Find Your Future

Meet our panel of key players from the tech industry and hear about their unusual routes into the sector and the variety of roles on offer for graduates from any discipline.

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In this session, Natasha Sayee, Head of External Communications for SONI Ltd, shares with us why passion has been the hook that has driven her career forward from journalism to business.

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In this session, Mark McCormack, a Zoology graduate from Queen’s in 1998, who is also the current Head of Technology at Aflac, will be talking about the importance of adaptability, resilience and reinvention after pivoting into his career as a tech leader via a graduate training programme.

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In this session, Queen’s Law Graduate Conor Houston, Director at Houston Solutions Ltd, who delivers an innovative “Brexit Advisory Service” to leading companies across the UK and Ireland, and the Head of Engagement for Digital DNA shares how Queen’s is a passport to access countless opportunities out there.

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Queen’s graduate Kristen Guy is a transgender woman who specialises in the development of training solutions for Deloitte in Belfast.

Not long after graduating from Queen’s University in 2013, Kristen gained the confidence to become her authentic self and commenced her gender transition while simultaneously commencing her employment with Deloitte.

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In this session, we have an International Business with French graduate Francesca Morelli with us to talk about her journey from Queen’s to start-up entrepreneur.

Founder of VAVA INFLUENCE, a social media marketing agency, she talks about how Degree Plus and Global Opportunities helped prepare her for the start-up world.

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Meet Maddie Warren, a Queen’s History and English graduate and one of the inspiring Queen’s alumni who recently shared a series of personal stories to mark Graduation Week.

Maddie works with young people in an economically deprived area of Sussex and finds her job extremely rewarding. Her experience at Queen’s, including her work with the Widening Participation Unit at Queen’s helped to shape her career path and build her interpersonal skills.

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Your student host Rebecca Dillon chats live with Viktorija Mikalauskaite from FinTru to talk about leadership. The mark of a leader is getting true buy-in from colleagues, clients and bosses.  It involves good communication, persuasion and negotiation – but ultimately, it’s about selling your vision for the future. When it comes to being an effective communicator, employers will want to know you can listen in a group to get the best out of people. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

Your student host Pallavi Parab spoke with Leona McGirr of Fusion Antibodies to talk about the importance of thinking laterally. Problem-solving abilities are essential in virtually any graduate role.

Employers will want to know you can think strategically to tackle challenges and that you can use creative thinking to develop innovative solutions.

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Our student host Edward Ferrin chats with Rebecca Sinclair of EY about the importance of emotional resilience. In the global graduate job market, employers value cross-cultural sensitivity and emotional intelligence.  Rebecca shared some great insights and personal experiences  - and top tips to help you nail that all-important graduate role. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021