Leo Salem, BSc International Politics student, was chosen as the winner of the Saddlers Award at the Entrepreneurship and Employability Forum. His winning poster earned him a £1000 prize.
On Monday 11 March, City St George's students presented to over one hundred guests at the Entrepreneurship and Employability Forum, hosted by Saddlers Company at Saddlers Hall.
The students presented on various Entrepreneurship and Employability activities they have been involved with during their time at City St George's and created detailed posters to accompany their presentations. Guests were invited to examine the posters and vote on their favourite.
Leo's poster entitled: ‘Bridging Academia and Employment: Implementing City St George’s 2030 Vision Through Career Focus Modules’ highlighted City St George's impactful career-focused modules and how this has helped him and other students be prepared for future employment.
Vice President of City St George, University of London, Dr Sionade Robinson, and the Prime Warden, Hugh Taylor, were delighted to award a cheque for £1000 to Leo to put towards his employability journey. Leo shares:
“Winning feels amazing, it's great to see all the effort being rewarded at the end. Walking around the other stalls, it was a very insightful evening. Everyone had a great presentation, and anyone could have won.
"This win would also not be possible without a few people at City St George's who helped me by giving ideas about design, helping me conduct the research, and giving me moral support." He adds.
"City St George's Careers team has been amazing with this whole process and held an online class to guide everyone in the right way in terms of design and how to present. City St George's has supported me and provided quality education which helped me in gaining necessary skills to complete projects such as this.”
Leo Salem, BSc International Politics (2025)
City St George's is taking employability to the next level
City St George's is among the first UK universities to make professional experience and career-focused modules part of every undergraduate course.
City St George's Career Activation programme now includes career-focused modules to help students explore a wide range of job options in their chosen field. These modules, led by City St George’s Career consultants and academics, focus on skills employers want and feature insights from alumni and industry experts talking about their career paths.
Leo's study focuses on City St George's 2030 Vision and Strategy, which highlights the importance of career education. Leo conducted independent research to understand City St George's students' feelings about their future careers and the support provided by the University. He surveyed 130 students, finding that those enrolled in career-focused modules report greater confidence and have begun taking steps towards achieving their desired careers.