Skills and Careers Festival Week - Feb 2018

PAST EVENT | 05 February 2018 17:30 - 08 February 2018 20:00

Life after Pembroke?  What will I do next? How should I prepare myself? What does it take to get a career? What will it be like when I get there?

Come and find out answers to those questions at our Careers Festival Week at Pembroke! We have a number of talks, panels, and workshops with a variety of speakers from all three major sectors. 

For further information and booking details on any of the events please contact Mai Musié, Alumni Relations Manager.

Find out more about speakers here.


Internships, placements, and work experience

When:       Monday 5th of Feb

Where:      Pichette Auditorium

Time:         5.30pm till 7.00pm    

Speakers:  Rachel Ruscombe-King, Careers Service (Summer Internships); Pembroke students share their internship experiences

Chair:        JCR Academic Rep., Molly Garnett; JCR President Carolina Earle


HR, tech. innovations, and local government

When:        Tuesday 6th of Feb

Where:       Harold Lee Room

Time:          5.30pm till 7.00pm    

Speakers:   Jane Chesters (1991) - Managing Partner at Orion Partners (HR Consultancy); Martin Geddes (1989) - Founder and Principal of Geddes Fresh Thinking (Telecoms/Entrepreneurship); Steve Atkinson (1973) - Edenwich Ltd. (Local Government)

Chair:          Carolina Earle, JRC President


Career AdVantage: top tips; Careers in: charitable/voluntary sector, and Law

When:          Wednesday 7th of Feb

Where:         Harold Lee Room

Time:            5.30pm till 7.00pm

Speakers:     Anne Dutton - Careers Service (CVs); David Juler - Museum Development (Museums); Prisca Bradley - Director and Head of Employment (Hedges Law), Roy Magara and Toby Walker (Hedges Law); Amit Aggarwal (1993) - Director of Corporate Partnerships (Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity)

Chair:            Carolina Earle, JCR President


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When:         Thursday 8th of Feb

Where:        Pichette Auditorium

Time:           6.30pm - 7.30pm

Speaker:     Dr Rob Simpson, Product Manager (Google)

Chair:          Dr Van Hyning - Pembroke JRF (Zooniverse)

Dr Bond - Senior Product Manager (Miranda Medical)

Drinks and nibbles to follow all the events.

Skills and Careers Festival Week - Feb 2018

PAST EVENT | 05 February 2018 17:30 - 08 February 2018 20:00

Life after Pembroke?  What will I do next? How should I prepare myself? What does it take to get a career? What will it be like when I get there?

Come and find out answers to those questions at our Careers Festival Week at Pembroke! We have a number of talks, panels, and workshops with a variety of speakers from all three major sectors. 

For further information and booking details on any of the events please contact Mai Musié, Alumni Relations Manager.

Find out more about speakers here.


Internships, placements, and work experience

When:       Monday 5th of Feb

Where:      Pichette Auditorium

Time:         5.30pm till 7.00pm    

Speakers:  Rachel Ruscombe-King, Careers Service (Summer Internships); Pembroke students share their internship experiences

Chair:        JCR Academic Rep., Molly Garnett; JCR President Carolina Earle


HR, tech. innovations, and local government

When:        Tuesday 6th of Feb

Where:       Harold Lee Room

Time:          5.30pm till 7.00pm    

Speakers:   Jane Chesters (1991) - Managing Partner at Orion Partners (HR Consultancy); Martin Geddes (1989) - Founder and Principal of Geddes Fresh Thinking (Telecoms/Entrepreneurship); Steve Atkinson (1973) - Edenwich Ltd. (Local Government)

Chair:          Carolina Earle, JRC President


Career AdVantage: top tips; Careers in: charitable/voluntary sector, and Law

When:          Wednesday 7th of Feb

Where:         Harold Lee Room

Time:            5.30pm till 7.00pm

Speakers:     Anne Dutton - Careers Service (CVs); David Juler - Museum Development (Museums); Prisca Bradley - Director and Head of Employment (Hedges Law), Roy Magara and Toby Walker (Hedges Law); Amit Aggarwal (1993) - Director of Corporate Partnerships (Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity)

Chair:            Carolina Earle, JCR President


Web Infrastructure: Search at Google

When:         Thursday 8th of Feb

Where:        Pichette Auditorium

Time:           6.30pm - 7.30pm

Speaker:     Dr Rob Simpson, Product Manager (Google)

Chair:          Dr Van Hyning - Pembroke JRF (Zooniverse)

Dr Bond - Senior Product Manager (Miranda Medical)

Drinks and nibbles to follow all the events.