Event times: 9:30am - 4pm each day.

The STEM sector has played a giant role in the world’s response to COVID-19, searching for vaccines, producing ventilators and facilitating speed-dating over Zoom.

The world might seem to be moving very slowly right now, but your career does NOT.

RateMyPlacement’s Innovation & Technology Virtual Event is YOUR opportunity to interact with employers in the STEM sector.

The event will include 1-2-1 sessions with employers, presentations, networking with current grads and students, competitions, giveaways and much much more!

Strengthening your Career Potential

Designed to help you discover your strengths, understand your career options and enhance your graduate prospects through creating a personal career plan.

Through regular individual meetings your Careers Consultant will help you to understand your unique strengths and harness these to explore your career interests, build confidence and help you develop your application and interview skills.

What does the programme give you?

· Receive regular support from your Careers Consultant in the form of meetings and emails exploring your career options, interests and goals

· Opportunity to investigate your strengths by completing a strengths profile and receive feedback from a trained practitioner

· Design a unique career development plan, with your Careers Consultant, setting actions points to help you achieve your goals

· Access support to help you overcome any barriers to your success

To apply complete the application form on the webpage. Spaces on the Strengthening your Career Potential programme are limited so please ensure you apply by 15^th November 2020.

Warwick Advance Internships Programme

A dedicated internships programme to help you apply for a paid spring or summer internship with a graduate employer, in the UK or overseas. Spend your internship developing new skills and gaining valuable experience to help you enhance your CV and develop your future career, whatever country and career path you choose.

What does the programme give you?

· Dedicated support to apply for a pool of paid UK or international spring and summer internships, across a range of industry sectors

· Valuable work experience skills - communication, interpersonal, teamwork, problem-solving and intercultural

· 1:1 mentoring support throughout the programme from employers engaged on the programme

· Access to resources and workshops pre, during and post your internship experience

· Funding support for UK/overseas internship travel

· Opportunity to be fast-tracked onto an employer’s graduate programme

Apply now on our webpage.

Advancing your Strengths Mentoring Programme

Careers focussed mentoring designed to provide you with support on career journey through connecting you to a mentor with an established career.

What does the programme give you?

· Receive 1-1 support from an experienced professional who can share their experiences and advice

· Learn about professional life with the possibility of gaining insights into a particular industry if applicable (please note we cannot guarantee you will be matched to a mentor from a specific industry)

· Develop key professional and personal skills to help you succeed in your career

· Connect with successful professionals growing your own network

This programme is only open to students who register on either the Warwick Advance Internships programme or Strengthening your Career Potential programme. If you wish to apply to the mentoring programme please make sure you also submit an application for one of the other programmes too. Applications for this programme can be found here.

By joining any of these programmes you will also get access to a dedicated Teams group where you will find the latest news on internships, events, graduate roles, webinars and have the chance to post questions.

Eligibility criteria:

All these programmes are open to current Warwick undergraduate Widening Participation UK/Home students. Full details of the eligibility criteria can be found on our webpage. If you are unsure if you meet the criteria please email us to discuss.

For more information:

Come along to a short webinar introducing these programmes and offering you the change to ask questions on Tuesday 3^rd November 2020 at 11am – 12pm via Teams. To register to attend this event please email Samantha.merrix@warwick.ac.uk.

If you have any questions about any of the programmes please contact Samantha Merrix at Samantha.merrix@warwick.ac.uk or Marion Jennette at marion.jennette@warwick.ac.uk.

I’m sure that a large proportion of you have been engaging with the employer events that have been provided as part of the central Festival of Careers 2020 over the last few weeks. I wanted to bring to your attention a number of events that are taking place in the coming weeks, the most relevant of which being the ‘Options in Engineering’ event this Wednesday 28 Oct 6.30-8.30pm.

All STEM-specific events, including the aforementioned event, can be found here: https://warwick.ac.uk/services/studentopportunity/festival/lineup/stemfactory/

Please do take some time to sift through and sign up for any and all that are of interest to you!

The CDK Dealer Tech university automotive competition is nearly here!

You can still sign-up to the kick-off day taking place via Zoom at 3pm on Friday 23^rd October here. [I am told that you can still sign up for other sessions if you have missed this one and it will be recorded to watch back!]

The competition is an opportunity for student teams to develop a technology product idea that can make a difference to the automotive retail industry. Launched by tech solution provider CDK Global, there is the opportunity for teams to win £3,000 in the university competition with winning teams having the chance of winning a further £10,000 in a national final taking place in May next year.

To help prepare teams ahead of building ideas, CDK Global is also launching 3 masterclass sessions to run shortly after the launch day. These are run by experts at CDK and will provide you with the tools to build a successful product idea. Please register for these 1 hour sessions using the links below:

27/10 at 3pm Masterclass 1 – The automotive customer journey and how to build a successful team

Presented by Michelle Mays, marketing & comms director at CDK Global

https://cdk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpdeyvrjIuGtPald1_QZ63JGOviRRYcYsO

29/10 at 3pm -Masterclass 2 – Product development and design thinking

Presented by Chris Munday, product director at CDK Global

https://cdk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJArce2oqTwtHt2PlGv_Wqy-GUCPr7Mc8PWg

03/11 at 3pm Masterclass 3 – Masterclass 3 – Innovation and future trends

Presented by Baljit Bamrah, innovation manager at CDK Global

https://cdk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcld-2oqzkvH9Soz9IHX-tmNYonrjluE-u8

You can also read more about the competition on the CDK Dealer Tech microsite - www.cdkglobal.co.uk/dealertech.

CDK Global and the University of Warwick are looking forward to welcoming you to the competition and supporting your exciting ideas.

Please click here to watch the presentation from ERM on Placements and Careers, which was delivered exclusively for Warwick Engineers on 23 October 2020.

European Metal Recycling has placement opportunities for 2021; find out more here.

"SEO London is proud to be partnering with the Royal Academy of Engineering to increase diversity and inclusion across the engineering profession. The Graduate Engineering Engagement Programme (GEEP) serves to create an inclusive profession that inspires, attracts and retains people from diverse backgrounds.

The 3-day virtual GEEP programme is designed to enhance your employability skills and give you the opportunity to speed network with representatives from giant industry players including Amey, BuroHappold, Rolls Royce, Siemens, Network Rail, WSP and a whole host of other world-class engineering firms.

The third GEEP will be held virtually from 28th-30th Oct. Undergraduates as well as recent graduates from a discipline related to engineering particularly students from Electrical & Electronics, Mechanical & Civil Engineering are strongly encouraged to apply asap at http://bit.ly/GEEP2020."

The new Virtual STEM Careers Fair is a must-visit for any student seeking a career within the STEM industry. Come along and discover employment opportunities including graduate schemes and jobs, placements and internships within the industry. Meet with employers in one-to-one meetings or in a virtual drop-in room, with recruiters on hand to talk to you about their recruitment processes and available opportunities.

Thursday 22^nd October, 11am – 4pm

More details on myAdvantage here

...Or access via the app as with the Autumn Careers Fair last week! https://app.careerfairplus.com/uw_uk 

Please see below from the central team re. the Autumn Careers Fair as part of the Festival of Careers 2020. Please do sign up using the app and attend as many sessions/engage with as many employers as possible!

Autumn Careers Fair 2020

We’re very much looking forward to welcoming you virtually to our Autumn Careers Fair tomorrow! The event is held online via our App – don’t forget to visit Career Fair Plus, either online via https://app.careerfairplus.com/uw_uk or download the app through the app store (search Career Fair Plus) in advance of the Fair tomorrow.

Once you have downloaded the App you will be able to book meetings with employers who will be delighted to talk about their opportunities. These meetings are offered on a first come first serve basis so book today to ensure you are able to speak to representatives. You will also be able to Drop in to employer rooms to speak to them informally but all activity is held through the App or the desktop link here https://app.careerfairplus.com/uw_uk

Remember its worth taking the time to book meetings or talk to employers you may not have considered as well – in the same way as you would browse employers at a physical fair, employers will be happy to speak to you informally so please do meet them all!

More tips on booking meetings with employers and making a virtual fair a success can be found via the Career Fair Plus blog: https://help.careerfairplus.com/en/articles/4477545-candidates-booking-meetings-on-the-web

We look forward to meeting you all virtually tomorrow!