Attend our Careers Events …because being a graduate is not enough!
You’ll be aware of the intense competition facing graduate job-seekers. Our events can help you to stay one step ahead and maximise your chances of success.
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Careers Talks & Workshops
Our events are open to our current students, staff and graduates (up to three years after graduation). All our workshops are held in accessible rooms. If you have a disability and have any additional requirements please let us know before the session.
Weekly CV Clinic available in the Employability Hub from 7th January 2013
Mondays 5pm – 6pm.
Tuesdays 10am – 12 noon.
Thursdays 2pm – 4pm.
Bookable on the day. This service runs term-time only.
Looking for a job can seem daunting in the current climate but this workshop will guide you through the practicalities of looking for and getting your desired job. Learn how to make your application stand out - all in 7 easily remembered steps. This is a short, informal and interactive session, so come along with your job search questions and perhaps a job advert you would like the group to discuss.
By the end of this interactive session, you will know:
- Where to look for vacancies
- How to utilise social media
- How to respond to job adverts
- What employers look for in applications
No need to book, just turn up on the day. Places are limited so arrive on time for a 12pm start.
DON'T MISS Graduate to Work Week which is taking place week beginning 3rd June in the New Business School. You can find out more here- http://www.mmu.ac.uk/graduatetoworkweek/
The Careers & Employability Service presents 5 days of career development workshops, employer presentations and expert advice to get your career going!
We want you to stand out from the crowd and develop skills that will make you more employable. You will get valuable careers information and develop essential skills in a range of crucial areas. Attend for one day or all week - there are sessions to suit all, covering-
- Finding the right job for you: where to look and how to network
- Selling yourself to employers: creating a great CV and being confident at interview
- Exploring your options: working abroad, pursuing further study or alternative career routes
- Standing out from the crowd: discover the latest creative approaches to job seeking
You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from employers, external speakers and our professionally-trained Careers & Employability Advisers. Sessions will also include advice for those hoping to boost their experience through volunteering or venture into self-employment.
Graduate to Work Week is aimed at students graduating in summer 2013, but all students and recent graduates are welcome to attend!
For more information and a programme of activities click HERE.
Looking for a job can seem daunting in the current climate but this workshop will guide you through the practicalities of looking for and getting your desired job. Learn how to make your application stand out - all in 7 easily remembered steps. This is a short, informal and interactive session, so come along with your job search questions and perhaps a job advert you would like the group to discuss.
By the end of this interactive session, you will know:
- Where to look for vacancies
- How to utilise social media
- How to respond to job adverts
- What employers look for in applications
New Directions is a bespoke 2-day programme designed to equip our student, graduates and recent alumni with essential enterprising skills. There will be sessions on building your personal brand, creativity, generating ideas, problem solving and how to makes ideas happen.
Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet, network and exchange knowledge with successful local entrepreneurs. The Enterprise Champion team are passionate about enterprise and have designed, written and planned New Directions. Since 2008 the team has helped over 1,500 MMU students to develop their enterprising skills as well as helping to create over 100 new graduate businesses
YOU MUST ATTEND BOTH DAYS - 10th & 11th JUNE!
You will be contacted after signing up to provide further information
For more information visit:
http://www.mmucfe.co.uk/events/happening/new-directions-2013/
Looking for a job can seem daunting in the current climate but this workshop will guide you through the practicalities of looking for and getting your desired job. Learn how to make your application stand out - all in 7 easily remembered steps. This is a short, informal and interactive session, so come along with your job search questions and perhaps a job advert you would like the group to discuss.
By the end of this interactive session, you will know:
- Where to look for vacancies
- How to utilise social media
- How to respond to job adverts
- What employers look for in applications
14th June, 9.30am - 5.00pm & 15 June, 10.00am - 4.00pm
Are you thinking of starting your own business? Do you have an idea that you want to turn into a reality? Do you want to be your own boss?
If so, then the Business Start Up Boot Camp is for you! It will cover the initial building blocks of setting up a successful business and will provide support, advice, resources, guidance and mentoring to help you create a commercially viable venture. It will be delivered by external facilitators who are all experts in their field.
Day 1 will be at the New MMU Business SchoolDay 2 will be at Innospace
For more information, email: innospace@mmu.ac.uk
The bootcamp will form part of the NW HE Enterprise Champions Project which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). To attend this programme you must have a business idea or ocial enterprise idea that you want to develop or grow and be available to attend both days of this intensive 2 day programme. Due to external funding regulations, this programme is only open to students and graduates from the EU.
To register go to:
Looking for a job can seem daunting in the current climate but this workshop will guide you through the practicalities of looking for and getting your desired job. Learn how to make your application stand out - all in 7 easily remembered steps. This is a short, informal and interactive session, so come along with your job search questions and perhaps a job advert you would like the group to discuss.
By the end of this interactive session, you will know:
- Where to look for vacancies
- How to utilise social media
- How to respond to job adverts
- What employers look for in applications
Careers Fairs
Be sure to also check the Prospects website for a list of local and national careers fairs.
Recruitment Consultants and Employment Agencies are an important tool if you are looking to take that first step on the employment ladder.
We are hosting a Virtual Careers Fair so that MMU students and graduates can get access to local agencies in just one place.
From part time and temporary work to that first graduate job- this is the fair for you!Register now at http://www.mmu.ac.uk/recruitmentfair2013
Tuesday 4th 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.
This event will take place on:
Tuesday June 4th: 2pm to 6pm
Manchester Town Hall
Albert Square
Manchester M2 5DE
JUNE JOBS FAIR - HUNDREDS of GRADUATE JOBS and some POSTGRADUATE COURSE places
Hundreds of graduate jobs with a variety of companies, starting 2013 or early 2014, plus some postgraduate course places still available for 2013 at various universities.
The Graduate Recruitment Fair, Manchester: Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 June 2013, 10.30am - 4.00pm, The Armitage Centre, Fallowfield, Manchester.
Around 160 companies - large and small, national and local with vacancies in a variety of sectors. Final year students from all degree subjects welcome. DIFFERENT EXHIBITORS PRESENT EACH DAY.
FREE careers advice plus talks on successful job hunting and making effective applications. FREE shuttle bus from Piccadilly Train Station to the Armitage Centre and back.
Attend both days to see all exhibitors.
Employer Presentations
Network with potential employers on campus at our employer presentations. Find out about graduate schemes, part-time jobs and opportunities to travel and work abroad. Get an insight into what the employer is looking for in potential candidates and tips on how to apply for a position.
This presentation will discuss and highlight the many reasons why an adventure teaching English in a foreign country is something every graduate and undergraduate should consider during or after their studies.
The presentation will cover what can be expected from both volunteer and paid teaching experiences, as well as discuss the many benefits from both a teacher and student perspective.
You will hear about the different types of training available and how to make a decision about which one is right for you, as well as cover some of the benefits of this kind of experience from an employability perspective.
Whether you're a first or final year student, this presentation will provide you with a knowledge of what opportunities you have right now as well as in the future, and help you to visualise the possibilities that lie in teaching English as a foreign language.
DON'T MISS Graduate to Work Week which is taking place week beginning 3rd June in the New Business School. You can find out more here- http://www.mmu.ac.uk/graduatetoworkweek/
See the Graduate to Work Week Programme to see what else is on! http://www.mmu.ac.uk/graduatetoworkweek/
See the Programme for details on how to book your place!
See the Programme for further details on how to book!
Attention: Engineers!
As part of our continued commitment towards recruiting Graduates/Undergraduates we will be hosting a Lloyd's Register Marine Student Open Day on Thursday 18th July in our London offices at 71 Fenchurch Street.
It is intended as an informal opportunity to increase your understanding of Lloyd's Register and a chance to meet with the graduate team, current graduates and some of our technical experts.
The day will start at 10:45am and will run through till approximately 4:30pm; planned sessions include an opening address from our CEO, a talk on a recent Marine case study - and a group exercise in the afternoon.
Up to £100 in travel expenses incurred in getting to the venue will be reimbursed.
If this is of interest to you please forward your CV and covering letter detailing why you wish to attend to the graduateteam@lr.org. Please do hurry as places are extremely limited.
Graduate Events
Events designed specifically for new MMU graduates.
The Careers & Employability Service presents 5 days of career development workshops, employer presentations and expert advice to get your career going!
We want you to stand out from the crowd and develop skills that will make you more employable. You will get valuable careers information and develop essential skills in a range of crucial areas. Attend for one day or all week - there are sessions to suit all, covering-
- Finding the right job for you: where to look and how to network
- Selling yourself to employers: creating a great CV and being confident at interview
- Exploring your options: working abroad, pursuing further study or alternative career routes
- Standing out from the crowd: discover the latest creative approaches to job seeking
You'll have the opportunity to hear directly from employers, external speakers and our professionally-trained Careers & Employability Advisers. Sessions will also include advice for those hoping to boost their experience through volunteering or venture into self-employment.
Graduate to Work Week is aimed at students graduating in summer 2013, but all students and recent graduates are welcome to attend!
For more information and a programme of activities click HERE.
Student Employability Development Programme
View the full range of career development sessions we offer.
‘Very informative – people who don’t attend will miss out.’
‘Great to finally get some advice from someone who knows what they are talking about.’
‘I wish I had attended this workshop earlier – I would have gotten more interviews.’
