Enterprise Rent-a-Car is coming to Mithras House to hold a mock assessment centre on Wednesday 15^th January, 11 till 1pm. 

Enterprise Rent-a-Car was voted Graduate Employer of the Year at the 2016 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment awards – the largest student-driven graduate recruitment awards in Europe.

This is a great opportunity to learn how to succeed at an assessment centre! Feedback on Enterprise’s previous sessions has been very good.

To book, email Leigh Rush at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk

Dear all,

I hope that you all have had a successful start to your second year.

The Holidays are a great time to be making those placement applications. (But rest up too!)

If you would like to see me this and next week, I am around and have appointments on JobTeaser till Monday 23^rd December.

You can email me too at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk

The university and the Placement Office / Employability Hub is closed from 4pm Tuesday 24^th December and reopens on 2^nd January. So, no emails will be dealt with during this time. We will be too busy helping Santa.

If you do need help whilst we are away, take a look at the ‘Tips and Advice’ section on this blog. See the top tool bar. There are some resources there to help you.

There is still plenty of time to get a placement. There are still plenty of jobs available.

Finally, enjoy the holidays! Yay!

Dear all,

Never come to an employability event before? Then, come to this one!

Ace that interview with mind maps. Mind maps are really easy to use and can be a great way to prepare for many different types of interview.

The workshop is next Thursday (5^th December) at 11am in Mithras House.

Open to all, novices and the more experienced.

To book, please email me at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk  

Thank you

Leigh

Thank you to those who just attended my mock assessment.

The following could be of use to all!

Here is a link to the website to get help with online testing: https://www.graduatesfirst.com/university-career-services/brighton/

Use your university email address to register! It is free.

This site is excellent. It gives help on different types of online tests. It also give feedback on how well you have done and how to improve.

I have used it myself for situational judgement tests and improved by about 30% on that type of test.

Hope this helps!

Leigh

BE THERE TO BE MORE

BBS is running its own activities as part of the BE MORE  campaign: TOMORROW 26th 7-9pm in Cockcroft Hall – all Undergraduate and Postgraduate students are invited. PLEASE COME ALONG

Collect 6 stamps on your Be More Challenge Card by completing the activities listed below, whilst eating popcorn and having a glass of wine or soft drink: Then you can to claim your £5 food voucher for Mithras House Canteen. 

Be More Employable:

• Register for the main 19/20 Be More Challenge to build points for more prizes
• Sign-up for the careers service blog

Be More Connected:

• Play a game of ping pong with other students
• See what the SU has to offer
• Sign–up for BBS student blog, Instagram and FB

Be More Skilled:

• Find out all about the mentoring opportunities the Uni has available

Dear all,

Katherine Whittaker, an Employment Advisor in the Careers Service, and I are running a seminar on how to talk about your skills. You can use these skills at all stages of the recruitment process.

The workshop is this Thursday (21^st) at 11am in Mithras House.

Katherine is a superb speaker and Tutor and I really strongly advise you to attend.

Open to all years, undergraduate and postgraduate.

To book, please email me at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk

Dear all,

Enterprise Rent-a-Car is coming to Mithras House to hold a mock assessment centre on Wednesday 27^th November, 1 till 3pm.

Enterprise Rent-a-Car was voted Graduate Employer of the Year at the 2016 TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment awards – the largest student-driven graduate recruitment awards in Europe.

This is a great opportunity to learn how to succeed at an assessment centre! Feedback on Enterprise’s previous sessions has been very good. 

If you would like to attend, please send me an email at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk  

Thank you!

Thank you to those who attended my cover letter workshop yesterday.

Amongst other things, we discussed how to talk about your skills in a cover letter.

Here is a document which might give you some further thoughts about the language you use when discussing these:

The Language of Skills

I hope it helps.

If you need further help, please book an appointment with me via JobTeaser.

Thank you

Leigh

Dear all,

Do you need help writing a cover letter?

Get that help by attending my ‘Cover Letter Workshop’.

The seminar will be today (30th October) for an hour at 1pm in room 153.

Book by emailing me at l.rush@brighton.ac.uk, using the heading ‘Cover Letter Workshop’.

Thank you

Leigh

Date: Wednesday 6 November 2019
Location: American Express Community Stadium, Falmer

Staged in collaboration with the University of Sussex, the fair attracts thousands of students and graduates keen to meet the employers who may hold the key to their future.

Whatever your year of study or degree subject, the fair will give you opportunities to network with key people, learn about careers in your field and even apply for jobs on the spot.

You can find a list of those companies attending here: https://app.careerfairplus.com/uofb_uk/fair/2067/employer/213967

You can find advice as to how to make the most of careers fairs here:

https://www.brighton.ac.uk/careers/looking-for-a-job/meeting-employers-on-and-off-campus/making-the-most-of-careers-fairs/index.aspx

You can download apps for the event here:

https://www.brighton.ac.uk/careers/looking-for-a-job/meeting-employers-on-and-off-campus/careers-fairs/index.aspx