Career Planning and Support for those in their Final Year.
Welcome to your final year at Kent. There are so many opportunities that await you. This timeline details ways in which you can make the most of your final year before you graduate.
Get ready for another year of becoming more employable!
You don't want to miss our employability festival!
This will feature sessions and workshops run by careers staff and employers from various sectors.
This is a fantastic time to start considering sectors that interest you and to build your network.
The Autumn Careers fair runs during EmpFest. This is a great place to network with employers and ask questions about the sectors that interest you.
Start following professionals on LinkedIn and other social media.
We often run regular LinkedIn workshops. Check when the next one is on our events calendar.
Our service continues during the break from term.
The Spring Careers fair runs during the second term of the academic year. This is a great place to network with employers and ask questions about different industries and graduate oppourtunties.
Make sure you log all your employability points before the deadline. The more points you have the more access you have to employability opportunities, including summer placements!
Our service continues during the break from term.
The graduate recruitment cycle begins again – as a recent graduate you can still apply to graduate training schemes.
The Careers and Employability service can support you for up to three years after you graduate. Get a graduate careers account.
Your time at University can feel like it's flying by! Make sure you make the most of what's on offer to you while you are studying at Kent.
Find placement, internship and graduate opportunities.
Check out our pages on career planning and start working towards your future.
Discuss your ambitions with an advisor, get advice on graduate schemes and becoming employable.
Develop an outstanding CV. We can give you CV and application feedback in our QA sessions.
Access career resources. This includes a CV checker, an interview platform and mock aptitude tests.
Make your co-curricular activity count! Get rewarded with professional development Oppourtiunies.
Follow your interests, learn skills and become employable with free mini courses and sessions.
Looking to support yourself while you study? Find out more about applying for Part-Time Work
There are ways to gain experience while you study including volunteering and becoming an ambassador.
Enhance your knowledge, learn new skills and improve your CV.
Are you an international student? Find out more about how your career team can support you.
Whether at Kent or elsewhere, there is the option to go onto further study. Find out more.
Read more about the Civil Service Fast Stream.
We can support you for three years after you graduate. Don't miss out, set up your account now!
