Employability skills Employability Advice and Guidance Outline of the session: 1. Presentation from Maths Career Consultant about looking for a job and in particular in this environment. 2. Talks from alumni and their experiences of finding a job after graduation covering: How did they decide what to do after graduation? Who did they get advice from? How did they go about finding a job or further education? What was useful? What was not so useful? What did they find surprising once they started their new job/further education? What did they wish they knew before they started? Speakers: Bianca Ferri Senior Data Scientist at SparkBeyond. MSc Operational Research with Computational Optimisation (2016) Quentin Dhumeaux Operational Researcher for the Civil Service at Department for Work and Pensions MSc Operational Research (2019) Duncan Ewing Actuarial Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group BSc Mathematics (2015) Ollie Glick Public affairs officer for the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition. Philosophy and Mathematics (2018, Sabbatical Officer 2017) 3. Talks from companies about what their expectations of a new graduate are: What skills do they expect a graduate to have before starting in the workplace? What are the key attributes that they feel make new graduates successful at work? What do they feel is the main difference between studying at university and working in an organisation? Examples (good and bad) of what they have experienced and observed in their companies. Speakers: Image Royal Bank of Scotland Meredith Regan Senior Quant Www.rbs.co.uk Image Wood Mackenzie Dan Eager Principal Analyst https://www.woodmac.com/ Image Mackerel Media Josh Lohr Account Director https://www.mackerelmedia.co.uk/ Please sign up to the event here: Sign Up Before the session - How to Prepare You will need: Your link to the session. please note the link will not be live until 15 minutes prior to the session beginning. Google Chrome and a computer. If using a mobile device, we recommend you use Google Chrome and not Blackboard’s app. Internet access (broadband/wi-fi connection highly recommended) Headset (headphones and microphone) for listening to the presenters, and keyboard so you can participate using text chat Give yourself time to familiarise yourself with Blackboard's features and accessibility, and check that it's compatible with your device Know what time the session's on, and if relevant to you, be aware of your time zone Useful links: Download the Google Chrome browser Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Audio and video setup help Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Online Orientation and Participant Guide Time zone checker Access the session Access your link which can be found above. Enter a name (this doesn’t have to be your actual name if you don’t want it disclosed in the chat) to access the session. We ask for this so we can see who is taking part in-session, and direct answers to questions to the right person. Once in the session, please check your audio is setup to ensure you can hear the presentation (note that some sessions will use text chat only) During your session During your session, staff from the School or department will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. Please follow their lead for etiquette. Raise your hand if you want to ask a question or make a comment When it is your turn to ask your question, the moderator will ask you Type your question into the chat box and send this to the whole room Once your question has been answered, please lower your hand If you are having problems, use the chat window to communicate with the moderator. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Online Orientation and Participant Guide Blackboard Collaborate Ultra support Accessibility Blackboard is fully committed to ensuring all their products and services they deliver are both usable and accessible to all users. Blackboard collaborate have useful information to help support you accessing the sessions. Accessibility in Blackboard Collaborate Technical support If you have any problems accessing or using Blackboard Collaborate, you should refer to the support site for help. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Support Portal Contact the IS Helpline Jun 08 2020 13.00 - 15.00 Employability skills A session to provide students with extra support going into an uncertain recruitment environment. Blackboard Collaborate Session Link
Employability skills Employability Advice and Guidance Outline of the session: 1. Presentation from Maths Career Consultant about looking for a job and in particular in this environment. 2. Talks from alumni and their experiences of finding a job after graduation covering: How did they decide what to do after graduation? Who did they get advice from? How did they go about finding a job or further education? What was useful? What was not so useful? What did they find surprising once they started their new job/further education? What did they wish they knew before they started? Speakers: Bianca Ferri Senior Data Scientist at SparkBeyond. MSc Operational Research with Computational Optimisation (2016) Quentin Dhumeaux Operational Researcher for the Civil Service at Department for Work and Pensions MSc Operational Research (2019) Duncan Ewing Actuarial Analyst at Lloyds Banking Group BSc Mathematics (2015) Ollie Glick Public affairs officer for the Children and Young People's Mental Health Coalition. Philosophy and Mathematics (2018, Sabbatical Officer 2017) 3. Talks from companies about what their expectations of a new graduate are: What skills do they expect a graduate to have before starting in the workplace? What are the key attributes that they feel make new graduates successful at work? What do they feel is the main difference between studying at university and working in an organisation? Examples (good and bad) of what they have experienced and observed in their companies. Speakers: Image Royal Bank of Scotland Meredith Regan Senior Quant Www.rbs.co.uk Image Wood Mackenzie Dan Eager Principal Analyst https://www.woodmac.com/ Image Mackerel Media Josh Lohr Account Director https://www.mackerelmedia.co.uk/ Please sign up to the event here: Sign Up Before the session - How to Prepare You will need: Your link to the session. please note the link will not be live until 15 minutes prior to the session beginning. Google Chrome and a computer. If using a mobile device, we recommend you use Google Chrome and not Blackboard’s app. Internet access (broadband/wi-fi connection highly recommended) Headset (headphones and microphone) for listening to the presenters, and keyboard so you can participate using text chat Give yourself time to familiarise yourself with Blackboard's features and accessibility, and check that it's compatible with your device Know what time the session's on, and if relevant to you, be aware of your time zone Useful links: Download the Google Chrome browser Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Audio and video setup help Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Online Orientation and Participant Guide Time zone checker Access the session Access your link which can be found above. Enter a name (this doesn’t have to be your actual name if you don’t want it disclosed in the chat) to access the session. We ask for this so we can see who is taking part in-session, and direct answers to questions to the right person. Once in the session, please check your audio is setup to ensure you can hear the presentation (note that some sessions will use text chat only) During your session During your session, staff from the School or department will be on hand to answer any questions you might have. Please follow their lead for etiquette. Raise your hand if you want to ask a question or make a comment When it is your turn to ask your question, the moderator will ask you Type your question into the chat box and send this to the whole room Once your question has been answered, please lower your hand If you are having problems, use the chat window to communicate with the moderator. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Online Orientation and Participant Guide Blackboard Collaborate Ultra support Accessibility Blackboard is fully committed to ensuring all their products and services they deliver are both usable and accessible to all users. Blackboard collaborate have useful information to help support you accessing the sessions. Accessibility in Blackboard Collaborate Technical support If you have any problems accessing or using Blackboard Collaborate, you should refer to the support site for help. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra - Support Portal Contact the IS Helpline Jun 08 2020 13.00 - 15.00 Employability skills A session to provide students with extra support going into an uncertain recruitment environment. Blackboard Collaborate Session Link
Jun 08 2020 13.00 - 15.00 Employability skills A session to provide students with extra support going into an uncertain recruitment environment.
