The Demystifying Jobs webinar series brings together careers advisors, students, employers and policy experts to support you in helping your students gain a clearer understanding of what the jobs market will be like in future.
The series consists of three webinars:
- RELEASED: Demystifying Jobs: The Jobs of the Future (released 25 June)
- RELEASED: Demystifying Jobs: What are employers actually looking for? (released 14 July)
- UPCOMING: Demystifying Jobs: How can students use university to boost their employability? (released 15 September)
Webinar 1: Demystifying Jobs: The Jobs of the Future
Guests: Kester Brewin, Associate Director, Institute for the Future of Work & Dr. Annie Hughes, Head of the Teaching and Learning Centre, Kingston University
Learn from the latest reports and experts in the field on what the jobs of the future will look like – and how your students can most usefully prepare to enter this job market.
With experts from within higher education and from those shaping the policy landscape, this session will provide an overview of the kinds of skills that will be in most demand in the future.
This session will help you build your students’ understanding of the sorts of skills they might need to develop and demystify the future world of work for them.
Webinar 2: Demystifying Jobs: what are employers actually looking for?
Guests: Adriana Curca, Manager of CBI Economics, Confederation of British Industry & Steve Layton, Head of Engineering Function, Rolls Royce.
Using evidence from research surveying real employers and advice direct from one of the UK’s most renowned industry names, find out more about employer perspectives on recent graduates.
Hear from the experts and employers themselves to learn how your students can make sure they stand out in the jobs market, how you can support them to feel confident in their choices, and how you can bust common myths around employability.
This session will provide insight into what employers really look for, especially when recruiting graduates.