Join us for an insightful showcase event where students take center stage to share their transformative journey from the classroom to the workplace!
Do you ever wonder how you would usethe theory and skills that you are learning on your course and apply them to your future career? At this groundbreaking student-led event, your peers will share their learning, skills, and firsthand experiences gained while tackling a live business challenge during their work experience, whether that was a year-long placement, a four-week innovation project, or a short internship.
Discover firsthand the technical skills honed and the invaluable transferable skills acquired. From overcoming challenges to seizing opportunities, these speakers will unveil the secrets to success in today’s employment landscape.
Engage in lively breakout discussions, where you can ask burning questions, network with your peers and start to think about your own career journey.
So, save the date and secure your spot for this brand new, student-ledevent that promises to get you all thinking about acquiring and articulating the skills that will help you in the ‘real world’.
Agenda
Time
Activity
Speaker
14:00
Welcome and Introductions
Dr Philip Alford
14:10
B2B Sales, Marketing and Market Research
– Small Decisions that impact the wider firm – Relaunching Products – What are Account Managers and How to work with them to meet KPIs
Yasmine Gendy ANI Marketing Intern, Abbott Labs
14:20
Life of an Intern
Brief summary of the projects and lessons learnt over my 7 months at Tanium.
Lawrence Bland Marketing Specialist at Tanium
14:30
Navigating the workplace as a student in HR
This presentation will dive into a data-driven, collaborative project that I participated in during my placement year.
Christina Tolley Talent Management Industrial Placement Student at Vertex Pharmaceuticals
14:40
Summary/Break
14:45
Company-wide re-brand
This talk will highlight key theory applications throughout my placement year with a focus on my key project: re-brand and new website creation.
Aurora Di Pietro Junior Marketing Executive, Hg
14:55
The Truth About Placements
Will provide an overview of my time with ACF, what I was involved with, challenges I faced, ways I grew professionally, the theory I applied for my course, how it is affecting final year studies and my future career prospects.
Marcell Debreceni Marketing Executive at ACF Technologies; Producer and Host for the CXI Insider Podcast
15:05
Enhancing experience alongside your studies
Discuss how I found the work experience opportunity, what type of tasks I would be doing and the corresponding skills I developed, how I balanced this alongside my studies and how this has added to my CV/experience and helped in applications for other roles.
Joli Knowles Marketing Executive at FixMyCrack Tech Repairs
15:15
Summary/Break
15:20
Preparing and Delivering a Pitch
This talk will focus on the preparation and delivery of a pitch to a multinational supermarket chain. I will give an overview of the pitching process through the eyes of a placement student, diving into the skills I gained and the problems that arose. I will also touch on how the overall placement experience impacted by professional, academic and personal life.
Connor Hibbert Intern Analyst at Landor
15:30
Student Innovation Project: The Best Route to Employability
Throughout this presentation the nature and benefits of partaking in a Student Innovation Project will be discussed. The project was conducted in collaboration with TAIT Towers Manufacturing and aimed to identify the currently available disruptive technologies, that may affect the firm’s operations.
Marton Szabo Content Strategist at APRAEMIO
15:40
The Student Innovation Programme
Discover what the student innovation projects are all about. From skill development to securing internships, the student innovation projects are an invaluable networking opportunity that places students in a dynamic learning environment which prepares them for their future careers.
Zoya Khan
15:50
Summary and next steps
Dr Philip Alford
16:00
Break out Q&A with student speakers
Dr Philip Alford
16:30
Event to close approx. 16:30
If you have any questions, please email SBSEmployability@soton.ac.uk
We look forward to seeing you on the 28th February!
