The initiative won the North West Educational Partnership Award 2024
The Talent Hub focuses on connecting talented students with Derry~Londonderry employers to help them build their professional networks whilst committing future talent to the North West region. Supporting the transition from education into the working world and as part of the Global Business and Enterprise degree offerings at Ulster University, in excess of 100 second-year students will complete four workshops delivered by academic experts and FinTrU’s team of professionals.
The series of workshops has been created to empower students with the skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities they need to enhance their potential for future employability, whilst ensuring the next generation of talent is aligned with employer needs. Each session will focus on a different aspect of essential career development themes, helping students to develop and advance their confidence and professional skills, build networking skills and business acumen, including what to expect during a job application process, from crafting compelling CV’s to sharpening their interview skills.
Speaking on the ‘Talent Hub’ collaborative partnership, Kathleen McDermott, FinTrU, Executive Director said: “After a hugely successful collaboration last year, we are delighted to be partnering with Ulster University Business School once again for the 2024 Talent Hub. We will be playing our part in helping to guide and advise aspiring local business students as they look towards building their future careers. Our FinTrU Placement Programme for 2025/26 is now open for applications and we welcome interest from students who wish to supercharge their career at FinTrU – right here in the North West.”
Dr Mary Crossan, Lecturer in Business Enterprise at Ulster University said: “We are delighted to be continuing the partnership with FinTrU for ‘’The Talent Hub 2024” and we appreciate their outstanding efforts in co-creating this dynamic workshop series which has been a great success. FinTrU were our biggest local recruiter of business placement students last year because of this initiative.
“We will be running again a grand finale event in December; it was a great success last year and it is aimed at raising the profile of the students taking part in the Talent Hub. It is a great opportunity for the next generation of talent, to take to the stage to ‘pitch for placement’ aiming to impress the Great Hall audience of local employers with the hope of making an impression and aiding their opportunity for placement offers.”
Applications for FinTrU's Placement Programme 25/26 are now open.
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