Dear all,

I hope that you enjoy your well-earned break.

It does give you a great opportunity to eat chocolate and complete some more placement applications.

If you need advice, there is someone in the Employability Hub throughout the Spring vacation, apart from bank holidays.

We can be contacted on 01273 642167 or at placements.business@brighton.ac.uk.

We will be putting more jobs on JobTeaser during your break.

Best of luck! Happy holidays!

I was delighted to take part last Wednesday in BACA’s Enterprise Day.  Brighton Aldridge Community Academy is a coeducational academy school in Falmer, Brighton.

Over 50 members from leading local businesses and organisations came into the academy to support their students for Enterprise day.

After joining sessions to help the students prepare for the mock interviews, which focused on real job descriptions from the organisations taking part, we interviewed the students.

I thought that the students did really well. I can’t remember what I was like at their age but I am sure that most did better than I would have done.

Congratulations to them! They were a credit to their school!

Procurement/Insurance Assistant

Finance Department

An exciting development opportunity has arisen in our Finance Team for an existing University of Brighton student looking for a placement in the 2019/20 academic year.

You will have the opportunity to learn about procurement and insurance management supporting the team with a range of tasks and ad hoc projects, gaining valuable experience in the following areas:

• General procurement practice including tendering
• EU procurement Law and contract management
• Insurance claim management
• Insurance renewal processes

You should be able to plan and prioritise your own workload and be computer literate, proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel to edit and produce financial spreadsheets. The ideal candidate will confident to respond clearly to queries from staff across the University and have previous experience, paid or unpaid, of working in a customer focussed environment.

Please note that this post is only open to current University of Brighton students looking to undertake a placement year. The role is anticipated to be for approximately 12 months with a start date to this post of early June 2019, depending on the successful applicant’s studies.

More details here: Procurement & Insurance Assistant student placement-1o9e37j

Apply here: https://jobs.brighton.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=FI5085-19-056

Best of luck!

Dear all,

I hope that you all enjoyed the Local Placements Fair yesterday.

I spoke to Steve at Gradate Research Bureau and it has a really interesting role still available but only till tomorrow (Friday 8^th March).

The role is ‘HR Recruitment Project Coordinator’. You can find it on JobTeaser.

You will be involved in 2 different roles over time, the second of which sounds really exciting:

A varied role with a great opportunity to learn about business recruitment strategies and project management. This team provides innovative and creative solutions to support our client’s internal recruitment teams. Solutions can range from fully outsourced recruitment processes, online advertising & attraction right through to designing and running assessment centres. 

Please send your CV to j.owen@grb.uk.com stating the job title as the subject line. 

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

Best of luck!

Spring starts on the 20th March but the signs are already good for a bumper crop of Placement Students!

17 of our second year students have already successfully gained an industrial placement for next year. This puts us ahead of where we were this time last year. So, we can reasonably hope for another hundred students to be successful.

Congratulations to Jamie, studying Business Management with Marketing, who will be working in Marketing at Quintessence next year. Quintessence is one of our favourite local companies. Jamie worked really hard on his CV and interview techniques and showed a real passion for the role and company. Well done!

If you need help finding a role or applying, please book an appointment with me: https://brighton.jobteaser.com/en/

Not sure what to expect at an assessment centre? Not sure how to improve on your performance at a previous assessment centre?

Many employers will include an assessment day as part of their interview process.

Need tips to help you succeed?

Come to my coaching session – 1pm, next Wednesday, 6^th March.

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

Available to all years!

Spaces limited so book early!

Nike placement roles in Holland will open on 1st March. It is likely that they will have roles available in HR, Marketing, Finance, and many more areas.

Nike’s European headquarters is based near Amsterdam. We have an exceptionally good relationship with the company. Molly, one of our placement students, will be heavily involved in recruiting next year’s placement students. Those who attended her previous seminar will understand what an amazing and dynamic company Nike is to work for.

To make sure you are well-prepared for applying and can demonstrate in your CV and cover letter exactly what the company is after, come along to our NIKE placement application masterclass.

The masterclass is at 11 tomorrow, Tuesday 26th February.

Molly will be joining us via Skype.

You will be taken through the do’s and don’ts to make sure your application has the highest chance of success!

Please bring a copy of your CV and/or cover letter with you on the day.

Book via the ‘Events’ tab on the top tool bar of the JobTeaser homepage.

See you there!

Dear all,

Placements rolls with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars are still available. Some of the jobs are local – Goodwood, West Sussex.

Take a look here: https://www.bmwgroup.jobs/gb/en.html#location=GB,GB/Farnborough,GB/Goodwood,GB/HamsHall,GB/Oxfordshire,GB/Swindon,GB/OTHER&&fullText=placement

Applications are open till 17th March unless jobs get filled earlier. So, don’t hesitate.

If you need help with an application, please book with me on JobTeaser.

Their website says:

We are looking for students who relish a challenge and seize the opportunity to display their potential in a dynamic environment. This year we are offering a number of opportunities in the following areas: 

• Marketing & Communications- As a placement student every day is different, you could be helping to communicate product and corporate news, planning international media launches and arranging VIP and media plant tours. Our marketing placement students focus on a number of projects in brand strategy, marketing arts and experimental marketing. 
• Sales and Aftersales- You could be helping launch new models/features, Sales Channel Development, helping to optimise dealer performance through training, coaching, and a suite of dealer tools or Aftersales, where you will be supporting tasks relating to Aftersales marketing or the warehousing and logistics environment.   
• Logistics – Logistics placement roles can involve planning, implementing and controlling the efficient movement and storage of goods related to the company, as well as getting involved in new product integration. You will gain priceless experience in the field of supplier management and have the opportunity to develop your communication skills from interactions with suppliers, customers and internal departments. 
• Finance – Our finance placements vary from working with our Sales and Fixed Cost Controlling team, where the team financially steer and report on the cost of selling our vehicles globally, to working with trade compliance where our placement students assist with customs processes and the movement of goods.
  

IBM will be here on 20th February to run a mock assessment centre.

BBS student Dan who is currently on placement at IBM will be on hand with colleagues to go through how to handle an assessment day and what you should do and not do. This session is essential for anyone who has applied for IBM roles or who has a forthcoming assessment centre at any company.

The event will run from 10:00 to 12:00

Please book on JobTeaser.

See you there!