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This Thursday - Evening Guest lecture GES - Government Economic Service

Relevant to Level 5 & 6 students - No need to book ... We look forward to seeing you there

Level 5 - Placement Wednesday - Aldi This Weds, 28th Sept

The first in our series of Placement Wednesday sessions for level 5 students is next Wednesday 28^th September at 1pm in G27, followed by an Application Form Workshop at 2pm.

We will be welcoming Aldi who will be presenting their award winning placement scheme (Aldi have a selection of accolades including being in the Rate My Placement ‘Top 100 Undergraduate Employers 2015-16’ and The Times ‘Top 100 Graduate Employers’). As well as Area Managers, there will also be a current placement student in attendance, along with Daniel Gallagher - a final year Manchester Met Business Management student who has just completed his placement year with Aldi.

I have put together a promotional slide for this event (please see attached), and would be grateful if you could use this to promote the session at the start/end of your level 5 lectures on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Over the forthcoming weeks we will send out a promotional slide for each forthcoming ‘Placement Wednesday’ session every Friday. The full schedule of sessions is detailed on the attached flyer.

Kind regards,

Lynn

Lynn Gregory | Placement & Project Coordinator |

Direct Line: 0161 247 6618

Email: l.gregory@mmu.ac.uk

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/lynngregory1

Placement Team: 0161 247 3711 or businessplacements@mmu.ac.uk

Twitter: @MMUPlacements

For more information on Placement opportunities: http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/business/placements.php

The Writing Project - Term 1 2016-17

Aimed mainly at Home students, the very popular Writing Project will be open for registration on Thursday. The project allows students to improve their writing, grades and enhances their chances of employability - so please encourage students to sign up.

This course is for any Manchester Met-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.

The Writing Project is now Open for Registration - 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.

Check the website for full details on hoe to sign up;

http://www.writingproject.mmu.ac.uk/

Counselling & Wellbeing Service - Term 1 Workshop and courses

An evening with PwC - Presentation Thurs 6th October 6.30pm

An Evening with PwC - Presentation

Where: University Place, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL

When: Thursday 6th October 18:30-21:00

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to get to know PwC better by attending one of our Career Presentation Evenings. You'll get to meet recent graduate joiners and senior members of staff, to find out what it’s like working at PwC, and learn more about the work we do for our clients.

You'll also meet our recruitment team. They’ll be available to answer any questions you may have about the recruitment process.

You’ll also discover why PwC is the first choice for anyone wanting to pursue a career in business and why students have voted us number one in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for twelve years running. We don’t think you’ll be disappointed. This is just the start of your relationship with PwC.

By attending you’ll:

· get the low-down on the work our people are passionate about, and get answers to any questions you might have;

· gain a deep understanding of our different business areas and where you could fit in;

· learn about how we develop our people so that they're leaders in their field, and become PwC Professionals;

· get help and advice with your application;

· find out about our other events we're running.

Take the opportunity of a lifetime.

Returning From Placement ? Try the 2016 ASET Student Competition

2016 ASET Student Competition:

ASET is a Work Based and Placement Learning Association and they’re offering you a chance to share your experiences in an inspirational way for a chance to win some money £££.
“ASET is delighted to announce that the 2016 Student Essay competition opens in September 2016.

To encourage the next cohort of placement students, ASET sponsors this annual competition which highlights what you’ve gained from your recent placement or internship - in no more than 900 words.

We are looking for short accounts which inform others about the value of work experience, clearly express the value of your learning, and do so in a lively and enthusiastic manner.”

There are two categories for entry, each with a prize of £400 for the winner and £100 for highly commended:

Placement/Work experience undertaken in the UK or Ireland

Placement/Work experience undertaken overseas

Some of you will already have done most of the work in writing a blog / placement log or from your Placement Assessment file paperwork – so there’s nothing to lose by going for it!

See the attached flyer for more information and how to enter and let our team know how you get on!