Category: Our advice blogs

Application Season: Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!

December 15, 2022

Recently, the number of students worried about their applications for summer internship deadlines has increased. Whilst it is true that a lot of internships had opened in autumn, there are still a lot of major companies who’s looking for the perfect candidate for summer 2023. I spoke to one of our resident career consultants, Andrea… More Application Season: Worried about summer internships? Read this guide!

Global Placement Stories | Nathan Lutala at Paperplanes UK as a Junior Operations Developer

December 12, 2022

Nathan Lutala is a current Computer Science student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Nathan Lutala talks about his application process in finding a placement opportunities, and delves into his insights and advice for those looking to do the same! “You should do a placement year.”  Listening to this advice… More Global Placement Stories | Nathan Lutala at Paperplanes UK as a Junior Operations Developer

KCL CaseCoach subscription – get yourself ready for case interviews!

December 6, 2022

As the UK Consulting sector continues to grow, we’re seeing more and more students applying for consulting positions. After perfecting your CV, and going through immersive online assessments and psychometric tests, how can you prepare yourself for a case interview?  King’s College London has partnered with CaseCoach, the leading online case interview prep platform, created… More KCL CaseCoach subscription – get yourself ready for case interviews!

Career insights on the go? Listen to: Let’s Talk Law!

November 9, 2022

Let’s talk about ‘Let’s Talk Law’, the Law Careers Podcast hosted and produced by Caroline Lindner. Caroline is one of our resident law career consultants, who was a recruiter for law firms prior to her start at King’s in February 2021.   What does King’s Careers & Employability offer for students in law?  We put a… More Career insights on the go? Listen to: Let’s Talk Law!

What To Expect and How to Prepare for an Accounting Interview

October 27, 2022

This blog post was written by The Accountancy Partnership who have provided great insight into the types of questions you would be asked at an accounting interview and advice on how to give great answers. The more prepared you are, the less scary it will be! No matter what industry you’re in, the key to… More What To Expect and How to Prepare for an Accounting Interview

Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2023

A reflection on 2022’s Undergraduate of the Year awards with King’s finalists

October 24, 2022

The Undergraduate of the Year awards  The targetjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards is an annual competition open to students across the UK, partnered with an outstanding graduate recruiter that offers amazing opportunities such as 1-1 meetings with CEOs, placements, internships, or trips abroad. This year, they have 13 different awards on offer.   Of course,… More A reflection on 2022’s Undergraduate of the Year awards with King’s finalists

Shortlist me – King’s new subscription that helps you with job interviews

October 20, 2022

Xuan Lin Tan, one of our Communication and Engagement Assistants, delves into why practice interviews are so important and what we offer at King’s to assist you with feeling as confident as possible. After weeks of applications and follow up emails, you have finally got an interview invite! An interview for a new post is… More Shortlist me – King’s new subscription that helps you with job interviews

Careers+ Employability Experience Programme (C+ EEP) is open for applications!

October 19, 2022

Careers+ is collaborating with some fantastic employers to deliver a new and exciting programme called the Careers+ Employer Experience Programme (C+ EEP), open to Careers+ students or those eligible for Careers+. Through a series of engaging and interactive workshops delivered by employers you will have the opportunity to learn more about meeting new people, how to talk… More Careers+ Employability Experience Programme (C+ EEP) is open for applications!

What is Commercial Awareness and how to develop it | Meera Patel

October 17, 2022

Meera Patel, KCL Law Alumni and Author of Get Into Law, has written a great post about the importance of commercial awareness and how it will benefit your career. What is “Commercial Awareness”? Did I miss the memo… Did I miss the memo? I was 20 years old sat in Croydon asking myself why getting… More What is Commercial Awareness and how to develop it | Meera Patel