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 & career options
  • Build your professional network
  • Identify values & interests
  • Develop career confidence
  • Understand routes into self employment & 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.

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
Wednesday
5 June 2024
4–4.30pm Breaking Down Assessment Centres Online
Wednesday
12 June 2024
1–1.30pm Managing Stress During Interview Online
Friday 14 June 2024 1–1.30pm
Focusing on Further Study Online
Monday 17 June 2024 11–1.30am Active Listening for Graduates Online 
Wednesday
19 June 2024
4–4.30pm Networking for Introverts – Self-awareness / Resilience/ Creative Problem Solving Online 
Thursday
20 June 2024
2–2.30pm Beyond Slides: A Guide to Captivating Audiences Online
Wednesday 26 June 2024 1–1.30pm Graduate CV Online
Tuesday 2 July 2024 12–12.30pm Career Planning for no plan Online
Tuesday 9 July 2024 1–1.30pm LinkedIn: Setting Up Your Profile Online
Tuesday 30 July 2024 12–12.30pm Career Planning for no plan Online
Monday 5 August 2024 11–11.30am Graduate Job Search Online
Monday 5 August 2024 1–1.30pm Graduate CV Online
Tuesday 6 August 2024 4–4.30pm Career Planning for no plan Online
Tuesday 6 August 2024 5–5.30pm Networking for Introverts Online
Wednesday 7 August 2024 4–4.30pm Active Listening for Graduates Online
Wednesday 7 August 2024 5–5.30pm LinkedIn: Setting up your profile Online
Thursday 8 August 2024 11–11.30am Beyond Slides: A Guide to Captivating Audiences Online
Thursday 8 August 2024 1–1.30pm Breaking Down Assessment Centres Online
Friday 9 August 2024 11–11.30am Managing Stress During Interview Online
Wednesday 14 August 2024 1–1.30pm Graduate Job Search Online
Thursday 22 August 2024 11–11.30am Networking for Introverts Online
Wednesday 28 August 2024 2–2.30pm Beyond Slides: A Guide to Audiences 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 Cappfinity Strengths Profiles, LinkedIn Learning pathways for graduates, exclusive Career Planning documents and guides, an opportunity to join the Graduate Career Community page on LinkedIn and more.

Cappfinity Strengths Profiles

Everyone has their own unique combinations of strengths and skills. Using our Cappfinity Strengths Profile you can gain a deeper insight into what strengths you bring to the workplace and how to realise your untapped strengths. Once you've completed a profile, you can book an appointment to talk through your results with the Graduate Career Coach and what kind of positions would work for you with your skill set, values and interests.

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.

Fika

Fika is a mental fitness platform which helps users tackle everyday challenges with confidence, so they can turn them into opportunities while studying and beyond. Mental fitness training grows skills that are a critical part of life, but are often neglected, such as positivity, stress management, motivation, confidence, focus and more.

Fika training courses are made up of short, five-minute exercises that helps towards study and personal goals. Five minutes of training, several times a week, has been proven to increase life satisfaction and positive outlook.

For more information and instructions on how to get started, visit our Fika pages.

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.