Career Appointments and Careers Clinic
Book an appointment with a careers adviser and let us help you with:
• Planning your career and study options.
• Finding and applying for jobs.
• Preparing for interviews.
Just a quick query? Come along to one of our clinics.
For appointments: Visit M015 or the Base, or Telephone 0141 273 1000.
For a Careers Clinic: check our website for details - copy and paste into your browser:
http://www.gcu.ac.uk/caec/careerdevelopment/speaktoanadviser/careers%20clinic/
Some places are still available for this popular event being held for international students:
Where: Insight Area, 1st Floor William Harley Building
Time: 9:30 – 2:30
When: Thursday 24th May 2012
Making contacts within a business sector has never been more important as many graduate jobs are not advertised and employers are looking for those with initiative and commitment. All GCU international students are invited to this innovative interactive workshop that will support and develop both social and business networking skills.
The workshop will incorporate the forum theatre techniques which have proved highly successful with international students in the past. This will be followed by a lunch with a range of guests, to include employers and you will be able to practice your networking skills during lunch.
The workshop will:
- Develop an awareness of networking skills required at graduate level
- Allow you the opportunity to observe networking in practice through ‘forum theatre’
- Provide techniques and strategies for effective networking in a business setting
- Enable you to practice networking skills with professionals during lunch
- Improve your confidence and skills in successful networking
Due to the popularity of this event the number of places we can offer is very limited, so you must reserve your place in advance. To reserve your place click here
An international business competition designed to bring out the best in the young business leaders of tomorrow – this is a great opportunity for students around the world to showcase their talent in business management!
Based on a test of professional competence in management accounting (CIMA exam T4 part B) case study, participants must prepare and present relevant, well considered recommendations and solutions to a fictitious business scenario. Their skills and knowledge in all areas of business management will be put to the test.
Find out more about how the challenge works in the about GBC section.
Is it for me?
Do you have what it takes to be a global champion? If you are a full time undergraduate doing your first degree, this is your chance to test your business skills and showcase your talent (see eligibility rules).
Registration for the 2012 competition is now closed but you can register your interest for the 2013 GBC or read the GBC 2011 global final e-bulletin (PDF 1 MB).
Interested in attending the 2012 UK final?
Here are the details of this years final:
Date: 15 June 2012
Time: 10.00am-5.30pm
Venue: Milkround Headquarters, 3 Thomas More Square, London, E98 1PL
How to register
Seats for this event are free of charge but only available on a first come first serve basis. To reserve your place now, please email uk.gbc@cimaglobal.com or call +44 (0)20 8849 2349 with your name and contact details.
For more information about the event click here
Wayne Rooney, Cheryl Cole, David Beckham, Cesc Fabregas – they all do it, why don’t you?
Applying for post study work, or thinking about working while at university?
Volunteering could be just what your application is missing!!
Come along and find out more about volunteering opportunities with Cornerstone’s West Dunbartonshire Transitions Project and many other Cornerstone Projects
Where: 115 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 6LL
When: 26th May, 10am – 12 noon
Come along to one of our special screenings in M001 (Lecture Theatre, George Moore Building) and find out how to secure your first graduate job – each of these sessions will be introduced by a careers adviser and will be followed by a ten minute question and answer session after each screening.
You can also use the day to speak to a careers adviser - have your CV checked, get advice on gaining your first graduate job, or register on our vacancy system to receive job alerts as soon as they are processed by the Careers Service.
More information on this special event for final year students, and the start times of our matinee performances, can be viewed on the dedicated website: www.gcu.ac.uk/bigcareersday
Agile Solutions Ltd is a Glasgow based Data Integration and Business Intelligence consultancy working throughout Europe, and to coincide with their 2012 graduate recruitment programme for graduates with an IT background, they will be holding two open days at their Glasgow HQ:
When: Friday 11th May 2012 & Friday 18th May 2012 – both events start at 2pm and end at 3:30pm
Where: 4 Woodside Terrace, Glasgow, G3 7UY
The day consists of a short presentation to attendees which will highlight company activities, a tour of the HQ, and will finish with a light buffet which will allow you to informally meet some of last year’s graduate intake.
To attend either of the Open Days please send an email to: Morna Hassan
The Agile Solutions Graduate Recruitment Programme operates each year, and they aim to select some of the best IT and Maths graduates from Scottish Universities to train as consultants and work with their large network of UK and European based clients. These clients include many major companies such as RBS, ING, BSkyB and Sainsbury’s.
In return for your hard work, dedication and enthusiasm they offer many incentives including an innovative rewards package that contains performance based promotion as well as formal training and certification in some of our Partners’ software. These Partners include IBM Netezza, Informatica and SAP Business Objects.
Here are some quotes from last year’s graduates:
‘It’s opened up a whole new field of work that I’d never even come across at university, such as Data Integration, and we’ve learnt how to deal with actual business requirements as opposed to simply learning how to write programmes.’
‘It has offered a fantastic experience of working within a multi-cultural team in different locations across the UK and Europe. I’ve also had the chance to travel and meet high level management clients.’
‘I have already attended 3 training courses, broadening my knowledge of software that I hadn’t even known existed.’
To find out more about working with Agile Solutions go to their webpage: http://www.agilesolutions.co.uk/
The PhD Journey is a conference where you can learn all you need to know about doing a PhD. If you are asking yourself….Why should I do a PhD? How will I manage my research? How do I present my research? What will I expect after a PhD? Then register now!
The PhD Journey aims at encouraging prospective and current PhD students to be fully prepared for the journey towards achieving their PhD and their future career; highlighting professional and personal development with guidance from academics, industrial leaders and current postgraduate researchers.
The conference is open to all PhD students and prospective students in Scotland. It is an exciting event organised by students for students to prepare you for your PhD research. The conference includes talks and workshops led by researchers across all disciplines, focussed on important skills such as communication in all its forms, networking and conference etiquette and the different career paths that a PhD can lead to. The conference will be an opportunity for students to meet and discuss issues that affect them, voice concerns about the journey ahead of them, and have questions answered by those who are currently experiencing different stages in their PhD Journey.
For full information please visit the website: www.abdn.ac.uk/phd-journey/
A new series of events for international students starting 24th April: Professional Global Passport
Employability is about more than getting a job – your skills, attributes and knowledge all contribute to employability. The Professional Global Passport is a mini portfolio for you to recognise the value of your attributes and skills, enabling you to promote these to prospective employers. After attending these employability related events and workshops you will be able to record these using the ‘Professional Global Passport’ (FREE from ISSS).
We have four upcoming sessions tailored for GCU international students. These sessions will be hosted by Diane Edmonds from GCU Careers Service, and the final session will consist of a workshop delivered by John Devlin from Scottish Government Relocation Advisory Service, and he will discuss your visa options for working in the UK after your studies. This will take into account the recent closure of Post Study Work and the switching option from Tier 4 to Tier 2.
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Session 1: Working in the UK & C.V Writing Tuesday 24th April 2012
This is an opportunity not to be missed and places are limited. To secure your place please visit the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3297558085 Venue: The Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building Time: 4.30pm – 6.00pm |
Session 2: Working in the UK & Interview Techniques Tuesday 1st May 2012
To secure your place please visit the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3331325083 Venue: The Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building Time: 4.30pm – 6.00pm
Tuesday 8th May 2012
To secure your place please visit the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3331375233 Venue: The Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building Time: 4.30pm – 6.00pm
Session 4 (Final Session): Tuesday 22nd May 2012 John Devlin presenting from Scottish Government Relocation Advisory Service
Working in the UK & Online Applications
To secure your place please visit the following link: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3331411341 Venue: The Careers & Employability Service, M015 George Moore Building Time: 4.00pm – 6.00pm *Please note this session will be an earlier start of 4.00pm
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The Scottish Institute for Enterprise regularly organises a wide range of activities that inspire, encourage, develop and support students who are interested in running their own business, and they have now confirmed the dates for their highly popular summer bootcamps.
There will be two residential sessions at Stirling University to choose from: 27-29 June, and 02 – 04 July. The sessions will be followed by two optional follow-up half-days: 26 July (Edinburgh) and 23 August (Glasgow) with the last day being a chance for participants to pitch their idea to a panel of judges and win a cash prize.
The programme follows three phases: Explore > Pursue > Launch.
The first phase encourages students to think about their idea and an appropriate business model. The next phase shows them how to pursue their idea by testing and developing the model. The final stage will ready students for the activities needed to launch, from operations & sales to pitching for funding.
All attendees must complete an online entry form and applications will close on 30 April - successful applicants will be informed by 7th May.
Further information on Bootcamp 12 is also available on the SIE website.
Our latest employer recruitment presentation will be hosted by Bright Green Placements, and will highlight the opportunities available to current students and recent graduates who are interested in working on projects with an environmental focus. This session will highlight three different Bright Green Placement programmes:
- The Environmental Placement Programme (undergraduates)
- Step Classic (undergraduate)
- Graduate Step (graduates)
This year 60 placements are on offer, each one giving you the opportunity to earn £210 per week (tax and NI free). The student placement programmes – the Environmental Placement Programme and Step Classic – now run throughout the year and place undergraduate students into businesses across Scotland for 8-10 weeks (full time) over the summer and part time during term time. EPP specialises in projects with an environmental focus including carbon management, energy, waste, water and EMS systems. Step Classic places students in areas such as science, technology, engineering and business.
You will also find out about Graduate Step which is a 12-24 week placement programme running through the year - again, graduates from all disciplines are placed with companies throughout Scotland to work on a specific project.
Where: The Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building
When: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Time: 1:00pm
For more information visit: www.greenbusinesspartnership.org.uk/epp (for EPP) and www.step.org.uk (for Step Classic and Graduate Step)
Kiln Group offering graduate opportunities (Insurance & IT) at their City of London office
Kiln, a company in the London Market (the world’s biggest for international insurance and reinsurance), has just opened its graduate scheme. Roles are available in Underwriting, Claims and IT, with six positions available in their City of London office. This isn’t just a great opportunity to work in a successful and global business, it’s also in the top 20 of the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For, so you can be sure that staff development will be of the highest quality.
For the full description click here. You can also watch a vidcast of one of Kiln’s recent graduates, Laila Khudairi, by clicking here.
Closing date: Friday 27th April 2012
Allianz, one of the most successful global companies in the insurance and risk management sector, has confirmed it has extended its deadline for its summer placement scheme to Monday 30 April. Not only does this scheme offer excellent insight into the breadth of opportunities that exist in the sector (from underwriting and claims to less sector-specific roles such as marketing, IT and general management), the scheme also offers successful candidates the opportunity to fast-track on to the Allianz graduate scheme.
For more information on this opportunity click here. You can also watch a vidcast of one of Allianz’s recent graduates, Claire White, by clicking here.
OPERATIONS OPPORTUNITIES IN GLASGOW
At Morgan Stanley, solving complex challenges and fuelling economic growth across continents is what we do. We offer you a structured path to success, providing you with the training, mobility and responsibility to make a real difference.
We are currently recruiting for a number of exciting career opportunities within Operations.
To find out more about career opportunities across Finance, Fund Services, Operations and Technology in Glasgow, and to apply, visit www.morganstanley.com/glasgow
OPERATIONS FULL–TIME ANALYST:
- Start Date: February 2013
- Deadline for applications – 30 June 2012
OPERATIONS SUMMER ANALYST (INTERNSHIP):
- Start Date: Summer 2013
- Early bird deadline for applications – 30 June 2012
OPERATIONS INDUSTRIAL PLACEMENT:
- Start Date: Summer 2013
- Early bird deadline for applications – 30 June 2012
Although application deadlines are in place, candidates are advised to apply early as we recruit on an ongoing basis.
BHS is going places – are you?
As one of the UK’s leading high street brands you’ll find plenty of fantastic opportunities available, from retail management to head office.
Every role at BHS gives you an opportunity to shine in a company you can be proud to work for. We’re a business on a mission: to change the face of our stores and get customers really excited about what we can offer. We have launched a fantastic new concept with new and improved stores, and with Arcadia brands such as Miss Selfridge, Wallis, Dorothy Perkins and Burton now in BHS we are changing the face of shopping one store at a time.
In order to support this exciting new concept we are looking for talented individuals to join us. BHS is the ideal place to develop a career you can be really proud of. We will give you every opportunity to show off your talent, inspire our customers and become everything you ever wanted to be. Be Part of the change and take your first step to a successful career in BHS (part of the Arcadia Group)
Students and recent graduates from all disciplines are invited to attend.
Where: The Careers & Employability Centre, M015 George Moore Building
When: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Time: 1pm – 2pm
To attend this event sign up here
Want a career with Lloyds Banking Group? Come along to one of their Insight Days this summer
See the full potential – discover more with Lloyds Banking Group Insight Days
With thousands of employees serving millions of customers in the UK and across the world, we’re proud to be one of the UK’s leading financial services organisations. And, with a diverse portfolio of brands, we have an impressive variety of opportunities to match.
But you don’t have to wait until you graduate to see this for yourself.
Our Insight Days are designed to give undergraduates a real sense of who we are, and how we work – and the expanse of opportunity offered by our undergraduate and graduate opportunities. You’ll also have the chance to take part in one of our assessment centre group exercises to see if you’ve got what it takes. And, if you haven’t considered a career in financial services before, you’ll be surprised at the variety of career options open to you.
So if you’re ambitious and full of initiative – someone who wants to see and experience more – come to one of our Insight Days. It could be your first step towards a fascinating career.
Solihull, West Midlands – Monday 18th June 2012
Leeds – Thursday 21st June 2012
Edinburgh – Monday 25th June 2012
London – Friday 29th June 2012
Find out more and apply: lloydsbankinggrouptalent.com
And now we’re opening up 360° of opportunity to student clubs and societies too.
Whatever your student club or society, whether it’s academic, arts, business, charity or sports related, you could be awarded sponsorship by Lloyds Banking Group. Not only will you gain £1000 to boost your activity – whether that’s through equipment, facilities hire or guest speakers – you’ll also have the support of Lloyds Banking Group throughout the term of sponsorship. So, whatever you’re planning for your club or society this year, this is a great opportunity for your society and members.
Find out more about Lloyds Banking Group Sponsorship and how to make your application.
lloydsbankinggrouptalent.com/sponsorship
Based in the UK, Standard Life is one of the world’s leading savings, investments and pensions companies with over 9,000 employees internationally. They are now recruiting high potential graduates to help deliver IT solutions that will assist them to become leaders in financial services technology.
Graduate entrants will be offered a series of placements across the IT and business areas at Standard Life – you’ll be given responsibility and challenging projects to deliver, equipping you with the skills and experience to succeed in your career with Standard Life.
Applicants should be innovative with strong analytical and problem solving abilities, coupled with a drive to succeed.
Qualifications and experience: 2:1 or above in any degree discipline
Closing Date for Applications: 16th April 2012. Please apply early as the application window may close once enough applications have been received.
How to apply: Online at www.standardlife.com/graduates
