Loughborough Employability Award

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If you would like to ask any questions or find out how to be enrolled on the Award, either book on a 50 minute induction session or make a 15 minute Award appointment to see one of the team, via Careers Online

We have two induction sessions this term: Thursday 1st May 1.30pm – 2.30pm and Wednesday 14th May 2-3pm.

We also have two drop-in sessions in Bridgeman Building: Thursday 8th May 1-2pm and Tuesday 20th May 1.30pm – 2.30pm. (no need to book)

The award scheme is open until the 18th June 2014 this academic year for first, second and penultimate year undergraduate students.

Next Generation Rail conference

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11 June 2014
Optional site visits – Social event

12 – 13 June 2014
Conference – SkillShops – Dinner

Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester

Now in its 2nd year, Next Generation Rail has been created for early-career researchers, PhD students and young professionals who would like to get involved in the rail industry and enhance their professional development within their studies and career.  The conference will offer a great opportunity to network, attend skill-focussed workshops, find out about the many opportunities that rail has to offer and take part in a number of competitions with a number of cash prizes up for take!

This event is a unique opportunity to be part of the future vision for the railway and learn how innovation can drive your projects and your career… from seed to success

For more info and to register, visit: www.rruka.org.uk
Or follow #NextGenRail on Twitter for updates

Preparing for a global career

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Thinking of an international career? Are you planning to look for a graduate job with overseas opportunities?

This 3 week interactive course aims to help you to develop an awareness of different cultures to support you in the recruitment process and in your future career. Participating in the course will provide you with an insight into different cultures, with a view to conducting business in a culture that is different from your own.

You will be expected to participate fully in all three workshops, wherever possible, to gain the most out of the course. The course is being run by the Careers and Employability Centre and the English Language Support Service.

The event is open to UK, EU and international undergraduate and post graduate students from any degree subject or year group.

Participation will count as an activity towards the Loughborough Employability Award, with attendance at 2 out of 3 workshops gaining 5 points towards the Award.

Dates: The workshops will run each Wednesday from 2pm – 4pm on the following dates:

ALL the workshops include interactive exercises.

Graduate Management Training Scheme

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Do you have what it takes to be a leader in social care?

Join our Graduate Management Training Scheme

We are looking for exceptional graduates who have a passion for wanting to make  difference in social care to join our Graduate Management Training Scheme.

The National Skills Academy for Social Care’s Graduate Management Training Scheme recruits graduates of the highest calibre to join the sector. Those accepted into the scheme are given a trainee position with a care provider – and the opportunity to hit the ground running in a social care career.

The Scheme provides exceptional graduates with a year of management and leadership experience through a paid placement in a social care organisation.

Trainees receive:

  • Full-time one-year work placement with a social care employer
  • 12-month bursary
  • Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) Level 4 qualification
  • Social care development days
  • Action learning sets
  • Work experience in a range of social care settings

This programme is supported by the Department of Health and is now in its fifth year.

If you think this might be for you, find out more at
www.nsasocialcare.co.uk/programmes

Direct Your Career – Workshops

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Summer 2014

Book via Careers Online

Wed 30 April Practising Online Aptitude Tests 2.00pm – 3.00pm N004 Haslegrave
Wed 30 April Preparing for a Global Career – Introduction to culture, language and body language 2.00pm – 4.00pm BRI.2.08
Wed 30 April Finding a Placement (talk) 4.30pm – 5.30pm SMB.0.08
Thurs 1 May Loughborough Employability Award Induction 1.30pm – 2.20pm BRI.2.12
Tues 6 May Effective Career Networking 1.00pm – 3.00pm K124 HMB
Tues 6 May Excelling at Interviews 5.00pm – 6.30pm K124 HMB
Wed 7 May Preparing for a Global Career – The Culture of business 2.00pm – 4.00pm K109 HMB
Tues 13 May Non-EEA Students: Job Hunting in the UK and Abroad (talk) 6.00pm – 7.30pm J104 EHB
Wed 14 May Loughborough Employability Award Induction 2.00pm – 2.50pm BRI.2.12
Wed 21 May Preparing for a Global Career – Developing inter-cultural competence 2.00pm – 4.00pm BRI.2.08

Next Gen events

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There’s never been a better time to join the IT sector…

The IT industry is growing at twice the UK average, this sector recruits 129,000 new people each year and 18% of this growth is forecast to come from people like you*.

• Are you a school leaver looking for an apprenticeship in IT?
• Are you about to graduate and looking for the next step?
• Would you like to meet people looking to hire?
• Do you to want to know what skills to develop to increase your chances of employability?
• Would you like to find out more about working in the Oracle space?

If you answered ‘Yes’ to any of the above, then NextGen events are for you!

How it works:

1. Register your interest
2. Upload your CV for employers to view
3. Attend an event to meet the employer#

You can still upload your CV for consideration by employers even if you
can’t make one our events.

Register today at www.ukoug.org/nextgen

School of Business and Economics Masters Open Day

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School of Business and Economics Masters Open Day on Wednesday 30th April & 1st May 2014, 12.30- 3.30pm

Are you interested in furthering your career prospects with a postgraduate degree here at Loughborough?

Book your place at the School of Business and Economics’ Masters Open Day on Wed 30th April (12:30-3:30pm) to find out how a 1-year full-time postgraduate degree in Management, Finance, Information Management or Economics could boost your career.

  • Sample two short taster-lectures from some of our academics in Marketing, Finance, Information Management and International Management
  • Find out about our competitive scholarships, including discounts for Loughborough graduates
  • Meet current students and staff and get all the detail on our programmes you need
  • A buffet lunch is included

Find out more >

Spaces are limited, so please book your place! 

Balloon Kenya – volunteering

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Balloon Kenya – volunteer work in Kenya for 6 weeks with budding local entrepreneurs.

http://www.balloonkenya.com

“The first week is an entrepreneurship and innovation course and this covers design thinking, business planning and testing. It is a brilliant curriculum for those who don’t know much about business but would like to learn, and it’s taught really interactively and visually so suited to all kinds of learning/backgrounds, and not just business students! It has benefited me greatly, especially as I want to start my own business with (hopefully) my own product after final year”.  (Loughborough Product Design student)

Visit the web site for more information. Closing date for this year: Monday 28th April 2014. http://www.balloonkenya.com/apply/

OutSTANDing! Nimlok’s student marketing competition 2014

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Who is Nimlok? www.nimlok.co.uk

Nimlok is a leading global provider of exhibition stands and displays. We create stunning exhibition stands for the UK’s fastest growing brands. We work with marketers to understand their objectives to offer much more than just an architectural solution. We combine creative stand design with on-stand digital engagement tools to maximise our clients’ exhibiting experience and help improve their return on investment.

What is OutSTANDing?

Face to face marketing is a key marketing discipline. This new student competition sets out to find a winning event marketing campaign that provides an intelligent solution to achieving the objectives of each exhibiting brief.

Who can enter?
The competition is open to all UK marketing students in Higher Education aged 18+

How do I enter?
• Choose one of the three briefs below
• Submit your entry by the deadline and email to samantha.thomsett@nimlok.co.uk or submit by post to OutSTANDing, c/o Samantha Thomsett, Head of Marketing, Nimlok House, Booth Drive, Park Farm, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 6NL. Please read the terms and conditions for the details we need to accompany your entry.
• Final deadline – Entries to be received by 31st May 2014.

Adjudication
All entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts. The adjudication will take place w/c 9th June 2014
The winner will be announced w/c 16th June 2014

The Prize
The winning entrant will win £300. We will invite the winner to visit us at Marketing Week Live 2014, Olympia 25th June to collect their prize. There will be a photo opportunity and further publicity will be generated via Nimlok’s blog and social media

Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award 2014

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The Autocar-Courland Next Generation Award is a national competition to identify, support and develop top automotive talent of the future in which entrants from UK universities are invited to answer the brief below as set by Autocar’s editor-in­-chief Steve Cropley. The winner will receive £7,500 and one month’s work experience at each of the leading automotive organisations supporting the award: McLaren Automotive, Jaguar Land Rover, Peugeot, Skoda and Toyota.
 Apply now