Career focus with an emphasis on networking and growing your connections was the focus of a series of interactive workshop sessions at Harrow College today.
Newly enrolled A-Level students at the college heard from experts in the field and also interacted with a number of employers who were also involved in the session.
A diverse range of representatives from industries ranging from magazine publications, healthcare, music, biomedical science, customer relationship software and more were in attendance as students listened to first hand experiences from them about the importance of networking and growing your contact base.
The event was delivered by Working Knowledge - a social enterprise that exists to open the eyes of business to the young talent available locally. The session highlighted the power of LinkedIn – a business orientated online social networking service. Students took part in a series of groups tasks including a word association games to get them thinking about their careers and the importance of a strong network.
The session ended with students being shown a live demonstration of using LinkedIn with many commenting on how they look forward to making use of the social network to start growing their own networks.
The sessions took place in the newly opened Enterprise Centre at Harrow College which is also the home of new Career Colleges – a new concept in further education for 15-17 year olds. One of the first to launch in London, the Career Colleges will specialise in Business and Professional Services as well as Digital and Creative.
Commenting on today's workshops and the wider career focus taking place at Harrow College, Lee Janaway, Director of Student Experience said "Working Knowledge support the good work Harrow College does in boosting students employability skills by giving them access to relevant employers who are willing to support our learners. Today has been a great success and we look forward to engaging our students with more expert sessions like this going forward".