Careers Fair, 26th November 2009
Careers Fair at Lilian Baylis Technology School,
Lambeth
26th November 2009, 5pm
onwards
The evening was organised by the school for the benefit of their
year 9, 10 and 11 students and their parents as well as some
college students associated with the school. There were a mixture
of employers, further education colleges, universities and teachers
from the school providing a wide range of future development advice
to the students.
It was attended by Sarah Hopkins (E A Shaw) and Danielle Spiers
(Cushman & Wakefield). Danielle was particularly keen to speak
to the students as she has benefited from the Cushman &
Wakefield trainee surveyor programme run in partnership with
Lambeth College; a college many of the Lilian Baylis students will
attend in the future.
WIP were alongside some engineering companies, law firms and IT
companies such as E-on, Pinsent Masons and IBM.
The students showed admirable ambition. Many are already
expressing interest in professions such as lawyers, engineers,
'builders' and 'business people'. We challenged them on these and
handed out the WIP "Jobs for Girls" brochure which outlines a
variety of potential career options available in the property and
construction industry. In particular some of the students who
expressed interest in law, were intrigued to see some of the
similar alternatives available within property and
construction. Parents too seemed particularly taken with the
idea of a career in property!
A lot of questions were asked, inevitably primarily around money
but also potential work experience; they recognise the importance
of this even at such an early stage in their career
development.
We left feeling that we had an impact on some of their thoughts
and at least opened the possibilities for them. We are looking
forward to meeting some of these students at the O2 Roadshow on the
13th January 2010 where it will be possible to expand on
some of the information given and give them a true insight into the
industry.
We are still looking for volunteers and sponsors for the
O2 Roadshow. Follow the link below to get more information or
contact Sarah Hopkins at sh@eashaw.com.
/branches/south-east/events/2010/lilian-baylis-to-matter-@-o2.aspx
Sarah Hopkins/Danielle Spiers
1st December 2009