3 lessons Europe can learn from China’s flourishing start-ups

The World Economic Forum have produced an article summarising the influence of China’s recent economic development on other parts of the world, and how Europe can follow the example of China’s start-ups.

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/3-lessons-europe-can-learn-from-china-flourishing-start-up-ecosystem/

(image taken from article)

  • Christian Jameson-Warren

Going Global China page

GoinGlobal have a section specifically for students interested in working in China. To access, first log in to the Careers Toolkit using your university log in details, then scroll down to GoinGlobal and log in. Next go to ‘Career Guides’, then ‘Country Career Guides’ then click on ‘China’.

From here you can find online job boards with vacancies, internships, recruitment agencies, top companies, information about CVs and more! We hope you find this resource useful for finding a job in China.

– Christian Jameson-Warren

 

MThree Consulting Asia Talk – 23rd Oct 6pm

Since 2010, MThree has helped organisations deliver challenging technology projects with expert consultancy. This is underpinned by our 24-month Alumni Graduate Programme, which bridges the gap between academic life and corporate culture by helping graduates build on qualifications with technology training and career coaching that prepares them for a career with our client base.

With over 500 consultants deployed on client sites globally, we’re a trusted partner to organisations committed to delivering innovative technology services.

Our talk will be specifically about roles available outside of Europe. We have recently opened our office in Asia which covers Hong Kong, Singapore and Shanghai. Our business is every growing which is such an exciting time for students to join our firm. Do come along to discover what international opportunities we have.

Click here to book your place

LockIn China 80 Days Programme & visit to Loughborough – 18th Oct 6pm

Register Now! 80 Days Event for Overseas Chinese Talent (pre-employment workshop for finding jobs in China)

18th Oct, 6pm – 8pm, J001 Edward Herbert

As a student studying abroad, when should you start seeking job opportunities in China? How do you write a proper CV that get HR’s attention? How should you prepare for different types of interviews in China? How can you negotiate salary with HR? There is much more you should know about job seeking in China than you thought.

Lockin China, as the largest recruitment platform specialized in supporting Chinese overseas students, has invited experienced HR and employers to bring you the most professional and practical pre-employment workshop for finding jobs in China. Last year, more than 10,000 overseas students found jobs after attending Lockin China 80 Days Event. This year, we will bring even more positions that you can choose from to realize your true value in a career. You will have more choices and broader access with tens of thousands of vacancies from 1,000 employers provided exclusively for overseas talent. 1000 global universities and Lockin China stand united to get you hired in this coming graduation season.

During the 90-minute workshop, you will be able to access the same employment resources as graduates in China!

You will receive:

  • The latest information about China’s job market
  • The recruitment process used by best-known employers in 2018
  • Step-by-step guide to online application skills
  • How to write a resume that will get you through screening processes

And even more practical tactics:

  • Guidance on how to interact in group discussions
  • Individual mock interview practice
  • Rehearsals for face-to-face job offers and contract negotiations

We hope you’ll join us for this presentation and bring a friend! This workshop will be presented in Mandarin with PPT materials in English. Dress is business casual or student attire.

Click here to register.

For more info about 80 Days Events, please visit: http://80days.lockinchina.com 

      

毕业前就业,如何提前准备中国校园招聘

-第四届环球人才搜索80天

2019中国校招已经开始,咱们海外应届生离中国就业市场这么远,上哪去找

又好又多、又适合自己的企业职位资源呢?

这个秋季,你的大学,联合海外人才招聘专家Lockin China团队,为所有毕业想在中国找工作的留学生带来定制化的校园求职Workshop。

参与Workshop,你会得到:

  1. 了解国内就业市场行情,知道如何找到大量的职位资源; 今年的“80天活动”还像往年一样给大家收集了近2千家企业、 超过3万个职位,大家即使在国外,也能最大范围地接触到国内的招聘市场。
  2. 了解应届生求职规划,知道名企何时发布职位、如何申请;
  3. 了解求职者的求职定位,知道自己的优势和企业的岗位需求; 了解简历正确写法,能够写出有针对性和竞争力的简历;
  4. 了解面试流程,能够在面试环节充分表现自我;
  5. 现场体验群组面试 —— 无领导小组讨论,招聘专家现场点评,帮你基本掌握群组面试要点;
  6. 现场体验个人面试,招聘专家一一解读各个问题,了解面试官意图,学会在面试中展示自己的优势。

座位有限请尽快报名预定:

电脑端报名:

点击:  http://80days.lockinchina.com校园求职Workshop模块找到你所在的城市或大学,点击报名。

手机端报名:

关注Lockin China官方微信ID: lockinchina
找到你所在的城市或大学,点击报名。

如果你对活动有任何问题,请联系:contact@lockinchina.com

期待很快见到你!

Click here to register.

     

 

Finding jobs in different countries – Goinglobal

Careers Network have a ‘Working Abroad’ page with resources to help with finding a job in other countries.

One of these resources is Goinglobal, a database provides country specific  vacancies, employer directories/profiles, career information and country guides. Careers Network pay a subscription fee so you can use this for free by logging in with your university details.

Goinglobal are running webinars to help you make the most of your subscription in October and November.

 

 

The Autumn Graduate and Placement Fair – advice for international students

The Autumn Graduate and Placement Fair is the largest university careers fair in the UK. Here are two steps that can specifically help you as an international student to make the most of this event:

1) Review which employers are attending and what steps you’d need to take

The fair brochure with details of all attending employers is now available –

If you are looking for opportunities in the UK and need a visa there is an exhibitors list which includes if companies are UKVI registered, and say if they sponsor Tier 2 and/or Tier 5 visas. The advice we would give is to use this more as a guide to what steps you would need to take to work there – for example, if they a company you are interested in doesn’t isn’t UKVI registered, that doesn’t mean you can’t work there, it would just take about 4 months for them to get registered. If they do not sponsor visas, you could ask why – for example, their jobs might not meet the minimum salary requirements for a Tier 2 visa. Please note that in many instances the people you speak to won’t be the experts on visas, so if that if is the case you can ask for contact details of someone at the company you could speak to about finding out more..

If you are looking for opportunities in another country, many of the companies at the fair are multinational. While the company representatives present may not know explicitly about opportunities abroad, you can still learn a lot of information about the company that can be used in future applications by asking them good questions.

2) Attend Prepare for the Fair – Wed 17th Oct

Every year the Careers Network run a workshop called ‘Prepare for the Fair‘ to help you learn about using social and face-to-face networking, before, during and after the fair. This includes going through a through a calendar of steps on how you can connect with your chosen employers prior to the event and then, once at the fair, how you can gain answers to your questions whilst impressing at the same time.

For more details and to book your place, click here.

– Christian Jameson-Warren

Balancing job searching and mental well-being

Being a full-time student trying to balance different commitments and expectations can weigh heavily on you. As part of marking World Mental Health Day on the international blog, below are some steps to help you manage the weight of searching for a job as a student.

1) Get clarity on your direction

It’s easy to mistake being busy for being productive. You only have a set amount of time and energy, so knowing where to focus your job searching efforts will help you maximise your efforts and reduce unnecessary work and pressure. This includes understanding what motivates you, what skills you’d like to use in a job, what sort of work environment you want and so on. You can book a Careers Consultation to get help with this.

Putting pressure on yourself to get a certain type of job because it will impress people or to make others happy can be unhealthy and adds unnecessary stress as you may be pushing yourself to do something that deep down you don’t want to do.

2) Recognise your strengths

Many people feel they are reasonably good at a variety of things, but really being clear about your key strengths (including attributes, skills, experience and so on) can help you focus your job searching efforts, choose suitable extra-curricular activities, accept when you make mistakes in other areas and respond positively to any setbacks. You may not be as good as someone else at one particular thing, but that’s okay because you have strengths elsewhere. Remember employers aren’t looking for someone who is perfect at everything, and increasingly value the different strengths that people bring to a team.

This process is also closely linked with job satisfaction, as being able to do things you’re good at will enable contribute more in the workplace and have increased job satisfaction.

Understanding your strengths can also help as part of separating your self-esteem from external factors, such as whether you get a prestigious job you wanted or not.

3) Break activities down into smaller parts and plan ahead

Plan your time a week at a time instead of just day-by-day. Think of all your commitments and activities in the upcoming week – lectures, coursework, societies, work and so on, and try to plan your time so you that activities that you find draining are balanced by periods of rest or doing something enjoyable. For example, if you are trying to network with employers but find it stressful and draining you could consider planning something fun in afterwards as a reward for trying and to build your energy levels up again.

If you have tasks that you want to put off or are stressed about because they seem overwhelming, try planning to do them in smaller segments throughout the week. Breaking activities into smaller parts can make them more manageable. For example, rather than trying to complete an application form in one night the day before it’s due, try doing sections over 3 days.

4) Understand where you need help

No one is good at everything, and at the same time no one person achieves a lot in life purely on their own efforts without the support of others. Acknowledging where and when you need the help of others can help you move forward quicker and also feel pressure or negative self-talk. For example, maybe you want to attend the Careers Fair but feel shy and worried that you’ll say the wrong things to the employers there. Dropping into Careers Help Point for to talk about how to speak to employers can help you feel more confident rather than worrying excessively about this.

5) Listen to yourself

Sometimes you may feel you should be doing studying or working, but part of you just wants to relax or do something fun. Feeling like can cause you to procrastinate rather than get anything or properly relaxing – instead just feeling like you’re achieving nothing and not feeling any better.

This conflict is often caused by using the suppressing your emotions. Emotions often act as signals that something that you’re doing is or isn’t working. For example, maybe your emotions are indicating that you are trying to do too much, or that your approach to a particular task needs changing.

Taking regular time to pause and reflect on your emotions will help you be more balanced and successful in what you do. Of course there are times when you’ll need to force yourself to do something, but relying purely on willpower all the time is not a healthy strategy.

6) Dealing with setbacks

Everyone experiences setbacks in their job search at some point. Following on from the previous point, whenever you experience a setback it’s important to acknowledge your emotions. Research shows that taking time to embrace and recognise individual negative emotions you are experiencing is more effective than trying to suppress them. As you take time to do this, you may also be able to better identify things you could change or do better next time you’re applying for a job. Setbacks are part of life – in many instances as human beings we learn more from when something went wrong rather than when it went right.

– Christian Jameson-Warren

 

How can the Careers Network help me as an international student?

Loughborough Careers Network was voted the best university careers service for international students in the 2017 International and UK Student Barometer – a survey of student views at 211 universities in the UK and overseas.

We’ve just updated our Careers Network pages for International Students to make it easier for you to find the information you need, including:

  • Finding work in the UK and in other countries
  • Finding a part-time job during your studies
  • Visa information and solicitor’s advice

One of our international students has made a video about how the Careers Network can help you.