International student briefing- Job search strategy

Welcome to theCareers andEmployability Centre

Whether you are looking for a job in the UK or elsewhere in the world, this session will provide you with some strategies to improve your chances of success.

International student briefing- Job search strategy

What kind of work?

Where to work?

When to start working?

How and when to apply?

International student briefing-what sort of career do you want?

International student briefing- what type of role?

International student briefing- where do you want to work/study?

International student briefing- returning home

International student briefing- Staying in the UKwww.ukcisa.org.uk/International-Students/The-next-stage/Working-after-your-studies

International student briefing- Working in another country

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/aboutus/internationalstudents/outsideuk

International student briefing- Job search strategy

What kind of work

Where to work

When to start working?

How do you apply?

International student briefing- when does recruitment happen?

International student briefing- UK based graduate schemes

• Milkround.com - Graduate scheme search• Prospects - Graduate scheme search• Graduate Links - Graduate scheme search• TARGETjobs - Graduate schemes and jobs. Includes immediate start

vacancies too• GradDiary - A list of graduate schemes arranged by deadline• Graduate-jobs.com - Graduate Schemes - Lists graduate schemes and

gives lots of information about how they work

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http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/graduateschemes

International student briefing- how to apply for jobs

•CV•Cover letter•Application form•Linked in• Interview•Selection tests•Assessment centre

International student briefing- summary

1. Join a professional body to network, learn about the sector

and show your commitment (BPS, Law Society, ACCA)

2. Sign up with Gradlink (Africa, India, China, Malaysia) the

CBBC, UKITC, RBCC or other relevant business council.

3. Get involved with extra curricula activities and societies

Start now!

International student briefing- Gradlink

International student briefingsessions this term

Weds 15th October: International Students – Apply your skills in the workplace

Skills are transferable. If you have used a skill competently in one context you are likely to

be able to use it in another. Being clear about the skills you have developed will help you

to be more convincing at selection interviews.

Weds 29th October: International Students – Communicating with confidence

Come and discover how to communicate effectively with employers including completing

application forms, designing CVs and attending interviews.

Weds 10th December: Working in the UK after your studies

Information about immigration routes for those wishing to remain in the UK after they have

completed their studies.

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Questions?

• Careers Advisers available daily (10-5pm).

• Call in for CV advice, personal statements, cover letters etc.

• Talks – working part time, CVs etc.

• Events - Careers Fair 5th Nov 2014

• www.sussex.ac.uk/careers