Career Fair 1994 - ''good quality and ell-focused undergraduates" G
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Propo~al ha been made to the College which mJY re ult in the prO\ i~ion of J nc\\ rc~i(kn<:c for King', ~tLIdenr in tamford '-)trect. \\'Jtcrloo (oppO\ite Cornwall Hou~c). The College i~ ~upporting an application for planning permi"ion by a de\ clopcr who \I i.,hc~ to dc\'elop 1.27 StJmford Sueet. J building currently 0\\ ned by the \Iirror Group. intO ~wdcnr accommodation of a high quality. Thc ~chemc \\ ould enable thc Collcge\\ ithout laying Out any capit.t1 - to replace ~omc of the accommodation which would be disp()~ed of in the e\ cnt of the .,ale of KemingtOn Jnd Chelsea campu~es.
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Career Fair \\a~ rared a ~ucce~s by ~wdenr~ and pmenrial employer~足 cven rhough ir coincided widl rhe Ilumanities Reading Week and a Swdems' Union demonsumion again~t granr cut~, Approximately 550 swdem~ a[[ended the combined General and Am (f ~lcdia Fairs on Tue~day 'J j 0\ ember. I n addition, more than 100 attended eminar on media-related work, At the Finance, IT, Science & Engineering Fair on the following day, o\'er 900 swdem crowded around the exhibitors' stand ' The 3 exhibitor a[[ending the two day~ includcd Es~o. the Inland Re\enue, ~Iount...iew Theatre. chool, Logica. Proctcr e Gamble and mo~t of the 'Big ix' accounrancy firm~, :--Iost of the employer, some of whom had been able to send King' graduate a~
their representati\ cs, wcre pleased with the \'enue and the quanrity and quality of the people they saw. Onc employer eommemed on the "good quality and well-focu cd undergraduates." Some swdenr~ commenred that comparatively few ,>cience and engineering companies chose to a[[end, de pite O\'er 300 iO\'itation~ having been cnr out. On the other hand, many swdems ob\'iously found it a u eful opportunity to talk to people who arc aewally doing the jobs they arc eomidering for their fuwres. The pro\'i ional date~ for ne, t year's fair arc 1 -.2 :"0\ ember. Plea c could you let the Career~ Departmenr know if thi~ coincide~ with other funcrions already planned. Da\'id Winter Careers Ad\'i~er
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the Employmcllt Bureau establi hed by KCLSl' to meet the casual labour requirements of King\ College whilst al~() providing additional income for students who wi~h to supplement their dimini~hing grant, ha~ now been in operation for over 12 momhs. l ni~taff keeps a register which includes detail~ of qualifications, work experience, preference and availability. O\'er 150 students have already been employed by the. tuden ' l' nion and \'arious College departments, to undertake a variety of \\'ork including cleaning, eaterin?/bar. library, reception/switchboard and typing. :--Iany tudents ha\'e experience and skill~ that can be matched to your specific job requirements, so the next time you need temporary taff due to sickness, holidays. lunch-time or meeting cover or JUSt that one-off job that need~ doing; in tead of phoning an out~ide agency try phoning l ni~taff. It\ cheaper and your departlllent and King\ ~wdcms will benefit! Eunice Wilkin~ Ext 3:'i6'J or 0171- 36713.2,