Tag: King’s College London

Student Experiences: Inclusive Careers Project Officer at King’s Careers

March 28, 2023

Applications for the Inclusive Careers Project Officer are now open!  If you want to gain valuable skills and work as part of a team to make a difference helping your fellow students follow their career paths, this opportunity is for you.  The Inclusive Careers Project Officer role is exclusively for Careers+ participants from any faculty… More Student Experiences: Inclusive Careers Project Officer at King’s Careers

Student Experiences: From our 2022/23 Inclusive Careers Education Ambassadors

March 28, 2023

King’s Careers & Employability is currently hiring seven Inclusive Careers Education Ambassadors for the 2023 to 2024 Inclusive Careers Education Ambassador programme. It all started in 2021 when ten students in the Faculty of Natural, Mathematical & Engineering Sciences (NMES) were recruited to be Inclusive Careers Education Ambassadors (ICEAs). The aim of this programme was… More Student Experiences: From our 2022/23 Inclusive Careers Education Ambassadors

KURF Experiences: Yimeng Zhu on understanding anti-depressents in post-natal

March 28, 2023

Yimeng Zhu is a current third year student pursuing a BSc in Biomedical Engineering. She worked as part of the King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF) scheme as part of the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at King’s College London. Why did you apply for KURF? I applied for KURF because I wanted to gain research experience… More KURF Experiences: Yimeng Zhu on understanding anti-depressents in post-natal

KURF Experiences: Sarah Alshalhoub on Lego catheters

March 16, 2023

Sarah Alshalhoub is a current third year student pursuing a BSc in Biomedical Engineering. She worked as part of the King’s Undergraduate Research Fellowship (KURF) scheme with Dr. Kawal Rhode (Professor in Biomedical Engineering and the Head of Education at the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences) where one of the projects she worked on… More KURF Experiences: Sarah Alshalhoub on Lego catheters

How to improve commercial awareness with: Financial Times

March 1, 2023

For a lot of students preparing for job interviews in the Finance sector, they’re often asked to demonstrate their passion and interest in that particular role, and their knowledge of the company itself. Interviews will also be asking technical questions, where they’re looking for candidates who are using relevant terminology as they talk about background… More How to improve commercial awareness with: Financial Times

Global Placement Stories | Alexia Ambrus at Bank of America as a Scala Developer

February 27, 2023

Alexia Ambrus is a current Computer Science student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Alexia Ambrus talks about what she does on placement, and the lessons she’s gained from it. Why did you want to do a Placement? The main reason I wanted to do a placement year was to… More Global Placement Stories | Alexia Ambrus at Bank of America as a Scala Developer

Global Placement Stories | Tayyibah Uddin at Vodafone as a Software Engineer

February 22, 2023

  Tayyibah Uddin is a current Computer Science student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Tayyibah Uddin talks about how they went from a student attending a KCL Employer speed meet to a becoming a representative at the same speed meet! Why I decided to take a placement year  Around… More Global Placement Stories | Tayyibah Uddin at Vodafone as a Software Engineer

No internship? Fret not: valuable alternatives to consider 

February 20, 2023

This blog is contributed by Elaine Shak, our Careers Engagement Assistant in the Communications Team.  It’s that time of the year again (and no, I’m not just talking about Christmas): you’re now well settled into second term, juggling endless reading and assignments, trying to stay on top of everything. You speak to your classmates, hoping… More No internship? Fret not: valuable alternatives to consider 

Interested in travelling and studying during the summer? Look into Circle U’s summer school!

February 14, 2023

  Looking forward to expanding your depth of knowledge during the summer? Or maybe you would rather divulge into something unfamiliar in a different environment to gain new perspectives! Well, you’re in luck- if you want to travel and study in an interdisciplinary setting and meet like-minded people from across Europe, look no further than… More Interested in travelling and studying during the summer? Look into Circle U’s summer school!

Global Placement Stories | Shehzmani Shams at Lloyds Bank as a Software Engineer

February 13, 2023

Shehzmani Shams is a current Informatics student at King’s College London. In this entry of Global Placement Stories, Shehzmani Shams describes a typical day at work, and what she’s learnt from it so far. I work in the ‘Savings and Investments’ lab and my official title within the team is of a Quality Engineer. My… More Global Placement Stories | Shehzmani Shams at Lloyds Bank as a Software Engineer