Written by Annie
What is it?
Connected Futures is an annual careers festival held by Staffordshire University, with a host of employers wanting to talk to you! It is being held digitally this year and has a lot of series, presentations taking place every day.
Why is it useful to me?
It is a chance to engage with employers, boost your skills, ask relevant questions, learn about the industry and give you the best possible chance to increase your employability skills!
What should I expect?
There is a full timetable you can book onto! These are some of the things included:
- Self-employment and entrepreneurship which includes the Be Inspired Scheme (Setting up your own business and how you can be supported in doing so), How to manage your money through freelancing and commission and a chance to talk to four staffs graduates that have started their own business!
- Personal Transformation this focuses upon developing professionally, planning your career path with the help of the careers studio and personal branding.
- Work Experience looks at how important it is to gain valuable work experience, partnerships, volunteering opportunities, how to find work placements and how UniTemps can offer a multitude of placements across all schools.
- Networking and Employability Skills, gives you an insight into utilising social media, connecting with people within the industry, meeting professionals and information of what companies look for when recruiting graduates.
- Applying and Securing Opportunities assists you in finding out what skills assessment centres look for, employability skills, how to get into the media industry, technical CV’s and strategic application planning.
Everyday there is a live Q&A via Uni Buddy where your careers coaches will be available to ask any questions you may have!
How do I sign up?
The link to sign up is here https://www.staffs.ac.uk/students/careers/events/connected-futures – There is a full time table available and it is all remote!
To speak to one of our Career Coaches get in touch:
Email: careers@staffs.ac.uk
Twitter: @CareersAtStaffs
Instagram: @CareersAtStaffs
Facebook: Staffordshire University Career & Personal Development
LinkedIn: @CareersAtStaffs
You can now access the Careers Team via chat! Simply click here!