UCT Vice Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng lays the final ‘brick’. This interactive building block was a collaboration with South African artist Faatimah Mohamed-Luke. Source: Supplied
Epic Job Expo: UCT hosts the largest South African careers festival
Epic Job Expo hits UCT for the second-year running.
UCT Vice Chancellor Mamokgethi Phakeng lays the final ‘brick’. This interactive building block was a collaboration with South African artist Faatimah Mohamed-Luke. Source: Supplied
The University of Cape Town will host a huge careers festival on Wednesday; set to be the largest hosted by any South African University.
What is the career expo about?
The Epic Job Expo will give students the opportunity to meet and speak to potential employers, tips on how to fix and fine-tune their curriculum vitae’s and listen to motivational speeches regarding career choices.
Where will it take place?
This one-day event enables students from different faculties to inquire about internships and other graduate programme opportunities while engaging with various companies to get a better understanding of what they’re looking for in candidates. It will take place on Wednesday, 7 August from 9:00 to 16:00 at the UCT Sports Centre.
Second-year running
The first Epic Job Expo took place in 2018 and featured 100 companies including 10 smaller expos. The careers service has won the South African Graduate Employers Association Award for the Best Career Fair expo eight times in the past nine years.
Which exhibitors will be in attendance?
- Auditor-General South Africa
- Bain & Company
- FirstRand
- Huawei
- Investec Asset Management
- McKinsey & Company
- Oasis, PSG
- Small Enterprise Foundation
- Truworths
- Vega School.
“Students can bring along their CVs ; in hard copy or digital format; to the all-day CV Lab, where Careers Service experts will share their knowledge and help with CV makeovers. The lab operates on a first-come, first-served basis, so students are encouraged to arrive early and come prepared.
The careers service team will also be on hand at their own expo stand to give advice, and employment opportunities from the various festival participants will be on display. Students are urged to pick up a copy of the 2019 Careers Service Guide – which features 99 companies, their opportunities and useful articles about the world of work – at the expo.”
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What will happen on the day?
On the day, presentations will be hosted by every hour by industry leaders, in a manner of TED-style talks.
“Among the speakers are David Buckham, chief executive officer of Monocle Solutions, who will present on the topic ‘Power of the Humanities Degree’, and Dr Mark Nasila, chief analytics officer for consumer banking and chief risk office at FNB. Nasila will tackle the topic, ‘Technology and Artificial Intelligence’.”
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UCT is on the digital forefront
The university recently week-long intensive CodeSpace programme during the July school holidays. It enabled them to explore a variety of fun activities like coding robots, coding music, and designing tech solutions.
