Skip to content
University of East London
  • Staff login
  • Student login
  • Study

    Study

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    Undergraduate study

    View all of our undergraduate subjects.

    Explore now
    • COURSES
      • Undergraduate
      • Postgraduate
      • Getting back into education
      • Subjects
      • May starts
      • Apprenticeships
    • STUDENT INFORMATION
      • Student life
      • Current students
      • New students
      • Accommodation
      • Term dates
      • Fees and funding
      • Scholarships
    • VISIT UEL
      • Open days and events
      • Our location
  • International

    International

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    Virtual Open Events

    Need support during your admission journey?

    Attend our virtual events
    • APPLYING
      • Advice for your region
      • Pre-degree courses
      • Immigration advice and compliance
      • Transferring to UEL
      • International admission deadlines
      • Pre-sessional English
      • Malvern House pathway programmes
    • STUDENT INFORMATION
      • Accommodation
      • Term dates
      • Fees and funding
      • Scholarships
    • VISIT UEL
      • Open days and events
      • Our location
      • Virtual open events
  • Your career

    Your career

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    Are you an employer?

    Advertise a vacancy on our platform today.

    Get started
    • STARTING YOUR CAREER
      • Career Zone
      • Explore your career
      • Career coaching and mentoring
    • GETTING A JOB
      • Meet employers
      • Be your own boss
      • Volunteering
      • Work while you study
  • Partners

    Partners

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    Are you an employer?

    Advertise a vacancy on our platform today.

    Get started
    • Partnerships at UEL
    • Train your workforce
    • Share your skills
    • Connect with our people
  • Our research

    Our research

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    REF 2021

    Read about our Research Excellence Framework submissions and results

    Impact case studies
    • Postgraduate research students
    • Research impact
    • Partnerships
    • REF 2021
  • About

    About

    Site Navigation - Quick Links

    • Why UEL?
    • Undergraduate prospectus
    • Postgraduate prospectus
    • Sport at UEL

    Connected campus

    We are improving our three campuses for people to study, work and live.

    What we're doing
    • OUR UNIVERSITY
      • Our schools and subjects
      • Staff
      • Governance
      • Professional services
      • Vision 2028
      • Alumni
      • Accreditations
      • Sustainable Development Goals
    • TEACHING AND SUPPORT
      • How we teach
      • Mental wealth
      • On-campus nursery
    • GET INVOLVED
      • Events
      • News
    • GET IN TOUCH
      • Our location
      • Contact us
  • Home
  • About UEL

UEL leads with careers support in pandemic

Hero Carousel

Post Graduate new hero banner

University sees 200 per cent increase in sign-ups for careers events

See all of our News articles

Published

09 June 2020

Share

Share On Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on LinkedIn

The level of engagement with careers events has more than doubled at the University of East London (UEL) since lockdown, according to Professor Amanda Broderick, vice-chancellor and president.

Speaking at a webinar organised by Universities UK, Professor Broderick said that although virtual events will never truly replace face-to-face contact, there have been benefits to moving online.

At the University of East London, we have seen a 200 per cent increase in sign-ups for our careers events. The ease of delivery for our external partners means higher engagement, allowing careers teams to present a broader offering to students.

"A remote space will never quite match the experience of networking face-to-face, but it is clear there are many benefits to making careers services more dynamic and industry 4.0 compatible,"

Professor Broderick, vice-chancellor and president of UEL, said.

The start of lockdown saw universities swiftly move to remote delivery. Within days careers services had shifted activities such as mentoring, coaching and internships online. As a result, organisers quickly discovered it was possible to engage greater numbers of students and drive a level of attendance that no amount of promotion had achieved in the past.

Professor Broderick also highlighted the University's focus on breaking down the boundaries between work and study and spoke about the rise of remote internships and the advantages they hold for students.

As with remote delivery of careers services, remote internships offer the opportunity to remove some of the barriers for students who were previously unable to engage with internships due to time constraints.

Professor Broderick said, "Where, in the past, SMEs (small and medium enterprises) may have struggled to host interns due to lack of office space, virtual internships offer the opportunity to increase their workforce at little or no cost. Around a third of the graduate population typically work for SMEs, so increasing internships in this area will not only help smaller businesses to grow, but also put them in a better position to recruit graduates in the future.

"Larger corporates have started using software such as InsideSherpa to facilitate their internship schemes. There is a growing number of platforms available to support virtual internships, but they may not be necessary, as offering many of the same aspects of a traditional in-person internship such as regular meetings with the supervisor and teammates, learning about the company culture and how the industry works, will ensure a valuable experience for interns."

Professor Broderick added, "Developing digital fluency throughout the University and creating learning experiences and spaces which meet the needs of future students, employers and entrepreneurs, is how we will future-proof the organisation and ensure success for our graduates."

During the event, Stephen Isherwood, chief executive officer, Institute of Student Employers (ISE) shared how careers services could use insights from student employers to support recent and soon-to-be graduates.

Research by ISE found that the graduate market is suffering less than the non-graduate market. He said that up to 90 per cent of graduate job offers that were made before the crisis were kept open.

Speaking at the webinar, he said, "The conversation is now shifting to what is going to happen this autumn. In the initial phase of the crisis, employers were very much in crisis management mode. Now employers and institutions have started to think about what the future might look like. There is still a lot of uncertainty, but employers are starting to say that online interviews and assessment centres are going to stay."

His advice to students was, "Yes, it is a tough job market right now, but it is not shut down."

Michelle Craig, marketing manager UK at JobTeaser, told delegates that universities could use the lockdown experience to create a great online "careers service experience" in order to support students through uncertain times.

Share

Share On Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on LinkedIn

Communications team

Contact us for press and interview requests

 

+44 (0)20 8223 2911
pressoffice@uel.ac.uk

Help us make this site better by telling us what you think about this page

Social Media

Follow us on social media:

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Youtube Instagram TikTok

University of East London

University Way

London, E16 2RD

United Kingdom



T. +44 20 8223 3000


Explore UEL

  • About UEL
  • Take a virtual tour
  • Calendars
  • Freedom of information
  • Governance management
  • Services and departments
  • Find us
  • Contact us

The University

  • Undergraduate
  • Postgraduate
  • News
  • Events
  • Jobs

University of East London

University Way

London, E16 2RD

United Kingdom



T. +44 20 8223 3000


Copyright ©2023 University of East London

  • Accessibility
  • Data protection
  • Sitemap
  • AccessAble
  • Modern slavery
  • Legal and compliance
  • Cookie settings
  • Privacy