University hosting: University of Leeds

Location: University of Leeds, Parkinson Building, LS2 9JT

Event Information: Have you ever wanted to speak to someone about their career and not known the professional way to do so? Join our careers team who will teach you all the necessary skills for making a great first impression and how to gain and maintain important contacts. You will be able to hear from our panel of professionals about their journey through university and beyond. During the Q+A session you will be able to put in to practice the skills learnt earlier in the day. You will be able to ask the panel any questions you may have about their careers. Even if you don’t want to pursue one of these careers, you’ll still pick up a huge amount of knowledge and insight!

Our panel members include: Dr Jabir Duale, Dentist and former Student Ambassador, Riyo Dental David Ofili, Lecturer in Computer Studies Dr Dorothy Finan, Lecturer in Cultural Industries, University of Leeds Dr Marta Cobb, Senior Congress Officer and Lecturer in Medieval Studies, International Medieval Congress and School of History, University of Leeds Jason Blakey, Solicitor in Commercial Litigation, Squires Patton Boggs Georgina White, Trainee Solicitor in Corporate Team, Squires Patton Boggs Jonathan Middleton, Assistant Management Account, Encon Group

This event is suitable for: Year 12

How to book a place: Please email rops@leeds.ac.uk to book a place

Recording your attendance on the RO student hub: After attending, please email rops@leeds.ac.uk. Please include your full name, the date, time and title of the event. Uploading attendance to the RO student hub after the event is a manual process so can take some time – please do not worry about this.