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. Our live events have finished for this year's Finalist Focus, but you'll find useful resources below.
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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develop insights into different company cultures, working practices and career paths and compare what they have to offer
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discuss career paths and job roles and where you might fit
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gain inside information on hiring and selection processes
Online Careers Events - Bookable soon, hold the date!
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Date (all events at 2pm UK time) |
Subject |
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Mon 1st July |
CVs |
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Tue 2nd July |
How to Pick a Career |
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Wed 3rd July |
What do I do when it's not going to plan? |
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Thur 4th July |
How to Find Internships & Work Experience |
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Fri 5th July |
Navigating the Graduate Jobs Market |
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Mon 8th July |
Networking/Interacting with Employers |
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Tue 9th July |
Cover letters & Application Forms |
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Wed 10th July |
Interviews |
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 2024 and beyond.
Handshake 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. To continue accessing our support just log in and update your email address in the 'My Profile' section with your @cantab.ac.uk email address. You can claim this via the University Alumni site.
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.