12th NOV 2015 - Free Event GUEST SPEAKERS - ESRC Festival of Social Science 2015

 

ESRC Festival of Social Science 2015

How to Run the Country – 6 months on…

(Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School, 12 November 2015)

 

You are warmly invited to the above free event as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2015, hosted by the Pluralist Political Economy Cluster in the Faculty of Business and Law

Join Dr Kevin Albertson of the MMU Business School, James Meadway,Senior economist  of the New Economics Foundation and other guest speakers as they constructively criticise Economics, Politics and Society during the government’s first six months in office as well as other current topical issues. Local schools will also join in a lively debate with academics: 'Economic planning undermines economic growth'  

For further information on the speakers and format of the day:

http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/knowledgehub/how-to-run-the-country-six-months-on.php

If you would like to book a place please follow the Eventbrite link below:

http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-run-the-country-six-months-on-tickets-18796055508

Student Employability Development Programme 2015/16

 

Developed by Careers and Employability, the Student Employability Development Programme brings together the extensive programme of employability workshops offered to all students.

Please find attached a copy of the 2015/16 programme, which outlines the range of sessions available to students. Delivered by our Careers and Employability Consultants, each session is designed either to directly help students get a job or develop the skills they require to start their professional working life.

Sessions are repeated throughout the year across both Manchester and Cheshire campuses.

A pdf of the programme and latest workshop dates and times can be found at www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events.
 

	Careers & Employability Service   Manchester Metropolitan University| Employability Hub | Business School Building | M15 6BH +44 (0)161 247 3483 | careers@mmu.ac.uk | www.mmu.ac.uk/careers

 

 

WEDS 21st OCT The Graduate Retail Careers Fair 2015 10.30-2.30pm

The Graduate Retail Careers Fair 2015  

Wednesday 21^st October 2015        
10.30am - 2.30pm

THE ROSEBOWL, LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY, LEEDS

www.retailgraduatefair.co.uk             Twitter@GradRetFair

Retail Fair 2015 Invitation Watch now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_A_RRSIODM

BNY Mellon WEDS 14th OCT - Finance Networking Recruitment Event

 

Finance Networking Recruitment Event

Expand your professional network

 

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. We are committed to empowering everyone to develop their skills and create a career path tailored to them. In Manchester we have a range of career opportunities to suit a wide range of professional and lifestyle needs.

Established in 2005, BNY Mellon's Manchester location has more than 1,000 employees working across two city centre locations. The Finance and Accounting Team at BNY Mellon has grown significantly over the last four years with around 100 professionals in this area. This area is continuing to grow and develop.  

We have a number of exciting and diverse range of accountancy jobs available to you and we would like to welcome this opportunity for qualified and newly qualified professionals to come along and find out more about the different finance departments and what career opportunities are available.

At this event you will have the opportunity to explore and speak with our internal recruitment team and internal managers to help you make informed decisions in terms of you next career move.

·         Wednesday 14^th October 2015

·         16:00pm – 18:30pm

·         1 Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester M1 1RN

·         http://www.cvent.com/d/drqgks

Come along and find out what BNY Mellon can offer you!

www.bnymellon.com

The Writing Project - Open for registration

Hello Everyone,

We are ENCOURAGING YOU to consider some of these valuable co-curricular opportunities, which might apply to you.

The Writing Project

Aimed at Home students, the very popular Writing Project is now open for registration. Improve your writing to improve your grades and enhance your employability.

This course is for any MMU-enrolled student who would like to improve the way they write at university level, although its focus is not just on academic writing. The course will focus mainly on style, punctuation, grammatical accuracy, organisation and how to paraphrase and summarise effectively. The premise is that all students can improve their English, whether you are undergraduates, postgraduates or PhD students.

Why should you join?

You can improve your assessment grades by making sure you are getting your points across clearly. You can impress future employers - good writing skills are highly valued in the workplace; a well-written job application will get you a long way

You can choose a course that suits your needs - courses are run at All Saints and Crewe. 10 and 5-week courses are available for registration through our web site now.

English Language Services for International Students (ELSIS)

Have you heard of ELSIS (English Language Services for International Students) at Manchester Met? It's free and it's for you!

You could join one or more of our three-week courses, starting in week commencing 5th October at Manchester and Cheshire. These courses focus on academic listening, writing, grammar and critical thinking skills. Bookings are being taken now (simply log onto the ELSIS moodle area to read more or visit our web site for more details).

More courses start in the week commencing 2nd November.

Do you need to have your English checked?

We at ELSIS are again conducting writing consultations where students can receive some excellent feedback on their writing. You can meet an experienced, qualified English Language Tutor to discuss some of the good points and areas for improvement in your writing (face-to-face or online only). You can have any piece of writing checked, or we can talk about how to improve any other aspect of your English language (e.g. speaking, grammar, etc).

These popular and highly-useful sessions begin in week commencing 19th October. Bookings will start in week commencing 5th October and can be made through the ELSIS Moodle area. 

As this email has been sent on behalf of The Language Centre, please send any queries to Tony Picot on A.Picot@mmu.ac.uk.  

All the best, 
Fiona & Anna

Homesickness / Anxiety / Mindfulness Workshops - SEPT /OCT 2015

Forthcoming workshops for September & Early October 2015

Feeling homesick or thinking of leaving?  Just come along no need to book

Feeling lost, not sure if you fit in or if university is right for you.  Don't be alone with your thoughts, as it is natural to feel homesick. Come along to meet others who share similar thoughts and feelings to find a way forward.

Monday        28th September      3pm - 4.30pm Room 1.14 Business School

Tuesdays      29th September      3pm-4.30pm Delaney D 0-21

(Cheshire)     20th October           3pm-4.30pm Couzens C 0 04

 

Emotional Freedom Technique (‘tapping’)  Just come along no need to book

This workshop will show you how to use EFT, a mind/body approach that has been described as ‘psychological acupressure’.  It’s quick and easy to learn. .

Thursdays:    8th October  3pm-4pm    Room 1.14 Business School

 

Overcoming Social Anxiety  To book a place ring 0161 247 3493

Participants need to be able to attend all three sessions

Uncomfortable with social situations?  Worried or avoiding social contact?  Learn about social anxiety and how to overcome it. 

Fridays         9th - 23rd October     10am-11.30am    Room 1.14 Business School

 

Overcoming Sleep Problems  Just come along no need to book

Poor sleep is a common problem. Persistently disrupted sleep can leave us feeling exhausted, stressed and anxious.  The workshop aims to show how making changes in your lifestyle can help to get a better night’s rest. It will also look at how to establish a good sleeping pattern.

Tuesdays      13th October           Time: 3pm-4pm    Room 1.14 Business School

Managing Anxiety  Ring 0161 247 3493 to book

Participants need to be able to attend all three sessions

Learn what anxiety is, what keeps it going for you, and how you can start to challenge your thinking and coping mechanisms in order to reduce anxiety, and ultimately manage it better. 

Mondays       11am - 12noon          5 - 19 October    Room 1.14 Business School

Bringing Mindfulness into Everyday Life  To book ring 0161 247 3493

Participants need to be able to attend all four sessions

Using mindfulness meditation to learn to focus on the present rather than worrying about the past or the future.

Fridays 1-2.30pm    16, 23 October and 20, 27 November   Manchester Business School 1.14

Thursdays 1-2.30pm         22 October-12 November   Cheshire Seeley Room S027

Regards

Julie Roscoe

Administrator

Counselling Health and Wellbeing

Room 1.13
Business School and Student Hub
All Saints Campus
M15 6BH

Tel:+44(0)161 247 3493

Office hours Monday-Friday 08.45 am-4.30 pm
Web page: http://www.mmu.ac.uk/sas

 

Samaritans 08457 909090

Deloitte Autumn Careers Evening - MON 5th OCT 2015

Your story is something only you can write Start your story with us…. Deciding where to start your career is one of the biggest investments that you’ll ever make. At Deloitte, you can be sure that the investment is worthwhile as you’ll have both the range of opportunities and supportive culture to develop into the professional you have the potential to be.

Autumn Careers Evening - MANCHESTER Monday 5th October 2015 DoubleTree Hilton, One Piccadilly Place, 1 Auburn Street, Manchester M1 3DG   Whether you’re interested in one of our graduate roles or internship programmes, we recommend you take the opportunity to attend our exclusive ‘Deloitte Autumn Careers Evening’ in Manchester. By attending this event you will have access to the following: Meeting with Deloitte employees from across the business to find out exactly what is on offer to you as a student Useful hints and tips on our selection process Networking and meeting alumni from your university who now work at Deloitte Learning more about our business to help you establish the best career path for you This event is open to those in their penultimate and final year of university. To reserve your place, please complete our online registration form which opened on the 1st of September. Please be aware our programmes have academic requirements which vary from area to area. To check what area would suit you best please see visit website here. To find out more about these events and register visit www.deloitte.co.uk/careersevenings We look forward to seeing you there. Deloitte student recruitment

Basketball Star Anthony Purcell Guest Speaker - WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY - Wednesday 7th October

CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY EVENTS - Sept 2015

#AskMMUCareers

I am pleased to announce that we will be launching our #AskMMUCareers Twitter sessions this week.

These will be weekly sessions, every Friday 2pm-3pm, where we will share resources, top tips, vacancies and invite students to ask any questions they may have around specific careers and employability related themes which will be different each week.

 

It would be fantastic if you could help to share/favourite our promotional tweets, and also get involved by sharing any of your top tips or useful resources using the #AskMMUCareers hashtag. 

The first twitter session will take place on Friday 18th September and will focus on the theme of finding part time work, where we will be promoting our upcoming Part Time Jobs Fair and new online job vacancy/events system to as many of our new and returning students as possible.

Part Time Jobs Fair

Our Part time Jobs Fair will take place on Thursday 24th September in Manchester and Wednesday 23rd September in Cheshire www.mmu.ac.uk/jobsfair.

The fair will be a great opportunity for our students to meet with employers and potentially secure paid employment alongside their studies, so please help us to promote these wherever you can!

We have posters and postcards that we will be bringing around to the Student Hubs over the next few days.

 

My Career Hub

For those of you who may not be aware, we have invested in a new system designed specifically for university careers services, My Career Hub.

 

Students can use this system to search and apply for vacancies and book onto our events.

You can take a look at My Career Hub by logging in as a staff member using your MMU ID Number and password at https://mycareerhub.mmu.ac.uk.

Faculty Careers & Employability Pop-Ups

We are delighted to the confirm the dates of our upcoming Faculty Careers and Employability Pop-Ups. Our Pop-ups will take place each Wednesday during Autumn term, 1pm-3pm, and will provide resources, cv checks and appointment bookings in Faculty:

Wednesday 30^th September – John Dalton

Wednesday 7^th October –       Library Chat Zone

Wednesday 21^st October –     MSA (Benzie)

Wednesday 28^th October –     Geoffrey Manton

Wednesday 11^th November –  Library Chat Zone

(We will be booking further pop-ups over the next few weeks and will keep you updated when the remaining sessions have been confirmed)

Looking for forward to seeing lots of you over the next few weeks.

All the best,

Grace Makin-IsherwoodEmployability Hub Co-ordinatorCareers & Employability Service Manchester Metropolitan University| Employability Hub | Business School Building | M15 6BH +44 (0)161 247 3483 | g.makin-isherwood@mmu.ac.uk | www.mmu.ac.uk/careers

 

 

 

 

Welcome BBQ - International Students . THURS 1ST OCT - 5PM

International Society - Friendship In Diversity

Barclays Markets Insight Game

	Barclays Markets Insight Game Stockfuse are launching the Barclays Markets Insight Game around the world this week, and they would love to invite Manchester Metropolitan University to participate. The Barclays Markets Insight Game is a semester-long virtual investing game, with 18 winners receiving guaranteed meetings from Barclays professionals. This is a great opportunity for all students from Manchester Metropolitan University to learn about the financial markets, regardless of their majors; more importantly, it also allows them to showcase their skills to a top-tier financial institution. Participating in the game is completely Free. Further information can be found at stockfuse.com/barclay Research, buy, sell and get to the top of the leaderboard. Our Markets Insight Game, powered by Stockfuse, will give you a real feel for how the financial markets operate.   You’ll test trading strategies, compete with other gamers and keep your finger on the market’s pulse. All while developing the communication, influencing and commercial skills every employer looks for. You could even win the chance to connect with a Markets professional.   No matter what or where you’re studying, you can start playing. Whatever direction you want to take your career, you’ll get a lot out of the game’s realism and challenges.   To register for the game, visit stockfuse.com/barclays Hazel Careers and Employability Consultant Careers & Employability Service Manchester Metropolitan University| Employability Hub | Business School Building | M15 6BH +44 (0)161 247 3483 | h.doyle@mmu.ac.uk | www.mmu.ac.uk/careers

Professional Development Week Sessions Information

AUG - SEPT Employability Monthly Update

Good Morning,

Welcome to your monthly faculty update on all things employability related at MMU.

Professional Development Week- 2-5 November

Designed to help our students get a better degree and become even more employable in a competitive graduate jobs market.

Students will be able to book onto sessions from October 5th. We will let all students know by email when booking is live.

Employability Website- now live!

We now have an employability strand to the Faculty Website- you can see it here

From this page students can get information on professional development and what it means to be an Early Career Professional, graduate attributes, finding work experience, exploring career options and lots more.

More content and graduate case studies will be added throughout the year.

Any feedback is welcome!

Part time Jobs Fair- 24th September

Taking place here in the Business School all students are invited to meet with local employers who are actively recruiting for roles.

Click here for more information

Students can also join my Facebook Group where I regularly post part time roles and internships.

Kind Regards,

Hayley Wright
Employability Skills Coordinator

Faculty of Business and Law

2.15 | Business School and Student Hub Building |Manchester Metropolitan University | All Saints Campus | M15 6BH
Tel:  +44 (0)161 247 3496 | Email: hayley.wright@mmu.ac.uk

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