As an international student you should all be automatically enrolled on these.

Workshops and resources offered by English Language Support Service.

• LUA010 – Language and Skills Workshops and Short Courses for International Students This workshop highlights how you can present your skills and experience positively on your CV or in your supporting statement on an application form when applying for placements or employment. It focuses on the use of appropriate language and structures. • use key positive language on a CV or supporting statement; • write an effective supporting statement.

•  LUA005 – Online Language and Skills Support Resources for International students 
• Welcome to this learning support module, which consists of resources and links aimed to help you with English language and academic skills whilst you are studying in your academic programmes. Select the area you need advice or support for from the menu of links below. Each link will take you to a page of resources which you can use according to your own specific needs.

• LUA014 – Writing Centre for Home students (it can also be used by International students)
• Online resources to help take your academic writing FROM GOOD TO GREAT!

Workshops and resources offered by the Library.

• LBA001 – Get the Know How: skills to succeed

• Get the Know-How is here to provide you with supporting material for all the academic skills workshops offered by the Library. We offer Face-to-face sessions, and online materials that you can work through at your own pace.

Student Circus has been created by two enterprising students working on a Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur visa.

**Dear International Students – we would love to hear your feedback if you have used the TRIAL version of Student Circus. What did you think ? Did you find it useful ? **

Student Circus is a niche job  search platform that enables internationals students to search for jobs in the UK with companies that can sponsor a Tier 2 visa for International Students.

For a video of what Student Circus have to offer, please see here

For further information about Student Circus, please see the website or contact the founders
Tripti  Maheshwari   tripti@studentcircus.com
and Dhruv Krishnaraj dhruv@studentcircus.com

Please bear in mind this is a new product on the market. We will be asking for any feedback from any Loughborough University students who have trialled this product in Semester 2.

Article from Daily Muse about how to answer ‘What are your greatest strengths’ for people who find this a difficult question:

https://www.themuse.com/advice/a-better-way-for-modest-people-to-answer-what-are-your-greatest-strengths?ref=recently-published-1

Tools on our website to help you research your career.
Research different career areas here.
Case studies of what other students have gone onto can found here.
Statistics on graduate destinations from your degree can be found here.

Digital Interviews
42% of large employers are now using digital interveiws in the early stages of their recruitment (up from 6% 4 years ago).
Practise your interview responses and view your performance with Career Network’s new tool, Sonru. More details on our website.
Also Interview Skills Session with Atos IT Service Management Company on Wed 9th Nov 2 – 3pm SMB002 Stewart Mason Book here

Interview Coaching
One to One mock interview with a Careers Consultant for 30 mins working on your own style, strengths and enhancing your interview performance if you have an interview with an employer coming up.
Book at Careers Network in the Bridgeman Building (or if you are part B School of Business & Economics then book at The Placement Office at Sir Richard Morris).