Locations and Opening Times of Careers Service
LOCATIONS
Canterbury Campus
We are open from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday in both term-time and vacations*
Come in at any time during these hours to browse through our information resources, access the Internet for careers information, use a computer guidance program, watch a DVD, pick up a graduate directory to take away or just to find a (reasonably) quiet place to draft out your application forms.
If you need any help or advice, ask at the reception desk - there is always somebody around who can help you! In addition, a Duty Careers Adviser is available to help with QUICK queries between 10.30 am - 12.30 p.m. and 2.00 - 5.00 p.m. every day*. Also remember that our website is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
*except on public holidays and when the whole University shuts down over the Christmas period. During vacations, the Careers Information Room will still be open all day, but will be unstaffed between 12.30 - 1.30 pm
Virtual tour of the Careers Advisory Service
Video Tour of the Careers Advisory Service
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The Careers Service is at the entrance to Keynes driveway and our address is:
Careers Advisory Service, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7ND
General enquiries
Tel. 01227 764000 ext. 3299
email:
Medway Campus
The Careers Advisory Service is located within Student Services on the ground floor of the Gillingham Building.
The following services are available:
- Individual guidance interviews.
- Confidential and impartial guidance.
- Resources room with computer access, careers information and prospectuses.
- You are welcome to drop in and browse between 9 am and 5 pm weekdays.
- There is a drop in service for quick queries every Thursday during term time in the Drill Hall Library from 12.00-2.00.
The careers advisers are Jenny Walters and Melody Goh
Student Services Department on the ground floor of the Gillingham Building.
Tel: 01634 (88)8876
E-mail: medwaycareers@kent.ac.uk
For full details of the Careers Advisory Service at Medway including photographs see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/medway.htm
ASSOCIATE COLLEGES
CAREER GUIDANCE ONLINE
www.kent.ac.uk/careers contains information about the facilities offered by the Careers Advisory Service, together with interactive activities enabling you to assess your skills and aptitudes. The Careers Explorer pages can help you choose your career and the database has further information about each occupation. There is a vacancy database which includes links to graduate employers, local employers and professional bodies. Vacation and placement opportunities are also included within the database. Application and interview help is available.
www.prospects.ac.uk also contains a wealth of information including progression and career information specifically for HND and Foundation Degree graduates via the link ‘Use Your Qualification'. In addition to this, there is an A-Z careers database giving comprehensive information including career specific publications carrying vacancies, weblinks and salary. A database of graduate UK vacancies and of postgraduate courses also features on this site.
CAREERS INFORMATION
A selection of paper based information is available for HE students and covers topics such as occupations, employers and postgraduate study. This is regularly updated and available through your College Careers Service. Publications for HE student use include:
- Employer Directories giving details of the Graduate Recruitment Schemes open to Honours Degree graduates
- Careers Advisory Service booklets covering topics such as Applications & CVs, Interview Techniques, Choosing a Career and The Creative Career Search
- Careers Information providing a general introduction to careers in particular subject areas
CAREERS ADVISER
Jenny Walters is the University Careers Adviser with responsibility for students studying at the Associated Colleges. Jenny is available to discuss any issues relating to your career or professional development and can be contacted by email J.Walters@kent.ac.uk or by phone: 01634 888876 (answerphone). Appointments can be made for an individual or on a group basis, although this may then compromise the confidentiality and impartiality which underlines the service. Appointments may last up to an hour and will be at your place of study.
Canterbury College
- Careers with Business Studies at the Associate Colleges
- Careers with Tourism at the Associate Colleges
- Careers Information for Animal Management Students
- Careers Information for Public Services Management Students
- Other HND and Degree Students at the Associate Colleges
South Kent College
- Careers with Business Studies at the Associate Colleges
- Careers Information for Art, Design and Photography Students
- Careers information for Building, Construction and Engineering Students
- Other HND and Degree Students at the Associate Colleges
West Kent College
Mid-Kent College
- See the Mid-Kent College Web Site
The Brussels School of International Studies
The information, advice and guidance resources of the University of Kent are equally available to you through the University network. Careers advice is available by email - see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/emailform.html
In addition, you are welcome to make use of the Careers Advisory Service resources any time you are on the Canterbury campus. Given the time and distance involved in travelling to Canterbury, we would recommend that you make initial enquiries by phone (01227 823299) or email jak3@kent.ac.uk and let us know in advance that you plan to visit.
A great deal of information on careers in the International Relations field, with links to relevant organisations, can be found in the section, "What Can I Do with my Degree in International Relations?"
Brussels School of International Studies Web Site
Last fully updated August 2008