As part of Future me week, on January 22nd the Careers Crossroads Conference is your chance to explore the most in-demand jobs in the North West. Our event features employer talks, drop-in sessions, skills workshops, and much more, all packed into an exciting afternoon.
No matter where you are on your career journey:
- If you have a clear goal and need guidance to achieve it, we’ve got you covered.
- If you’re unsure where to start, our sessions will help you discover your path.
Join us and take the next step towards your future. Book your sessions below and let’s find your path together!
Talks and Panels
- 12:00 What on Earth is a job in space? Hear from Manchester Met alumnus Dave Black who currently works in UK Space Command! He’ll take you through his path and all the opportunities for a job in space.
- 12:00 Creative Mavericks! Alternative Routes to Career Success Hear from professionals about their creative journeys, ask for advice about your own plans and meet fellow creative students from across the university.
- 12:30 Effectively YOU – In this workshop you will surface your internal compass in a way that means you when you meet a crossroads, whether a career crossroad, personal or even social crossroads, you have the tools to revert to when this happens.
- 13:00 What is Customer Success? Careers in tech & consultancy – Join us for an inspiring talk with Louise Hopkins, Customer Success Manager at Adobe to unpack her wealth of experiences.
- 14:00 Aspiring Teachers Are you interested in teaching? Find out about our aspiring teachers programme designed to support you into teaching!
- 14:00 Alumni Panel: Jobs you might not know about! Come and hear from alumni in a range of careers about their journey and career. Discover how you could follow in their footsteps or forge your own path!
- 14:00 How to Get a Building Named After You – Have you ever considered how you might shape the future? This interactive discussion workshop will take you through the next 200 years of Manchester, as imagined by you
- 15:30 Alumni Panel: Jobs you might not know about! Come and hear from alumni in a range of careers about their journey and career. Discover how you could follow in their footsteps or forge your own path!
- 16:00 Effectively YOU – In this workshop you will surface your internal compass in a way that means you when you meet a crossroads, whether a career crossroad, personal or even social crossroads, you have the tools to revert to when this happens.
- 16:00 How to become a Project Manager Alumni and project manager Lucy Brown discusses her journey and how you can become a project manager.
- 16:00 From MChem to Natwest: How a grad scheme changed my career Hear from Nimra Zafar, MChem graduate now working at Natwest, hear the lessons learned from a dramatic change of career path!
Activities
- 12:00-17:00 VR Training! – Ensure you’re career-ready using Bodyswaps, a VR safe space for skill development.
- 12:00 Microsoft Office Certification – Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
- 12:00 Adobe Creative Marketing Challenge – Social Media – A one hour workshop where you will be set a brief to tackle with Adobe providing a masterclass on what tools you can use to solve it.
- 13:30 Adobe Creative Suite Certification – Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
- 14:30 Adobe Creative Marketing Challenge – Video Creation – A one hour workshop where you will be set a brief to tackle with Adobe providing a masterclass on what tools you can use to solve it.
- 15:00 Project Management Certification – Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.
- 15:30 Adobe Creative Marketing Challenge – Perfect Presentations – A one hour workshop where you will be set a brief to tackle with Adobe providing a masterclass on what tools you can use to solve it.
- 16:30 Microsoft Office Certification – Sit a certification examination following self-study of a LinkedIn pathway and a practice exam.