OPERATION GROUNDSWELL: BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE

Operation Groundswell is a non-profit organization that takes young adults out of the classroom and into the world for hands-on learning and meaningful volunteer experience. We’re looking for students who want to backpack with a purpose!

If you’re into cultural exchange, fulfilling community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure, be sure to apply before our deadline on February 13! Spots are filling up fast!

 www.backpackingwithapurpose.org

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DISCOVER YOUR FUTURE AT OUR RESEARCH, DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT RECRUITMENT EVENT

15th & 16th March at the Paintworks in Bristol

We’re always on the lookout for forward-thinking engineers to create the next generation of Dyson technology.

Our famous Research, Design & Development team (RDD) are hosting a recruitment event aimed specifically at engineers who want the freedom to invent, pursue their ideas and push technological boundaries.

Great things are happening here at Dyson. Not only are we working on some incredible new projects, but we’re continuing to invest heavily in our UK RDD centre. Which tells you two things. Firstly, that we’re doing fantastically well as a global business. Secondly, just how vitally important engineers are to us. In many ways, engineers are Dyson.

So whether your background is mechanical engineering, technology or science, if your future is all about engineering innovation, you need to attend this event. Register your attendance here: http://www.careers.dyson.com/jobs/job.aspx?id=3934

Enterprisers 2013

What is Enterprisers?

Enterprisers is a four-day residential course aimed at ambitious and energetic individuals looking to unlock their entrepreneurial potential. It is fun, action-oriented, practical and based on experiential learning, i.e. learning by doing. Enterprisers equips students with the skills to spot enterprising opportunities, develop self-efficacy and to apply more entrepreneurial ways of thinking to any research or project through a process of knowledge, activity and reflection.

“By the end of the week, a number of potential ideas had evolved which may well form the core of future business initiatives.” William Farr (University of Cambridge)

Key benefits:

  • Unlocking creativity and a ‘can-do attitude’
  • Inspiring and stimulating new ideas for an enterprise or enterprising projects
  • Unleashing creativity
  • Learning practical approaches to creative thinking and identifying opportunities
  • Developing basic business know-how
  • Developing local and global networks

Further information about the programme is available on the CfEL web site at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisers/index.html

There is a programme brochure available to download at http://www.cfel.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/enterprisers/forms/form_requestbrochure.html

CRCC Asia is a specialist China consulting and recruitment organisation, having over fifty years of China expertise within the Senior Management team. We are proud to be partnering and working with the British Council, Shanghai, to offer a scholarship for the successful applicant to undertake a one month general business internship at the British Council, Shanghai in June, July or August 2013. The scholarship is entitled the CRCC Asia-British Council Scholarship for a Student with a Disability. Further information regarding the scholarship can be found on our website here: http://www.crccasia.com/disability-scholarship/

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Economics Symposium

We are OMK, a student organization from Royal Holloway, University of London, and we will be hosting a one day Economics Symposium at the Millbank Centre in London on Saturday, March 23, 2013. The main topic of the event is “The Road To Recovery From The Economic Crisis – Perspectives Of Different Industry Leaders”.

The event is open to any student.

Details and the online application form can be found on www.les-2013.org

LPC TASTER SESSION – be an NCLT LPC student for the afternoon!

16 February 2013, 2pm to 4pm, Coventry University

If you are interested in taking the LPC, then you will not want to miss NCLT’s taster session. This informal and fun event will give you a real insight into the LPC and studying with NCLT. You will have the opportunity to take part in a negotiation skills workshop and CV & covering letter exercise.

  • Meet NCLT’s friendly tutors
  • Practice your negotiation skills
  • Identify what firms are looking for in a trainee and how to draft a CV and covering letter
  • Find out more about how NCLT teach the LPC

Open to all LLB students.

Places on the workshop are limited, so book your place today by signing up to the event via our website or by emailing events@nclt.co.uk

Law Careers Evening, Birmingham City Centre, Colmore Gate – 27 February

This is a reminder to book your place on NCLT’s Law Careers evening taking place on Wednesday 27th February, 5.30pm to 8pm. The careers event is a great opportunity to meet regional law firms and organisations (such as Wragge & Co, Weightmans, Shoosmiths, SGH Martineau, Irwin Mitchell and Leading Lawyers mentoring service) and receive face-to-face careers advice. So if you are looking to secure a training contact, we recommend that you attend.

Advance booking required: email events@nclt.co.uk today or sign up online via our website. We hope to see you there!