May 9
Bright Futures recently hosted a conference attended by 120 students from over 40 universities, schools and colleges; careers advisers from 28 universities and 30 employers.
Click here to download the conference report on discussions about shaping the employability agenda to help students and new graduates meet economic and social challenges.
May 2
Wednesday 5th June
Thursday 6th June
Friday 7th June
The Careers and Employability Service will be offering workshops as follows:
On Commercial Awareness / Clueless! / Managing your e-Presence / CV Workshops / Job Applications & Interviews / How to Stand Out from the Crowd: An Employer’s Perspective / How to Impress an Employer / Personal Branding / Understanding Commercial Awareness.
Further information coming very soon.
Target Audience: Final Year Students, but also open to all who are interested.
Apr 10
This month sees one of Wales’ prominent graduate placement providers celebrate its tenth anniversary. To help mark this milestone, GO Wales; Wales’s flagship graduate employability project, has contacted some of the 6,500 who have benefited from paid Work Placements with local businesses up and down the country to find out how they are getting on.
In the 10 years since its inception, GO Wales, a project funded by the Welsh Government and European Social Fund, has been the link between employment and personal development for numerous graduates looking for their big break in the world of work. The project supports the development and retention of graduates’ high level skills, knowledge and innovative potential in businesses in Wales, particularly small and medium sized businesses.
“Leaving university will always be a challenging time, said GO Wales Marketing Manager, Alysha Morgan. GO Wales is the middle man in the process helping local businesses source smart, efficient and enthusiastic graduates who are keen to show their potential in their dream job.”
“The current financial climate means it is harder for experienced professionals themselves to get a job, let alone graduates, so it is imperative that they build up a skill base to put university theory into real working practice. GO Wales is here to ensure that this process runs as smoothly as possible.”
Apr 9
The Physics Department and PHYSOC invite you to come and learn about what you can do with your physics degree.
Dr Neils Madsen from Physics has invited presenters from a range of industries (see below) as well as post-graduate options and teacher training. You will also hear what you can do now to improve your CV, even before your studies are over. Many of the guests are ex-Swansea students and you will have an opportunity to talk with them informally after all of them have had a chance to present what they do now and how their physics studies brought them there.
This event will take place in Fulton House – Dining Room B on Wednesday 17th April at 2.00 pm.
For the first hour our guests will present what they do and how physics graduates play a role in their organization. In the second hour the Physics Department will host a small buffet and you are invited to mingle and talk to the guests in a less formal setting to learn more about potential opportunities.
Industries represented:
Apr 8
Civitatis International is a think-tank based in the City of London that convenes policy seminars for the Ambassadors to the Court of St James’s. They also train future young leaders in Global Thinking about future challenges and solutions of relevance to former Heads of State through our Junior Associate Traineeship Programme, which has a 100% success rate in helping our graduates in securing Policy Jobs that pay £24,000 per annum: www.civitatis.eu/traineeships.
Civitatis are now offering students of International Relations, Politics and the Social Sciences the opportunity to apply for a place on their Global Thinking Summer School in the City of London & Canary Wharf that will include a class on ‘How to Get a Job in Politics’.
Further information on the Global Summer School can be found at www.civitatis.eu/summer-school
Apr 8
Download details of the latest international opportunities and events for students and graduates.
Current open positions include:
Mar 19
The Directorate General for Interpretation and Conferenences of the European Parliament will be at the London National Career Guidance Show (20-21 March , Olympia 2), for the first time this year. This will be your chance to learn more about the career opportunities offered by the European Parliament in the field of conference interpretation.
Experienced staff interpreters from the European Parliament will be present to provide you with useful information on the qualifications and skills required to become a conference interpreter working for the European Parliament and answer questions on the challenges and opportunities of this profession.
One interactive round table and 3 conferences will be held in a dedicated area close to their stand (no. 131).
Wednesday 20 March, 10:30:
Round table on “Conference interpreting at the European Union”
Wednesday 20 March, 1:30:
“Training in conference interpreting”,
Alison Graves, Head of Training Unit ,
Directorate General for Interpretation and Conferences
Thursday 21 March, 10:30:
“Conference interpreting – A typical student profile”,
Miguel Gomes, Head of English Language Unit,
Directorate General for Interpretation and Conferences
Thursday 21 March, 1:30:
“The interpreting profession - Careers at the European Parliament”,
Miguel Gomes, Head of English Language Unit,
Directorate General for Interpretation and Conferences
Mar 13
Admiral Group Plc have a new job alerts platform that you can access at https://admiraljobs.co.uk/vacancies/register/.
Click here to explore different business areas and roles with Admiral.
Mar 13
Current open positions include:
Calling All Recent Graduates
Work Experience? Travel? Further Study?
Combine all 3 and spice up your CV
An exciting opportunity for UK graduates to take part in a unique work placement programme in India.
The UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) is offering a work placement programme commencing 18 March 2013 which will be delivered by The University of Dundee and Sannam S4. A Global Internship Graduate Certificate India (GIGCI) will be offered on successful completion of the programme. The programme allows students to participate in paid internships with multi-national employers in India.
The UKIERI Work Placement Programme is aimed at recent graduates or postgraduates from any UK University.
Applicants for the programme will:
The Global Internship Certificate India (GIGCI) builds on the success of the University of Dundee’s Scottish Internship Graduate Certificate (SIGC) which has been running since 2009.
Students will attend a 2 week induction at Dundee University before flying out to India. They will then undertake career planning modules and a 3 to 5 month internship with a multi national organisation.
If you have any questions regarding the programme, please send your enquiry to: gigc-i@dundee.ac.uk or Dr Lynsay Pickering (GIGCI co-ordinator) on 01382 384017.
Useful websites to look at
Feb 14
An Army recruitment officer will be visiting Careers and Employability on Tuesday 26 February 2013. If you would like an appointment for an informal interview to find out more about career options with the Army, please telephone 01792 513266, or call in at the Careers Helpdesk on Level 3 of the Library.
Feb 11
Do you want to be part of an award winning team working to develop brighter futures for children all over Wales and the South West?
Do you want to work in Dance, Drama, Music, Art or Sport and increase your chances of long-term fulfilling employment after university?
SuperStars are looking for subject specialists with passion and positivity to work in their partner primary schools.
To find out more, visit their website at www.super-stars.org.uk and join SuperStars on their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SuperStarsTalentPool. The journey starts with a click!
SuperStars have lots of current employees on their Facebook page who can answer your questions about working for them.
Feb 4
TARGETjobs, in collaboration with some of the best-known names in graduate recruitment – Ernst & Young, E.ON, Laing O’Rourke, Mayer Brown, EDF Energy, Mars, Nestle, Gazprom, Marks & Spencer, Barclays, Rolls-Royce and Enterprise Rent-A-Car – has launched the 2013
The rewards are great: winners’ prizes include internships and all-expenses paid trips to New York, Florida, Brazil, Borneo and continental Europe and the final 10 students in each Award will be invited to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards in Canary Wharf London on 19 April, 2013 where the winners will be announced.
There are 12 Awards up for grabs to identify the top undergraduates in Law, Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Construction Engineering and Design, IT and Computer Science, Maths and Economics, Management, Low Carbon plus three special Awards open to students from any discipline, one for undergraduates who have just finished their first year of study; one for those with leadership potential and one for those demonstrating ‘commercial excellence’.
In addition, there is a new Award this year for female undergraduates from all disciplines, sponsored by Rolls-Royce, who are keen to show that a top engineering company has very many opportunities for ambitious women.
There are more details about the Awards and how to enter at:
http://undergraduateoftheyear.com
There are six awards. The first four are for technical/engineering undergraduates and the last two are for ANY DISCIPLINE:
1. The IT and Computer Science Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Marks & Spencer
Aimed at penultimate year students studying computer science, IT, electronics, electrical engineering, physics and related disciplines
2. The Construction Engineering and Design Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by Laing O’Rourke
Aimed at penultimate year students studying civil, mechanical, electrical, or any related engineering degree
3. The Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by E.ON
Aimed at pre-final year students studying mechanical and electrical engineering only
4. The Low Carbon Undergraduate of the Year Award, sponsored by EDF Energy
Aimed at pre-final year students studying engineering and physical sciences
5. The First Year of the Year Award, sponsored by Ernst and Young
Aimed at second year students studying any degree
6. The Undergraduate of the Year Award for Commercial Excellence, sponsored by Nestle
Aimed at penultimate year students studying any degree
Jan 30
Tuesday 5th February
17:00 – 18:00
Keir Hardy – Room 216
Teach English in China is a programme dedicated to sending qualified applicants to China. It is run in conjunction with CEAIE, a not for profit wing of the Ministry of Education, Beijing. Applicants must be graduates (those graduating in July 2013 are eligible to apply), fluent English speakers and preferably UK citizens. Any degree subject is accepted.
Teachers are provided with an international airfare, a furnished campus apartment free of charge and a local teacher’s salary. Local support is provided by English speaking staff at CEAIE. Placements are in cities throughout China and are in recognised schools and universities. Friends can be placed together.
The programme runs from mid-August 2013 until the end of June 2014. There are also a number of spaces available in February 2013.
To register and book your place to attend this talk, go to http://swansea.prospects.ac.uk/index.html.
Once you have registered and/or logged in:-
Jan 30
An Army recruitment officer will be visiting Careers and Employability on Tuesday 12 February 2013. If you would like an appointment for an informal interview to find out more about career options with the Army, please telephone 01792 513266, or call in at the Careers Helpdesk on Level 3 of the Library.
Jan 23
The Blind in Business charitable trust helps blind and partially sighted people into work. This open day will take place between 11.00 and 14.00 on 30th January at:
Blind in Business Office
1 London Wall Buildings
London Wall
London
EC2M 5PG
Refreshments will be provided.
This event will provide:
For more information call 0207 588 1885
OR email: media@blindinbusiness.org.uk
Jan 14
This will be an informal event to give students the opportunity to come and meet some of the staff from PwC Swansea together with their recruitment team over a pizza and a drink.
It’s open to students from any year group and it will complement the activities that PwC will be doing during Employability week. Students need to sign up online at http://www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student/ourevents/find-out-more-events.jhtml.
Jan 14
PwC still have vacancies for most of their business areas including full time roles, summer internships, undergraduate work placements and their shadow a female leader scheme. However, some offices are filling up fast so students should be encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Click here to sign up for a PwC Insight Day. Events include Technology Specific Insight Days.
Dec 10
The NHS Healthcare Scientist Training Programme opens in January 2013. Some early information has been released for science undergraduates and graduates about the scheme:
Dec 6
Blind in Businessis a registerd charity that helps blind and partially sighted students into work through their Training and Employment Services. All their services are free to students.
Visit http://www.blindinbusiness.co.uk/ for more information.