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Career workshop: Interview Skills

Start Date: 18 October 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 18 October 2023 1:00 pm

Location: Online

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

  • Plan and prepare for your interview.
  • Understand the interview process.
  • Learn to structure answers to interview questions.
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Career workshop: How to write a CV and Cover Letter

Start Date: 17 October 2023 1:00 pm

End Date: 17 October 2023 2:00 pm

Location: Online

This session is for any student or graduate wanting to understand how to write a CV and cover letter. The benefit of taking part in this DevelopMe session is that it will help you to:

  • Understand what an employer expects to see within a CV and cover letter.
  • Find relevant evidence from within your own experience to use within your CV.
  • Identify what needs to be included within a cover letter to enhance the CV.
  • Consider your next step(s) and action that you need to take, whether that is to start a CV or cover letter from scratch, alter an existing one, or get further help from the Careers and Employability team.
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Career workshop: Finding Work as an International Student

Start Date: 17 October 2023 12:00 pm

End Date: 17 October 2023 1:00 pm

Location: Online

The session will be on simplifying job search for international students, and will cover topics such as:

  • The UK job market 
  • Researching employers 
  • Tips and tricks 
  • A Q&A to finish 
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Exclusive Employability Event for Grad Jobs & Summer Placements

Start Date: 10 October 2023 9:00 am

End Date: 3 October 2023 11:00 am

Location: Westminster CWE218, Exton Park

Attention final year students (and all those eager to get a head-start or find placements)!

Are you interested in knowing more about graduate roles in public service?  Are you looking to secure a meaningful and well-paid career in a sector closely aligned with Social and Political Sciences, History, English, Accounting or Finance? Then you simply cannot miss our exclusive employability event, tailored just for you

Join us for an informative morning where three of the UK’s leading employers – Government Operational Research Service (including civil service main stream and fast stream), the National Graduate Development Programmefor Local Government, and The Institute For Government – will be presenting their esteemed graduate schemes and placement opportunities.

Book your place now

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Input into Youth Voice for regional Sustainable & Inclusive Economic Plan

Start Date: 11 October 2023 2:30 pm

End Date: 11 October 2023 4:00 pm

Location: Binks 106/2, Exton Park

Join our Sustainability & Environment Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute (RKEI) and the Cheshire & Warrington Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to share your student voice and have your say on a new Sustainable & Inclusive Economic Plan for the Cheshire & Warrington region.

The LEP is currently developing the new Sustainable & Inclusive Economic Plan and they’re particularly keen to hear from young adults in the region to inform their ambitions to be the healthiest, most sustainable, inclusive and growing economy in the UK.  

They want to know what kinds of jobs, homes and opportunities you want in order to make this an attractive area to young people.  You can find out more about their plans here. Join us at Exton Park to have your say over tea, coffee and cake.  To help ensure we provide enough refreshments, please click here to let us know you’re coming.

Contact rebecca.collins@chester.ac.uk with any questions.

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Chester Church Welcome Event

Start Date: 26 September 2023 5:00 pm

End Date: 26 September 2023 7:00 pm

Location: Community Hub (next to Binks), Exton Park.

Churches in Chester welcome you!

Run in conjunction with the University’s Chaplaincy team, this event gives you the chance to meet people involved in churches across Chester.

Pop along to say hello and grab some free food.

Location: Community Hub (next to Binks), Exton Park.

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Pool Society Taster Session

Start Date: 3 October 2023 6:00 pm

End Date: 3 October 2023 10:00 pm

Location: Rileys Sports Bar, Chester

Join in our Pool Society Taster Session.

Click here to join the society.

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Pool Society Taster Session

Start Date: 26 September 2023 6:00 pm

End Date: 26 September 2023 10:00 pm

Location: Rileys Sports Bar, Chester

Join in our Pool Society Taster Session.

Click here to join the society.

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Indoor Cricket

Start Date: 27 September 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 27 September 2023 3:30 pm

Location: Downes Sports Hall, Exton Park

Come along to the fun and faster paced game of cricket where everyone can play. All abilities welcome. No booking required.

Location: Downes Sports Hall, Exton Park

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Bollywood Dance

Start Date: 27 September 2023 2:00 pm

End Date: 27 September 2023 3:00 pm

Location: Marquee by Small Hall, Exton Park

Explore the beauty of Indian dance and try Bollywood dancing. Learn some basic techniques and have fun. All abilities welcome, you don’t need to be a dancing guru or have ever stepped on a dance floor before. Booking required via Eventbrite.

Location: Marquee by Small Hall, Exton Park

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