1 December 2020
FREE Career Advice From 50+ Top Employers [Watch Now]
House parties might be on hold. But your career doesn’t have to be.
This year, RateMyPlacement teamed up with Best Student Employers across a range of industries to deliver eight jam-packed virtual career events, available to ALL students.
- Legal
- Accountancy
- Top Employers
- Banking & Finance
- Well-Being at Work
- Business
- Innovation & Technology (STEM)
- Essential Careers
Missed the live events?
You can watch all the video sessions delivered by employers for FREE.
The sessions include expert career advice, exclusive insights into employers and top-notch application tips.
We regularly host a smorgasbord of virtual events jam-packed with yummy morsels of information. Click below to watch more.
If you’re eager to discover what went down at each specific event then you can. Skip to your preferred industry below and keep on reading.
Legal virtual event
Want to know how to break into the Legal and Law sector (without actually breaking the law)?
This event is filled to the brim with video sessions delivered by top legal firms to help you craft the perfect application, develop the in-demand skills relevant to a career in law, and succeed in a legal firm.
Missed out on the day? Feel free to watch these presentations at your own leisure…
- Commercial Awareness [from University of Law]
- Journey through a training contract [from Simmons & Simmons]
- Setting yourself up for success: vacation scheme applications [from Allen & Overy]
- A day in the life of a trainee solicitor [from RPC]
- How to succeed on a Vacation Scheme [from Linklaters]
- It’s your future, create it here [from CMS]
- Innovation at Dentons [from Dentons]
Accountancy virtual event
Accounting has stereotypically been considered a boring and tedious sector.
But that’s a load of rubbish.
Not only is accounting lucratively paid, but it’s constantly evolving. Accountants have tossed aside their abacuses and now use exciting technology like AI and Cloud Computing to solve real business problems.
This event is brimming with video sessions delivered by top accountancy firms to help you get familiar with their recruitment processes, their work culture and what they are offering students.
Too busy baking banana bread? Don’t worry, you can catch up on all these sessions…
- A day in the life of me at PwC [from PwC]
- Meet the team at BDO [from BDO]
- How to impress a partner at your interview [from The Branding Man]
- Intro to EY [from EY]
- Who are Smith & Williamson? [from Smith & Williamson]
- Think ahead with ACCA [from ACCA]
- Who we are, what do we do and our recruitment process [from PwC]
Top employers virtual event
‘What is a Top Employer?’ you ask…
Top Employers are companies that have earned the title of being the best undergraduate employers in the UK, based on thousands of insightful student-written reviews submitted on RateMyPlacement.
These employers are what we called the ‘top dogs’ of the industry. They’ve gained a big fat stamp of approval from students who have already completed placements, internships or insights with them.
This event is packed with video sessions delivered by these industry giants!
Forgot to set your alarm for the event? Good job we managed to record the sessions…
- A day in the life of me at PwC [from PwC]
- Personal Brand Workshop with J.P. Morgan [from J.P Morgan]
- Everything you need to know about placements [from RateMyPlacement]
- How to secure a great placement & make the most of it [from ProspectSoft]
- How to make your application stand out in a virtual recruitment process [from GSK]
- Application & interview skills session, navigating a virtual environment [from Bloomberg]
- An insight into a placement with L’Oreal [from L’Oreal]
- Demystifying Assessments – Top Tips for Success [from Bank of America]
Banking & Finance virtual event
Competition for jobs in the banking & finance sectors is intense. A bit like a Zoom pub quiz. But instead of competing for the glory of being the winner, there’s a REAL prize at stake.
Get to know some big names in the industry, how to perfect an industry-specific application and gain insights into the working culture of some global banking & finance firms.
Want to hear firsthand from these employers themselves?
Bank yourself a placement, internship or insight scheme, with all this help…
- Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives [from Natwest]
- CV Masterclass [from Deutsche Bank]
- UBS Insights [from UBS]
- Marsh & McLennan Overview [from Marsh & McLennan]
- What’s it REALLY like to work at J.P. Morgan? [from J.P. Morgan]
- Embracing our unique iDeal [from Hymans Robertson]
- Demystifying Assessments – Top Tips for Success [from Bank of America]
Well-Being at Work virtual event
Employers are increasingly working hard to foster diverse, inclusive and stress-free workplaces, with a central focus on employee wellbeing.
Find out what employers like Unilever, Bloomberg and J.P. Morgan are doing to tackle the diversity crisis, push mental health to the top of their agenda and ensure that their employees’ well-being is well looked after. After all, a healthy workplace requires healthy employees.
Want to hear what your fave employer is doing to enhance the well-being of their employees?…
- What inclusivity means at J.P. Morgan [from J.P. Morgan]
- MobGroup “Removing the Fear of Virtual Networking” [from MobGroup]
- Unilever Futures [from Unilever]
- Ocado Group: mental health @ work and diversity in the workplace [from Ocado Group]
- Health & Wellbeing at Lloyds Banking Group [from Lloyds Banking Group]
- D&I and Well-being at Bloomberg panel discussion [from Bloomberg]
- MobGroup “Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Workshop” [from MobGroup]
- A day in the life of me at PwC [from PwC]
Business virtual event
The business industry covers a LOT. Long gone are the days of sitting in a chair, glaring at a computer screen waiting and eagerly waiting for 5pm to arrive. Nowadays, the world of graduate work is fast-paced, dynamic and increasingly innovative.
So you’re bound to find something that’s up your street.
Check out these top industry employers to discover what it’s like working for a business GIANT and learn more about the types of opportunities out there for undergraduates like yourself.
Let’s get to business. Watch the employer sessions now…
- How do you drive a global business – meet the people powering J.P. Morgan [from J.P. Morgan]
- BAE Systems Graduate & Undergraduate Opportunities [from BAE Systems]
- Lidl 2021 Graduate and Placement Opportunities [from Lidl]
- The Intern Experience [from Travelport]
- Who are Smith & Williamson? [from Smith & Williamson]
- WarnerMedia: Placements in the Media & Entertainment Industry [Warner Media]
Innovation & Technology (STEM) virtual event
Zoom calls. The test and trace app. A coronavirus vaccine. Employees in the STEM industry have made all these possible, working to provide valuable and life-saving solutions to the world’s problems.
Pursuing a career in the STEM sector will allow you to push boundaries, make new discoveries, and be a pioneer in developing new technologies.
The video sessions from this event will help you identify some top employers in the industry, find out how they’re making a difference and – most importantly – discover how you can join them!
It’s thanks to tech that you can catch up on these videos! Watch now…
- Get with the program at Sage [from Sage]
- Discover a different path at BlackRock [from BlackRock]
- Investing in Innovation [from Citi]
- Goldman Sachs “A Day in the Life” Panel [from Goldman Sachs]
- Insight into Microsoft Opportunities [from Microsoft]
- Why Tech in a Bank? Software Engineering at J.P. Morgan [from J.P. Morgan]
- Adobe: “A live demo presentation of Neural Filters” [from Adobe]
- SAP: The world’s largest cloud software company you’ve likely never heard of [from SAP]
- Data is Energy, Talent has energy [from EDF Trading]
- How to succeed at jobs that don’t exist…yet! [from Christoper Bishop]
Essential Careers virtual event
This year we have seen the unsung heroes of the NHS, retail staff and other frontline service staff, rallying around to keep the country running. And we salute them. If they have inspired you, like they have inspired us, then this is your chance to meet employers that work in these areas.
If you’re looking for a career that REALLY makes a difference, then a job in the ‘essential careers’ industry might be just what you’re looking for.
Feeling inspired? Check out the videos here…
- Leading Change on the Inside [from Unlocked]
- The Life of a Teacher [from Department for Education]
- How to Ace a Virtual Assessment Centre [from Ocado Group]
- “We are the NHS” [from NHS]
Written by Amber
Amber is our Digital Marketing Executive here at RateMyPlacement.co.uk. Having completed a placement year herself, her knowledge of placements is unparalleled as she's been through the application process first hand.