May 21
5th, 6th and 7th June 2013
The Careers and Employability Service will be offering workshops as follows:
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.
Click here to download the programme.
Target Audience: Final Year Students but also open to all who are interested in attending.
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.
Mar 28
Penna, a global Human Resources services group, carried out a survey of 96 employers between July and October 2012 which you can download here. It focuses on how recruiters use Social Media both personally and professionally, looking to gauge their success with regard to monitoring and managing their reputation, as well as covering more controversial issues such as using Social Media for recruitment and selection. It also addresses the question of how applicants’ online presence may affect their employment prospects.
“The majority of companies have no policy in place for how Social Media should be used as part of the recruitment process; all the same, social content is still widely used to evaluate candidates. The message here is probably primarily for candidates – manage your accounts carefully and be clear in the segregation of your profiles between personal and professional. For recruiters there is clearly a need to think carefully about whether social information can be used to inform recruitment – as people share more, Social Media could well provide valuable insights as long as the information gained can be used objectively.”
As recently as 2010, Human Resources management generally felt uncomfortable about using Social Media for recruitment, but two years on the majority of graduate recruiters actively use it and support its use. They recognise the importance of monitoring their own online presence across blogs, chatrooms, online news stories, Twitter, Facebook etc, and managing their branding in order to be the employer of choice and attract the best applicants.
Feb 7
The Writer are a UK business language consultancy who have worked with careers advisers in UK Universities over the past two years to offer undergraduates (2nd years) the chance to take part in their two day word experience. It’s like work experience, but wordy. A group of 20 students came and spent time with The Writer in a work-shop-type way where they covered practical things like how to improve their CV and cover letter writing. But the bigger point of the two days though was to get the English Literature students thinking in a wider way about the possibilities of a career in writing. There isn’t only the option of being a novelist or a journalist – there is so much more.
Applications are now open for the 2013 Word Experience…experience which is taking place on the 11th and 12th of April.
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
Dec 4
Monday, 18 February 2013 from 10:00 to 19:00 (GMT)
This event is for undergraduates and recent graduates interested in ecological careers. Visit http://youngecobes.eventbrite.co.uk/ for more information. Tickets cost £10 and can be bought online.
There will be a series of inspiring talks on a wide range of ecological career paths, followed by useful career management workshops discussing your CV and online presence.
Discover your next steps during the Q&A session, before networking with the experts who can make it happen!
Oct 9
GO Wales can help you get a head start in today’s competitive job market. They have a dedicated team here on campus to help you find quality work experience that can improve your CV and employability.
GO Wales Work Tasters are organised according to your needs. They are bespoke periods of work experience designed to help you make informed career choices. Tasters are short, flexible and enable students and graduates to gain experience of working in a particular career, industry or business sector.
Work Tasters:
Some work taster examples include:
If you’d like to take part in the scheme, visit www.gowales.co.uk and register for a Work Taster, telling us more about what you are looking for, when you are available etc. You’ll then be invited in to meet with one of the team and discuss your ideas further. If you have any queries, you can email worktasters@swansea.ac.uk or call 01792 606719.
Oct 3
Just a quick reminder about our Careers Fair on Thursday:-
Time: 10.00 am – 3.00 pm, 4th October 2012
Venue: Marquee in front of Fulton House
Sep 6
Time: 10.00 am – 3.00 pm, 4th October 2012
Venue: Marquee in front of Fulton House
May 31
Final year students – get ready for work!
Tuesday 12th – Friday 15th June 2012
Swansea Employability Academy and the Careers & Employability Service are hosting a series of workshops for final year students. These workshops are designed to improve your knowledge and skills in the job application and interview process and to help to prepare yourself ready for the employment sector.
Mar 20
The Society of Biology and several of their Member Organisations have recently produced a careers resource for undergraduate bioscience students:- ‘Next Steps: Options after a Bioscience Degree‘.
The guide includes information about:
Mar 14
Check out the Bright Futures newsletter where you can view their new e-magazine in full. It’s full of great advice, information, guidance and employer opportunities.
Being part of the Bright Futures Society at Swansea University can help you develop the employability skills that businesses need, and get you in the know about jobs, internships, mentoring programmes, training conferences, webinars and lots more.
Feb 23
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK YOUR PLACE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE TALKS BELOW.
please go to the Careers Helpdesk or go to
http://www.swan.ac.uk/careers/careerstalksevents/
Register here to view details and book online to attend talks and presentations.
Once you have registered and logged in, click on:
Monday 27th February
12:30 – 13:30
CV Workshop GOWALES
“Linking on a daily basis with students and graduates undertaking work placements, the GO Wales PDA team are able to offer practical advice on how to enhance your current CV to meet the needs of potential employers and Industry Sectors.
Tuesday 28th February
12:30 – 13:30
CV Workshop GOWALES
“Linking on a daily basis with students and graduates undertaking work placements, the GO Wales PDA team are able to offer practical advice on how to enhance your current CV to meet the needs of potential employers and Industry Sectors.
Tuesday 28th February (Rescheduled Talk)
17:00 – 18:00
AWF
The talk will go over a number of marine based projects offering low cost research and conservation opportunities with cetaceans, shark, turtles, coral reef etc in the Canaries, Caribbean, Sri Lanka and West Africa. see www.awf-volunteeringabroad.org for blogs and details
Thursday 8th March
16:30 – 18:00
Enterprise Rent a Car
What Graduate Recruiters look For & Surviving Assessment Centres: The session will be an interactive workshop where I will take students through the job application process, interviews and to Assessment centers. Students will find out how to best succeed in these using their skills and experience and I will talk about what graduate recruiters are looking for in today’s competitive market. They will also have a chance to think about behavioral interviewing and take part in some real assessment center activities.
Tuesday 13th March
12:30 – 13:30
CV Workshop GOWALES
“Linking on a daily basis with students and graduates undertaking work placements, the GO Wales PDA team are able to offer practical advice on how to enhance your current CV to meet the needs of potential employers and Industry Sectors.
Tuesday 20th March
17:00 – 18:00
US-UK Fulbright Commission
Interested in studying in the US? The US-UK Fulbright Commission offers prestigious scholarship awards (in any field at any US university) for postgraduate study and research in the US, as well as a free advisory service for interested students. Join Fulbright advisors for a session on ‘Postgraduate Study in the US’ aimed at students applying for entry in 2013-14 and beyond. This session will give an overview of the US application process, including information on how to choose a degree programme, complete your applications and funding options including the Fulbright awards.
Thursday 22nd March
17:00 – 18:00
HSBC
Further information to follow.
We are also awaiting confirmation about talks by Leadbitter and Logica.
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PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU WILL NEED TO BOOK YOUR PLACE TO ATTEND ANY OF THE ABOVE TALKS
please go to the Careers Helpdesk or go to
http://www.swan.ac.uk/careers/careerstalksevents/
Register here to view details and book online to attend talks and presentations.
Once you have registered and logged in, click on:
Feb 16
RNIB Cymru is inviting blind and visually impaired students to a FREE five day residential course in Cardiff in July 2012.
The programme will guide you through the process of looking for employment, from job searching to interview techniques including:
This course is open to all blind and visually impaired students and ex-students who wish to gain employment. The course is limited to 16 students so book early!
Last year’s course participants said:
“I strongly believe that his course should be run as much as possible as the confidence, emotional security and practical skills it has given participants can not be underestimated.”
Who Can Apply
The course has been designed for blind and partially sighted students, or those who have recently left education, who either studied in or are resident in Wales and are interested in developing their employability skills and in looking for work.
When and where
16th to 20th July at the Holiday Inn Hotel in the centre of Cardiff.
Staffing
All the support staff and volunteers have undergone visual awareness training by RNIB Cymru. There will be staff resident for the whole week.
Cost: Free of charge
This includes:
Book your place today!
The deadline for the return of completed application forms is Friday 1st June 2012 (late applications will only be considered if places are still available)
When allocating places we depend on the information given on the application form to ensure that we have good staffing levels and safety arrangements in place therefore please give us as much information as possible.
For an application form or to discuss the course further please contact:
Doug Churchley Employment Advisor
Telephone: 07918072346
Email: doug.churchley@rnib.org.uk
Or
Helen Gummett-Preece, Employment Advisor
Telephone: 07833441305
Email: Helen.gummett-preece@rnib.org.uk
Feb 6
Here is some food for thought from Ron McGowan, author of “How to Find WORK in the 21st Century”:
“Clean up your online presence.
The first thing employers will do is to see what they can find out about you on the Internet. Are you ready for that? They may look at your Facebook page during the interview. Are you ready for that?
“Look for WORK, not a JOB.
Don’t scare off employers by communicating that you’re looking for a job and all the traditional benefits that go with it. Make it easy for them to hire you by making it clear that you are happy to accept part-time, temporary, or contract work. If you are equipped to work from home, tell them that too. It may appeal to them.
“Ditch the resume.
EVERYBODY is using a resume. In your initial contact with employers, make yourself stand out in a positive way with more creative tools that are marketing oriented and focused on the employer’s needs. It’s OK to have a resume to take to the interview. But first you have to get there.
“Think.
Put yourself in the shoes of any employer you plan to contact. Why would they be interested in you? What exactly do you have to offer them? Show them in your first contact with them that you know about them, the type of work they do and the industry they’re in. NEVER send out lots of resumes in a shotgun fashion.
“Why should we hire you?
Assume you’ll be asked this question during the interview and be ready to answer it. Focus on the key points you made in the material you sent to them. Those are what got you the interview.
“Bite your tongue.
Talking too much in the interview is among the biggest mistakes graduates make according to employers and recruiters. The more prepared you are for the interview, the less inclined you’ll be to ramble on.
“Do your homework.
There’s a wealth of information available on the employer’s web site. Amazingly, many graduates never take the time to thoroughly analyze this information and be ready to answer questions about it in the interview. It will also help if you can talk about some of the key issues going on in their industry.
“Create your own job.
Instead of waiting for someone to offer you a job, consider what millions of graduates around the world have been doing for years; i.e. operate as a freelancer. The following will give you an overview of the world of freelancing:
“Finally, you may get some business ideas at: www.springwise.com.”
Jan 16
The next Society of Biology Life Sciences Careers Conference will be held at the University of Westminster on Thursday 1st March 2012.
The Life Sciences Careers Conferences are aimed at undergraduates and recent graduates. They include presentations on a wide range of science-related careers, a CV workshop with tips on how to secure an interview for your perfect job, a chance to meet employers and find out about their organisations and the opportunity to mingle with the experts and ask questions over lunch and afternoon refreshments.
For more details about the event, please see the Life Sciences Careers Conference webpages. Registration for the conference is £10 per person; however members of the Society of Biology will receive a £10 refund for their ticket price at the end of the event.
Jan 16
Your Careers and Employability Service will be holding the following events during Employability Week:
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Event: Exhibition Stand and Display
Day: Everyday during Employability Week
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre, Central Hall
Visit the exhibition stand where you will find various information and leaflets and find out how the Careers and Go Wales Team can advise you further.
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To book your place on any of the workshops/talks outlined below, please go to the Events Page of the Careers and Employability Website at: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/careers/careerstalksevents/. If you have any difficulties with the online booking system please telephone 01792 513266 or call in at the Careers Helpdesk on Level 3 of the Library.
PLEASE NOTE: venues will be confirmed when you book.
CV workshops will be held each day from 1.00 – 2.00 pm in the Library and Information Centre.
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CV Workshop 1 Monday 23rd January
Facilitator: Jean Brokenshire, Careers Advisor
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre
A lunchtime practical workshop covering the key points on how to write your CV. This workshop is useful if you have not yet written your CV or if you need further help and advice. Please note we cannot give one to one help at this workshop as time does not allow. However, you can bring your own CV with you to the session if you wish.
Target Group – Level 1 students but also open to all levels
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CV Workshop 2 Tuesday 24th January
Facilitator: Paula Williams, Guidance and Placement Adviser, GO Wales
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre
GO Wales (Graduate Opportunity Wales) is a work experience scheme which offers a range of work experience and training opportunities in Wales, jobs and other resources to help you develop your career.
Work Placements are periods of project-based work experience with a company in Wales. They last from 6 to 12 weeks and are mainly in the field of marketing, IT, engineering, social/welfare, environmental, and business. You are paid at a minimum rate of £250 per week.
Work Tasters are unpaid work experience designed to help you make informed career choices. Tasters last from a three days up to two weeks, are flexible and enable you to gain experience of working in a particular career, industry or business sector such as publishing, journalism, TV, accountancy, environmental, hospitality and translation work.
GO Wales Academies: The Freelancer Academy is for graduates wishing to explore working on a freelance basis and the Graduate Academy is for graduates seeking additional support following graduation in order to maximise their career potential. Both Academies are free of charge.
We also advertise jobs and have a variety of other information on jobs and careers on our website www.gowales.co.uk
Target Group: Final year home, EU or EEA students and graduates only.
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CV Workshop 3 Wednesday 25th January
Facilitator: Zdravka Kamenova, Placement and Guidance Advisor, GO Wales
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre
A lunchtime practical workshop covering the key points on how to write your CV. This workshop is useful if you have not yet written your CV or if you need further help and advice. Please note we cannot give one to one help at this workshop as time does not allow. However, you can bring your own CV with you to the session if you wish.
Target Group – Level 1 students but also open to all levels
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CV Workshop 4 Thursday 26th January
Facilitator: Chris Cardew, Swansea Employability Award
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre
A lunchtime practical workshop covering the key points on how to write your CV. This workshop is useful if you have not yet written your CV or if you need further help and advice. Please note we cannot give one to one help at this workshop as time does not allow. However, you can bring your own CV with you to the session if you wish.
Target Group – Level 1 students but also open to all levels
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Event: Talk: NHS Graduate Management Training – Advanced Development Programme 2012
Date: Thursday 26th January 2012
Time: 1.00 – 2.00 pm
Venue: Fulton House
The Advanced Development Programme (Graduate) aims to provide a first step into NHS management for graduates – external or inservice – who have a passion for making a difference.
A Graduate Level Training Programme to develop emerging leaders for NHS Wales. In-service and external graduates are encouraged to apply through a challenging selection process, resulting in successful applicants being appointed to a real job role and innovative fast-track training programme with integrated postgraduate academic learning.
Applications open January 2012.
Appointments will commence in September 2012.
NB: The target audience are students in their final year graduating this summer or studying a post graduate course.
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CV Workshop 5 Friday 27th January
Facilitator: Janet George , Training Officer, Graduate Opportunities Wales www.gowales.co.uk
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre
“Linking on a daily basis with students and graduates undertaking work placements, the GO Wales PDA team are able to offer practical advice on how to enhance your current CV to meet the needs of potential employers and Industry Sectors.
During this session we will discuss the basics of effective CV writing, how to ‘sell’ yourself to potential employers, while also proving some practical tips on how to make the most of your educational talents and previous work experience. To get the most from this session, please bring along your current CV.” .
Target Group – 2nd year and final year students
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Event: Talk: Taking your first steps into the media
Facilitator: Ben Donovan, Programme Editor, Swansea City Football Club
Day: Friday 27th January
Time: 1pm – 2pm
Venue: Fulton House
Ben will talk about what it takes to get into journalism and some of the hurdles you may come across.
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To book your place on any of the workshops/talks outlined above, please go to the Events Page of the Careers and Employability Website at: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/careers/careerstalksevents/. If you have any difficulties with the online booking system please telephone 01792 513266 or call in at the Careers Helpdesk on Level 3 of the Library.
PLEASE NOTE: venues will be confirmed when you book.
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Event: Exhibition Stand and Display
Day: Everyday during Employability Week
Time: 9am – 5pm
Venue: Library and Information Centre, Central Hall
Visit the exhibition stand where you will find various information and leaflets and find out how the Careers and Go Wales Team can advise you further.
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Dec 6
EmployAbility is a not-for-profit organisation providing a free service to students and graduates with all disabilities, including dyslexia, long term illnesses or mental health conditions, to ease the transition from education to employment. They offer support, guidance and advice throughout the recruitment process and beyond from CV and application form writing, disability disclosure and reasonable adjustments to supporting them during their internship or graduate programme.
Legal career opportunities:
EmployAbility are currently recruiting disabled students/graduates for summer vacation work and training contracts with Herbert Smigh LLP, an international legal practice with over 1,400 lawyers across Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Click the following links for details:
Nov 23
And do you want something good for your CV?
A group of business students here at Swansea are looking for volunteers to work with a local primary school helping run an after school club with the children. They want you to give up 1-2 hours a week to help teach the children between February and April. By doing this, you achieve a FREE CRB CHECK as you are volunteers and this is something good for your CV’s when you leave university.
If you would like any more information and are interested in doing this, then please email 638579@swansea.ac.uk or ring 07816501608.
Sep 28
Wednesday 26 October 2011
The Law Society, London
10.00 am – 5.00 pm, plus reception
Click here for more information and to book online.
The Lawyers with Disabilities Division (LDD) of the Law Society has developed this one day mini-conference aimed at law students and trainees with disabilities who are considering a career as a solicitor.
The programme will be opened by the deputy vice president, Nick Fluck. During the day you will hear from Access to Work, explaining the help that is available to individuals and firms. LawWorks will talk about pro bono work and there will be a session on CV writing, the job application process and how to prepare for an interview. A panel will talk about their various careers and how they got to where they are now. Discussions will also look at the employers’ perspective of employing people with disabilities. Finally you will be given guidance on whether to declare a disability.
This FREE event is aimed at students undertaking a law degree and those who are about to start or are doing an LPC.
Venue
The Law Society’s Hall, 113 Chancery Lane, London
The Speakers
Nick Fluck, deputy vice president, The Law Society
Basil Rodrigues, Access to Work
Alison Ingram, LawWorks
Mark Hynes, director of governance & democracy,
London Borough of Lambeth
Dawn Dixon, founding partner, Webster Dixon LLP
Sarah Austin, Austins Solicitors
Alison Parkinson, Network Rail
Danusia Bzreznia, Children’s Legal Centre
Charles Clement, Employers’ Forum on Disability
Kieran Dunphy, Dale & Dunphy Solicitors
Zoe Wakeman, Eversheds
Peter Jones, Rawlison Butler Solicitors