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As well as giving students a first-rate academic experience, Kent equips them with essential skills to give them the edge when it comes to getting a job.

Whether it’s through developing time-management skills, studying abroad, opting for a Year in Industry degree or an Enterprise module, or taking part in the Jobshop and volunteering programmes, there are plenty of opportunities to give CVs the added extras employers look for.

We are consistently in the top 20 of graduate starting salaries and in 2009, 96.6% of Kent graduates had found a job or further study opportunity. According to The Times Good University Guide 2009, 70.5% of all Kent graduates were in what is termed graduate employment or further study places, ie they were in posts or study they could not have acquired without achieving a degree.

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Kent’s graduates have gone on to work for major companies such as the BBC, IBM, Microsoft, Barclays Bank, PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Lloyds TSB, Tesco, London Stock Exchange, Bank of New York, HSBC, Channel 4 TV, Marks & Spencers, Ford Motor Company, the Home Office, BMW, Sainsbury, BT and Eurotunnel.

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Last Updated: 15/02/2011