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International Students Careers and Employability Service Michele Zala

International Students Careers and Employability Service Michele Zala. Careers and Employability Centre. Careers and Employability Service provides 3 careers fairs per year – 300 Employers in total Specialist employer partnerships and recruitment events for international students

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International Students Careers and Employability Service Michele Zala

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  1. International Students Careers and Employability Service Michele Zala

  2. Careers and Employability Centre • Careers and Employability Service provides • 3 careers fairs per year – 300 Employers in total • Specialist employer partnerships and recruitment events for international students • 50 careers events throughout the year – Direct Your Career • Opportunities to meet Employers at 100 Employer talks • Immigration and visa advice from leading UK solicitor • Jobs databases for UK and abroad • International Students Careers Blog • Advice how to use Recruitment Consultants • Links to Loughborough University International Alumni • International Student Mentoring Scheme • Loughborough Employability Award Careers and Employability Support

  3. careers.lboro.ac.uk • International • Student pages • Careers Blog • Information • Advice • Publications • Online Tools • Careers Online

  4. careers.lboro.ac.uk • International Student pages: • Visas • Working when studying etc • International • Student Careers Blog

  5. JOB HUNTING PRESENTATIONS These are delivered in a lecture format, introducing you to the topic and providing information and strategies to move forward with your career planning. • Building an Effective CV • Impressing on Application Forms • Finding a Graduate Job • Succeeding in Psychometric Tests • Preparing for Interview and Assessment Centres Select and book via Careers Online

  6. WORKSHOPS These sessions give you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in an interactive and more personal setting. Select and book via Careers Online JOB HUNTING • Finding a Placement • Perfecting your Application Forms • Professional Work Experience Induction • Perfecting your Covering Letters • Practising Online Aptitude Tests • Developing your Employability • Perfecting your CV • Effective Career Networking • Using Social media for Job Hunting • Performing at Assessment Centres • Excelling at Interviews • Personal Branding • Powerful Presentations for Recruitment

  7. SKILLS FOR WORK Prepare yourself for competencies employers will be expecting and testing. • Commercial Awareness • Understanding Your Personality • Negotiation • Enterprise – Setting up your own Business • Leadership and Management Select and book via Careers Online

  8. INVESTIGATING CAREERS • Choosing a Career • Teaching • Broadcasting and Journalism • Marketing, Advertising and PR • Personal Statements for Teacher Training • Graduate Management Careers in the National Health Service • Legal Profession Hear from employers how to get in and get on in specific career areas. • Consultancy…dispelling the myths • Finance and Accountancy • Assessment Centre Procedures for Technology Graduate Opportunities (IT/Science/Engineering) • Publishing • Freelancing • Careers with the European Union • Select and book via Careers Online

  9. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS • Job Hunting in the UK and Abroad • Making Yourself Attractive to Employers • Working in the UK After Your Studies (Freeth Cartwright Solicitors) Select and book via Careers Online

  10. LOUGHBOROUGH EMPLOYABILITY AWARD • Involvement in volunteering, work experience and other extra-curricular activities enhances your employability. • The Award scheme helps you to record and reflect on your experience to support you as you apply for placements and graduate employment. • Successful completion is formally recognised by the University. • Book onto an induction session to get you started on the scheme • see Careers Online for times. Select and book via Careers Online

  11. Success! Some of our successful 2012-2013 students • More information on the website: www.careers.lboro.ac.uk/employabilityaward

  12. Careers and Employability Centre • Careers Adviser for International Students • Michele Zala • Provides : • 1:1 Careers Advice and drop-in service • Interview Coaching • Careers workshops for International Students • Support with career choice, job hunting and marketing yourself positively to Employers • Michele brings industry experience, having worked for 12 years in Employee, Career Development and Training for Rolls-Royce plc • BSc(Hons) Computation – Manchester University, PG Certificate in Careers Advice and Guidance in HE, PG Certificate in Learning and Career Development and PG Diploma in e-Learning Careers and Employability Support

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