Building your professional network in Creative Industries
Wednesday 12th October 2016, 5.45pm
Northampton Suite
Northampton Square
London, EC1V 0HB
Description
City University London would like to invite you to this event for professionals and students in the Creative Industries sector. The event follows from the successful series held in spring 2016 and enable alumni from specific sectors to meet and network with each other, while providing current students a unique opportunity to meet City alumni and develop their networking skills from the creative industries and creative industries related sectors as well as those sectors where creative industries related degrees are sought after.
See other events of this new series here.
Drinks and nibbles will be provided!
Agenda
17:45 – 18:15 Arrival and registration
18:15 – 18:30 Welcome from the Professor Theo Farrell, Dean of the School Arts and Social Sciences
18:30 – 18:45 Key-note speech from Sponsor (TBC)
18:45 – 19:15 Networking ice-breaker: Would I lie to you?
19:15 – 20:00 Further Networking/Non-assisted networking
Part 1: Would I lie to you?
If you have ever seen the BBC comedy panel show where contestants have to bluff about their deepest secrets, then you will love City’s version! More details will follow when your RSVP but essential we want your interesting facts, true or false! We will be encouraging students to make their way around the room, speak to as many alumni as possible and ask questions about the statements on their badges to find out if the statements are “true" or “false.”
Part 2: Drinks and networking reception
Students are likely to ask alumni questions about an employer’s/alumnus’…·
- Career-path: how did you get where you are today?
- Current role and examples of projects
Typical day or week in the office - The best aspects of your job
- Top tips for current students who want to get where you are today.