Society News MMU: October 2016

Monday, 31 October 2016

Evening Guest Lecture - Thurs 10th Nov, My Accountancy Place - Paul Barnes 5.30pm G35

Scholarships and Funding Available for UK Students to Intern in China

Interested in gaining funded international work experience and building your post-graduation career prospects?

(Available to UG students and graduates age 18 or over and 2.1 profile).

Consider doing an internship in China!

Over the next 2 months, CRCC Asia is running its annual Global Scholarship Program and accepting applications for British Council Funded Generation UK China Placements. Find more information on these funded opportunities below.

Generation UK China Funding

Student and recent graduates in the UK now have the opportunity to apply for British Council Funded Generation UK China placements in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen across 14 professional sectors.

The British Council fully funds successful applicants who wish to undertake a CRCC Asia Internship Program for 2 months and meet the following criteria:

Aged 18 years and above

Currently enrolled full-time at a UK university or have graduated from a UK university within the past year (within 12 months of the programme dates)

A UK citizen/EU home student

Achieved or on track to achieve a 2:1

In receipt of or have received a Maintenance Grant from Student Finance or SAAS bursary for Scottish students during their university career

Not in receipt of any other Generation UK – China funding

Applications are now open for Generation UK China Funded places and will close on 12 December 2016.

Online applications are also live for Generation UK China at http://www.crccasia.com/resources/generation-uk-internship-programme/

Global Scholarship Program

Online applications are now live at http://www.crccasia.com/global-scholarship/and will close at midnight on November 18th, 2016 for CRCC Asia's Global Scholarship .
CRCC Asia are currently offering several scholarship opportunities for students wishing to undertake a China Internship Program for one, two, or three months in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen.

CRCC Asia's programs are centred upon the learning objectives of Employability, Cultural Agility, China Knowledge, Sector Specific Knowledge and Global Guanxi (networking) and are all accompanied by a Professional Development Toolkit.

Fluent English is the only language requirement and there is a program start date each month of the year. CRCC Asia work with over 600 companies, offering a wide range of placements across various industries including Finance, Law, Marketing/PR, Engineering, Green Tech, International Business, Pharmaceuticals, NGOs and many more.

All accommodation and visa processing is included in the program, as well as social and business events.You can find more information through our short video here. CRCC Asia are also currently giving away free Coding and Digital Marketing Courses and free Airfare through STA Travel

To apply for CRCC Asia's scholarships, simply visit our website and submit your application. To learn more about our Scholarships you can also tune in to our Global Scholarship Webinar at 17:30 on the 26th October.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with more questions regarding the CRCC Asia Scholarship or Generation UK China placements.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate in contacting CRCC Asia at london@crccasia.com

Kind Regards,

Will

Will Perrins
UK Marketing and PR Coordinator
CRCC Asia LTD (London)
154 Bishopsgate | London EC2M 4LN
+44 207 247 4458
www.crccasia.com

International Students - Skills Sessions PD Week 31 Oct - 4th Nov

Dear International Students,

This is an announcement to let you know about our coordinator for
Coaching for Academic English and wanted to inform you of the services the University currently have available for you if you are an International Student or a non-native speaker student who is registered as a home student.

Writing Consultations were launched this week.

This service enables you to submit up to 1,000 words of your writing to receive feedback on. One of the tutors from the Coaching for Academic English team will read the work and make comments on it before having a tutorial with you.

The feedback focuses on grammar and language as well as structure, argument development, academic style etc. Writing consultations are available face to face or online. The online consultations are fully interactive but require you to be available at the allocated time.

Face to face consultations take place in the Language Resource Centre in GM 238.

During Professorial Development Week, the team are also running a range of One-Off Sessions. You don't need to register for these sessions and can just go along. They are offered on a first come first served basis.

Here is the schedule of the sessions on offer below:

Monday 31^st Oct	Tuesday 1^st Nov	Wednesday 2^nd Nov	Thursday 3^rd Nov	Friday 4^th Nov
		9:00 – 11:00 BR G.17 Structuring an Academic Essay	10:00 – 12:00 GM 304 Paraphrasing
	13:00 – 15:00 GM 301 Writing an Introduction	11:00 – 13:00 BR G.17 Paraphrasing	13:00 – 15:00 JD E417 Linking Ideas	13:00 – 15:00 GM 301 Writing an Annotated Bibliography
15:00 – 17:00 GM 301 Writing an Introduction	15:00 – 17:00 GM 301 Structuring an Academic Essay	14:00 – 16:00 JD E412 Linking Ideas	15:00 – 17:00 GM 229 Starting to be Critical

Later this term, a range of 3-Week Courses will also be on offer.

Students are asked to register for these on Moodle.

They will start the week beginning 14^th November. Registration will open the week before. The sessions we will be running are:

Ø Academic Style 101

Ø Grammatical Features of Academic Writing

Ø The Critical Writing Process

Ø Discovering Academic Vocabulary

Ø Writing a Critique

Ø Speak Out – Communication Confidence

You will receive further information about these 3-Week Courses nearer the time.

Monthly Employability Bulletin - November 2016

What’s on in November?

All events listed are bookable through the Careers and Employability Service website unless stated otherwise.

Professional Development Week Sessions:

Tuesday 1:

Applying for Graduate Schemes and Managing Your Final Year 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 5.04, Speakers = Hazel Doyle and Lisa McDonagh

This session will give you an overview of graduate scheme deadlines and processes, how and where to discover Graduate Schemes and how to successfully progress. MMU Career Consultant Hazel Doyle will deliver this session and students will hear from Student Support Officer Lisa McDonagh, who will give tips on managing your time during this busy year.

Tuesday 1:

How to increase your earnings when you graduate 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 5.05, Speaker = David Roberts

This fun and inter-active session will focus on increasing your employment options and increasing your earnings by maximising your power and influence. You will learn how to build your power and influence with the direct intention of increasing your employment opportunities, how to increase your earning potential; and how to network in order to create employment opportunities.

Tuesday 1:

Opportunities to boost your CV 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 3.02, Speakers = Jo Breakell; Helen Lord; Jill Wells

You know it's important to boost your CV and build work experience whilst you are here at university. Hear about the opportunities we can offer from this session. We will discuss volunteering, paid jobs on and off campus, business related work experience, student societies and our Futures Skills Award scheme.

Tuesday 1:

Introduction to MyShowcase 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 2.09, Speakers = Clara Andres and Mel Powell

To land your dream job, you’ll have to be able to show evidence to an employer that you’ve developed expertise in the skills areas that make you an Early Career Professional, as well as having a good degree.

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

1. Set up a MyShowcase account

2. Upload content to it

3. Organise the content into an online CV or other showcase

4. Send the showcase for review by your Personal Tutor or a recruiter

5. See how your skills are progressing on the Early Career Professional framework

Tuesday 1:

Legally Online: How to make your social media profile safe and effective (Marketing and Digital students) 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 3.17, Speaker = Steve Kuncewicz

Lots of us use social media, some of us know how to use it to further our careers – but how many of us are aware of the risks of publishing material about ourselves online? Learn how to do it safely and effectively from top social media lawyer Steve Kuncewicz, Head of Intellectual Property and Media at law firm Bermans.

Tuesday 1:

Referencing Right 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 2.10, Speakers = Nicola Beck and Padma Inala

The last thing you want when having a piece of work assessed is to lose marks by incorrectly citing and referencing in your work. There is nothing worse than having your mark drop because of this and this session aims to give students all the information they need to avoid this happening. We will discuss why and when you need to cite and reference as well as practice how to reference the key sources of information you will use in your work and tackle those tricky references you will discover.

Tuesday 1:

Starting to be Critical 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 3.19, Speaker = Caroline Collier

This session will give you a better understanding of what it means to be critical in an academic context. Not sure of how to evaluate a journal article, take notes critically or show your critical thinking skills when writing? This session will give you the techniques you need.

Tuesday 1:

LinkedIn in 60 minutes 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 2.10, Speaker = Hazel Doyle

LinkedIn is something that all of us have been told is at the forefront of online networking and employability. This session is open to anyone who would like to know a little more about the key features of LinkedIn and how they can use it professionally. We will be covering how to get your profile to ‘All Star’ standard, how to connect with people, giving and receiving recommendations and endorsements, researching employers, industries and job roles, and how to find jobs and work experience.

Please make sure that you have a basic profile set up at LinkedIn.com before you come along. This session will take place in an IT Lab so that you can make amendments to your profile and play around with the features. This session is open to ALL students of all years – UG and PG across Business and Law. We are encouraging first years to attend also!

Tuesday 1:

Awaken the confidence in you 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.21, Speaker = Chris Delaney

A lack of confidence can often hold us back when we want to pursue something outside our comfort zone. During this session, you will learn the techniques to increase your motivation, boost your confidence and give your self-esteem a well needed lift. Self-confidence will carry you through any situation no matter what it is. Whether you are going for a job interview, speaking in public, parachute jumping or losing weight, having confidence in yourself will enable you to go from strength to strength. We are hoping that by the end of the session you will feel that much more motivated to achieve your goals and break through any doubts you have in your capabilities.

Tuesday 1:

Building the Brand of You 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.19, Speaker = Mel Powell

Many of our marketing, advertising and branding students come to us because of their passion for brands, however the brand that any employer is concerned with is the brand of YOU. This session will introduce to you how PR practitioners use communication to build and maintain the brand reputation of their clients, and how you can apply these principles to the branding of your own professional career development. We will particularly offer practical advice on how you can identify your own brand values and Unique Selling Point, and tips on how to be a fully professional online identity on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter.

Tuesday 1:

Professional Presentations for Interviews 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.28, Speaker = Catherine Shephard

Presentations aren’t just something you’re required to do when you’re working for your degree: presentation skills are elementary in your job hunt and are often a requirement at interview level for many professions. This session will help you understand how and why presentation skills might be assessed in an interview and what graduate employers look for in prospective employees. You also have the chance to practice how to plan and deliver an effective presentation within the comfort of the classroom. The session will give you skills which are transferable across business and law and beyond.

Wednesday 2:

Sustainability Walk 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Speaker = Jack Christian

This is a chance to see for yourself the effects of lack of awareness of sustainability on the environment in post-industrial areas of Manchester.

Joining instructions:

The field trip will start promptly at 14.00 from the side door of the Business School atrium which leads to the car park under the Mancunian Way. Please arrive 10 minutes before departure as you will be asked to sign to show your attendance. If you are late, you will miss it.

The walk will take around 1 hour 30 minutes. You will need to wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking a long distance and wear or bring warm, waterproof clothing to be ready for changeable weather conditions.

Thursday 3:

Introduction to E-commerce and Magento 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

Room 2.08, Speaker = Aaron Saxton

This eCommerce and Magento workshop is aimed at students who are interested in launching their own eCommerce store or want to get understanding of how to use an eCommerce platform like Magento to manage an online business.

This workshop will explain what eCommerce is, how online stores are built, and what job prospects are available in the industry.

The workshop will consist of a mixture of theory and ‘hands on’ practical activities allowing students to work with the backend and frontend of Magento. Students will explore the site structure, navigation, modules, themes etc... and will learn how to customise and optimise their Magento eCommerce site using best practice.

Thursday 3:

Introduction to MyShowcase 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 2.23, Speakers = Clara Andres and Mel Powell

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

1. Set up a MyShowcase account

2. Upload content to it

3. Organise the content into an online CV or other showcase

4. Send the showcase for review by your Personal Tutor or a recruiter

5. See how your skills are progressing on the Early Career Professional framework

Thursday 3:

Using Illustrations in Your Work and Beyond 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 2.08, Speakers = Nicola Beck and Padma Inala

Have you ever wondered if you can use other people’s images and illustrations in your work, in social media posts or when writing your own blog? This session will look at how to correctly format and reference other people’s images and illustrations, as well as your own, within MMU and beyond. We will also showcase some fantastic, free-to-use image resources, demonstrate how to use Google to locate copyright-free images, introduce you to ‘Creative Commons’ licenses, and reveal best attribution practices.

Thursday 3:

Building the Brand of You 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.23, Speaker = Mel Powell

Thursday 3:

Employability in the Creative and Digital Industries – Creative Resource 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 7.02, Speaker = Phil Cookson

Lots of graduates want to work in this growing sector in the Manchester area, but fewer are aware of what creative and digital employers REALLY want from their applicants. Be the first to get an insider view from industry professionals in this NEW workshop session led by Phil Cookson, Director of Creative Resource.

The session includes:

- keynote talk from an industry professional giving great insight into the best ways to make yourself more employable and get your first job in the industry.

- one-to-one sessions with creative and digital professions to review and advise on your CV

- final Expert Panel event to answer any questions you have, so come prepared and ask away.

- student competition launch with a great first prize!

Thursday 3:

Legally Online: how to build a safe and effective online social media profile (Marketing and Digital Media students) 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.17, Speaker = Steve Kuncewicz

This session will offer a comprehensive guide to using social media safely and effectively to further your career. Social media is becoming increasingly important to employers, therefore making sure that your online presence is as professional as possible is very important in terms of making yourself employable.

Friday 4:

Guidance for postgraduate study 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 3.21, Speaker = Julie Taylor

Study Skills Development workshop aimed at Postgraduate students studying at Manchester Metropolitan University. Concentrating on critical writing, referencing and time management.

Friday 4:

Introduction to MyShowcase 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 3.09, Speakers = Clara Andres and Mel Powell

By the end of the session, you will be able to:

1. Set up a MyShowcase account

2. Upload content to it

3. Organise the content into an online CV or other showcase

4. Send the showcase for review by your Personal Tutor or a recruiter

5. See how your skills are progressing on the Early Career Professional framework

Friday 4:

Learn to Network 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 3.16, Speaker = Jane Tonge

Networking is vital for success in business and helps you create powerful, lasting relationships. It can help you find a new job, meet influential people, make contacts and discover people who will support your ideas.

However, for many people, networking is not easy. It can seem daunting because of a lack of confidence, or a fear of rejection. It can be hard to know how to start, what you are supposed to do, or what happens afterwards. If this sounds familiar, then this session could be for you!

Build your confidence and ‘soft’ communication skills with this networking workshop.

Friday 4:

Referencing Right 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 2.08, Speakers = Nicola Beck and Padma Inala

Friday 4:

Reflective Writing 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Room 3.17, Speaker = Louise Rudd

Does your assignment ask you to reflect on what you are studying? Unsure how this differs from your usual coursework? Come along to this session and find out what reflective writing is and how to do it successfully

Friday 4:

The Career Farm: a personal introduction to the Masters Maximiser Programme 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.16, Speaker = Jane Barrett

If you’re a postgraduate students at MMU Business School, you have exclusive FREE access to an extra online career course worth £250 - the Masters Maximiser programme from the Career Farm (http://thecareerfarm.com/) – a 10-unit online career development course produced specifically for postgraduate business students.

This personal introductory session offers you the chance to learn to use the Masters Maximiser with its creator Jane Barrett of The Career Farm, co-author of ‘If not now, when - how to take charge of your career’.

In this session Jane will demonstrate how the Masters Maximiser programme gives you:

A clear structure to work through when considering your career and making decisions.

Evidence for employers to convince them you are the right candidate for the job.

A framework you can return to throughout your career.

Friday 4:

Telephone Confidence 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.17, Speaker = Alison Edmonds

You will already know that much of today’s business and recruitment is telephone-based – either by mobile or teleconferencing software. You might not think it, but one of the biggest challenges both employers and graduates report about starting work is simply having to pick up the phone to someone you don’t know – whether this is an interviewer, a customer, a journalist or another important contact of your employer. This is even more difficult when the phone call needs to solve a problem, such as a dissatisfied customer or negotiating an outcome to a tricky issue.

This new focused Telephone Skills session will help you to know how to get control of a business conversation to guide it to your desired outcome and will build your confidence on the phone.

Other sessions this month

Tuesday 1:

Careers Fairs: Why, Where and How to Prepare 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.13, Business School, Manchester Campus

Graduate Recruitment Fairs are an opportunity to meet employers offering a range of roles ‘face-to-face’. Before attending, you need to do your homework to get the most out of them and impress employers. Find out when and where the fairs take place, how to prepare and how to sell your skills. Our events are open to current students, staff and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation).

Wednesday 2:

Graduate Job and Placement Fair 11:00 am – 3:00 pm

Employability Hub, Business School, Manchester Campus

This event is open to all Manchester Met students and 2016 graduates and is a great way to meet employers, find placement and work experience opportunities or secure a job for after graduation. These are employers with real job vacancies and this is your chance to organise your placement or graduate job before the summer. Starting your job or placement search early will increase your chances of being recruited! Meet employers such as Aldi, Amazon, Arcadia, Army, ASOS, Civil Service Fast Stream, NHS, Teach First and UK Fast, and listen to a number of the employers who are holding presentations and get expert advice on how to apply.

Read the MMU guide on how to get your CV ready and what to ask employers –

http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/media/mmuacuk/content/documents/careers/guides/Finding-opportunities-through-your-contacts-and-networking.pdf

Wednesday 2:

Leadership Programme: Public Speaking and Presenting 1 – Discovering Your Voice 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.26, Business School, Manchester Campus

Not everyone is a natural born speaker, and that’s fine. But public speaking is important, and there is a high chance that at some point, like it or not, you will have to do it. This session aims to show you how to connect with an audience, be better prepared and remain calm when speaking. Discovering your voice as a speaker is a powerful tool that will serve you well.

Shyamenda Purslow, a Doctoral Researcher and Associate Lecturer at MMU with Professional HR experience, will deliver this session.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

Friday 4:

Delivering Presentations – A Specialist Study Skills Workshop for students with an SpLD 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 1.01, Sandra Burslem Building, Manchester Campus

This session is a Specialist Study Skills Workshop for students with a Specific Learning Difficulty such as Dyslexia. This session will help students who have to deliver presentations for their course. The session is targeted towards students who think they may be dyslexic, are in the process of being assessed for dyslexia or have a diagnosis of dyslexia, but are not accessing study skills support from elsewhere (e.g. Disabled Students’ Allowance – DSA).

Monday 7:

Networking: Building Your Personal Brand 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 4.05B, Business School, Manchester Campus

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. Our events are open to current students, staff and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation).

Tuesday 8:

Networking for Business Students 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.19, Business School, Manchester Campus

An opportunity to learn more about Networking and develop your networking skills 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.

Wednesday 9:

Going Global: International Careers 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room 3.03, Business School, Manchester Campus

If you are considering working abroad, or you are an international student returning home, attend this workshop to access resources to help you find work; information on eligibility to work and differences in the application process; and discover language/cultural variances. Our events are open to current students, staff and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation).

Wednesday 9:

Placement Wednesday – Bosch Employer Presentation 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room G27, Business School, Manchester Campus

Book on to this Bosch Employer Presentation to get the inside scoop on their business, placement opportunities and advice on how to make your application shine!

Thursday 10:

Designing Your CV for the Creative, Communication and Media Industries 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Room 339, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Campus

The creative industries differ from other professional sectors in the ways they communicate with and recruit graduates. Discover the role that networking plays in securing employment and freelance commissions together with a range of possible formats and visual options for your CV. Our events are open to current students, staff and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation).

Thursday 10:

Presentations from terrified to confident for Business Students 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room 1.25, Business School, Manchester Campus

We know that presenting to an employer at an interview or assessment centre can be daunting. Come along to this workshop and get top tips for how to deliver a presentation and impress employers with your professional and confident approach.

By the end of the session, you will know:

· How to prepare for a presentation

· How to structure a presentation

· How to deal with nerves

· How to manage your audience

Monday 14:

How to Write Winning CVs 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 306, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Campus

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between okay and winning CVs? This workshop explores different CV formats and covering letters, and the key qualities employers look for that will make you stand out from the crowd and bag an interview. Our events are open to current students, staff and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation).

Tuesday 15:

Successful Interviews: Get That Job! 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room E417, John Dalton Building, Manchester Campus

Interviews are your one chance to impress and get ahead of the competition. This workshop explores the interview experience from start to finish – get advice to maximise your performance and boost your con preparation.

Tuesday 15:

University of Manchester Law Fair 12:30 am – 4:00 pm

Manchester Central Convention Centre, Windmill St, Manchester M2 3GX

This fair is open to students or graduates from any institution, from both law and non-law courses.

Tuesday 15:

Considering Post Graduate Study – For Business Students 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.19, Business School, Manchester Campus

Are you passionate about your subject? Do you need a postgraduate qualification for your chosen career? Or, perhaps you want to continue life at University? Whatever your motivations for considering further study, attend this workshop to find out whether postgraduate study is for you.

Wednesday 16:

University of Manchester Postgraduate Study Fair 11:00 am – 3:30 pm

Manchester Central Convention Centre, Windmill St, Manchester M2 3GX

Now in its 21^st year, the Postgraduate Study Fair is your chance to plan your future by meeting representatives of over 90 institutions offering courses and further training for September 2017.

Wednesday 16:

Getting a Summer Internship 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room 3.13, Business School, Manchester Campus

Make the most of your summer break, boost your CV, and gain work experience by doing an internship. Attend this session to explore where to find internships and when to apply, the support available for applications and interviews, and how to make the most of your internship.

Wednesday 16:

Placement Wednesday – Lidl Employer Presentation 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room G27, Business School, Manchester Campus

Placement Wednesdays are the ideal way to get your placement search off to the strongest start – learn exactly what employers are looking for and how to impress with your applications! If you are a 2^nd year Business School placement student, Placement Wednesdays are not to be missed. This employer presentation is by Lidl. Lidl's Placement Programme offers a 360 degree view of our business operations allowing students to dip their toes into sales, logistics and even experience one of either supply chain, property or administration. As well as getting to develop and expand your business knowledge, you will also get to grow as a person. Through national training sessions, a head office secondment and regional projects you will develop the leadership, management, decision-making and communication skills required to succeed in a fast-paced, challenging environment.

This session will leave you fully equipped to apply with confidence to their fantastic placement opportunities.

Thursday 17:

A Career in Legal Aid – An evening with Robert Lizar Solicitors 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Room 2.05, Manchester Law School, Manchester Campus

Would you be interested in finding out more about Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Prison Law, Mental Health Law & Serious Fraud Law?

Would you like to find out more about a career in Legal Aid?

Robert Lizar Solicitors is a Legal Aid practice that has been established for in excess of 30 years offering legal service through Legal Aid to the community. The practice has a long history of representing and defending the human rights of their clients and exposing miscarriage of justice.

There is no need to book in advance, simply come along.

At the conclusion of the talk, there will be a networking session at which you will be able to consult with the speakers on an individual basis.

Tuesday 22:

Video Interviews: give your best performance! – For Business Students 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.19, Business School, Manchester Campus

Video interviews are becoming an increasingly popular assessment tool for employers – attend this workshop to ensure you know how they work and how you can prepare. Learn more about the video interview process, get top tips to impress and discover where you can practise online.

Wednesday 23:

Introduction to Employability 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 105, All Saints Building, Manchester Campus

This introductory session will help define the importance of employability in Higher Education and highlight the services, support and opportunities available at MMU. This will help you best support your students.

http://www.celt.mmu.ac.uk/cpd/viewcourse.php?unit_id=225

Wednesday 23:

Placement Wednesday – Laterooms.com Employer Presentation 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room G27, Business School, Manchester Campus

Placement Wednesdays are the ideal way to get your placement search off to the strongest start – learn exactly what employers are looking for and how to impress with your applications! If you are a 2^nd year Business School placement student, Placement Wednesdays are not to be missed. This employer presentation is by Laterooms.com. LateRooms.com are all about creating great experiences for their customers and employees. They work hard and play hard, putting their employees at the heart of their strategy. They are the UK's leading accommodation site, being used by millions of people every day. They have an enormous selection of hotels to choose from, with over 150,000 worldwide. With offices based in central Manchester, there are several Manchester Met students who have completed their placement with Laterooms.com over recent years, and who have enjoyed fantastic experiences on their placements.

Book now to see what opportunities are in store for 2017!

Wednesday 23:

Mathematics: Meet the Employers 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

North Atrium, Business School, Manchester Campus

Are you studying Mathematics, or a discipline which requires high-level numeracy skills? Interested in getting a job that allows you to use your skills? If you are, attend this unique ‘speed networking’ event to meet employers who are offering a range of graduate jobs and placement opportunities, find out how to apply for the roles on offer and get tips for standing out from the crowd during the application process.

Registration will take place at 2pm in the North Atrium of the Business School.

Wednesday 23:

Leadership Programme: Leader as Self and Self as Leader 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.24, Business School, Manchester Campus

Are we leaders? Are we leading ourselves? How do we know what kind of leader we are to ourselves or to others? This session is designed to help you take some time to explore some ideas around the role that self-awareness can play in enabling highly effective leaders and leadership. We will use techniques to build our self-awareness within a context of leadership. This is designed to help you build your personal leadership profile.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

This activity is offered through the Futures Skills Award, designed to help you develop your skills and experience to achieve future career success.

Friday 25:

Applying for Jobs 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Room 3.05, Business School, Manchester Campus

The variety of application forms and processes used by employers means that you need specific knowledge to make your application stand out. Get insider know-how on how applications are assessed and tips to ensure you sell yourself to secure that interview.

Wednesday 30:

Placement Wednesday – Bentley Motors Employer Presentation 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Room G27, Business School, Manchester Campus

This session will be a fantastic insight into the world of Bentley, as well as providing you with detailed information on the placement opportunities on offer within this prestigious company.

Wednesday 30:

Using Emotional Intelligence to Succeed 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Room 329, Geoffrey Manton Building, Manchester Campus

The ability to judge and evaluate your emotions and those of the people around you is a crucial career skill, known as Emotional Intelligence. Learn more, evaluate yourself and find out how to develop your Emotional Intelligence skills further.

Wednesday 30:

Careers in Marketing: Meet the Employers 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

North Atrium, Business School, Manchester Campus

Are you looking for opportunities in Digital, Public Relations, Marketing Communications and Advertising? Attend this unique ‘speed networking’ style event to meet employers who are offering a range of graduate job and placement opportunities, find out how to apply for the roles on offer and get tips for standing out from the crowd during the application process. Registration will take place at 2pm in the North Atrium of the Business School.

Wednesday 30:

Leadership Programme: Public Speaking and Presenting 2 – Talk yourself into a job 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Room 3.24, Business School, Manchester Campus

This session will allow us to practice using public speaking skills to allow interviewers to connect with us. It will look at how to avoid losing control of interview situations and letting your personality shine through. Come along for a session that is interactive and will help expand your comfort zone.

Shyamenda Purslow is a Doctoral Researcher and Associate Lecturer at MMU with Professional HR experience who will be leading the session.

If you attend 5 sessions of the Leadership Programme, including the wrap-up session which will be taking place in February, you will receive a certificate.

This activity is offered through the Futures Skills Award, designed to help you develop your skills and experience to achieve future career success

Professional Development Week – Monday 31 October – Friday 4 November 2016

As you are probably aware, Professional Development Week will commence on Monday 31 October.

We’re trying a new approach this year to reduce the demands on both staff and students of events spread over each day of the week. Instead, we’ve given each department/level a ‘designated day’ and tried to concentrate events most relevant to them then:

Monday 31 October – AFE and Law

Tuesday 1 November – Management and all UG

Wednesday 2 November - Graduate Job and Placements Fair – key event for ALL students

Thursday 3 November – MODBS and STHEM

Friday 4 November – especially for PG students

We have many new sessions this PDW, we are keen to get students to attend and gain an idea on their opinions of them:

· Pro Bono Workshop

· Become a Company Secretary with ICSA

· How to choose your Law Firm

· Telephone Confidence

· Legally Online: How to make your social media profile safe and effective

· Starting to be Critical

· Professional Presentations for Interviews

· Introduction to eCommerce and Magento

· Using illustrations in your work and beyond

· Employability in the Creative and Digital Industries – Creative Resource

· Legally Online: how to build a safe and effective social media profile (Marketing and Digital students)

· Reflective Writing

· The Career Farm: personal introduction to the Masters Maximiser Programme

This Professional Development Week, bookings have been very successful. Within two days of the sched site going live, the majority of the sessions were fully booked.

In an attempt to reduce the amount of students booking onto the sessions but not attending, we have tried a new strategy to reach out to students. Usually around 50% of students who book on to PDW don’t attend. Therefore, we have sent out an additional selling in email to push students to either attend the sessions they are booked onto or, if this isn’t possible, to cancel their place. Many students are on the waiting list for a lot of the events, so this would be a great help.

As in other Professional Development Weeks, the students will also get a reminder email the day before the session they have booked onto is occurring. With hope, this should help to reduce the amount of non-attenders we have this coming week.

Study Abroad and Employability

As shown by recent surveys and studies published by the EU, the British Council and other British institutions, graduates with study abroad experiences are stronger in terms of employability. For this reason, it would be great for lecturers to devote a minute during lectures to mention our Erasmus and Overseas Exchange options as fantastic opportunities to enhance students’ university experience and to get ready for the labour market with a stronger and unique cv. The Faculty of Business and Law has 30 excellent partner universities ready to welcome our students for one academic year.

You and students can find out more by visiting the Business School Exchange Website or contacting Rebecca Nisbet (r.nisbet@mmu.ac.uk).

Gone International: mobile students and their outcomes Report on the 2012/13 graduating cohort, UK Higher Education International Unit, 2014.

The Erasmus Impact Study: Effects of mobility on the skills and employability of students and the internationalisation of higher education institutions, European Commission, 2014.

Jo McGrann Wins Student Award at MPA Inspiration Awards 2016

Congratulations to Jo McGrann for winning the Student Award at the MPA Inspiration Awards! Jo is an Advertising and Brand Management graduate and was chosen out of a short list of three other students.

Also in attendance were fellow finalists Dalton Sebastian and Keniz Budhabhai who also did extremely well to be picked as finalists for this award. All the finalists have been offered career advice by the directors of Apadmi, which is great for them also!

Jo and all the finalist have put in so much effort and have undertaken a massive amount of work and the actual event was a celebration of their achievements.

Again well done to Jo, all who were involved in the event running and organising and all the finalists as well!

Marketing Mic Night

The first Marketing Mic Night was hosted on 20 October and the next event is coming soon. This event is a free open mic night for marketing professionals.

Held at MediaCom, Manchester, this event is an exciting opportunity to share knowledge as top class post graduate students take to the stage to share key notes on their area of study.

The pilot event took chance to showcase the dissertation work of alumni: Suzi Blake, Lydia Simpson, Donna Kelly and Tanya Hemphill.

This promises to be a very rewarding regular event and the next is coming soon. If you’d like more updates follow the Marketing Mic Night twitter page @MCR_Mrktng_Mic or go to their Eventbrite page for more information.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marketing-mic-night-mediacom-manchester-tickets-27881661801?aff=estw

Hospitality Business Management Students given rare insight into top jobs with welcome week Industry conference

The Hospitality Business Management Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University has kicked off the academic year with an industry conference, to introduce new and returning students to some of the big names in food and hospitality management.

The aim of this conference is to engage the students early on with the practical nature of the degree, and give them an insight into the working lives of some of the industry’s top professionals.

The morning conference is a yearly feature, and in 2016, it was hosted at, number 70 Oxford Road, formerly the Cornerhouse.

Amanda White, Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Hospitality Business Management welcomed the students and introduced a packed programme of speakers. These included Peter Ducker, Chief Executive of the Institute of Hospitality and TV Food Chef and founder of Mowgli Street Food, Nisha Katona.

Amanda went on to give an overview of the Student Award and passed over to Lecturer in Hospitality Management Stewart Morrell for some information about the Paris Field Trip, and optional extra for the course participants in their first year.

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the students beginning their Hospitality Business Management Degree, and wish them all the best for the upcoming academic year.

To find out more about the conference please get in touch with Amanda White on a.j.white@mmu.ac.uk

GoinGlobal

GoinGlobal has launched a new site for your institution that is more robust, more intuitive and more interactive on multiple levels.

To help you get the most out of GoinGlobal’s extensive resources, you are encouraged to attend one of GoinGlobal’s training webinars.

You can register for sessions at:

· Staff Training: November 10, 22 https://new.goinglobal.com/training/staff

· Student Training: November 10, 21 https://new.goinglobal.com/training/students-alumni

The new GoinGlobal site features include:

Responsive site design allows users to view GoinGlobal on-the-go from any mobile device
New guides have been added for 25 major metropolitan markets around the world
H1B visa application records now track back to 2010 for a historical understanding of U.S. employers who have a pattern of hiring international talent
Personal accounts can be set to receive constant updates on new job listings and internship opportunities matching the user's selection criteria
Automatic translation allows users to experience GoinGlobal in more than 50 languages

And that's only the beginning...View highlights of the new GoinGlobal

GoinGlobal is the leading career and employment resource for jobs and internships at home and abroad, including an excellent source for study abroad pre-departure information. Please attend one of GoinGlobal’s training sessions to maximize the new site for your institution, and encourage your students to attend a training session, as well.

Competitions

Hospitality Business Management: We are very fortunate to have great support from our industry partners and we have the first two offers of work shadowing opportunities.

Adrian Ellis, GM of The Lowry and Gary Johnston GM of Mere Resort have offered us the opportunity of one student to go and shadow them in the workplace for the day during November! These are amazing opportunities – once in a lifetime! Students have been asked to register interest in competing in the first instance.

These opportunities will take place prior to Christmas – in January two more shadowing opportunities will be launched, so keep checking for that!

Events Management: The team launched a competition, which will last until the end of March next year.

The aim of the competition is to see which seminar group can complete the most event volunteering jobs between now and the end of March. Each time you volunteer, students send their personal tutor an email with a photo attached of their volunteering at the job, and state what the event is.

Each email we received, the seminar group students are from will get a team point. The team with the most points by the end of March will receive a treat!

Tourism Management

Final year students will visit the World Travel Market in London on a two day field trip. This visit includes a visit to WTM with fabulous networking opportunities with employers from around the globe but also the opportunity to attend employer focused workshops and seminars during the event. Whilst in London the Tourism team have arranged for our students to visit Qantas and ABTA head offices for talks and introductions from senior management – career opportunities will be identified!

Placement News

Each year we are pleased to present fabulous USA opportunities to our students and delighted that we are one of a handful of UK universities that these specific employers recruit from.

With over 50% of our STEHM students this year who elected to go overseas we anticipate a busy few weeks as each recruiter not only presents their internship programme but will then go on to interview on the day – we could have our first STEHM students placed by the end of the month!

USA November includes employers from Private Member American Country Clubs (Predominantly New York, Florida and Fort Lauderdale/Miami) 5 star Island resorts and of course Walt Disney (second stage interviews).

The City Football Group (CFG)

The CFG have joined us and 35 students from across the Faculty of Business and Law to promote their 2017/2018 Graduate Scheme, which is open for applications.

They presented to our students and outlined background to their business and the graduate scheme as well as explaining the process. Many students expressed an interest in applying!

Last year, CFG took on board five graduates (including a few from MMU from 600 applications initially).

It is a tough process so fingers crossed to our students for this year!

Assessment centre feedback

Careers and Employability would like to hear from any students who have recently taken part in an assessment centre for a campaign to raise awareness of the support available. We are looking to speak to students willing to take part in a series of blogs to share their tips and experiences with other students. If you know any students who may be willing to take part please contact careers@mmu.ac.uk.

M&S Vandwich campaign

M&S have got a van packed full of delicious food ready to deliver and give away to Manchester Met students? It’s all part of their campaign to spread the word about their grad careers (while spreading a bit of joy at the same time). We’ve been pitted against Manchester, which means that we need to make sure we can collect more votes than them. Staff and students can vote here http://yourperfectsandwich.co.uk/vandwich.