Welcome to Finalist Focus!
Now you are completing your course, we are here to help you prepare for what comes next. Whether it's work, further study, volunteering or something completely different - we've got the resources to help you make it happen. Wherever you are in your career-planning, we've got you covered.
As well as live sessions, we have a host of online resources tailored for Finalists. Read on!
Mon 12th- Fri 16th June: Meet the Careers Team around Cambridge |
| We'll be out and about around the city, talking to students and answering your questions - look out for our banner & Careers Bike! |
Mon 19th June, 12-1.30pm: CVs & applications (in-person) |
| Join Beka Kimberley - one of our Careers Consulants - to find out how to craft an impactful application and stand out in the recruitment process. |
Mon 19th June, 2-3.30pm: Mastering Interviews (in-person) |
| Want to give yourself the best possible chance of landing that job offer after an interview? Our Careers Consultant, Raj Sidhu, is hosting a live in person session that will give you the techniques to best prepare and deliver interview answers that fully reflect your quality. |
Tue 20th June, 12-1.30pm: Finding Opportunities (in-person) |
| If you are starting your job search after exams or simply want to review the resources you are using, then this session shares with you some of the most useful resources geared towards job searching, with tips on how to use them. Whilst we cover the basics, you may find this session useful to cast a wider net and source more opportunities than you are currently finding. |
Weds 21st June, 1pm-3.30pm: Graduate Jobs Fair (in-person) |
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Are you ready to start your job search? Gain access to organisations from a range of sectors with graduate-level roles with immediate, autumn or early winter start dates at our Graduate Jobs Fair. Internships may also be promoted at this event. Organisations will be able to share information about their roles and values with you in advance so you can do your research prior to the fair. You will meet managers, recent graduate hires and recruiters in an informal setting to:
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Mon 3rd July, 12-1.30pm: Finding opportunities (virtual event) |
| An online version of the in-person session from June. If you are starting your job search after exams or simply want to review the resources you are using, then this session shares with you some of the most useful resources geared towards job searching, with tips on how to use them. Whilst we cover the basics, you may find this session useful to cast a wider net and source more opportunities than you are currently finding. |
Mon 10 July, 11.30am-1pm: Getting started with career planning (virtual event, link coming soon) |
We have a range of premium platforms to help you prepare for work. These cover online CV review, video interview practice, recruitment tests, global job hunting, sourcing funding and much more. You'll find them all on Handshake - so sign up now!
We also have a dedicated Handshake Guide for Finalist Focus, navigating you through the key steps in preparing for work in 2023 and beyond.
Alumni Career Connect is your space to meet and connect. You can use the platform to start conversations with people in the jobs and places that you want to reach. Gain inspiration, industry insight and advice - and share your story with students and alumni. You can even become a mentor and help a current student to develop their career plans.
If you are planning to work and live overseas after Cambridge, you can benefit from joiniing any of more than 400 volunteer-led Alumni Groups around the world - an invaluable source of support.
Our popular careers blog is a great way to get a quick overview of some key topics in graduate recruitment. You'll find inspiring stories of Cambridge alumni as they share their career journeys, and gain valuable insights into trends in the labour market. We've also got a dedicated blog for postdocs.
We're here for you beyond graduation too. You'll have access to the careers service via our Handshake platform. Don't forget that your @cam email address will expire if you are leaving Cambridge, so to continue accessing our support just log in and update your email address in the 'My Profile' section.
We want to stay connected to our alumni, so you'll also get an email from us in the next few months to find out what you are doing after your course. This helps us to plan how best we can support our students and graduates - so please do take the time to complete it. Next year you will also be asked to complete the Graduate Outcomes Survey - a nationwide census of recent graduates.