Find Your Future

Your student host Claire Mulligan spoke with Courtney Ward from Randox to talk about the importance of commercial understanding and a big-picture focus of the challenges an employer is facing.

Almost all jobs involve organising, planning and prioritising in the workplace. Our employer explains how you can research your target industry, and develop a commercial understanding and a big-picture focus of the challenges an employer is facing – and be better placed to communicate how you can actively contribute to improving business performance.

For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

Motivational speaker Mike Stevenson hosted an inspiring session on resilience, bouncing back from rejection and adaptability during Gradfest 2021. His own journey from homelessness to award-winning entrepreneur is filled with remarkable people and events. His stories amaze and shock, his humour captivates and his insights will inspire. More than that, he lifts, he motivates and he shifts mindsets. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

Your student host Róise Pelan chats with Dermot Murray from Version 1 to talk about the importance of understanding workplace tech. Even outside the tech sector, many roles require an enthusiasm to embrace innovation to maximise performance. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

Do you have any unanswered jobhunting questions or eager to learn more about how to secure your dream job after graduating? Tune in to this interactive Q&A episode, featuring John Maguire from FinTrU and Graham Ryan from Version 1, which is hosted by one of our student hosts, Lauren Watt. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

Our Host Lauren Watt will welcome Chloe McKee from Randox, Jack McKeown from EY, Declan Lupari from Graham and Karl Webb from our Employer Engagement Team at Queen's University to answer students' questions and provide tops tips on navigating the graduate recruitment process. For more information please visit go.qub.ac.uk/gradfest2021

This short session will help you understand the process of change, give you some ideas for dealing with change and help you to see change as a positive step.

In a year when we have all learned to adapt and deal with change, this session will help you to evidence those times when you have not only coped with change but found ways to adapt and thrive. Hosted by Roisin MaCartney of Queen's Careers. For more information please visit qub.ac.uk/careers

Want to know what Development Weeks 2021 is all about?

Deirdre and Roisin from the Development Weeks team recently met with your student reps to give them the lowdown on:

- Hosting your own online event

- Earning Degree Plus as an event host

- Where and how to join live events

Listen to this podcast to discover everything you need to know about Development Weeks 2021. For more information please visit qub.ac.uk/careers

In this episode, Aoife Stuart-Madge from our Queen's Careers Team speaks with Francesca Morelli about her degree plus journey - from a young entrepreneurial student and InnovateHer participant, to co-founder of VAVA Influence. and Enterprise Support Officer at Enterprise SU. For more information on Queen's Careers please visit qub.ac.uk/careers

Hosted by Karl Webb and Claudine Sutherland of the Queen's Careers Team, who talk to Trevor Johnston (Head of Queen's Careers) and various employers and students about the key benefits of taking a higher level apprenticeship at Queen's University Belfast. For more information please visit qub.ac.uk/careers

Starting a new job might also be your first experience of formal meetings. If you work as part of a team or you work in a large company, you will at some time find yourself taking part in meetings. All companies will have their own style of meetings some formal and some very informal.

This podcast will give you an idea of what might be expected from you and what is best practice at meetings. If you are not someone who likes to speak up at meetings, it will also give you some tips on making that easier. Hosted by Roisin MaCartney of Queen's Careers. For more information please visit qub.ac.uk/careers