with a careers consultant at King’s.… More How to make the most of a Careers Guidance appointment
Jason Myers is a Data Scientist at Faculty and he did his PhD in Mathematics at King’s. Today we are excited to talk to him about his career journey and how he made the jump to data science from the world of academia.… More Transition from academia to data science: KCL alumnus Jason’s story
It’s one thing to move to the UK and begin studying in a whole new country… but on top of this, getting to know about careers and jobs in the UK can feel tricky at first! How do job hunting and the application processes work? What makes a UK style CV? What about cover letters?… More Careers in the UK: Introduction to job hunting for international students