Student placement opportunities

The Partnership Office and some of the current students visit the universities in January to give a presentation about the available jobs and to answer any questions from students. We encourage students to ask questions about the jobs either at the presentation or to contact us by email.

Job descriptions are sent to the universities placement teams and are available by contacting us by email. 

Students are asked to produce a separate application for each job that they are applying for. Each application should include a CV and a covering letter explaining why they would be a good match for the job. We do not offer interviews to every applicant, so covering letters should focus on skills relevant to public sector organisations rather than a generic reference to the candidate’s strengths.

The CV and covering letter must be sent to enquire.kentconnects@kent.gov.uk by the closing date. Late submissions will not be accepted.

Interviews are held in March and may be face to face or online. The Partnership Office will contact all students who have applied to confirm if they have been shortlisted. Students who are shortlisted for interview will be given a topic to prepare for discussion at the interview. Students who have interviews for multiple jobs should prepare the topic for each job.

Following interviews, the interviewing managers will contact the candidates to advise them of the interview results. If students would like feedback following their interviews, they should contact the Partnership Office.

All contract arrangements are managed by the employing organisation not Kent Connects. Students who are appointed will be contacted by the interviewing manager.

Kent Connects organises two meetings during the year for the KITA students to share experiences and to support each other working on their logbooks. The meetings take place in the autumn and spring at times and locations convenient to all students.