Festival of Careers

This coming week is jam-packed full of exciting events for you to get involved with as part of our Festival of Careers! 

There are still many events to register for as part of our Festival of Careers! 

Here are some highlights this week: 

Monday 22nd November 

• Let's Discuss Assessment Centres 
• CVs and Applications 

Tuesday 23rd November 

• Let's Discuss CVs and Applications 
• Working for the West Midlands Crown Prosecution Service 

Wednesday 24th November 

• Interviews: An Overview 

• Let’s Discuss Interviews - 

Thursday 25th November 

• Estée Lauder 2022 Asia-Pacific Campus Recruitment Talk 
• Preparing for Legal Interviews 

• Stand out from the competition​ - use your summer experience to convince employers you are the ONE! 
• KPMG Focus: Black Heritage Talent

Friday 26th November 

• Let's Discuss Further Study 

• Interview Skills 
• Introduction to Freelancing 

Diversity & Inclusion Spotlight: Your MoFo Journey Starts Here:

Wednesday 24th November, 1-2pm

Join Trevor James, Brian Bates, Margaret Babalola and Hattie Lodge from Morrison & Foerster who will discuss diversity and inclusion initiatives. Trevor James sits on the firmwide diversity committee and our London ethnic minority affinity group, MoFo Together. Brian Bates also sits on the firmwide diversity committee and plays an active role in MoFo’s London LGBTQ+ affinity group, MoFo Proud. Margaret Babalola is co-chair of MoFo Together and Hattie Lodge sits within the recruitment team. Together they will discuss key initiatives and successes of the Firm relating to diversity and inclusion as well as give key advice for prospective applicants. Please sign up on myAdvantage here.

Call for participants – Student employability 

The University of Warwick is designing a new programme to help students develop the employability skills they need for their chosen career path, to stand out​ in a competitive job market, and to realise their dreams. Planning those next steps can seem like a challenge alongside your studies, so we are designing a new flexible Warwick Core Skills Award which we will pilot during the Spring and Summer of 2022. We would like you to help us design an award that will best enable you to develop the employability skills that you will need to impress your future employers. 

The Student Opportunity team will be holding two consultations in December, and we would love to meet you at one of them to get your feedback on our ideas. You can select one of the following: 

• Friday 3rd December, 13:15 – 15:00 
• Wednesday 8th December, 13:15 – 15:00 

We want to meet the widest range of undergraduate and masters’ students. The group consultations will be held in person on the central campus, and we will provide a free lunch! No preparation in advance of the consultation workshop is required. To apply please provide your details at  

https://warwick.ac.uk/services/studentopportunity/wcsa_student_consult 

Applications at 1pm on 29th November. We will inform you if you have been selected to participate on the same day.   

The Future of Fashion: 25 November 2021, 12pm-1pm 

More information on this online event, hosted by Registrar Rachel Sandby-Thomas, at https://warwick.ac.uk/alumni/news-events/events/fashion/. 

Events from our Global Connections Club this week 

Intercultural Awareness Workshop (Virtual) 

Global Connections - Board Games & Chat Afternoon 

Global Connections - Thanksgiving Lunch 

Global Connections - Thanksgiving Hangout 

Access to Law - A virtual law careers event for students with disabilities and long-term health conditions 

This is a free online event. For more details please see: https://staffordlongdiversitysolutions.com/events/access-to-law/#register 

Explore the Law: Virtual Event, Thursday 25th November 2021; 2pm - 6.15pm 

Is aimed at ambitious undergraduates and recent graduates with a disability or long-term health condition who want to pursue an exciting career in commercial law. https://explorethelaw.com/ 

For Students From the EU: Eutopia Virtual Workshop on ‘Moving to the UK’ 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoAxZNYdv0ZY6RFbrM4QelLP6IUb8DaAyyb27N6fVMQFE3Tw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Careers Events for Disabled Student & Graduates 

MyPlus Students’ Club provides students with disabilities with the advice and support they need to navigate the recruitment process and achieve their career potential. Details of events are here 

New Careers Blog: Graduates First 

Find out about accessing help with online job assessments in our new careers blog The Careers Blog | Student Opportunity: Careers, University of Warwick 

Advancing your Strengths Mentoring Programme 

Open to all students currently from a widening participation, underrepresented, low income, first generation, social mobility & minority backgrounds. Once matched with an established professional, you would gain 1-1 support from your mentor to help you develop your potential and support you in your career journey. All appointments will be virtual.

The Advancing your Strengths programme aims to: 

• Guide the development of your professional and personal skills  
• Provide an insight into professional life  
• Grow your professional network 
• Inspire and grow your confidence 

Who can apply?  

You must be an undergraduate student in your penultimate year of study from a widening participation, underrepresented, low income, first generation, social mobility or minority background.    

Interested in finding out more? Check out the full details on Advancing your Strengths Mentoring Programme (warwick.ac.uk)  

£100 of Amazon vouchers for a few minutes of your time. Tell us about your career aspirations! 

Cibyl would like to invite you to take part in a 15-minute survey discussing your time at university and your career aspirations. This is an opportunity to make a positive impact not only for you, but for students across the nation. For more details go to https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90364966/careers 

Events for First Year Law Students from Widening Participation Backgrounds 

AS First – January 2022 

https://www.aspiringsolicitors.co.uk/as-first/ 

Legal work experience at Facebook, Apple, Barclays, EDF, Channel 4 and other mentoring opportunities with lawyers from DHL, AstraZeneca, Societe Generale, Sky and more. Plus opportunities for coaching and assistance are available. 

NHS Graduate Scheme 

This online event will help you understand about the NHS graduate scheme and the different routes open to you. You will gain tips on preparing successful applications and excelling at the interviews for the NHS scheme. More details at NHS Graduate Scheme (warwick.ac.uk) 

Become a Student Engagement Agent 

Student Opportunity are looking for 2 Student Engagement Agents from the Faculty of Arts. If you are interested, more details are here 

FREE WEBINAR | MEDMathS - *NEW* PSI Careers talk about opportunities in Medical Research (Maths/Stats students) 

Do you have a passion for numbers, enjoy problem-solving, and want to save lives? 
Join us to find out more about opportunities within medical research and the healthcare industry! 

Click the link to find out more and to register: https://www.psiweb.org/careers/events/med-maths 

Maitland Chambers Mentoring Scheme 

The scheme is specifically for the benefit of high potential candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds underrepresented at the commercial/chancery Bar, and we particularly encourage applications from black candidates. It is open to those who have not yet secured a pupillage or participated in our mentoring scheme, and intend to apply for pupillage at commercial/chancery sets in 2022 Mentoring Scheme (maitlandchambers.com)