Careers and Employability Service
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Exploring your options

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Trying to decide on your future career? Need to better understand your options? 

Are you looking to find out how you can boost your employability skills with activities such as the Nottingham Advantage Award.

Below you will find sessions to help explore all the options available to you. 

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Upcoming events - click on the event title to book your place

  • Shape Your Future - Imposter Phenomenon
    Starts: 23 Oct 2024, 3:30 pm
    Finishes: 21 Mar 2025, 11:00 am
    Imposter Phenomenon is something that 80% of people will experience at some point in their life but what is it? And how does it impact people? This session is an introduction to the topic and will explore its key themes.
  • Shape Your Future - Find Your Why
    Starts: 1 Nov 2024, 3:00 pm
    Finishes: 15 May 2025, 1:00 pm
    Understanding our own career motivation is one of the most important things when it comes to picking a direction, but it is also one of the most elusive. Why do some jobs seem more interesting than others? What does that say about us as individuals? How can we articulate our motivations to a hiring manager or recruiter in a persuasive and engaging way? How confident are we really about what we want from a career?
  • Psychology Finding Work Experience Week: Volunteering with Children and Young People
    Starts: 17 Feb 2025, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 17 Feb 2025, 3:15 pm
    Interested in working with Children or Young People? Join us for this online panel to hear from organisations that have current volunteer opportunities working with children and young people.
  • Psychology Finding Work Experience Week: Volunteer in Your Community - NCVS and the Witness Service
    Starts: 19 Feb 2025, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 19 Feb 2025, 11:15 am
    Are you looking for ways to gain psychology-based work experience in Nottingham? Join us for this online panel to hear from the Witness Service and Nottingham Community Voluntary Service that have current volunteer opportunities to help build your experience.
  • Psychology Finding Work Experience Week: Balancing Work Experience While You Study
    Starts: 19 Feb 2025, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 19 Feb 2025, 3:15 pm
    Are you wondering about how to best balance gaining work experience alongside your studies? Or feeling unsure about what opportunities will help you to develop the right skills for you future? Join this session with your Careers team to explore practical ways of managing your time and choosing between different opportunities.
  • Psychology Finding Work Experience: Chat with Current Student Volunteers
    Starts: 20 Feb 2025, 10:00 am
    Finishes: 20 Feb 2025, 11:15 am
    Are you looking for ways to gain work experience while studying? Join us for this online panel to hear from other Nottingham Psychology students about how they gained work experience through volunteering opportunities.
  • Psychology Finding Work Experience Week: Creating and Enhancing Your LinkedIn Profile
    Starts: 21 Feb 2025, 2:00 pm
    Finishes: 21 Feb 2025, 3:00 pm
    Looking to create a LinkedIn profile that stands out? Join this session to find out how to get started with LinkedIn or how to enhance your profile to help showcase your skills and experience.
  • Faculty of Engineering: 'Where Are They Now' - Architecture Session
    Starts: 25 Feb 2025, 6:00 pm
    Finishes: 25 Feb 2025, 8:00 pm
    Venue: University Park, Sustainable Research Building, C10
    Remaining places: 100
    A fantastic opportunity for our students to talk with our alumni and hear their experiences since graduating!
  • Study Space to Workplace (designed for PGT students)
    Starts: 12 Mar 2025, 12:45 pm
    Finishes: 12 Mar 2025, 5:00 pm
    Venue: University Park, Portland Building, D37 Careers Event Space
    How to use the academic skills you’ve gained as a PGT student to secure employment and thrive in a professional environment.
  • Neurodiversity in the Workplace: My Personal Journey
    Starts: 18 Mar 2025, 5:00 pm
    Finishes: 18 Mar 2025, 6:00 pm
    This webinar aims to foster a deeper understanding of neurodiversity in the workplace and inspire others to recognise and celebrate the diverse talents that neurodiverse individuals bring to their careers.

 

Careers and Employability Service

University of Nottingham
Portland Building, Level D
University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0) 115 951 3680
fax: +44 (0) 115 951 3679
email: careers-team@nottingham.ac.uk