Hear from the Careers Team, Employer Engagement Team and from Wei Wei Manager, Hays International Internal Recruitment,

Hays, the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people.  Their deep expertise across 21 specialised industries and professions makes them unparalleled recruiters in the world of work with 252 offices across 33 countries globally. Hays Asia is the fastest growing region and is still expanding!

So you could say that we understand the Asian market, come along to this exciting workshop where we look at how to secure a job back in Asia after a UK graduation, top hints and tips.

Hays are also looking for ambitious, passionate individuals to join one of our 13 offices across 5 Asian countries including China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and Malaysia.
Find out about resources, labour market information, search procedures and best practice advice.

This event is a pan-University event which will also be broadcast at our campus in London.

Direct Your Career – Global Career Workshop 17th May 6-8pm
Bridgeman BRI 2.08

Thinking of an international career? Looking for a graduate job with overseas opportunities?

This 2 hour 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 help you develop an insight into business culture and provide you with knowledge and competencies to succeed in a culture that is different from your own.

• Includes introduction to culture, language and body language, the culture of business; different company cultures, a brief insight into Hofstede’s principles and the skills you will need to be  a global employee. Also the effects of culture shock and how to cope with this. We will provide tips to help you find jobs overseas.

The course is being run by Careers Network and the English Language Support Service.

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

Participation will count as an activity towards the Loughborough Employability Award.

Click here for more details and to book your place.

Placements, Internships and Vacation Work Fair 2017 – 10th May 11.00 – 15.00 James France Exhibition Space.

In the past this fair has been aimed at first year students who want to “get ahead of the game” and start preparing for placement applications early. This year we have widened the focus to include internship and vacation work employers too, so whatever year group you are in come down and find out more about the opportunities available.

No need to book – just come on the day with a few copies of your CV.
Booked to attend (updated 26/04/17):

Angela Mortimer PLC

Atos

Barrington James

Bede’s Summer School

Camp America

Citel Technologies UK Limited

Computacenter UK LTD

CRCC Asia

Cummins

Dunelm Ltd

FP McCann Ltd

Frontier Environmental Limited

Loughborough Learning Alliance

Loughborough Sport CVA

Mark Warner

Moog

Mountbatten Programmes Ltd

Müller – EVENT SPONSOR

M.V. Kelly Limited

PGL Travel Limited

Phaidon International Holdings Limited

Pioneer & Beyond Limited

Redrow PLC

Rolls Royce

Teach First

Technetics Group UK Limited

Travel Teacher LTD

Yusen Logistics (UK) Ltd

Lockin China have produced a report about the current state of the Chinese labour market for returning students. If you would like a copy, please email Christian at c.jameson-warren@lboro.ac.uk.

For more information about returning to China from Lockin China, including events, please visit:

http://a.lockinchina.com/zpj2017

Tencent, a leading Chinese investment company, are in the UK to recruit Chinese students. For more information and to book your place, please visit: http://lockinchina.com/NextBActivity/GetActivity/740/2

Careers in The Charity Sector – 11th May 18:15 – 19:300 Location CC021 James France

Are you interested in working within the third sector? Come along to find out more and get your questions answered by industry professionals!

The third sector is a competitive industry, and Careers Network are pleased to give you the opportunity to find out more about:

• Pathways into the sector
• General advice and tips on how to stand out
• Insight into what it is like to work for a charity
• Information about the organisations present

With presenters from Cancer Research UK, The Prince’s Trust (TBC) and Hospice Hope this will provide a comprehensive insight into the industry.

Cancer Research UK – UK’s leading cancer charity.

Hospice Hope – is a registered charity providing support to people with life limiting illnesses and has set up local Support Cafés to provide free, easily accessible ‘drop-in’ support on a weekly basis in North West Leicestershire and a Day Hospice.

The Prince’s Trust – believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, so helps 13 to 30 year-olds who are unemployed or struggling at school to transform their lives.

Each company will present for 15 minutes, there will be an opportunity for Q&A (so please bring any questions you have along) and informal networking after the event.

A one off event not to be missed – book now to secure your place here

Selected opportunities from Careers Online. Use both Careers Online and specialist websites (e.g. Prospects, TargetJobs and GoinGlobal) to search for other opportunities.

• Social Media & Consultancy Management Intern – France
• Copywriting & Translation Internship – France
• Graduate Engineering Roles – France
• Field Sales Specialist Intern (Summer Program) Cisco – Germany
• Graduate Financial Engineer – London, Ireland, USA, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong
• International Recruitment Graduate Programme – Denmark, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Hong Kong, USA, UK.
• Data Analytics & Research Focus – China
• Teaching English in China – China
• Human Factors Consultant – Hong Kong
• Data Scientist Graduate Programme – South Africa, Ireland, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA.
• Trainee Splunk Consultant – Desirable languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian – Dubai

Applications for the 2018 Japanese Government (MEXT) Postgraduate Scholarship are now open and application forms are available to download from the Embassy of Japan website at:

http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/mext_postgrad.html

The closing date for applications is: Thursday 1 June 2017 5pm (GMT).

This scholarship is tenable for 24 months from April 2018 or 18 months from September/October 2018, including 6 months of Japanese language education, and no prior knowledge of the Japanese language is necessary.

Research or study can be undertaken in almost any field as long as it is relevant to a grantee’s field of expertise or previous study and it is possible to be enrolled onto a Master’s/PhD course on this scholarship.

If you have any questions or would like to find out more, contact scholarship@ld.mofa.go.jp.

Presentation Skills for Recruitment workshop – 9th May 13.00 – 14.00 G007

This workshop will cover how to deliver powerful presentations with influence and persuasion, for use at interviews and assessment centres.

For more details and to book your place, visit: https://lboro.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=4133&service=Careers+Network