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My Tech Career – Sparta Global Consultant Q&A

Hear about Sparta Global consultant, Rituja Rao’s journey from journalism graduate to trailblazing woman in tech! Thursday 16/4 3pm for Sparta Global. Rituja will talk about her career in tech. This will be a great chance for students to ask questions and learn about her experience. She comes from a non-technical background and offers a… Continue Reading My Tech Career – Sparta Global Consultant Q&A

Virtual Mentoring – Engage With a Professional

We have mentors that are ready to Skype, Facetime, Whatsapp or text with you. If you think you can benefit from working with a professional on: confidence, organising and planning online studies, balancing university work, and self care; or you want to develop a new network, we can help. It’s a great chance to… Continue Reading Virtual Mentoring – Engage With a Professional

LinkedIn – Stand Out In 5 Easy Ways

Now that the world has gone online, this is the perfect time to make the most of your LinkedIn profile both for job search and networking purposes: 1. Add a photo. Sounds simple but not having a photo is detrimental for your profile, so get someone to take a nice head and shoulders photo of… Continue Reading LinkedIn – Stand Out In 5 Easy Ways

Wired Sussex Virtual Jobs Fair

Based in Brighton, Wired Sussex support the digital, media and technology sector across Sussex. Thousands of companies and freelancers come together to make up their regional network. A few months ago we posted a blog about the exciting Wired Sussex recruitment events that were coming up in late April. Wired Sussex has moved these events online… Continue Reading Wired Sussex Virtual Jobs Fair

Building resilience and how it can help you thrive

As part of our blog series Brighton Resilience, alumna Tejal Mistry – HOST Finance Lead, Global Finance Business Partner at HSBC – tells us how she has built resilience and gives her take on what can help us through the current challenges On reflection over the last few weeks, I look back at my past… Continue Reading Building resilience and how it can help you thrive

Career Planning in the Time of Covid-19

Normally spring is full steam ahead for the final year students. As a Careers Service we would be seeing students and posting blogs about applying for jobs, putting the finishing touches to CVs and preparing for interviews. But these current times as we know aren’t ‘normal’. However, there is still a lot you can do in… Continue Reading Career Planning in the Time of Covid-19

Good News From Gradcracker!

Gradcracker promote opportunties for STEM ( Science Technology Engineering and Maths) students and graduates and have sent good news around recruitment for 2020. As of yesterday they had 248 employers offering 2,237 graduate opportunities and 962 placements and internships. They have also reported back on particular companies – see the details below. For students who… Continue Reading Good News From Gradcracker!

Free Employability Webinar Series

Grant Thornton are one of the largest accountancy firms in the world, recruiting between 350-400 school leavers, graduates, interns and placements in the UK every year. They would like to invite University of Brighton students to their exciting webinar series which will run for 4 weeks (1 series per week) and will focus on the… Continue Reading Free Employability Webinar Series

Sound Time Management

Manage your time to get things done – and make yourself more employable Time management is one of the top employability skills much valued by employers. Even though you might not be able to work or volunteer right now, you can still develop your time management skills: 1. Break your overall goals for this period into… Continue Reading Sound Time Management

Ethicul on a mission to support sustainable businesses

A team of final year Brighton Business School students are launching a new ethical rewards app. In this post they explain how they can support both local independent retailers and sustainability-minded consumers. Hi, we are the team behind Ethicul! From left to right we have Ryan Hudson, Matthew Denford and Charlie Jordan; all final year… Continue Reading Ethicul on a mission to support sustainable businesses

“There’s no time like now to build a business” says alumnus James Burton

Writing for University of Brighton student and graduate entrepreneurs, James Burton (Brighton Business School alumnus and beepurple Entrepreneur-in-Residence) offers some encouraging and supportive advice based on his own experience in business… On 15 September 2008, Lehman Brothers, one of the world’s largest financial services companies, went bankrupt after the Federal Reserve declined to guarantee its… Continue Reading “There’s no time like now to build a business” says alumnus James Burton

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Update on beepurple service

During the ongoing period of disruption caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19), beepurple is striving to maintain a normal entrepreneurship support service for students and graduates of the University of Brighton. Here is an update on how we are currently affected: One-to-one appointments continue to be available via telephone, Microsoft Teams (available free to all University of… Continue Reading Coronavirus (COVID-19): Update on beepurple service

Virtual Digital 1-2-1 Advice

Looking to step-up and progress your career in digital, but want advice or insights into the local sector and the companies recruiting? BOOK HERE Come along to one of the VIRTUAL Wired Sussex free 1-2-1 advice sessions! These sessions are a unique opportunity for you to gain: Insights into companies within Sussex’s digital, media and… Continue Reading Virtual Digital 1-2-1 Advice

Apply for arts/heritage/media volunteering to get your skills up before term ends!

Volunteering is one of the key ways students can get degree-related work experience before they graduate. The University of Brighton’s Volunteering Service, Active Student, has a fantastic, free service available to University of Brighton students, to access rewarding, safe and supported volunteering opportunities. Did you know? You have a dedicated Volunteering Project Officer at City… Continue Reading Apply for arts/heritage/media volunteering to get your skills up before term ends!

Fabrica (Brighton) Gallery Volunteer Role – contact the Active Student Volunteering Service to apply

Spring exhibition: A Simple Act of Wonder Artists: Walter & Zionel Sat 18 Apr–Sun 31 May 2020 Front of House Gallery Volunteering role available for students to apply for via the University’s Volunteering Service, Active Student: Tel: 01273 644145 E-mail: volunteering@brighton.ac.uk (students) Website: www.brighton.ac.uk/careers/volunteering Exploring ideas of place and our power to re-imagine the world, acclaimed… Continue Reading Fabrica (Brighton) Gallery Volunteer Role – contact the Active Student Volunteering Service to apply

Polish your CV

We regularly feature blog posts about CVs – it’s one of the areas we are often asked about. If you are a beginner to the whole area of CV writing then I would advise you firstly go to our university of Brighton Careers Service website for more preliminary help. https://www.brighton.ac.uk/careers/looking-for-a-job/careers-advice/how-to-write-a-cv/index.aspx You can also make… Continue Reading Polish your CV

Computing and Maths Fair

Wednesday 4 March 2020, Location: Cockcroft hall, Moulsecoomb This is an open fair for anyone to attend who is interested in working in computing and maths roles. Come along to meet employers, ask questions and find out about the world of graduate jobs from the employers themselves. This fair is a must for everyone on computing… Continue Reading Computing and Maths Fair

Pharmacy Fair 2020: Cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have unfortunately had to cancel our annual pharmacy fair. Year 3 pharmacy students will see additional info from employers on the careers section of their studentcentral module set up by their course leader. We will be adding to this as we receive info from exhibitors. Date: Wednesday 18 March 2020… Continue Reading Pharmacy Fair 2020: Cancelled

Interested in publishing?

We recently hosted an event at the University of Brighton attended by Creative Access and the Publishers’ Association. For those of you who weren’t able to attend we have been sent a blog which the organisers have kindly put together highlighting key points from the evening. For more information read on… Brighton rocks… Continue Reading Interested in publishing?

Volunteering has enhanced my skills

Ciara Buckley, a BA (Hons) Physical Education student, volunteered for Active Student’s ‘Out of Hours’ programme to teach local school children how to swim and dance. Here she tells us how she has benefited from volunteering. My volunteering experience at the University of Brighton has not only boosted my CV for future employment and a… Continue Reading Volunteering has enhanced my skills