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Employability skills training and employer led events for UCL researchers
By uczjvwa, on 30 September 2015
Employer-Led Careers Skills Workshops
Are you interested in brushing up on key employability skills and meeting/networking with employers who are keen to engage with researchers?
For both academic and non-academic careers, these workshops help you identify and develop core competencies which are vital for you to compete in the job market by demonstrating the transferable nature of the research skills you have acquired.
| Day/Date | Time | Title | Employer |
| Thurs 15th Oct | 2:00pm – 4:00pm | Introduction to Negotiation Skills | Capco |
| Wed 21st Oct | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Case Study Interviews | Oliver Wyman |
| Wed 28th Oct | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Networking skills | Civil Service Fast Stream |
| Thurs 19th Nov | 2:00pm – 4:00 pm | Group Exercises and Assessment Centres | PwC |
| Thurs 26th Nov | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Interview technique | Ark Schools |
To find out more about the programme please go to: http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=928
Research students book a place here: http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=928
Research staff book a place here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/events/signupform/
Careers in Technology: Employer Forum for PhDs and Researchers
Thursday 29th October 2015 – 5:30pm to 7:30pm
The aim of this event is to help PhD students and other researchers with their career planning by providing an opportunity to question, to hear from and network with employers that come from a variety of roles within the IT & Technology sector, who are PhD holders themselves. The panel of speakers will give tips on how research students can use their qualifications and experiences to enter this field as well as information about their sector.
Panel of speakers will be:
Dr Salvatore Scellato – Senior Software Engineer, Google
Dr David Houseman – Quantitative Analyst, G-Research
Dr Paul Loustalan – Patent Attorney, Reddie & Grose LLP
Dr Peter Johnson – Research Scientist, Schlumberger
Dr Nadia Frost – Senior Solutions Analyst (Business Analysis), Thomson Reuters
To find out more about the programme please go to: http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2193
Research students book a place here: http://courses.grad.ucl.ac.uk/course-details.pht?course_ID=2193
Research staff book a place here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/events/signupform/
Find out about the specialist careers support provided by UCL Careers for researchers here: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/specialistsupport/researchers
