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Build My Future Festival helps students get closer to dream job

Year 12 students at Liverpool’s Life Sciences UTC who attended the college’s Build My Future festival have taken their first steps toward landing the job of their dreams.

The three-day festival focused on how to prepare for university, apprenticeships and employment. Students were invited to participate in various lectures and seminars, with each day emphasising the importance of difference aspects of employability.

With core career areas ranging from medicine, veterinary science and dentistry through to engineering and drug discovery, each session was delivered by an expert from the sector.

Vice Principal Ian Parry was extremely pleased with the progress being made thanks to the help of external partners and academics:

He said: “Our students have had an exceptional experience. Their work has been truly inspirational and will provide them with further opportunities to explore their chosen pathways and ultimately, give them unique advantages to source the careers that they aspire to.”

The event included students creating their own personal LinkedIn profiles, with assistance from social media experts helping them craft a powerful online presence.

Mr Parry said: “This is somewhat distant from the traditional careers support given to students, but doing so creates a direct channel of communication with thousands of employers looking to hire young graduates and apprentices.”

Head girl Libby Radcliffe, who is currently working towards a career in medicine, agreed: “You don’t usually get the opportunity to create a LinkedIn profile until you have finished University and are looking for work.

“By doing it during the festival I now have access to many more career prospects with great direct links to employers which will be really useful for me in the future”.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Simon Malia .