How are you under pressure? Are you prepared to put your reactions, character, fitness and hand / eye skills to the test in our Royal Navy and Royal Air Force Challenge Dome at this year’s Freeze Festival 2013 in London?

A short series of high pressure and exciting challenges will show whether you have the unique blend of skills and attitude needed to build a rewarding career that could take you around the world in any one of a number of roles that make a difference. Give it a try and open the door to a rewarding career that could mean working to resolve conflict in the world’s battle zones, or sailing in to help in a humanitarian crisis.

Tickets for Freeze 2013 start from £9.10 for a one-day pass (every day except Saturday), and can be purchased here. Highlights range from authentic alpine food stalls and parties in apres ski bars to electric performances by top music acts. The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force are giving away two pairs of VIP tickets on Saturday 30^th November. For your chance to win, email “RN” or “RAF” to forcesatfreeze@m-is.com There will also be daily prizes for the competitors who come top of our Challenge Dome Ieaderboard.

Workshops

• Monday 11 November,   6.00pm  Practising Online Aptitude Tests
• Tuesday 12 November, 1.00pm Performing at Assessment Centres – This workshop gives you the opportunity to take part in a group exercise and to reflect on your experience, so that you will feel more prepared for assessment centres.
• Tuesday 12 November,  6.00pm  Job Hunting in the UK/Abroad for International Students – How to find jobs, work opportunities and companies both in the UK and abroad, using careers resources available to you at Loughborough University.
• Wednesday 13 November, 1.00pm  Excelling at Interviews – This is a practical workshop to help you prepare for interviews and improve your interview technique. During the session you’ll practise your interview skills in a safe and relaxed environment.
• Wednesday 13 November, 2.00pm  Enterprise – Setting up your own Business
• Wednesday 13 November, 3.00pm   Using Social Media for Job Hunting
•  Wednesday 13 November, 6.00pm  Professional Work Experience Induction
• Thursday 14 November, 1.00pm  Perfecting your CV
• Thursday 14 November,  3.00pm   Professional Work Experience Induction

Loughborough Employability Award Induction Sessions

• Monday 11 November, 4.00pm
• Thursday 14 November, 10.00am
•  Friday 15 November, 10.00am

Investigating Careers in…

Thursday 14 November  Choosing a Career – CANCELLED

Please call into the CEC or visit our website and book your place at www.careers.lboro.ac.uk

The following employers will be on campus this week:

• 11^th November, Atkins, Drop In – Wolfson School, 11am to 3pm
• 11^th November, Tata, Presentation – W004, Sir David Davies, 6.30pm
• 12^th November, Unilever, Presentation – D202, James France, 6.30pm
• 12^th November, GE, Drop In – Wolfson School, 11am to 3pm
• 12^th November, CCUSA, Presentation – J002 EHB, 6.30pm
• 12^th November, Jaguar Land Rover, Women in Engineering Presentation and Reception – J104 and Atrium, 6.30pm
• 13^th November, Accenture, Skills Session – D002, James France, 2pm
• 14^th November, Microsoft, Garage – James France Exhibition Hall, 10am to 4pm
• 14^th November, Champions Life, Presentation – CC029a, James France, 6.30pm
• 14^th November, PWC, Recruiter in Residence one-to-one session – K115, Herbert Manzoni, 10-4pm

For further details and to attend any of the events above please sign up at Careers Online

Do you want to kick-start your career and find your dream job? Have you always wondered what will make you stand out from the crowd and how you can increase your value in the job market? Do you want to learn how to present your skills and experience in order to reach and engage with international employers? Do you ask yourself how you can effectively search for internships and how to succeed in interviews?

Find out how you can boost your employability during the EADS live day on 19th November!

During the EADS live day, you will gain helpful tips and tricks on how to create an international CV and how to build your own personal brand. Seize the chance to interact live with our internship recruiters from France, Germany, Spain and the UK and ask them your questions!

Register now!