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Last weekend, over 160 students attended the Annual Careers Fair, where they heard from experts and professionals covering sixteen different career paths.
The event is timed to follow a series of different activities which enable students to understand their own skills, attributes, and interests by completing an online Morrisby assessment, which gives them a personalised report. This is then discussed with their tutor, an independent careers advisor and their own family over the half term break.
Students attend up to four sessions across the morning where they hear from a professional who can give them insights into different careers, what roles exist, the types of skills that employers are looking for and the different routes to enter each profession.
This year, we hosted professionals from the following fields:
The Careers Fair is always a fabulous day for students, they are excited to hear about the different opportunities that lie ahead of them and to find out more about different careers. This is an important step when ideas are being formed and options being considered; speakers gave them valuable insights on how best to prepare for their next steps and what different roles involve.
Diana Cree, Exec. Director External Relations at Lancing College
In their feedback, students highlighted the insights they found most valuable:
- Choosing certain A Levels doesn’t limit you to specific careers.
- Banking offers a wide range of roles and welcomes people with diverse skills.
- You can enter Marketing without needing a degree in the field.
- It's important to understand the various routes into Law, and how AI is transforming the profession.
- There is flexibility to pursue many career paths, regardless of your university degree.
The College is hugely grateful to our parent and OL community for giving their time to support this event. It is a good opportunity for multiple positive conversations between students, staff, parents and OLs.
Comments From Our Speakers:
Through the years, the fifth and sixth formers questions, certainly to myself, have developed to be more inquisitive in nature around the function of finance in the wider world, we were able to discuss the role of economics in geopolitical events, which I personally found to be impressive for their age.
Matthew Butti, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs, OL (Heads 2006 - 2008)
I would like to pass along my thanks to all the students who attended my sessions for being so interested and engaged, and for asking so many great questions! They’re an impressive bunch, and I’m sure they’ll find all kinds of unique and interesting paths in the future.
Cheryl Jones, Sustainability Design Manager, Operational Biodiversity, Future Workplace, Lloyds Banking Group, Parent
Really enjoyed the event, always great to come back to Lancing and represent the sector!
Henry Ellinger-Gane, Senior Partnership Development Manager for Great Ormond Street Hospital, OL (Heads/Seconds 2001 - 2006)