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Part of UKTSU's Careers Development Scheme, the event which was launched last year, offers aspiring school students one to one mentorship for UCAS applications, careers talks at schools throughout London and one to one interview preparation.
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Over 30 professionals from UKTSU’s network attended the event to provide free advice, work placement opportunities and CV guidance to the students. There were representatives from medicine, dentistry, science, research, finance, business, IT, engineering and law, including top companies such as ATOS, Duncan Lewis and TFL.
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"As ever we've tried to pull all our resources and contacts together to hold this event to provide the Tamil youth with exactly that, and the feedback from the students has been great" she added.
Bustling with students keen to excel in their chosen professions as well as those looking for inspiration, the event provided a great networking opportunity for all who attended and many left with direct contacts and opportunities for work placements as well as clear guidance on their career path.
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UKTSU, a registered charity in the UK, undertakes humanitarian and livelihood projects in the North-East of the island of Sri Lanka, with many students and professionals in the UK getting involved.
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"As part of our ethos of empowering Tamil youth, we strongly believe in supporting students here in the UK. It is as equally important as the future of Tamil students back home, which our other projects focus on," Ms Balaskandan added.
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