A week of events aimed at Imperial students looking to pursue a career in the environmental sector.
Do you want to work in the environmental sector? If so, these events are for you!
The Focus on the Environment week includes events happening most days, culminating in the Science Careers Fair, (Thursday 1 February, 17:00 - 19:30 in the Queen's Tower Rooms) – which is a ‘must’ for students genuinely interested in developing a career in this sector.
How to Get an Internship in the Environmental Sector - Workshop
Monday 28 January, 13:00 - 14:00
120 Sir Alexander Fleming Building
This workshop is targeted at 1st 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates who are interested in finding internships in the Environmental sector.
The session will cover:
- A basic introduction to the sector
- Examples of job roles available
- Sources of advertised internship vacancies
- Speculative internship applications and the hidden job market
Booking information: Please book for this talk via JobsLive https://imperial.targetconnect.net/home.html
What Does an Environmental Consultant Do? Lunchtime Careers Talk
Tuesday 29 January, 13:00 - 13:50
G34 Sir Alexander Fleming Building
The informal session will cover a view of the environmental employment marketplace focusing on the consulting arena, and what consultants do. We will take a look at how accessible this career direction is and what routes there are to getting into it as well as what attributes the employers themselves are looking for in their new recruits. Lastly there will be plenty of time for a Q&A at the end.
Booking information: Please book for this talk via JobsLive https://imperial.targetconnect.net/home.html
Working in the Environmental Services Industry - Lunchtime Careers Talk
Thursday 31 January. 13:00 - 13:50
G34 Sir Alexander Fleming Building
Representatives will be coming form Veolia Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies. There will be a brief overview of the business and then a talk on specifics regarding roles – how the speaker started with the business, successes and strategy for future career in Veolia and the environmental services industry.
Booking information: Please book for this talk via JobsLive https://imperial.targetconnect.net/home.html
Science Careers Fair
Thursday 1 February, 17:00 - 19:30,
Queen's Tower Rooms
The Science Careers Fair, organised by the Careers Advisory Service, is sector specific to help draw the attention of the opportunities available to Imperial students within the science industry.
This event provides the ideal opportunity to find out about Summer Internships, Placements and Graduate schemes. Employers currently confirmed to attend include:
- Baker Hughes
- The Biosciences Careers Group
- Carpmaels & Ransford
- CGGVeritas
- Contact Singapore
- Cranfield University
- Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (dstl)
- Dehns
- Double Negative
- Element Six Limited
- The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
- IMS Consulting Group
- Intel
- IOP Publishing
- Jaguar Land Rover
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- Matchtech
- Metaswitch Networks
- Mewburn Ellis LLP
- Nature Jobs
- New Scientist Jobs
- Renishaw
- Schlumberger
- Selex Galileo
- Teach First
- The Technology Partnership plc
- Tessella
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme
All year groups of students from the Faculties of Natural Science are encouraged to attend the event from first years to PhDs but the event is open to all Imperial students and recent Imperial Alumni.
Booking Information: There is no need to pre-register but you will need your Imperial ID card to gain entry. Only current Imperial students or recent Imperial Alumni will be able to enter the fair.
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