National Careers Week 2013
A celebration of careers guidance and opportunities across the UK.
National Careers week took place 4th-8th March 2013 with an action packed week of careers activities, designed to help students prepare for a successful career.
The event, hosted by the Careers Service team, held 15 events across all university campuses throughout the week. Activities during the week gave students the chance to find out about opportunities and help them to plan and think ahead about their career options. This included presentations, question & answer sessions and recruitment stands with employers such as fashion retailers Abercrombie and Fitch, and recruiter and business services company, Capita.
Capita hosted a workshop that gave computing students an insight into IT sector careers from an expert in assurance and testing, and an overview of their graduate scheme. Six Brighton students have since applied for Capita’s graduate scheme and the company would like to come back to hold assessment centres for University of Brighton candidates.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. offered students the opportunity to hear about a day in the life of a retail manager and their graduate training programme, when they visited the Eastbourne campus to speak to Retail Management students.
To view the events we hosted during National Careers Week 2013 please click on the following links:
Capita: Software/IT graduate scheme session
Wednesday 6 March
Capita is a FTSE 100 company and the UK’s leading provider of business process outsourcing and integrated professional support service solutions, across all market sectors. We have around 45,000 people at 350 sites across the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and India.
Our clients include prestigious blue chips organisations operating across a range of sectors, including; financial services, worldwide web, transport and government contracts working on a local and national level. Typical assignments can last a few months or a few years depending on the requirements of the role.
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) AD School session
Wednesday 6 March 2013
The IPA Ad School is an 8 week summer placement programme where students have the opportunity to experience life in a top London agency. Alongside this, there are weekly evening sessions with industry experts sharing their advice and insights (a great chance to make senior contacts), as well as a group project which is pitched at graduation.There are three programmes: client services/planning, creative and search.
This combination of experience, training and networking truly makes Ad School a unique opportunity for students. Open to second years and above.
Abercrombie and Fitch: graduate scheme session
Friday 8 March 2013
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is a leading specialty retailer encompassing four lifestyle brands - Abercrombie & Fitch, abercrombie, Hollister Co., and Gilly Hicks. A&F was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in New Albany, Ohio. A&F sells merchandise through retail stores in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe and more recently in Asia.
Abercrombie and Fitch is continuing to grow domestically as well as internationally. As a company we are constantly on the look out to discover and develop managers through our graduate training program.
The Manager in Training program is a blended learning program focused on immersing the trainee in all aspects of managing a multi-million dollar business for Abercrombie & Fitch. Training takes place in any of our domestic or international store locations. Each week of the program focuses on a different aspect of running the business.
Every week the trainee will learn about different principles of management, including store operations, recruiting, diversity, creating the best store experience, human resources, stockroom systems and visual merchandising.
Hastings Direct: graduate scheme drop-in stand
Friday 8 March 2013
Hastings Direct is one of the most exciting companies in the UK Insurance Sector. Based in Bexhill, Hastings Direct has become one of the largest employers on the South Coast. As our business continues to grow, we want to attract talented people who are passionate about providing an excellent service to every customer.
The Hastings Way Forward Graduate scheme is designed to develop leaders of the future and individuals with the professional and technical expertise to fast track through our business. If you want to play a real part in shaping our business, gain great exposure to our senior management team and don't want to get swallowed up unnoticed in the cogs of bigger organisations then this is the scheme for you!
Throughout the programme each applicant will receive first class ongoing training and development in skills including; influencing, self management, coaching, team management and presentation skills. You will also be assigned a senior manager as a mentor who will meet with you regularly, assess your progress and offer advice, support and individual training and development.
Graduate and part-time jobs, postgraduate study and funding, summer placements, CV advice, careers guidance, interview tips, employability and much more – if it’s to do with your future career, we can help. Our National Careers Week pop-up stands.
Moulsecoomb: Outside Aldrich Library, Cockcroft
Monday 4 March 2013, 12-2pm
Eastbourne: Sprinters Restaurant, Hillbrow
Monday 4 March 2013, 12:30-1:30pm
Hastings: Student Lounge, Priory Square
Tuesday 5 March 2013, 12-2pm
Falmer: Atrium, The Checkland Building
Thursday 7 March 2013, 12-2pm
Grand Parade: Outside the Sallis Benney Theatre
Friday 8 March 2013, 1:30-2:30pm
The following workshops were part of our Employability Skills Programme 2013, designed to help students develop theirr career plans and improve employability skills. Please click here to view our Employability Skills Programme 2013 website.
Working for yourself
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Come along to this practical workshop to find out more about how you can work for yourself either now or once you have finished your studies. During this workshop, you will find out how to analyse and develop your ideas and plans, and will also learn what practical steps you can take to turn your ideas into reality.
Using social media to enhance your career
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn.....you probably already use social media to catch up with your peers, arrange a night out or stalk old school friends, but are you also using it to enhance your career, network with employers or find a job? This session includes strategies, tips and examples of how the use of social media can help you find that dream job. The presentation will cover social media etiquette, networking techniques and how each tool can help you get noticed by prospective employers. Facilitated by Rachel Page, Student Services Information Manager.
Plan successfully for your future
Wednesday 6 March 2013
In this workshop, you will gain tools to help you plan well for your future. We will also explore how you can build your skills and competencies and make the most of opportunities in and outside of university to get a head start.
Interview skills part 2
Thursday 7 March 2013
For those who attended Interview Skills 1, a chance to practise what you have learnt. Take turns as interviewer, interviewee and observer, each time with a fresh selection of typical interview questions, then rejoin the whole group to pool your knowledge and tackle the questions you find difficult. Facilitated by Careers Counsellor, Robert Prosser.
Beepurple is the university’s entrepreneurship network, made up of students, graduates and staff who are interested in developing their enterprise skills and/or their business ideas. Visit Beepurple's website.
Protecting Your Ideas
Wednesday 6 March
Your ideas, creativity and innovation can be owned in the same way that you can own physical property. The owner of this ‘Intellectual Property’ (IP) can control its use and be rewarded when you let other people use it and IP can often be your most valuable asset. Come to this workshop to find out where the Intellectual Property lies in your ideas and the steps you should take to protect it.
BeeGreen
Wednesday 6 March
11 – 15 March 2013 is Green Week at The University of Brighton. To mark the occasion the beepurple team, in collaboration with the Environment team from Estate and Facilities Management will be welcoming four speakers to talk about their experiences of running environmentally-focussed businesses at an energetic and inspiring event. Attendees will get to hear from four graduates from The University of Brighton in a series of intimate talks and have the opportunity to ask the speakers questions in order to find out how they got to where they are now, from where you are now.
We organise a wide range of events throughout the year. To view our full events listings and booking information, please visit the Careers events calendar.
