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, no need for an appointment, Check our website for details: http://www.gcu.ac.uk/careers
For appointments: Visit M015 or telephone 0141 331 3882. You can also contact The Base 0141 273 1000
Still searching for a Summer Internship?
Visit www.farmfoods.co.uk and learn about current IT and Retail Summer 2013 Internship opportunities.
Study Options in Australia and New Zealand
From 3rd to 7th June 2013 you will have the chance to meet representatives from Australian and New Zealand universities in person, here in the UK.
Study Options Open Days are a series of free information events designed to give students the chance to find out more about studying at Australian and New Zealand universities.
It’s an opportunity not to be missed – these are the only events in the UK where you can meet and talk to a large number of Australian and New Zealand universities face-to-face, and under one roof. You can find out more about their study programmes, their areas of research strength and focus, their academics and their postgraduate facilities as well as the post study work opportunities currently available in Australia and New Zealand.
The 2013 Open Days will take place from Monday 3rd June to Friday 7th June as follows :
Monday June 3rd: EDINBURGH
Tuesday June 4th: MANCHESTER
Wednesday June 5th: BIRMINGHAM
Thursday June 6th: BRISTOL
Friday June 7th: LONDON
20 Australian and New Zealand universities will be available to speak to at each of these events,
To find out more and to register for the 2013 Open Days, please go to www.studyoptionsopendays.com call Study Options on 020 7353 7200 or email mail@studyoptions.com
Study China is financed by the UK government to provide a three week student experience of Chinese language, culture and business.
Living on the host university campus you attend a structured programme of lectures, workshops, trips and excursions.
You do not need to have any Chinese language skills to participate, absolute beginners are welcome.
Key objectives of the programme are to enhance language skills and provide an insight into Chinese business relations and economy.
This unique opportunity allows you to experience life as a student in this fascinating, diverse country.
There are a number of bursaries available to contribute towards your own costs which are airfare and spending money, all other costs are funded by the UK government.
The two partnership universities participating in this programme are :
East China Normal University
Zhejiang University
Dates:
Arrive – Saturday 10th August 2013
Depart – Friday 30th August 2013
To apply please visit http http://www.studychina.org.uk
Please note: it is anticipated filling all places by the end of June 2013 and so if interested recommend you submit an application sooner rather than later.
BARCODE RECRUITMENT are actively recruiting Bar Staff to work at some of the UK’s best music and sporting events with group interviews being held here at GCU Careers Centre M015 on the 14th May.
If you are interested in working with Barcode Recruitment and to find out more please register your details at http://www.barcoderecruitment.co.uk
Attending this event will provide you with an excellent opportunity to gain advice and tips on looking for part-time and temporary work.
There is a lot of competition for jobs, so you need to know how to find vacancies and how to apply successfully.
Learn about:
Vacancy sources
Using recruitment agencies
Minimum wage and employment issues
Working in the UK
(One of GCU’ International Student support Adviser’s will attend at the start of the session to cover ‘understanding the working conditions of your visa’.)
Register now to attend this event at:http://gcu.prospects.ac.uk/index.html
Please note that you must register with our vacancy and events service before you can register for the event you want to attend. If you need any help with this, just drop in to the Careers Centre any time.
Join this session and learn how the Careers Service can offer you support from early career planning to practise interviews.
WHEN: Thursday 25th April
WHERE:The Careers Centre M015
TIME:4pm – 4.30pm
Register to attend now at:http://gcu.prospects.ac.uk/index.html
Please note that you must register with our vacancy and events service before you can register for the event you want to attend. If you need any help with this, just drop in to the Careers Centre any time.
Part time paid Intern opportunities with SIE
SCOTTISH INSTITUTE FOR ENTERPRISE
SIE Student Intern (p/t)
20 positions – up to 10 hours/week, term time only
Wage: £7.50/hour
As part of continued growth in driving forward Scotland’s enterprise agenda, the Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) requires Student Interns (x 20) to join their team in this exciting project.
The successful applicants will be responsible for providing promotional support to SIE and institutional entrepreneurship activities, researching existing enterprise and entrepreneurship education and initiatives at their institution and overall, acting as a student face of SIE and institutional enterprise activity. Applicants should have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to work on their own initiative.
For further details please contact Evelyn Hynan by email: e.hynan@sie.ac.uk
Closing date for all applications is Monday 15th April 2013.
www.sie.ac.uk
