What’s on in May?
Monday 16th
Use LinkedIn to kick-start your career 3:00pm – 4:30pm Lab 111, Geoffrey Manton Building
This interactive session shows you how to develop and improve your own LinkedIn profile, whether you are an active user or new to the site; as well as offering tips on using LinkedIn to network effectively, increase your connections and link to employers.
Tuesday 17th
Networking: build your personal brand 11:00am – 12:00pm Room 3.27, Business School Building
We all network everyday with friends and colleagues, at events and via social media. Networking can be key to identifying jobs that are not advertised so it is important to know how and when to network confidently to create opportunities for yourself and make those essential contacts.
Wednesday 18th
Postgraduate Course Fair
For current students, especially to final years. Pre-book here:
Further information on the alumni loyalty discount for MMU students wishing to pursue PG study and info on new PG Loans scheme:
Thursday 19th
The UK's EU Referendum: Understanding the Key Facts & Debate 15:45pm – 18:00pm Room G.36, Business School Building
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has announced a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. Manchester Metropolitan University are hosting an easy-to-understand event, designed to give you the facts and implications from a political, economic, social, business and legal perspective.
Most events are bookable at http://www.mmu.ac.uk/careers/events/, or http://www.mmu.ac.uk/students/futures/events.php and a separate URL is shown where this is not the
case. Also, make sure they follow @MMU_careers on twitter as they post daily on events,
internships and job opportunities.
Successful Law Careers
Event
Manchester
Law School students impress at Meet the Employers event
Over 70 students attended the first
‘Careers in Law - Meet the Employers’ event on Wednesday 13 April. Organised by
Manchester School of Law and Careers & Employability, this was a fantastic
opportunity for students to speed network with a variety of law firms, legal
services companies, legal recruitment agencies and chambers, and find out about
the various work experience and graduate job roles available.
Organisations including BCL Legal,
Express Solicitors, JMW, Manchester and Salford City Council and Peninsula
Business Services provided students with valuable information about the types
of skills, qualities & experience that legal employers are seeking.
Feedback from both students and
employers has been overwhelmingly positive, with comments including:
“It
was extremely interesting and informative. It gave me an idea of alternative
opportunities and gave me a good insight into the way in which the different
law firms operate.”
“Good
event, well organised and a terrific response from students.”
Employability – how to measure and embed it -
two Teaching and Learning Essentials Workshops - May 2016
If you have a passion for the practical side of helping students to
develop in Employability but have felt excluded by the jargon (E3, KIS, DHLE
and all the rest), these could be just the thing to remove those
barriers. CELT is providing two short workshops next term:
Employability Contexts –
covering understanding data and how it can inform practice Wed 25 May 11 a.m. –
1 p.m. 4.06a Business School
MMU Futures Summer Events Festival
MMU Futures
have launched their annual Summer Festival of Events, and have over 100
separate activities available, offering students the opportunity to develop new
skills and experiences, and to learn something new and different at the end of
the Summer Term.
Activities
begin after exams from w/c 23rd May, and again sees the return of
our popular 10-hour language courses, 8 languages are on offer with Russian
joining the mix this year! Other highlights include leadership &
teamwork training, business and enterprise opportunities, computing &
creative media workshops, sustainability initiatives and Carbon Literacy
Training.
For more
information and a breakdown of the types of opportunities which may be of
interest to students from the Faculty of Business & Law, please visit our blog by clicking
here.
Focus
on Your Future Week to support 2016 graduates with their job search, Monday 6th
– Friday 10th June
This week of jobs, employer
networking events and expert advice sessions is organised by Careers and
Employability to help 2016 graduates to prepare for life and after graduation
and support them with securing their first graduate-level role. This gives
graduates the chance to:
·
Explore the options available to them after graduation
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Meet employers recruiting for graduate jobs and internships
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Learn how to sell themselves to employers, from winning CVs and social media,
through to impressing at interview
Although the week is predominantly
aimed at those graduating in 2016, all Manchester Met students are welcome to
attend.
Please share details
of Focus on Your Future Week with your students, particularly those who are
graduating this year, and encourage them to register. Students can do this and find the
full programme of events at www.mmu.ac.uk/futureweek.
CEO
x 1 Day
Executive search firm Odgers
Berndston have recently launched their successful CEO x 1 Day programme in the
UK, after success in countries including Brazil, Canada, Germany and South
Africa.
The programme matches students with leading CEOs and gives them the opportunity to shadow them for the day, learning what life is like at the top. To be in with the chance of being selected for this fantastic opportunity, students must go through a recruitment process starting with an online application. The programme is open to penultimate year students from any discipline. Further information for students can be found here https://mmucareers.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/ceox1day/.
The programme matches students with leading CEOs and gives them the opportunity to shadow them for the day, learning what life is like at the top. To be in with the chance of being selected for this fantastic opportunity, students must go through a recruitment process starting with an online application. The programme is open to penultimate year students from any discipline. Further information for students can be found here https://mmucareers.wordpress.com/2016/04/27/ceox1day/.
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Enterprise Futures
Conference 2016
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Date:
Friday 13th May
Times:
9.00am-5.00pm, from 5.00-6.30pm there will be an evening reception &
networking
Location:
UKFast Campus, Birley Fields, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5QJ
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Cost: FREE
Who
is it for: This
event is open to Postgraduate (taught and research) students as well as
Undergraduates considering further education and any other MMU student or
graduate looking to commercialise their research or start a business.
Description:
“Whether
you choose to pursue self-employment or employment, expanding your skill-set
and attributes to demonstrate creativity, innovation, resilience,
collaboration as well as autonomy is essential for lifelong career success”.
For
the fifth time Manchester Metropolitan University, University of Manchester
and the University of Salford have come together to jointly host an
innovative and exciting one day event focusing on what it means to be
entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial.
The
event is a day of workshops, inspirational speakers, networking, drop in
advice sessions, business pitch competitions and Q&A panel discussions.
Further
information will be sent about the competition in a separate confirmation
email along with a short application form. The email will also include
further information about the Drop In Sessions which can be booked in advance
or on the day. 20 minute discussion sessions are available in the
following areas: Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP’s), Finance &
Funding, Tier 1 Entrepreneur Visa and Intellectual Property & Legal.
The
key themes of the conference are Inspiration, Collaboration and
Opportunity. The objectives of the conference are to enable the
participants to:
-Consider
the importance of being enterprising and entrepreneurial
-Be
inspired by alumni entrepreneurs
-Understand
how intrapreneurship can enhance their research / studies
-Network
and collaborate with peers, entrepreneurs and keynote speakers
-Become
more confident individuals
-Have
the opportunity to explore ideas, opportunities and build contacts
Booking
& further information:
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Information: UK Fast
are looking for graduates at a starting salary of 19K ish. They are
running a massive recruitment campaign following a careers fair on Tuesday 10th
May between 11am and 3pm in Manchester. The number to ring is
01612153861.
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Business Start Up Boot
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Date:
Friday 3rd – Saturday 4th June
Times:
Friday: 9.30am-6.00pm
Saturday: 10.00am-4.30pm
Location:
Digital Innovation, MMU, The Shed, Chester Street, Manchester, M1 5GD
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Cost:
FREE
Who
is it for: anyone with a business idea – you must complete an application
form
Description:
Are
you thinking of starting your own business? Do you have an idea that you want
to turn into a
reality?
Do you want to be your own boss?
If
so, then the Business Start Up Boot Camp is for you! It
will
cover the initial building blocks of setting up a successful business and
will
provide
support, advice, resources, guidance and mentoring to help you
create
a commercially viable venture. It will be delivered by external facilitators
who
are all experts in their field.
To
attend this programme you must have a business idea or social enterprise idea
that you
want
to develop or grow and be available for both days of this intensive 2 day
programme.
Booking
& further information:
Follow
us on twitter @Innospace and @mmucfe
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FUTURE TALENT Student Award - a joint initiative between MMU and MPA
This will be part of
the 2016 MPA Awards and celebration of student
success for Level 6 and PG students that Jeff Mccarthy and others have
organised with the Manchester Publicity Association (MPA). It will:
- Celebrates student achievement – this is about
far more than grades
- Enables career pathways to be forged
- Forges Knowledge Exchange between MMUBS and
MPA community
- Enhances CV / Portfolio and offers a chance to
network with MMU alumni and industry influencers
- Demonstrates a pathway to Rising Stars - which
celebrates new talent in the industry
- 3 finalists to attend the night at the
iconic Midland Hotel
If you could encourage any students you
feel should apply for this, please do so. Knowing some student personalities
they may tell themselves it's not worth applying as they don't expect to win -
in fact this is about much more than grades and level of performance. Students
who enter will need to get their entry supported by an academic tutor. Closing
date for entries is Friday 20 May 2016.
MHRM Internships/Project request
Shauna Burns (Placements team) -
“I would like to enlist your help with HR links and Networks
please. I am supporting Maria Allen to recruit 9 x employers to support
us with offering a short internship, followed by a project for our MHRM
students (Integrated Masters course).
- Please
feel free to forward the below request directly or if you would prefer to pass
me any leads you have, I would be happy to follow these up.
- LinkedIn
- I have posted this on LinkedIn, so if you have a presence on LinkedIn, please
connect with me and share the advert.
- Do
you have any other networks/groups you can share the below request with?
We are keen to get some employers on board with this as soon
as possible, so your support would be greatly appreciated.”
Business Placements throughout
May/June
A significant
number of students successful secure placements during May and June, so it
really is a key time for students to keep up the momentum. We have
advertised 45 NEW placement opportunities over the last 2 weeks
alone, so it’s very much ‘Business as usual’ on the placements teams.
Students should contact us directly for support on businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk or call 0161 247 3711
Students should contact us directly for support on businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk or call 0161 247 3711
What’s on in May?
Wednesday
4th
Find that Graduate Job 2:00pm – 3:00pm, Room 3.02, Business School Building
The workshop that leaves no stone
unturned in giving you the tools to find that graduate job! Improve your
chances of finding a job by discovering where to look for vacancies, how to
find unadvertised positions and how to market yourself effectively to
employers.
Monday 16th
Use LinkedIn to kick-start your career 3:00pm – 4:30pm Lab 111, Geoffrey Manton Building
This interactive session shows
you how to develop and improve your own LinkedIn profile, whether you are an
active user or new to the site; as well as offering tips on using LinkedIn to
network effectively, increase your connections and link to employers.
Tuesday
17th
Networking: build your personal brand 11:00am – 12:00pm Room 3.27, Business School
Building
We all network everyday with
friends and colleagues, at events and via social media. Networking can be key
to identifying jobs that are not advertised so it is important to know how and
when to network confidently to create opportunities for yourself and make those
essential contacts.
Wednseday
18th
Postgraduate Course Fair
For current students, especially to final years. Pre-book
here:
Further information on the alumni loyalty discount for MMU
students wishing to pursue PG study and info on new PG Loans scheme:
Thursday
19th
The UK's EU Referendum: Understanding the Key Facts & Debate 15:45pm – 18:00pm Room G.36,
Business School Building
UK Prime Minister David Cameron
has announced a referendum on whether Britain should remain in the European
Union to be held on Thursday 23 June. Manchester Metropolitan University are
hosting an easy-to-understand event, designed to give you the facts and
implications from a political, economic, social, business and legal
perspective.
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