Careers and Employability development for International Students

Key issues for international studentsAdjustment to British jobs market and competency based recruitment used by UK and global employers.

Careers and Employability Centre is not a placement service: we help and support students in their job search but we do not place students in a job directly.

Earning money and part-time work: around 300 plus jobs only on campus each year and we advertise around 1,500 part-time, work experience paid opportunities each year and 2000 graduate jobs.

Sussex economy is made of a few large employers but around 90% are small and medium-sized employers in the digital media, leisure, hotel and catering, financial servicesand retail sectors.

Bespoke services for international students as part of the Employability Accelerator Programme

Termly newsletter for International Students

International student workshops and briefing sessions: Job search strategy in the UKWorking in the UK during and after your studiesIdentifying your employability skills and competenciesPreparing for employer interviews in the United KingdomInternational Students - your careerInternational Students: apply your skills in the job marketWorking in the UK after your studies for postgraduate international

Web resources: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/aboutus/internationalstudents

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Employability and Career Accelerator Programme

E-portfolio & webfolio

• Sussex Plus

employability awardfor undergraduate and post-graduate students

Job-search/work experience

• Understanding the British and Global Labour market

• Work-shadowing

• Volunteering in Schools

Skills development

• Leadership • Communication• Presentation Skills• Entrepreneurship• Commercial Awareness• Team Work• Entrepreneurship – StartUp

Sussex

 

Career ExplorationWhat next? for….

• Scientists/Technologists

• Arts/Humanities

• Social Scientists

Preparing for Work

• Application forms• Letters of application• CVs • Interviews • Assessment centres

Meeting Employers & Sussex Alumni

• Careers Fairs: • Business & Law• Science & Technology• Public & Voluntary Sector

• Employer seminars

• Make it Happen! Alumni Networking events

 

experience

Experience part-time and graduate

jobs, placements, internships/work experience,

entrepreneurship, volunteering, CVs and

interviews, employer events

Explore your interests, motivations, degree options, other possibilities, lifestyle vision, career pathways:

explore

Connect and review the unique you to showcase your academic, work and personal life:www.sussex.ac.uk/sussexplus

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Ashwin's story “The Careers and Employability Centre has played a pivotal role, helping me to make the best of my skills and experiences to succeed in the job market. The various job fairs they held also allowed me to meet a wide range of employers and to understand what they expect from graduates and how to reach those goals.” Ashwin Rao Prasanna Venkateshver MSc in Information Technology with Business and ManagementWebsite: sussex.ac.uk/careers/internationalstudents

www.sussex.ac.uk/careersE-mail: careers@sussex.ac.uk

Tel: (01273) 678429Linda Buckham, Director,

Careers and Employability Centrel.g.buckham@sussex.ac.uk