Events
Skills and Employability Week 2022
| Dates: | Monday 7-Monday 14 March 2022 |
| Location: | Various |
Monday 7th March
10:30 – 11:30 IBM presents ‘Design Thinking Challenge’ Competition Kick-Off
Where? Virtual
Joining Link - https://ibm.webex.com/meet/j0nnymac
Leading Technology company IBM will be hosting a consulting case competition exclusively for SEMS & SPCS students. In this kick-off session, Jon McNamara (IBM Master Inventor and UK University Lead) will be outlining the challenge and then guiding participants through the principles of ‘Design Thinking’ and running a problem solving session where you’ll utilise methods such as ‘Empathy Maps, Ideation and Prioritisation to generate solutions to the challenge. Participants will work in multi-disciplinary groups over the course of the week and present their proposed solution back to IBM on March 14th (9:30 – 10:30). All participants will also have access to IBM’s Design Thinking Practitioner Badge – an industry recognised qualification.
12:30- 14:30 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #1 Biomedical Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
14:00 – 15:30 ‘Pitching your project and yourself’
Where - Skeel LT
BB Collaborate link https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/mod/lti/view.php?id=1883653
This session, specifically for individuals who have undertaken a large project component as part of their degree, is designed to help you best ‘sell’ your project in a variety of contexts. Participants will understand the need to articulate your project and research interests, in varied situations and tailored to varied audiences. We’ll be looking at how best to describe your project on application and in professional settings, as well as identifying the soft-skills developed through your research project and how to utilise these in an interview setting.
15:00- 17:00 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #2 Materials and Chemical Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
Tuesday 8th March
10:00- 12:00 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #3 Sustainable Energy, DICE and Robotics Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
12:30 – 13:30 LinkedIn presents: ‘Utilising LinkedIn as a student- optimising your profile and networking’
Where - Virtual, https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=9631&service=Careers+Service
In this exclusive session, Kash Ahmed (Account Manager @ LinkedIn) and Pash Selopal (Careers Consultant, SEMS) will be guiding you through how to optimise your profile as a University student and showcasing the ‘alumni’ tool as a way to get ahead in networking and company research, as well as give an introduction to ‘LinkedIn Learning’ and the wide variety of courses available for free to QMUL students.
12:30- 14:30 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #4 Aerospace Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
Wednesday 9th March
10:00- 12:00 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #5 Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
10:00 – 11:30 ‘Crafting your strongest CV’
Where - Peoples Palace 1
BB Collaborate link https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/mod/lti/view.php?id=1883653
Whether you’re currently in the process of applying for internship, placement or graduate opportunities or just want a strong CV on hand, join for this session on ‘Crafting your strongest CV’ delivered by Pash Selopal, Careers Consultant at QMUL. By the end of this session, participants will have a clear understanding of how employers screen CVs, how to tailor your CV to the role you’re applying for and understand what ‘good evidence’ looks, as well as identity and market your own selling points.
12:30- 14:30 First Year Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshop #5 Mechanical Engineering
Where - G27
These Critical Thinking and Reflection Workshops are for all first year students enrolled in the EMS45OU Exploring Engineering module.
13:00 – 14:00 Accenture presents: ‘Getting into Consulting as a Science & Engineering student’
Where - Virtual, https://qmul.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=9633&service=Careers+Service
Join QMUL Alumnae Mehreen Khan (University Recruiter) and Sarah Allaf (Strategy & Consulting Analyst) from Accenture who will be talking about opportunities in their Technology division. As well as an overview of Accenture, there will be a focus on the transferability of your STEM degree to Technology consulting as well as Sarah sharing their experiences on the graduate programme, journey from QMUL to Accenture and how they were able to showcase their passion and motivation for the Consulting Industry coming from a STEM background.
Thursday 10th March
14:00 – 15:30 ‘The Value of Work Experience and Industrial Placements’
Skeel LT
BB Collaborate link https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/mod/lti/view.php?id=1883653
This workshop will focus on the benefits of gaining work experience and undertaking an work experience, whether a ‘Summer Internship’ or ‘Year in Industry’ during your degree programme. In this session we’ll be focusing on what you can do to be able to set yourself up for success to stand out in the recruitment and selection process, understand how employers assess and how you can demonstrate these through academic and non-academic experience you have or can gain prior to applying.
Monday 14th March
09:30 – 10:30 IBM ‘Design Thinking Challenge’ Competition Pitching & Close
Where - Virtual
Joining Link - https://ibm.webex.com/meet/j0nnymac
See listing under Monday 7th March for context. This session will be for those who signed up to the challenge as presented by IBM in the previous week. Here you’ll be pitching back to IBM in your groups, on your solution to their challenge. Following this, you’ll receive access to complete All IBM’s Design Thinking Practitioner Badge – an industry recognised qualification.
| Arranged by: | Queen Mary University of London |
| Contact: | Crawford Blagden |
| Email: | c.blagden@qmul.ac.uk |