Brighton Works Week was 2–6 November 2020

This week was packed full of virtual events, workshops, chats and webinars, all aimed at helping you to be more employable.

The sessions were put together to help you to plan for your future. They featured special guests we'd invited in from the world of work, and were hosted by our in-house experts.

The main event of the week was the Virtual Careers Fair on 4 November, held jointly with the University of Sussex, and this year hosted online at the Careers Fair + app.

What happened in Brighton Works Week?

Monday 2 November 2020

10:00-11:00 Kickstarting your career. Don't hold up your life.

11:00-12:00 Army Nursing Pathways. Live a life of purpose as an Army Nurse.

12:00-13:00 Creative Process Digital - Free digital skills course for graduates.

13:00-13:30 Using the University of Brighton's Vacancy Service.

14:00-14:30 Schroders: Global investment firm recruiting for graduates and placements from all subjects.

Tuesday 3 November 2020

10:00-12:00 How to present with confidence.

10:15-10:45 CIOB and getting your first job in the construction industry.

11:00-12:00 Composing a professional CV.

12:30-13:30 Your STEM placement journey.

13:30-14:30 Graduating in a pandemic - Graduate Recruitment Bureau.

14:00-14:30 SEO London prepares talented students from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds for career success.

14:30-15:00 Train to be a teacher after your degree with a PGCE.

15:00-15:30 Lighthouse Systems - Smart People, Industry Leading Manufacturing Software.

16:00-17:00 How to be more employable.

Wednesday 4 November 2020

In-app sessions on 4 November

Click on an employer link to visit their Career Fair profile, book an appointment, and more.

11:00-12:00 NHS Scientist Training Programme - The National School of Healthcare Science training programme.

11:00-12:00 AMICULUM - Graduate Schemes for Life Sciences students.

12:00-13:00 SEO London - Prepare talented students from ethnic minority and disadvantaged backgrounds for career success.

12:00-13:00 Sky - Europe's biggest entertainment brand, Graduate Schemes for all subjects.

13:00-14:00 St John's School & College - Graduate, placement and volunteer roles for creative/arts, education, life sciences, nursing, psychology, social subjects.

13:00-14:00 Teach First - Get paid to work whilst training for a teaching qualification.

14:00-15:00 Creative Process Digital - Free Digital Skills course for graduates.

14:00-15:00 MSD - A truly global health company recruiting for graduates and placements from all subjects.

15:00-16:00 Ke yence - Graduate Schemes for engineering, finance and business students.

15:00-16:00 Schroders - Global investment firm recruiting for graduates and placements from all subjects.

Thursday 5 November 2020

10:00-11:00 Job searching and applications: Are you ready? With live Q&A.

11:00-12:00 How could a mentor help me?

11:00-12:00 Why work for Sussex Police?

12:00-13:00 Mythbusting STEM placements.

13:00-14:00 The Step-Up - fully paid six-week internship programme for summer 2021.

14:00-15:00 National Graduate Development Programme - Your opportunity to make a difference.

17:30-19:30 Your business: The highs and lows of starting up.

Friday 6 November 2020

10:00-11:00 How to tap into hidden markets and speculative applications.

11:00-11:45 MSD Careers, opportunities, and CV workshop.

12:00-13:00 LinkedIn: How to develop your professional brand.

13:00-14:00 For international students: Working in the UK: During your studies and beyond.

13:30-14:30 Metropolitan Police Service placement scheme.

14:00-14:30 Consider a graduate role with St Johns, a charity, school and college for young people with autism and learning disabilities.

14:30-15:30 FDM Group (a global leader in the recruit, train, deploy sector) - Top tips for video/virtual interviews.

Be more employable

Your work and career

Our Careers and Employability team are here to help you to be more employable, through a full range of support services, advice, and expertise.

We know that employers are looking for work-ready graduates with clear evidence of job-specific skills and transferrable skills.

We can help you to get as much as you can out of your time here, so that you can go on to find, or to create, work that excites and rewards you.

Our teams of advisers are all on hand to help you even while remote working and social distancing are in place.

Talk to us about:

• Starting your own business
• Mentoring
• Placement opportunities
• Volunteering (Active Student)

Thank you to our Virtual Careers Fair 2020 sponsors