Computer Animation Arts

Part of the Careers and Employability SPECTRA Programme - Nail that Interview! Wednesday 1st May 2 - 3pm Lecture Theatre 1 'How to conquer your nerves and turn your stage fright into a charismatic interview performance'

Seminar Wednesday 27th March Lecture Theatre 1 14:00 - 15:00 Brought to you by the Careers and Employability SPECTRA programme -  How to improve your Linkedin profile and use Linkedin effectively.

Happening today in Lecture Theatre 1 12:30 - 14:00 Learn how to 'fine-tune' your profile, and promote yourself on a one page CV. Everyone welcome! 

Keith McNulty, global director of people analytics and measurement at McKinsey & Co., gives his top 5 tips for today's jobseeker... 1. Build a persona For an employer, a resumé is a pretty weak insight into most people. Basically, its an itemized list of education and employment. It's often uninspiring in format, and it doesn't convey a sense of what kind of a person you are. What engages your interest? What do you value? How do you work? The emergence of professional social media will eventually sound the death knell of the resumé. For me, it already has - I no longer keep an updated resumé and always point people to my LinkedIn profile. Professional social media like LinkedIn allows you to communicate so much more about yourself to prospective employers - you can share content and points of view, you can participate in discussions, you can share examples of your work. Job seekers should be focused on building their online persona via professional ...

​ What is Anifest? Canterbury Anifest is an award-winning animation festival and the largest event of this kind in the South East. It’s a great community event that invites people of all ages to come and experience the magic of animation; allowing them to get involved with something out of the ordinary. With its range of workshops, masterclasses, talks and films, it has something for everyone. Anifest also caters for specialists and those in the industry, featuring national and international awards, and guest speakers from some of the biggest names in animation. Canterbury Anifest is returning in spring 2019, but in the meantime, they are holding a character design competition - see  HERE for details! 

Could you make a difference to a new student's experience of life at UCA?  Do you want to enhance your CV with voluntary experience? We would like student volunteers to be Campus Buddies, to support next year’s new students who experience anxiety or social and communication difficulties, with some of the social aspects of settling into university.  Training provided  No previous experience necessary  Gain a nationally recognised volunteering certificate  Time commitment: about 5 hours during Fresher’s Week 2018 and up to 1 hour per week in Term one.  Interested or want to learn more?  For more details email: campusbuddy@uca.ac.uk or visit: www.uca.ac.uk/student-services/campusbuddy (web page should be available as of the 28th March)