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Student/graduate with a disability? What can EmployAbility offer you? Well…

EmployAbility work with disabled university students and graduates to ease the transition from education into employment. Their highly skilled team can offer free support, advice and guidance throughout the entire recruitment process and beyond. All fine and dandy but what exactly are they offering jobwise? Well, since you asked… Summer internships Finance and investment banking… Continue Reading Student/graduate with a disability? What can EmployAbility offer you? Well…

Why is the online jobsearch and application experience so frustrating? Tell Entrypark all about it and win a trip to Stockholm!

Over to Greg and the good people at Entrypark to tell you more… As a student, you are probably thinking almost constantly about your next steps after university. Today we’re conditioned to do online research, whether it’s your next big purchase like a smart phone or a tablet, or just picking a restaurant for yourself… Continue Reading Why is the online jobsearch and application experience so frustrating? Tell Entrypark all about it and win a trip to Stockholm!

Did you graduate this summer?

If so, we will be contacting you soon for the Destination of Leavers from Higher Education survey! Every year the university surveys its recent graduates to find out what they have done approximately six months after leaving, as part of a national survey called Destination of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE). The survey is conducted at… Continue Reading Did you graduate this summer?

Good Advices Part One – JOBsearch is nothing without REsearch…

Welcome to part one of a series on finding employers, finding vacancies, applications, interviews…and landing the job you want*. *that last part’s pretty much down to you, but we’ll pitch in with stages 1 – 4 and hopefully make stage 5 a foregone conclusion. Enough smartalec-ism, let’s get started. “So what attracts you to a… Continue Reading Good Advices Part One – JOBsearch is nothing without REsearch…

Clear your diaries – EVERYTHING is happening in October/November/December.

Graduate recruitment fairs, postgraduate study and funding fairs, on-campus media training, US summer camp jobs, teaching opportunities in Leicester (someone has to *tee hee*), Chemistry, Law, Health and Brexit – it’s ALL going on…and you should be there… 4 October onwards: Company Secretary insight days. Take a look behind the scenes at the various responsibilities… Continue Reading Clear your diaries – EVERYTHING is happening in October/November/December.

Specialist jobsites, assessment centres, EU mobility, jobseekers with disabilities – new links on the Careers website

Mid-July on campus – the crickets chirp, the tumbleweed blows through and we snooze in our rockers on the verandah, yes? Chance’d be a fine thing. The ‘busy’ never stops here – speaking of which, here’s a round-up of roughly 10 months’ weblink finds uploaded to the Careers site. You’re welcome… Advertising Campaign Jobs: Marketing,… Continue Reading Specialist jobsites, assessment centres, EU mobility, jobseekers with disabilities – new links on the Careers website

‘Transform Your Life’ – a two-day course to help YOU get a job

Are you a University of Brighton graduate or postgraduate student in need of a little help with your job hunt? Do you need to sharpen your interview skills, boost your confidence or present yourself as a professional? Then the ‘Transform Your Life’ course is for you! For the fifth year running, a team from Student… Continue Reading ‘Transform Your Life’ – a two-day course to help YOU get a job

Events round-up! Graduate job fairs, social work recruitment, science, construction, teaching and start-ups. Bags don’t come more mixed than this one…

Think things are winding down for the end of the academic year? Well of course you don’t, you’re climbing the walls with exams, revision and sundry deadlines BUT things are still happening on Planet Careers too. For instance… Friday 13 May, Making it Happen: Entrepreneurship and Start-Up Ventures. Brought to you by NatWest bank and Sussex… Continue Reading Events round-up! Graduate job fairs, social work recruitment, science, construction, teaching and start-ups. Bags don’t come more mixed than this one…

What does Drum & Bass have to do with graduate employability? Josie Cadwallader-Thornewill would like to clue you in.

You know how we’re always telling you that ’employability’ and ‘transferable skills’ are the things to give you the edge in a competitive job market/get you the job you really want yadayadablahblah? Well here’s a recent Brighton graduate who discovered that for herself (and more besides). Sitting comfortably? We’ll begin… Photography by Stephanie Macuik Josie… Continue Reading What does Drum & Bass have to do with graduate employability? Josie Cadwallader-Thornewill would like to clue you in.

Looking for graduate roles on campus? Why not check out the Student Union

Brighton Students’ Union vacancy – Sustainability Initiatives Co-ordinator 22.5 hours per week 12 months fixed term contract Salary of £22,000 p.a. pro rata Over the last 18 months, Brighton Students’ Union has worked across the university and wider community delivering a range of sustainability engagement projects including our award winning Bike Coop, Food Coop, Green… Continue Reading Looking for graduate roles on campus? Why not check out the Student Union

Give our KTP team feedback on job searching and get a chance to win a £30 Amazon voucher

Calling all students and graduates! Are you interested in a job after graduation where you can apply your degree, deliver a high profile project and work for an innovative company? Or have you already found the career for you? Either way, we would like your feedback! Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) have been placing graduates with… Continue Reading Give our KTP team feedback on job searching and get a chance to win a £30 Amazon voucher