Graduate Career Community

Those who are graduating this academic year or have graduated from a course in the last two years are invited to sign up to the Graduate Career Community.

There is a world of opportunities available to you and we invite you to join the Graduate Career Community, where you will have the opportunity to take part in all activities, information coaching sessions and advice to support you in reaching your personal future goals.

The Graduate Career Community is designed with you in mind to:

  • Explore further study and career options
  • Build your professional network
  • Identify values and interests
  • Develop career confidence
  • Understand routes into self employment and freelancing
  • Connect you to graduate employers

And more!

The Graduate Career Community has exclusive events for its members, such as skills development sessions and Career Community meet ups, where you can build your network with other students and graduates to help you build your community.

As a member of the Graduate Careers Community, you will also get access to the GCC Toolkit.

Join the Graduate Career Community

Workshops this teaching block

Every teaching block, the Graduate Career Community puts on various events and drop-ins to support our final-year students and graduates in developing themselves and their skills to help move towards your goals and graduate success. Check out our events below:

All events are accessible via Handshake. Having trouble signing in to Handshake, please email careers@kingston.ac.uk.

*Please note, events are subject to change or cancellation.

Every Monday, from 11am to 1pm during term time, we also run a CV Clinic at the Career Centre in John Galsworthy Building, Penrhyn Road campus.

Our Graduate Career Coach runs a Graduate Drop-in on teams every week, year round. Below are the times; no booking is necessary. The booking link is available on Handshake under the appointments tab.

  • Tuesdays: 6.30–7.30pm
  • Thursdays: 10.30–11.30am

List of workshops, dates and locations

DateTimeWorkshop
(click the name to access
the Handshake link)		Location
Monday 23 September 2024 16.00–16.30 How to: manage stress during interview Online
Tuesday 24 September 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: balance final year and career prep Online
Monday 30 September 2024 17.00–17.30 How to: figure out what you want to do
(Career Planning)		 Online
Monday 7 October 2024 11.00–11.30 How to: succeed at employer events Townhouse,
Penrhyn
Road
Campus
Thursday 10 October 2024 13.30–14.00 How to: succeed at assessment centres Online
Wednesday 16 October 2024 13.00–14.00 How to: read a job description
and tailor application		 Online
Wednesday 23 October 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: find jobs you haven't thought of Online
Wednesday 30 October 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: network as an introvert Online 
Wednesday 6 November 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: use AI for job searching Online
Wednesday 13 November 2024 13.30–14.00 How to: ace your first assessment centre Online
Wednesday 20 November 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: make a great LinkedIn profile Online
Wednesday 27 November 2024 13.30–14.00 How to: balance final year and career prep Online
Wednesday 4 December 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: decide if a masters is right for you
(Part 1)		 Online
Friday 6 December 2024 13.00–13.30 How to: decide if a masters is right for you
(Part 2)		 Online
Wednesday 11 December 2024 13.00–14.00 How to: stay motivated to plan your future Online

Past workshops

DateWorkshop
Location
Tuesday 13 August 2024 Networking for introverts Online
Tuesday 13 August 2024 Career planning for no plan Online
Wednesday 14 August 2024 Graduate job search Online
Thursday 22 August 2024 Networking for introverts Online
Wednesday 28 August 2024 Beyond slides: a guide to audiences Online
Monday 9 September 2024 How to: write a great graduate CV Online
Wednesday 11 September 2024 How to: graduate job search Online

What is the GCC Toolkit?

Everyone is on a different journey to find what success looks like to them. Our toolkit contains everything you need to get you looking to the future.

Our toolkit contains access to our LinkedIn Learning pathways for graduates, exclusive Career Planning documents and guides, an opportunity to join the Graduate Career Community page on LinkedIn and more.

LinkedIn Learning

Graduates have access to LinkedIn Learning for two years after graduation. Please complete this short form, after which you will be invited by email to activate your LinkedIn Learning Alumni account.

Graduate Mentor

Graduate Mentor is a platform for any graduate to access to find a professional mentor in a variety of industries. Graduate Mentor is a free to use platform and offers graduates a chance to make a connection with others in their industries. The mentor connections can be as long as you require.

For more information, visit Graduate Mentor.

Career Planner

The Career Planner is a great document to begin your exploration of your options, you can either download the document to work on independently, or bring it along to an appointment with our career coach to support you in your decision making.

Download the Career Planner PDF.

How do I get involved in the Graduate Career Community?

How do I get involved in the Graduate Career Community?

Step 1: Sign up to join the Graduate Career Community

Sign up is really simple and takes roughly two minutes. After you sign up you will receive a welcome email and a call from one of our team to assess your needs and help point you in the right direction for support.

Step 2: Meet with the Graduate Careers Coach

Our Graduate Career Coach will have an appointment with you to support you on your personal journey to graduate success.

Sign up to the Graduate Career Community