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Prepare for the Fair – 15th Feb & 22nd Feb

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Direct your Career – Prepare for the Spring Graduate and Placement Fair with Atos
15th Feb 11.00am – 11.50am CC013 James France

22nd Feb 2.00pm – 2.50pm J001 James Herbert

 

How can you ensure you get the most out of your fair experience?
Co-hosted by Atos, Careers Network are running two informal sessions that will give you the opportunity to find out:

  • How to prepare for the fair – what to wear, what to say, CV or not to CV, utilising social media
    • What you can do on the day to maximise your opportunities to network and make contact with employers
    • What you do afterwards to capitalise on the contacts you’ve made and the experience you’ve had

 

Please note the fair is open to all students and approx. two thirds of employers at the fair will be open to recruiting students from any course of study.

 

To find out which employers may be appropriate for your needs, the programme can be accessed here from early February or you can visit Careers Help Point (Bridgeman Building Mon-Fri 9.30-4.30) to speak to someone in person.

 

To book your place, please visit:

 

15th Feb: https://lboro.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=3899&service=Careers+Network

 

22nd Feb: https://lboro.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=3901&service=Careers+Network

Direct your Career – SME – Big opportunities in small companies

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Presentation on Working for Small Companies – 7th Feb 6pm – 7.15pm J002 Edward Herbert. 

Don’t want to work for a large company? Why not look at the Big opportunities in Small Companies!

Loughborough University is looking to provide you with the knowledge to look at an alternative job market, why not come along to find out more.

The SME workshop will cover why small is beautiful looking at the following:

  • Current Labour market trends within the small to medium sized businesses.
  • Benefits and Challenges of working for an SME
  • Find your SME, methods and tips to find an SME in your area of business and location

Small businesses are the engine drivers of the UK economy and offer hands on experience, real responsibility and the opportunity to make a positive impact. In this presentation we aim to inform you of the advantages of gaining industry experience within a smaller employer, as well as providing what to expect from an internship or placement.

We will also discuss the types of skills and experience that a smaller employer will look for and how to strengthen your application to increase your chances of securing a role.

There will also be a question and answer/drop in session after the presentation so that we can expand on certain industry sectors that you would like more information about. You will also get the opportunity to meet real employers!

Details and to book your place please visit: https://lboro.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=3881&service=Careers+Network

Civil Engineering opportunity at Tiong Seng Group, Singapore.

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Please see below links to selected international opportunities sourced by Sophie Kanabar from the Employer Engagement Team.

Tiong Seng Group, Singapore

Reporting to the project manager, you shall assist him in overseeing the construction activities and progress, planning, implementation and monitoring work schedules in accordance to the master plan and detailed work program. You will be required to liaise with consultants for technical issues and coordinate the site activities with subcontractors.

 

 

Mock Assessment Centre 9th Feb – now open to all students

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Assessment Centre Practice – 9th February 6pm – 8.30pm James France CC021. Now open to ALL students, including Engineering,

With 3M, CIMA, PwC, EY and Careers Network

  • Practise some elements of an assessment centre with Careers Network and recruiters
  • Have a go at the types of interview questions you may encounter
  • Experience a group activity

Delivered by Careers Network and staff from a range of top recruiters, you’ll hear first-hand what to expect and learn how to prepare effectively. Come along and gain as much practice as you can before your first real assessment centre.

There is a STEM specific mock assessment event on 16th February, but if you have an upcoming assessment centre with an employer before that day then attend on 30th January to get some more practice in.

IF you have a PREFERENCE for a particular employer, please arrive at 5.45pm

This event has kindly been sponsored by Enterprise Rent-a-Car.

Book your place by visiting:  https://lboro.targetconnect.net/leap/event.html?id=3533&service=Careers+Network

Talk Sport 9th February

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http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/students-and-graduates/meet-employers/ 

Thursday 9th February 2017, 11am – 3pm
James France Exhibition Area

TalkSport is the annual sports industries careers fair, and it is an opportunity to network with sports, leisure, health, fitness and exercise employers, find out about the skills required to be successful, and about opportunities in their companies. In 2016 32 employers from a range of sectors were represented from sports marketing to sports psychology. TalkSport is aimed at SSEHS but open to all students. The company list will be updated below as companies are confirmed.

Activate

Active Nation

American Summers

Bupa

Charnwood Borough Council

CP+R

Decathlon

ESP Fitness

Football Radar

IRONMAN UK & Ireland

Kings Recruit

League Football Education

Leicester Tigers PLC

Leisurejobs Group

Let Me Play Ltd

Loughborough Sport CVA

Loughborough University

Loughborough University Careers Network

Loughborough University Lboro Connect

Loughborough University London

LSU Enterprise

Mac-Nutrition

Marcos Quay Sporting Excellence Company

Nuffield Health

The David Ross Education Trust

The Leisure Media Company Ltd

School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences

Sporting Opportunities

Sportsbeat/News Associates

St Andrews Healthcare

Stryker – SPONSOR

The Press Association

Travelteer

UK International Soccer

Volleyball England

Your Golf Travel Ltd

Youth Sport Trust

New Careers Network brochure on how to find a placement

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our new guide to “How to secure a placement or work experience” is now live on the website at the top of this page: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/students-and-graduates/placements/.

This is a new 24 page A4 brochure (in the same style as our first guidebook: “How to excel in applications and interviews”) supported  by RateMyPlacement, and replaces on the A5 leaflet used previously.

It provides ‘generic’ advice designed to be read by all students planning a placement year and/or seeking other work experience and editorial has been included to support a student’s journey through the process.  It also recognises that there are variations across Schools and that students must engage with their own placement teams.

Lboro Connect – platform for connecting with Loughborough Alumni to further your career

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Lboro connect is an online community where Loughborough Students and Alumni can build knowledge and share experiences through networking and mentoring.

Students and alumni can sign up to mentor or be mentored, build their profile and search for other members who can help answer questions or provide career or sector insights.

Careers Network and the Alumni Office will encourage students and alumni to set up profiles and connect with one another. Students can use their LU student login, or set-up using their LinkedIn or Facebook accounts – making registration and profile updates simple.

As well as the mentoring benefits, students and alumni can form peer or special interest groups (as on LinkedIn). The platform also provides a really positive and easy way for alumni to re-engage, stay in touch and continue to contribute to the University, which most are very keen to do.

Sign up/Log in to Lboro Connect

Exclusive to Loughborough students and alumni, Lboro Connect is a current and vibrant community offering flexible ways for users to offer and browse opportunities such as mentoring, work shadowing, and insight days. It is an easy way to allow students to begin building their professional networks and for alumni to stay in touch and give something back to the university after graduation, keeping the Loughborough family together.
Why join Lboro Connect?
Lboro Connect is an online community designed to develop networks and mentoring relationships between our alumni and between alumni and students. Students and alumni are free to connect to anyone in the community as long as they treat them with respect and consideration. Our goal is to enable a generous and supportive community.
Benefits of Lboro Connect
Lboro Connect is special because it brings together Loughborough University alumni and students, a remarkable group of talented, inspiring and accomplished individuals. You can interact with the community in any way you wish. Sign up to mentor or be mentored, build your profile and search for other members who can help answer questions or provide insights you need. Simply build a profile and enjoy observing the relationships and connections that grow within the community!
Build your network
The great thing about Lboro Connect is that everyone will be starting from the beginning, so you are all in the same position. Use this new slate to communicate with others as much as possible.
Groups
  • Start by joining groups related to your interests
  • Post questions and observations to strike up a conversation
  • Comment on other members’ posts to start building a rapport
  • Start following members within the group and continue the conversation!
 People
  • Under “people”, start filtering through those with similar interests and experience as you, or search for those with the experience and skills you wish to have
  • Follow those you have filtered and follow up with a message explaining why you have done so. By following them, this will allow you to read a “digest” of their activity and get to know them
On your home screen, recent posts will appear from people you follow. Get involved by commenting on these posts to share your knowledge and views.
For further information on networking outside of Lboro Connect, please see our Networking for career planning and job search PDF:
Joining Groups
Under “groups” you will see different group types to click into and join. Search through those which may be of interest to you and click “join” if you wish to do so.
Some groups may be private, for which you will need approval from the group administrator to join, but with most you should be able to join straight away.
Once you have joined, you can post updates, comment on posts and upload documents. You can also decide whether you would like to receive email notifications from the group, and how often you want to receive them.
If there is a group that you would like to be a part of, but doesn’t exist, pending approval from an administrator, you can just create your own group by clicking on the plus (+) next to the title.
With groups you have the option to find out more about a variety of causes around and outside of the university, and you are given the opportunity to network with those you may not normally be able to connect with. We expect this function to continue to grow, so be sure to keep checking back so you don’t miss out on any opportunities!
For more information about Lboro Connect, please click here.

Interested in studying or working in a different country?

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If you are interested in working or studying in a different country the Careers Network website has a variety of information resources, which can be found by clicking here. Going Global contains jobs, internships which you can search for most countries in the workd, as well as details of recruitment agencies and in-country jobsites.

The Prospects website also has resources about studying abroad, which can be accessed by clicking here.
Sheffield University also hosts ‘My International Career’ which is a collection of careers and recruitment resources and websites across the globe.

Loughborough University is part of the Erasmus scheme, a European Union exchange programme which provides students with the opportunity to study abroad at other European Universities as part of their course.  The University also has a limited number of student exchange places with other international institutional partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA.  Have a look at the Erasmus and International Exchanges pages for further information.

Got a careers-related question?

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If you have a careers-related question, including those you may feel embarrassed to ask, there is a variety of help available. For department specific questions, you can arrange an appointment with Careers staff for that school – details can be found through visiting:

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/students-and-graduates/research-your-career/schools/

If you have a careers query related to being an international student, you can always visit the Careers Help Point drop in at the Bridgeman Building during term-time 9.30am-4.30pm.

If you specifically want to ask Christian Jameson-Warren a question, he is on Careers Help Point at the following dates and times:

12/01/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

23/01/2017         9.30am – 1.00pm

24/01/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

31/01/2017         9.30am – 1.00pm

10/02/2017         9.30am – 1.00pm

09/02/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

14/02/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

20/02/2017         9.30am – 1.00pm

22/02/2017         9.30am – 1.00pm

01/03/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

07/03/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

23/03/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm

28/03/2017         1.00pm – 4.30pm