Simples! Contact them to see how they can help you!
Recent Brunel graduate? You can get help from the PDC for up to two years after graduation though it’s best to get in touch with us sooner rather than later to maximise the help we can give you.
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home and not able to get into uni? No worries! Get some help by email or ‘phone (some careers consultants also use Skype)!
Consultants can talk to you about your career options, check applications, give you interview advice, and more…
Step 1:
Contact the PCC to find out how we can help you:
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Look at websites to find opportunities:
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This article on the TARGETJobs website may also give you some ideas on where to look.
Remember!
The PCC are here to help you, whether it’s job or course search or you just have a niggling career issue.
The BUNAC Intern in Britain programme provides the visa sponsorship to enable international students and recent graduates to intern for up to six months.
Find out about the programme including information on costs and eligibility.
Well, you may be curious about the jobs that graduates from your course have gone into? Or you may like some help to decide what career would suit you? You may have already looked at the Options with your degree sheets on the Prospects website, and would now like to get a wider perspective? You can find the ‘destinations’ of graduates in January 2014 on the Higher Education Careers Service Unit (HECSU) site.
So.. what have Brunel grads gone on to do? Take a look.
PCC staff are happy to talk things though with you. Give it a try…
If you want to know more about the many different types of jobs out there, take a look at the types of jobs on the Prospects website.
The Prospects profile will tell you in detail about each job – typical work activities, salary and conditions, entry requirements, training, career development, typical employers and links to sources of vacancies (including specialist recruitment agencies for that job sector).
Also included are case studies from people who tell you about their own experiences so you get a view from a real person in a real role.
There are about 400 job profiles on the Prospects website, giving you an insight into all kinds of jobs. Just choose the job profile you want to view.
How do you write a covering letter that will make you stand out from other applicants?
Don’t worry, help is at hand.
We have several sample covering letters available as pdfs which you can download from our website.
There is a sample covering letter with notes and pointers to help you compile your own letter and a sample covering letter showing you how to respond to a job specification.
If you need some help getting your CV together, don’t forget to take a look at our sample CVs. These are all available as pdfs to download from our website at http://www.brunel.ac.uk/services/pcc/students/cvs-and-applications/cvs_coverletters.
There are over 20 different sample CVs to choose from here, including sample cvs for different degree subjects and part-time work sample CVs.
Continuing our look this week at arts-type jobs, let’s take a quick look at working in the heritage sector. This covers jobs like working in museums or art galleries, either as an administrator or as a curator, or maybe working for the local authority in their heritage / leisure departments.
Take a look at the profiles on the Prospects website for Museum / gallery exhibitions officer, Museum education officer, Museum / gallery curator, Heritage manager. The profiles give you detailed info on each particular job, typical work activities, training and career development, typical employers and sources of vacancies.
Couple of websites to look at:
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/ English Heritage
http://www.museumsassociation.org/home Museums Association
And take a look at these sources for vacancies:
Jobs in arts administration are a bit like gold dust – they have a sparkly allure and are hard-to-find!
The websites here will give you some places to look for arts administration jobs and also news in this sector:
Following up on a previous post about different types of jobs in administration, here are a couple of sites which might interest you relating to project management:
Association for Project Management Professional association whose aim is to develop and promote the professional development of project and programme management.
The site has blogs and discussion forums about aspects of project management, project case studies, information about project management qualifications and sector news.
Project Management Jobs Specialist online job site for project management roles
Project Management Institute (PMI) Active in promoting project management to industry and government organisations and publishes a bimonthly newsletter for members. Provides information on training, qualifications and sector events
Following on from a post we wrote a short while ago on working in the public sector, here are some more possible sources for vacancies:
Also: Government Jobs Direct Direct links to the careers, jobs and vacancies pages on the websites of 327 UK government, civil service, ‘quango’ and other publicly-funded organisations.
Having a look at useful careers websites?
Take a look at TotalProfessions.com. Explore the Profession Finder with nearly 300 professional bodies to see how these can assist your career, plus there are sector summaries for many job options and a job search facility.
Take a look at All About Careers. This is a social careers information website which helps you explore the career options your degree opens up, get industry-specific careers advice, browse employers, apply for jobs and find out about upcoming events
Completing our look at planning/surveying as a possible career option, take a look at:
Planning – an info hub for planning professionals. The website contains sector news and analysis on regeneration and renewal, economic development, housing and communities and environment, planning policy and legislation, with town planning job vacancies advertised. Browse jobs by sector, UK location or job function
Also, two professional bodies that may be of interest:
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) – Professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property and construction
Town and Country Planning Association (tcpa) – Leading edge think-tank which campaigns for the reform of the UK’s planning system to make it more responsive to people’s needs and aspirations and to promote sustainable development. The TCPA occupies a unique position, overlapping with those involved in the development industry, the environmental movement and those concerned with social justice
Take a look at these three websites to find out more about it:
Campaign and Advertising Age for the latest ad agency, digital news and media news features, opinion and analysis
and
AdMISSION IPA’s careers website for people who want to get into advertising, media and marketing communications. (IPA is the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising – the institute for leading agencies in the UK’s advertising, media and marketing communications industry, covering the creative, direct marketing, healthcare, media, new media, outdoor, sales promotion and sponsorship sectors).
AdMISSION gives you information on routes into the advertising industry, job roles and an industry guide to the different types of ad agencies. For instance, do you know the difference between creative, digital, social media, direct marketing and branded content agencies? Also, you can read up on what makes an account manager, an account planner, a copywriter, a media planner and a media buyer – so you get some idea what people doing these jobs actually do every day.
If you’re interested in a career in property or town planning, here are three specialist recruitment sites:
Hays Property and Surveying – Permanent, temporary and contract jobs in this sector
Property Week – Latest property news, events, data and jobs in the property sector. Job categories include estate/property manager, housing, planning and development and surveyor
and
Town Planning Jobs – Specialist town planning vacancies job site. Search jobs by job title or by UK location. Jobseekers can create an online profile, upload their CV and register for email job alerts. The site also carries town planning sector news and articles on town planning
More next week …/
Two professional bodies for the marketing sector:
Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) – Worldwide professional marketing body. Defines the marketing standards that operate in the UK. Provides membership, qualifications and training to marketing professionals
Direct Marketing Association (DMA) – Trade association in the marketing and communications sector. Aims to protect consumers and raise industry standards. Members include agencies, list brokers and mailing houses, as well as blue-chip corporations
Take a look, get more informed about the sector you are interested in.
Three websites to look at:
TTG Digital – travel industry news and job listings. Search jobs by UK location or job role
Travel Job Search Specialist travel jobsite – includes roles as travel adviser, travel consultant and travel agent. Search jobs by job category or by UK location
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Travel Weekly News, jobs, training and events in the travel industry
Fifth and final post in this series of posts about working in the city.
Here are some specialist recruitment agencies and job portals that you might find helpful when looking for city/financial jobs:
City Jobs – specialist recruitment covering recruitment in: banking, accounting/accountancy, insurance, financial services and finance related IT/financial marketing
Here is the City – jobs portal for city jobs. Sectors covered include corporate and investment banking, asset management, risk/compliance, capital markets and retail banking
Jobs Financial – specialist recruitment in accountancy, banking and financial services
Finance Recruitment – specialist recruitment agency for finance jobs. Search by UK location or type of job – accountancy firm, banking or graduate roles
Randstad – specialist recruitment agency for jobs in financial and professional services, commerce and industry. Includes accountancy and finance jobs, jobs in compliance, investment management, operations and tax
If you’re thinking of a business/management career, here are some links to professional organisations that may be of interest:
Institute of Administrative Management (IAM) Professional body for management professionals in the UK, with a focus on developing administrative managers, professional administrators and business leaders and offering a range of specialised qualifications
Institute of Healthcare Management Representative organisation for individual healthcare managers in the UK
Institute of Management Services Management information body which promotes the development of ways of improving productivity and quality, governs professional standards by publishing a code of ethics and provides professional examinations and qualifications
and
Chartered Management Institute (CMI) Chartered body in the UK that awards management and leadership qualifications. Offers a range of professional management courses and accredited programmes
More next week …/
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