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Looking to kick-start your Engineering career? Meet industry-leading employers at NECR18, 20-21 April.

Don’t miss out on your chance to meet leading companies from across the globe that are actively looking to recruiting students and recent graduates into engineering roles. Discover which companies would be a good fit for you, what opportunities they have to offer, and what they are looking for in an ideal applicant. You will… Continue Reading Looking to kick-start your Engineering career? Meet industry-leading employers at NECR18, 20-21 April.

Guest Blog Drop! Fully Funded, Paid Route into Teaching with Teach First

Teach First is a charity that works with like-minded people and organisations towards a day where every child has the education they are entitled to. On the two-year Leadership Development Programme (LDP) they train people with leadership potential to be inspirational teachers in schools in low-income communities across the country. Since 2002, thousands of… Continue Reading Guest Blog Drop! Fully Funded, Paid Route into Teaching with Teach First

Interested in teaching in further education? Funded placements available.

AOSEC (Association of South East Colleges) has received funding from the Education and Training Foundation to provide work experience opportunities for final year undergraduates or recent graduates interested in pursuing a teaching career in Further Education. The AOSEC have a number of colleges in Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Thames Valley who will provide 40 hours… Continue Reading Interested in teaching in further education? Funded placements available.

Top tips in preparing for the NHS STP

Here is some advice we have been forwarded by Dashi Alpion, Careers Adviser, Medical and Dental Sciences at the University of Birmingham, on how to prepare for the NHS STP (Scientist Training Programme). Our thanks to Dashi for this. The format of the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) includes: 4 stations; 4 questions at each… Continue Reading Top tips in preparing for the NHS STP

Event staff needed for Brighton Marathon etc.

The Event and Exhibition Partnership Limited are recruiting stewards and security staff for a variety of events. Come and meet them on the Mezz floor of the Cockcroft Building on: Tuesday 26 March, 12 – 2pm Want part-time work stewarding events? Meet EEP in Cockroft, outside the library on Tuesday 26 March at lunchtime to register… Continue Reading Event staff needed for Brighton Marathon etc.

Graduate Job of the Week

***THIS WEEK’S STAR JOBS!*** Production Manager with The Progress Film Company (Brighton) At Progress, people are our strongest asset. The key link between client and creatives during pre and post production, you know how to manage situations and take on a challenge with gusto. You think big and your strongest quality is that you stay… Continue Reading Graduate Job of the Week

Fabrica Gallery – now recruiting for Front of House Volunteers: Life Model II #ShrigleyAtFabrica #BrightonFestival

Fabrica has on-going recruitment Front of House Volunteers, accepting applications throughout the year. Mainly recruiting and inducting volunteers three times a year in spring, summer and autumn to coincide with our exhibition programme, or at peak times of exhibition. As a Front of House volunteer, students are expected to volunteer for at least 3.5hrs a… Continue Reading Fabrica Gallery – now recruiting for Front of House Volunteers: Life Model II #ShrigleyAtFabrica #BrightonFestival

Promoting your work experience – Problem Solving

Number 3 in our series of blogs is problem solving, we have already covered teamwork and communication so have a look at those if you haven’t already seen them. We are covering some of the key skills that employers look for in applicants and in these blogs we are focusing primarily on skills gained through work experience. Problem solving… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Problem Solving

Promoting your work experience – Communication

In the second of this series on breaking down key skills and providing evidence of them, we look at communication. On the surface this can look easy… we all communicate in some way or other. However it is how this skill can be shown to a prospective employer in the application process that concerns us, here in this blog. We are encouraging… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Communication

Become a social entrepreneur within 6 months!

Are you a graduate in Brighton, Croydon, or Bognor, currently out of work, and looking to start your own social enterprise? Then, this could be the programme for you!!! The Platform in Brighton has received funding from the Big Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund to deliver SEEK – a social enterprise start-up programme… Continue Reading Become a social entrepreneur within 6 months!

Free workshop: ‘Grow Your Business’

Grow Your Business | Wednesday, 14 March 2018 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm | Room G4, Main Building, Grand Parade BOOK FREE NOW Once you’ve got started with your business or social enterprise, how can you make sure it thrives and grows? How can you build a startup that goes on getting better and better results?… Continue Reading Free workshop: ‘Grow Your Business’

Want to work in the University for Student Services?

Would you like to work in the University for Student Services? Are you proactive, want to help other students? Could you represent the University and Student Services? Then you could be a Student Services Student Ambassador. Would suit if you’re interested in marketing, promotion, and student engagement on various activities and assist with student feedback;… Continue Reading Want to work in the University for Student Services?

Lots of employability skills developed through each degree

You can be confident in the knowledge that you develop many different employability skills throughout your degree, for example verbal and written communication, teamwork, IT and problem solving to name just a few. These are skills which employers value, and skills you can transfer to a work environment. Sometimes coming up with a list on your… Continue Reading Lots of employability skills developed through each degree

You don’t have to dig too far for some great graduate jobs

***This week’s star job*** Manufacturing Trainee Programme with Kraft Heinz (Europe-wide) At Kraft Heinz, to be the best food company, growing a better world is more than a dream – it is our global vision. To be the best, we want the best – best brands, best practices and, most importantly, the best people. Like… Continue Reading You don’t have to dig too far for some great graduate jobs

Promoting your work experience – Teamwork

We often meet students who talk about having had a job but ask if the skills gained are ‘irrelevant’ to want they want to go into as they are not directly related. Employers do like relevant work experience of course, but are also very interested in what you have gained though being in any type of work or volunteering. These… Continue Reading Promoting your work experience – Teamwork

Put your artistic skills and interest in fashion/dress history to good use and add to your CV at the same time…

Creative Artistic Volunteers Wanted! Volunteers will be working with the The Sussex Beacon shops in Brighton to: help design and paint the wall outside the St James Street store (just round the corner from Grand Parade!) and some items at our home store on London Road. The idea we have for St James Street is… Continue Reading Put your artistic skills and interest in fashion/dress history to good use and add to your CV at the same time…

Productivity tips from beepurple speaker Graham Allcott

Author Graham Allcott will be visiting the university on Wednesday 7 March to deliver ‘Get Things Done‘, a masterclass in productivity. The workshop takes place 5.30 pm – 7.30 pm in Room G5, Mithras House, Moulsecoomb and is free to students, graduates and staff on the University of Brighton. Registration is essential. 5 Productivity Ninja… Continue Reading Productivity tips from beepurple speaker Graham Allcott

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Escape the snow – Summer jobs in Ibiza!

Summer jobs in Ibiza! When: Wednesday 07 March Where: Cockcroft Mezzanine floor, outside Book and Bean café & the library 12 – 2pm Let’s go Ibiza are looking for you! About Let’s Go Ibiza is one of the Ibiza’s leading travel and entertainment partners with over 20 years’ experience in product growth, brand awareness, event… Continue Reading Escape the snow – Summer jobs in Ibiza!

Guest Blog! Advice on getting your first tech job – from an IT recruitment agency

Our latest guest post was created in collaboration with Liam Donoghue at Venturi Group, one of the UK’s top IT recruitment agencies. Find out what they have to say about how you can build up skills and experience to maximise your appeal to potential employers… As an IT recruitment agency, we work with recent graduates… Continue Reading Guest Blog! Advice on getting your first tech job – from an IT recruitment agency

Get this week’s top grad jobs in your sights…

****This week’s star job**** Trainee Environmental Consultant with Beyond Waste (Forest Row, East Sussex) Are you passionate about making a difference? Our purpose is to help businesses achieve best practice in waste management, one of the critical issues facing our planet. This role will enable you to gain the necessary knowledge and understanding of the… Continue Reading Get this week’s top grad jobs in your sights…