CareerFest is the Careers and Placements annual festival dedicated to employability. CareerFest will run from Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November. Prepare for your future with our dedicated Careers and Work Experience events, power hours, webinars, appointments, mock interviews, Live Chat and more. Sessions will be available each day for the entire week virtually and on campus.
Book an appointment via CareerLink with a Careers Advisor anytime between 11am-4pm, Monday – Friday.
CareerFest Schedule
Monday 31 October
10.30am–12.30pm: Roehampton Study Abroad Drop-In Session
For students interested in working or studying abroad, come along to The Hub and speak to the Study Abroad Team. You can find how to partake in a semester abroad as part of your degree and gain useful information to start the applying process.
Location: The Hub, Elm Grove
11am–12pm: Career Power Hour: How to find part time and seasonal work
Starting your year but worried about the costs? Come to this webinar and find out how to land a part-time job while studying your degree.
12.30–1.30pm: Career Power Hour: Improve Your CV & Cover Letters
Get advice on updating, customising and adding that something extra to your applications
Location Queens Building QB.143.
Sign up for the session to let us know you are coming.
1–4pm: Main campus Careers Pop-up Stand
Find out about careers services. Ask for a demo of CareerLink
Location: Outside Library.
2–4pm: Careers Live Chat
Quick online queries with a member of the Careers Service. Look out for the speech bubbles which show we are online!
3–5pm: Mock Interviews
Book a mock interview with the Careers Team to help you get ready for your interview.
Location: The Hub, Elm Grove or online
Tuesday 1 November
9am–2pm: Careers for Bilinguals Employability Conference 2022
Can you speak another language? Come along to the Careers for Bilinguals Employability Conference.
Employer’s talks, workshops and panel discussions relating to international languages careers. All Roehampton home, international students and graduates with an interest in languages welcome.
Employer stands include:
- British Council Language Assistants
- The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)
- THG Fluently
- Deluxe
- Square Enix
- Pole To Win (PTW)
- Multilingualvacancies.com
Come and chat / ask questions to employers.
Register here.
Location: Elm Grove more Conference Suite.
2–3pm UG Placements Information Session
Information session – Are you interested in taking a placement year and want to know more about the process? Join the Placements team for a short overview of placement years and how to apply.
3–5pm: Careers Live Chat
Quick online queries with a member of the Careers Service. Look out for the speech bubbles which show we are online!
3–5pm: Spotlight on: Sustainability at PwC
Our Spotlight events are a great way to find out more about PwC and the programmes we offer. During our ‘Spotlight on: Sustainability at PwC’ event, you’ll be able to find out what a career in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) or Sustainability and Climate Change (S&CC) means at PwC and if you feel it’s a good fit for you.
Wednesday 2 November
11am–2pm: The Inclusive Futures Careers Fair
Where will your future take you?
- Come and explore our virtual careers fair with over 70 employers
- Jobs
- Internships
- Seasonal vacancies
- CV clinics, PG study
Register and attend here.
Before attending check out the toolkit for virtual careers fairs to help you engage with confidence.
1–4pm: Whitelands Careers Pop-up Stand
Find out about careers services. Ask for a demo of CareerLink
Location: Whitelands Foyer.
2–4pm: Roehampton Study Abroad drop-in session
For students interested in working or studying abroad, come along to The Hub and speak to the Study Abroad Team. You can find how to partake in a semester abroad as part of your degree and gain useful information to start the applying process.
Location: The Hub, Elm Grove.
2–4pm: Placements and Work Experience Appointments
Find out more about how to search for and find a placement
Location: Online or the Hub
4–5pm: Finding Work Experience and Internships
A short talk of how to find a placement or internship. Includes where to start your search, information about different types of work experience, job sites and useful search tips! Ideal for undergraduate students.
Thursday 3 November
10am–4pm: Faculty of Business and Law Employability Day
Are you interested in the Business and Law sectors? If don’t miss the opportunity to network with employers from the sector and hear from Roehampton Alumni. Partake in a networking fair, student, employer and professional body panels.
- 10am Registration and refreshments
- 10:25 Welcome Address by Dean of Faculty, Professor Sunitha Narendran
- 10:30 Alumni and student panel
- 11:00 -11:45 Student employer panel
- 11:45 – 12:30 Professional Body panel – CIMA, CIM, APM, CIPD, CILEX, CMI, Institute of Paralegals
- 12:30 pm Fireside chat with Princes’ Trust
- 1pm – 4pm Refreshments and Networking and Fair
- Stream 1: Professional body and employer networking
- Stream 2: Entrepreneurship Networking with Richmond Business Hub, Wandsworth Business Hub and Business Lab
Location: Chapman Hall
Register here.
10.30am–12.30pm: Roehampton Study Abroad Drop-In Session
For students interested in working or studying abroad, come along to The Hub and speak to the Study Abroad Team. You can find how to partake in a semester abroad as part of your degree and gain useful information to start the applying process.
Location The Hub, Elm Grove.
2–4pm: Placements and Work Experience Appointments
Find out more about how to search for and find a placement
Location: Online or the Hub
4.30–5pm: Discover CareerLink
Do you want to know how to enhance your career and CV? If so, join this short talk to understand how to use the Universities online Career Portal ‘CareerLink’. CareerLink offers a wealth of content such as:
- CV 360
- Cover Letter Builder
- Graduate scheme information
- Job Search engine
- Mock interview systems
- And much more!
Friday 4 November
10–11am: Careers Live Chat
Quick online queries with a member of the Careers Service.
CareerLink – Look out for the speech bubbles which show we are online!
Location: Online CareerLink
12–1pm: Career Power Hour: Careers in Law
Careers in Law: How to work in Law with or without a Law degree. Join this talk to better understand the Law sector and possible career routes.
2–3pm: Career Power Hour: Why Study PGT and How to Apply
Are you thinking about pursing a Masters? If so come to this short talk to hear about the application process, how to be prepared and most importantly create a standout personal statement.
3–5pm: Mock Interviews
Book a mock interview with the Careers and Placements Team to help you get ready for your interview.
Location: The Hub, Elm Grove or online.
Book an appointment via CareerLink with a Careers Advisor anytime between 11am-4pm, Monday – Friday.