Bright Futures e-Mag [Oct2011]

BRIGHT FUTURES 27 OCTOBER 2011

e-mag Looking for a clear path to your dream job?

Trying to figure out what you want to do can be daunting, never mind how and where to find it and when to actually apply for it ....

Contents ADVICE

RECRUITER NEWS

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15 ACCA Open a world of opportunities with ACCA

Where do you even start?

Taking that first step can be daunting when trying to figure out what jobs to apply for never mind actually filling out the online forms

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Don’t limit your vision

The majority of us don’t have the foggiest clue what we want to do with our lives, but whether you do or don’t you need to ensure you don’t limit your options.

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Guest Blogger—David Gilchrist

This time of year is synonymous with two things. The daylight hours steadily disappearing before our eyes and a scary surprise lurking round the corner. And in the midst of your final year at university that might well be how you’re feeling about your current graduate job hunting.

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The 7 Point CV—20 seconds to impress

Your CV is probably one of the most important selling documents the world has seen because it sells you and all your worth. But fitting it into two pages can be tough, both for those with not enough to say and those with too much.

16 ACCENTURE A careers event like you’ve never seen before 18 BARCLAYS CAPITAL Summer internships with Barclays Capital 19 BIBBY FINANCIAL SERVICES Looking forward to meeting you!

20 CENTRICA Where do you fit in?

21 DELOITTE Connect with the latest thinking in technology 22 JAGUAR LAND ROVER We can help you make the right connections 23 EXPLORE LEARNING Expanding opportunities at Explore Learning and where to find us 24 FSA New recruitment campaign

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26 HISCOX Intelligent thinkers welcome

Kevin—Middlesex

Success stories? I often wonder if they are just stories. I think in a success story we often leave out the hard work aspect although there is a lot of hard work that comes with it, but that wouldn't make much of a story if we spoke about that would it?

27 IBM We’re more than a technology company

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29 IDM Got what it takes to take on the competition?

Aston Bright Futures

Over 125 students welcome Bright Futures on Aston University Campus

28 ICAEW Women in Accountancy

30 KPMG KPMG’s Innovation Workshops COMPETITIONS

31 NESTLÉ Who’s involved in making your Kit Kat®?

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32 PINSENT MASONS Getting the most from a Law fair

Business Champions

‘Graduates need more commercial awareness’ so says almost all graduate recruiters. Get it by being a Business Champion.

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IDM National Student Competition

Want to make your mark on the marketing profession before you’ve even graduated?

33 PwC The skills you pick up early stay with you 34 SOFTCAT How to find the perfect graduate job 35 THALES We love the positively perplexing

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Where do you even start???

N

o matter your

first year will definitely reduce the

profile. Have a go, see what it

interests, your

stress come application time and

comes up with and let me know!

aspirations or your

give you a much stronger sense of

experiences, taking that first step

purpose and passion. So flip open

The second is provided by

can be daunting when trying to

your laptop and let’s start

www.AllAboutCareers.com .

figure out what jobs to apply for

researching...

Basically, they ask you a bunch of

never mind actually filling out the

questions (48 to be precise). Based

online forms. Commercial

Don’t know where to begin?

on your answers, they learn more

awareness is a key quality

Well, I always recommend having a

about your personality, skills and

employers want to see from their

think about what you enjoy doing,

interests. They then figure out what

applicants. Do you know enough

after all, this job is going to be a

careers are perfect for you and

about the industry? About the

huge part of your life so you want to suggest five industry sectors which

company? Or about the role you’re

make sure you like it! So you’ve

they think you should explore in

applying for?

listed all the things you like doing,

more detail. It’s simple. It’s

but what are you actually good at?

effective. It’s absolutely free!

If you’re in your final year you have

What parts of your degree do you

My other few tips of today are to go

more than likely had your fill of

excel in and why?

and see your Careers Service. They

research, essay writing and group

are there for you and can advise you

presentations. The only trouble is

If you are struggling with this

no matter what stage you are at in

you need to do even more of it

yourself there are a few online tests your career. Whatever you do, don’t

when it comes to searching for that

for leading you to your ideal career

leave making an appointment with

dream job. Starting early in your

– all based on your strengths and

them until the last minute or when

interests. The first is an

you’ve graduated and your

online test by

desperate, by then it’s probably too

www.prospects.ac.uk.

late.

(click click click) Are you there yet? Once on the

So start now by figuring out at least

website go to ‘Jobs and

the what, then the how, when and

Work Experience’ then

where should come a lot easier.

select ‘What jobs would Good luck! suit me?’ – You will need to log in to do it but it only takes two ticks.

There are two profiles to complete, a ‘skills’

Jackie

profile and an ‘interests Bright Futures Editor & Regional Manager and motivations’

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Don’t limit your vision...

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ome of us know from the day we leave school what we want to do with our lives, but let’s be honest with ourselves, the majority of us don’t have the foggiest clue! So whichever side of the track you are on it is important to be flexible in your approach to your career. If anything, being too narrow-minded will only limited your vision and the opportunities available to you.

the field you want to go in to.

Yes, you may be studying a special degree and you want a related career but many organisations have a huge diversity of opportunities available. For instance, did you know that Rolls Royce, clearly renowned for their engineering, run one of the world’s leading HR Graduate programmes?

Additionally, if you really want to go into advertising or PR, all Don’t be dismissive of sectors companies will typically have a before you really understand all team that heads up all their they can offer you just because marketing and promotions. So they are seemingly you don’t necessarily need to uninteresting or they are not in apply to all ever competitive

mainstream positions in advertising specific firms, you just need to dig deep enough to find alternative options.

A good place to start is by breaking up all aspects of the role that you want to go in to; websites like www.prospects.ac.uk can help you with this. Map out your possible paths and create a journey for yourself. It is unlikely that you will stick in one job for the rest of your life, so be prepared for a variety of twists and turns in your career.

It is far better to have too many opportunities than too few.

Image courtesy of Shannon Phantom ‘spectacles’

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Business Champions: The ‘ULTIMATE’ business competition

‘G

raduates need more commercial awareness’ so says almost all graduate recruiters. We at Bright Futures know that for undergraduates to successfully compete for the top jobs you need to stand out, have something extra on your CV and in your experience which differentiates you from the rest.

In response to this, two years ago we created a live business competition – ‘Business Champions’ – which gives students, working in small teams, the opportunity to come up with an idea that will make money. If we and our sector sponsors, PwC, like the idea too the team will get funding, a mentor from PwC and training from PwC & Bright Futures to help you bring your idea to life and make money.

Now entering our third year what makes it so different from other competitions run on campus is that it is not an online ‘game’ where if you lose it does not matter. ‘Business Champions’ involves real money, creating & selling a real product or service and then making a real profit (or

sometimes a loss!). And backed up with very real and practical support from professionals to make it happen.

Successful ideas from students (from 1st years to Post Graduates) have included websites, events, importing businesses, electronic dog tags, The competition is national so the list is endless…Your idea it’s your chance to pick you wits does not have to be ground and commercial acumen against breaking and you don't need to students from across the UK. aspire to be the next Steve Jobs, Plus all the profits generated all we need is just one idea that during the competition go to you are excited by and believe charity. you can make it happen.

What will I get from taking part?

Winning prizes vary from employment opportunities; further funding for your idea, ongoing mentoring to take it to the next level and even an iPad2’s!

But however you do in the competition, by being a ‘Business Champion’ you will develop real world commercial awareness and crucial skills that will give you something truly unique & extremely valuable on your CV.

The idea is yours, the funding, mentor & training is for you and your team. The difference it will make to your career prospects is huge. So register today and become a ‘Business Champion’.

Go to our website, watch the video from last years competition and register your idea & team.

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Success stories? I often wonder if they are just stories.

I think in a success story we often leave out the hard work aspect although there is a lot of hard work that comes with it, but that wouldn't make much of a story if we spoke about that would it?

employability officer at Middlesex University, schooled me on numerous things from application forms to networking. Then BANG - on the table - an offer to create and become a committee member of the MDX Bright Futures Society. At first I was overwhelmed by how much of an amazing opportunity this was; a chance to run employability events to increase competencies for students (and myself) at university as well as network and manage relationships with top recruiters.

programme run by Accenture and as part of this we had the chance to develop MULTIPLE skills, one particular one for me was overcoming my 'nervousness' around recruiters and I soon found that they were actually humans too.

Our first event was on January 2011 - three months after getting the society off the ground – we invited Centrica, IBM and ACCA to our university.

This was the first time any of these companies attended our university and the first time I fell in love. Yes that's right, LOVE... I fell in love with Remember that conversation Centrica, we just met but I was we’ve all had in our past when in awe! (I would just like to you were told to grab throw in here that this event opportunities with both hands? won Event of the Year 2010/11 Well this was one of those – show off I know :D ) The Bright Futures Society, times. I took the Treasurer imagine, something doing position and my team and I The representative from exactly what it says on the tin. were ready to start. The good Centrica was a first year Grad Prior to starting third year of thing about opportunities is on the IS Stream, he was a great university I knew that I had to that they spark off more guy and he had also attended do more, be more, I decided to opportunities. For example, Middlesex University. That take a proactive approach and I Bright Futures committee week I went to the second found myself presented with members nationwide had the Bright Futures Regional the best advice a student could chance to apply for a mentoring Conference where multiple have. Wendy Jacobs, the Well, here I go....

Title—I’ll think of one at the end.

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companies would attend and we would have a chance to network with and potentially set up new events with them. At this conference I met two more first year grads at Centrica, to my surprise, all three of the grads I met shared similar values to myself and I got on really well with them all.

Basically....GET OUT THERE. 3. Social Media (this is linked to networking) allows you to network 24hours a day, and I mean it...3am you might catch me tweeting!

- Twitter - Linkedin - Facebook

The point is - Bright Futures teaches you the important skills, the soft skills!!

So answer me one thing—Why are you still here? APPLY, APPLY, APPLY! :)

All in all, get yourself out there, put your heart into Bright Futures 4. Finally, for those of you who and have a think about these - like me - are worried about At the time, I thought "Note to four simple steps.

UCAS points....don't be. self, APPLY FOR CENTRICA" - and I did. A very smooth process I must Companies are looking for the The MDX Alumni team call say, and here I stand an employee right people; they don't care how committee members of Bright smart you were 3-7 years ago. of Centrica on the Finance Futures from all universities 'The Stream.

I know what you’re thinking, It's in everyone's best interest to "what do I do then?"- Well, low UCAS points can prevent you from note the following four tips: applying in some cases but it cannot stop you from contacting 1. Networking is the Holy Grail the recruitment manager and it definitely cannot stop you from to success, I cannot stress this getting a great graduate job. enough. (I want a networking birthday cake in October Take me for example, I have 180 please :D) UCAS points (yes laugh it up haha) 2. Be proactive throughout and it didn't stop me, and my twin your years at university, it will give you things to speak about in brother (MDX Bright Futures President), well... it’s best you ask your interviews. For example, “I him how many he has *Chuckle* was on the debate team…I worked and I lead the leadership and he has an extremely good Finance Graduate Scheme at club…from this I achieved and ‘Phillips UK’. made an impact by…”.

Elite of the Elite' so become an active member of you local Bright Futures Society if you aren't already and become the Elite, get yourself noticed and get yourself that dream job.

Written by Kevin Izevbigie Former Treasurer of Middlesex Bright Futures Society and current Graduate at Centrica.

Follow him on Twitter @KevinIze

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Image courtesy of NeilsPhotography ‘sunset’

Does the ugly spectre of a barren graduate job market appeal?

Thought not...

This time of year is synonymous with two things.

The daylight hours steadily disappearing before our eyes and a scary surprise lurking round the corner. And in the midst of your final year at university that might well be how you’re feeling about your current graduate job hunting.

Campus is abuzz with employers and word on the street is that all the decent graduate jobs are gone by Xmas so you’ve got to get your act together now! Or the ugly spectre of a barren graduate job market awaits. The truth is somewhat different. Yes, we’re in the middle of the busiest period of graduate recruitment for many of the big recruiters and quite a few will have filled their 2012 graduate schemes by the New Year. So it’s important you’re looking at sources like Milkround.com [http:// www.milkround.com] and particularly Target Jobs [http://targetjobs.co.uk/] frequent updates on grad scheme closing dates to both find and plan your grad scheme application deadlines.

graduate job vacancies and that there are also many companies with year round grad scheme recruitment cycles? For instance, during my recruiting days at Logica our application form was open for 11 months of the year. Be sure to check the deadline date for each company. Don’t assume they’re all in 2011.

So your graduate job hunting can and will often extend into the New Year and beyond and bring those 90 to 95% of other grad vacancies into play. Here’s some facts about them:  These other graduate vacancies are real jobs

with competitive starting salaries and real graduate level responsibility. But you won’t have heard of them because they are often with small to medium sized organisations without the financial budget to put together glossy brochures or tour the country putting themselves in front of you.  You won’t necessarily find these vacancies

But did you know that positions on graduate schemes only account for around 5-10% of all

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on Monster.com or Graduate-Jobs.co.uk.

Instead they’ll be advertised on your careers

service’s free online job board (ask your  Many companies with grad scheme careers centre about your one!) and on programmes recruit in late 2011 for start industry specific job boards like Grad Cracker dates in the summer of 2012. Companies [http://www.gradcracker.com] for recruiting for these other graduate vacancies Engineering positions and Retail do it a couple of months beforehand. So if Careers.co.uk [http:// you’re looking for a start date in July or www.retailcareers.co.uk] for, well, retail August 2012 it’s actually May or June 2012 careers. They’ve even been known to pop up when you want to be applying in earnest. on regional job boards like GradKent.co.uk Why does it take less time? Because they [http://www.gradskent.co.uk ]. Also, pretty don’t have the lengthy recruitment much every industry has professional bodies processes needed to narrow 1000s of representing their professional’s interests applicants down to a chosen few. The such as the CIPD [http://www.cipd.co.uk/hrnumber of applicants can be far fewer than careers] for HR professionals and IPA for for grad schemes. advertising professionals [ http:// www.ipa.co.uk/JobsIntro.aspx ] whose That doesn’t mean you can down tools until websites often contain grad job vacancies as then. Use the weeks and months to come to well. explore the sources of and types of graduate opportunities out there outside the big grad  Some companies turn to recruitment schemes. These other graduate vacancies are agencies to fill these other graduate popping up all the time which should also be vacancies and whilst the level of service you some relief to the Graduate Class of 2011 with a get from recruitment agencies can veer from more pressing appointment with their first excellent to downright appalling, agencies graduate job. like the Graduate Recruitment Bureau [http://www.grb.uk.com/] have a track record of matching grads successfully with roles they actually want and it’s also worth looking out for agencies that focus exclusively on the industry sector you’re interested in. If you have any doubts about the quality of a particular agency you may find it reviewed here [http:// www.recruitmentreviews.com].

Written by David Gilchrist Former graduate recruiter for Logica and Heinz. Current Careers Consultant at Brunel University. Author of the graduate careers blog: http:// davegilchrist75.wordpress.com/ Follow him on Twitter @BrunelPCC

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Over 125 students Welcome Bright Futures on Aston University Campus

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eptember and October see all our university societies gathering their members through numerous marketing campaigns, whether it’s at Fresher’s Fair or pitching up a stand in the Students’ Union, to doing lecture shout outs and chatting to the Careers Service to help them spread the word.

presentation delivered by a member of the national team all about how to stand out in the competitive job market and land yourself your dream career.

society to spread the word about Bright Futures on campus and the impact made from the previous year’s committee, but it also shows the strong desire of students to go that extra mile to That is exactly what Aston Bright stand out from the crowd.

Futures did at their welcome event on Friday 7th October.

It is evident in the media at Getting their Regional Manager present that employment of to help set the society up for a young people is not at its best, full year of success. And what a but by being actively part of the After all this hyper-activity and year it is going to be! society, attending events your mass promotion it’s time for the committee puts on for you and society to prove themselves to With over 125 students piling embracing the opportunities to their brand new members and their way through the doors of develop not only your key organise a welcome or the evenings presentation, employability skills, but also introductory event. This may be chairs were borrowed from your commercial awareness and host to a number of big name every room that had spare and your professional network, you companies keen to network with tables were used to perch on. are very likely to be one of the career-minded students, or you This outcome not only indicates wise few to bag themselves the may well get an interactive the huge effort gone in by the best graduate jobs.

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The 7 Point CV - 20 seconds to impress Your CV is probably one of the most important selling documents the world has seen because it sells you and all your worth. But fitting it into two pages can be tough, both for those with not enough to say and those with too much.

It is important that you get all the right information across as clearly and as easily as possible. The types of people that will be looking at your CV will have read hundreds if not thousands before you and yours is unlikely to be the last. You probably have all of a miniscule 20 seconds to impress, so, your main aim is to make it as quick and as easy as possible for that person to say yes, yes, Yes!

1. Formatting is important. Highlight the key headers to segregate each section and ensure your 2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

text is broken into easily read digestible chunks.

Your personal details should be at the top, they should be correct, and they should be professional. If you have an email like ilovefhm99@ or kinkyboots33@ it is likely your application may be slightly tainted.

Career objectives are much more useful to a recruiter than a personal statement. Outline in no more than 50 words.

Education first. As a graduate, this is key. Put your degree first, your institution and your grade (or expected). If you put nothing, they will expect the worst. Whatever you do, don’t list all the modules– it’s a waste of space unless specifically relevant to the role you are applying for.

Summarise your GCSE’s – i.e. 10 GCSE’s grade A-C incl. Maths [A], English [C] & Science [B].

In your work experience ensure it is relevant to the role you are applying for and don’t ramble through your job description – summarise how you made an impact and went above and beyond your role.

Additional experience is very welcome. Employers want to see you have a rounded lifestyle, can balance work and play and have outside interests. Place here anything that you have made an impact with such as a leading role on a society committee, high grade music, sporting achievements, awards and recognition.

Don’t list references. Again, a waste of space and they will request these at a later date.

Once you have your CV, take it to your Careers Service to get them to take a look at it. Ask your friends or family to scan over it too. If they can get a great impression of you in under 20 seconds you are likely to have produced a successful CV! But everyone will have their own opinions so collate the comments and make it your own.

Creating a CV log will help you remember all the things you have done throughout your career so when it comes to tailoring it for that dream job, or filling out that dreaded application form, you can view your CV log and pick out all the relevant activities you have done. Keep on top of it and review it regularly to avoid last minute stresses to meet the application deadlines.

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15 ACCA Open a world of opportunities with ACCA 16 ACCENTURE A careers event like you’ve never seen before

19 BIBBY FINANCIAL SERVICES Looking forward to meeting you!

20 CENTRICA Where do you fit in?

Contents

Recruiter News

18 BARCLAYS CAPITAL Summer internships with Barclays Capital

21 DELOITTE Connect with the latest thinking in technology 22 JAGUAR LAND ROVER We can help you make the right connections 23 EXPLORE LEARNING Expanding opportunities at Explore Learning and where to find us 24 FSA New recruitment campaign 26 HISCOX Intelligent thinkers welcome 27 IBM We’re more than a technology company 28 ICAEW Women in Accountancy 29 IDM Got what it takes to take on the competition?

30 KPMG KPMG’s Innovation Workshops 31 NESTLÉ Who’s involved in making your Kit Kat®?

32 PINSENT MASONS Getting the most from a Law fair 33 PwC The skills you pick up early stay with you 34 SOFTCAT How to find the perfect graduate job 35 THALES We love the positively perplexing

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With ACCA, the global body for professional accountants, the sky is the limit. Open up a world of opportunities in accounting, business and finance with the ACCA Qualification. It will give you the skills and knowledge you need to progress in your career in the industry of your choice.

is flexible, robust and respected by employers around the world.

Internships at university can count towards the practical experience requirements of the qualification and enhance employability. Also, exemptions from a relevant degree means fewer exams to sit. As the qualification isn't tied into a training contract, you can take your hard work with you whenever you move jobs.

Start your journey today with ACCA.

ACCA

Open a world of opportunities with ACCA You can work and train in any sector, giving you the freedom to pick the path that you want to. Accountants are always in demand, even in a recession, and ACCA sets a syllabus that ensures you get a solid The breadth and depth of the ACCA Qualification grounding in all areas of finance before makes it the perfect platform to launch any specialising at the end. business career, and you will have the opportunity to become the finance professional ACCA has over 424,000 students and that employers are now demanding. ACCA’s 147,000 members in 170 countries. With combination of technical exams, practical hands- our qualification, you can apply for finance on experience and ethics gives you everything roles in any sector, in any business, you need to begin your journey. anywhere in the world.

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Something special is making its way across the

The Accenture Experience might be on the

country. A careers event, like you’ve never seen

way to your campus. And if we’re not coming

before.

to your university, there’s no reason why you can’t come along to one of our events at

Touchscreens. Videos. Games. Networking.

another campus in your region.

ACCENTURE

A careers event like you’ve never seen before

Drinks. And more. The Accenture Experience allows you to explore what it means to be at the very

Go to our microsite to discover more about

epicentre of technology and business

the Accenture Experience and see if we’re

transformation. It’s your chance to discover the size, coming to a campus near you. If so, you can scale and scope of what we do at Accenture, and

register to attend at your careers service

what it means to be a consultant at one of the

page. And if the Accenture Experience has

world’s leading businesses. See, touch and hear a

already visited your campus, why not join our

whole heap of things that will surprise you. All while community on Facebook and tell us what you having fun.

thought – and how you did in the game.

Open to all students – from first years to postgrads – To discover more about The Accenture the Accenture Experience has been developed to

Experience and the campuses we are visiting,

bring the world of consulting to life in an innovative,

check out our Events Calendar at

engaging, mould-breaking way. A far cry from the

accenture.com/graduateevents Even if you

usual Autumn Presentation format, it’s also your

can’t make it or we’re not on your campus, go

opportunity to spend plenty of time with people

to our website and also join our community

from our business – discovering more about life at

on Facebook.

Accenture, our graduate roles, internships and Visit accenture.com/ukgraduates to find out

process. There’s even the opportunity to win an iPad more. Alternatively, find us on Facebook – Accenture Careers UK or follow us on Twitter – at every event.

AccentureUKjobs

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schemes, and also the details of our recruitment

BARCLAYS CAPITAL

Summer internships at Barclays Capital Barclays Capital is the investment banking

organisation.

division of Barclays Bank PLC, offering strategic advisory, financing and risk management

Most of our internships last for 6-10 weeks over the

solutions to large corporate, government and

summer, although we do have off-cycle

institutional clients. Employing 25,000 people opportunities depending on business need. In all globally in offices around the world, we have

cases, you’ll find yourself at the heart of the action.

the global reach and distribution power to

You’ll gain real experience in a real role, working on

meet the needs of issuers and investors in all anything from live transactions and marketing the major financial markets.

projects to research and analysis, according to the business area you join. As well as benefiting from

Our distinctive business model has cemented extensive training before and during the our position as a world leader in the industry. programme, you’ll have regular opportunities to But we’re still relatively young and extremely network with intern colleagues, recent graduates ambitious. Founded just 14 years ago, we’re

and senior members of the firm.

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still growing year on year and continually pursuing excellence in everything we do.

We have internship opportunities in areas right

With a pioneering spirit, intellectual rigour

across the firm, including: Compliance, Corporate

and an uncommonly collaborative approach,

Communications, Finance, Global Financial Risk

we put the needs of clients and stakeholders

Management, Human Resources, Investment

at the heart of every decision we make. Even

Banking, Operations, Prime Services, Quantitative

against the backdrop of ever-changing

Analytics, Research, Sales, Structuring, Technology

financial markets, we’re continuing to expand,

and Trading.

providing our clients with a more comprehensive service than ever. Our 2008

Apply online via our website:

acquisition of Lehman Brothers’ US broker-

www.barcap.com/seeyourself

dealer business has added M&A and cash equities expertise to our portfolio – a clear

Fins us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/

example of the bold thinking that defines our

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Looking forward to meeting you!

Bibby Financial Services have already Location: Hull confirmed the following events at universities Date: 17th November 2011 around the country to come and meet you, and to introduce you to our business. The following Topic: Interview Skills Workshop events are confirmed: Location: Nottingham Location: Leicester Date: 27th October 2011 Date: 24th November 2011 Topic: Business Networking Event Topic: Recruitment Investor Panel Location: Edinburgh Date: 31st October 2011 Topic: Effective CVs Workshop

Location: Essex Date: 28th February 2012 Topic: Panel Presentation

Location: Aston Date: 8th November 2011 Topic: Evening with Industry Dinner

We are looking for fun, energetic business graduates who like to get stuck in. If this sounds like you, come and meet us!

Location: Leeds Date: 8th November 2011

BIBBY FINANCIAL SERVICES

Bibby Financial Services—

Bibby Financial Services is a Global independent invoice financier providing funding to over 5000 businesses worldwide.

Topic: Working in the Financial Services Industry

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Visit our website and look at details of our graduate vacancies.

CENTRICA

Where do you fit in?

When it comes to graduate jobs it can often be

programme is open to penultimate and final year

daunting choosing the right one- not least

students so you can get experience in our business

because you’ll be spending the next 2 or 3

before you’ve graduated, and because Centrica pay

years doing it. There are so many factors to

a competitive salary including accommodation you

consider—your interest in the work, job

have nothing to lose but everything to gain.

opportunities in that field, work/life balance,

Once you know where you want to work our

location, and long-term prospects to list but a successful Summer Placement students will be few. In today’s graduate market employers

given the opportunity to apply for our Graduate

often look for graduates who have shown an

scheme via a fast-track process, so it’s a fantastic

active interest in a department or sector

way in and what’s more you’ll know you enjoy it.

demonstrated in both work experience and

We like to think it makes things that bit more

personal interests if relevant. The big

helpful in deciding where you fit in, and with the

question is how can you be sure what you

wealth of roles available in our Graduate Scheme

want to do until you’ve experienced it?

we know there’s one right for you.

The Centrica Summer Placement programme

For more information on all of our Summer

is our way of ensuring potential future

Placement and Graduate roles please visit

Graduates have the opportunity to

www.centrica.com/graduates

experience a real role for 10 weeks within a number of areas in our business- General

Otherwise we hope to see you soon on a campus

Management (including Marketing, Analyst,

near you!

HR and Customer Operations schemes)

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Information Systems, Finance, Engineering and Charles Stanton Subsurface. These 10 weeks provide a fantastic

Bright Futures Relationship Manager

insight into how a successful business is run and what’s more the experience provides you with the chance to find out where you fit in- and it’s

Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ CentricaGraduateRecruitment Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/centricagrads

not always where you thought it was! The

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Deloitte 2012 technology opportunities Deloitte is one of the world’s leading providers of

provides an environment where training and

professional services. Here in the UK, our 12,000

development are genuinely first class.

DELOITTE

Connect with the latest thinking in technology—

people offer advice and services across Audit, Tax, Consulting, Corporate Finance and

Where are we recruiting?

Technology. We work with an amazing breadth

Deloitte are recruiting into technology roles

of clients – everyone from small businesses and

across all of our service areas into the

high net worth individuals to government

following groups:

departments and major multinational



corporations.

Enterprise Risk Services – Controls, Data Analytics and Security and Privacy

Our vision is to be the Distinctive Firm, standing



Consulting – Technology

out in our markets through the impact we have



Corporate Finance – Analytic and

on the reputation and success of our clients. In pursuing this purpose, Deloitte contributes to a sustainable and prosperous society.

Forensic Technology 

Consulting – Belfast National Solutions Centre

The foundation of this strategy is our

Find out more by viewing our website at

commitment to having the best people. There is

www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates/ and register to

a fierce talent war in the market place, and we

attend any of our upcoming events at

need to compete, not only to attract the best

www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates/events

this by creating a distinctive talent experience, which demands, supports and rewards the highest performance, allows everyone to have

Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ yourfutureatdeloitteuk Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/DeloitteJobsUK

the opportunity to shape their own career and

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people, but to retain our top talent. We will do

With 48 centres open nationwide, from Scotland

Please come and visit us at the following

down to Dorset, Explore Learning have already

events:

benefitted over 40,000 children and are fast on their way to becoming the leading provider of afterschool tuition.

02/11 University of Leicester - Autumn Recruitment Fair 02/11 Canterbury Christ Church University

Between now and 2012 we have another 15

- JobFair

centres planned to launch across the country

03/11 UWE University

meaning even more opportunities for ambitious and career driven graduates.

- Meet the Employers Fair 05/11 Oxford University - Careers Fair

EXPLORE LEARNING

Expanding opportunities at Explore Learning and where to find us...

Last year we recruited over 100 graduates to work 07/11 Brunel University with us running our centres as a business, whilst

- Autumn Placement and Careers Fair

working closely with children aged 5-14. This year 09/11 University of Portsmouth we have so far offered 102 graduates roles with

- Graduate Recruitment Fair

start dates for both 2011 and 2012 and are still actively hiring with no closing dates for applications.

For more information, check out our website: www.explorelearning.co.uk/careers

Explore offers you the opportunity to take a hands Or contact us directly via email: on approach to management from day one. A

careers@explorelearning.co.uk

high level of responsibility and extensive training career.

Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ exploretutors and find us on Facebook at http:// www.facebook.com/explorelearning

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will allow you to thrive and rapidly progress your

FSA

Financial Services Authority launch their new recruitment campaign!

The importance of regulation has never been

fascinating – a constantly evolving arena in which to

greater. Financial issues are front-page news

build a rewarding future.

and, in light of one of the biggest financial crises in history, the Financial Services

Our schemes offer an ideal place to gain an

Authority (FSA) has had to develop a far-

overview of the financial sector. Join us and you’ll

reaching strategy that will change the way we

benefit from extensive training, taking in a number

work and the shape of the industry as a whole. of rotations within our Conduct or Prudential business units. We have a general Graduate The FSA is the UK’s sole financial services

Development Programme, as well as specialist

regulator, in 2013 we will divide into two new

Management Accounting, IT, Economics and Risk

bodies. The regulatory framework will change, Specialist schemes. but the new organisations will continue to rigorously supervise all 27,000+ regulated

The graduate starting salary is £29,000, with a

firms and cover the four key areas of the FSA

£2,500 joining bonus and further performance-

remit: to maintain market confidence; to

related awards. The basic package also includes 23

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ensure consumers are protected; to contribute days' holiday, pension scheme, life assurance, to the protection and enhancement of the UK

private medical insurance, health screening and the

financial system; and to target and reduce

ever-handy interest-free season ticket loan. But it's

financial crime.

our flexible benefits that will really whet your

This is an exciting time to be involved, as we

appetite.

implement the new regulatory regime and transition into a new era. The graduates who join For more information and to apply visit our new us at this crucial time will have a key part to play

website www.fsagraduates.com

in these changes and the opportunity to develop their careers by shaping these exciting new organisations. It’s a tough job but it’s also

Find us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ FSA.Graduates

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HISCOX

Hiscox on campus & London Insight Day As a FTSE250 company, Hiscox leads the pack when it comes to the world of specialist insurance and are experts in protection of a wide range of personal and commercial risks, which are often too complex or too much trouble for other insurance companies to consider. We have a variety of roles available across the business designed to challenge intelligent thinkers, and as a business we’re rapidly expanding.

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In 2012 we are looking to hire 12 graduates with drive, flair and character – there is nothing grey about our insurance company.

Our scheme is now open for applications and we are actively hiring the following positions:

 Trainee Underwriter roles  Trainee Project Manager – IT  Trainee Project Manager – Claims  Trainee Pricing Actuary  Trainee Analyst – Risk & Strategy  Trainee Pricing Analyst

 

Trainee Accountant Trainee Business Performance Analyst

We have enjoyed a busy presence on campus over the recent and coming months, and the opportunity to meet driven, commercial thinkers who are interested to learn more about our graduate and summer intern programmes. To date we’ve enjoyed fairs at Edinburgh, UEA, Bath, Oxford and Exeter, and an insight evening held at our London office.

Our visits beyond 27.10.11 include a talk at Cambridge from our Group Finance Director Stuart Bridges on 2.9.11, and the Cambridge careers fair on 9.11.11.

If you’re interested to learn more about what makes Hiscox interesting, why not visit www.hiscox.com/graduates and select ‘Our People’ where you can watch a video of our current graduates discussing the development on offer.

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ICAEW

Women in Accountancy— 21 November 2011, Chartered Accountants’ Hall, London Join us at this exclusive ICAEW event for

perceptions and inspire you to make that positive

female undergraduates, and discover the

impression with a potential employer.

business secrets of some of the top female ACAs.

Throughout the day you can network with some of the biggest names in accountancy, asking those all-

Women in Accountancy is a FREE one-day important questions about how far you can go with the event for female undergraduates where

ACA qualification. Waiting to talk to you will be BDO,

you can find out more about the

Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Grant Thornton, HW Fisher,

opportunities available to you as an

KPMG, Moore Stephens, National Audit Office, PwC,

ICAEW Chartered Accountant.

Reeves and SWATuk.

Featuring an exciting programme of

All this, and you get the chance to win a top prize from

events, you’ll get the chance to improve

our event sponsor! As well as hosting a drinks reception

your interview and assessment day

at their London Wall store, T.M. Lewin is offering a

techniques with SWATuk and KPMG.

fantastic competition prize of a new suit – this could

We’ll give you an insight into some of the

give you the edge at that all-important interview!

key decisions that you may face as an

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ICAEW Chartered Accountant and then give Don’t miss out - join us at Women in Accountancy on you an opportunity to quiz a panel of top

Monday 21 November 2011 at Chartered Accountants’

female ACAs.

Hall, Moorgate, London between 09:30 – 16:30.

To register complete the online delegate form and

Have you ever thought about yourself as a

email it to women@icaew.com

brand to be marketed? This interactive session with Lesley Everett, international author of Walking Tall, may change your

To find out more about your career as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant visit ICAEW Careers. Or find us on Facebook

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Want to make your mark on the marketing

prize at a glittering drinks reception in central

profession before you’ve even graduated? Want the

London attended by some of the top names in

experience of solving a real-life marketing problem

marketing. Rub shoulders with marketing

for top global brand, BMW? Want to present your

directors and agency heads, who will be aware

ideas in a face-to-face pitch, direct to the client and

of your work and who have the influence to give

their agency?

you the help and guidance you need to get on

IDM

Got what it takes to take on the competition?

that important first rung of the marketing Then you simply have to enter IDM National Student career ladder.

Competition 2012.

Want to know more? Then here are a few The competition’s real, live marketing brief gives you useful links: the chance to put the theory you’ve been learning on Competition background and full detailed brief your course into spectacular practice! This year, your Competition winners 2011 task is to work as a team to produce a direct and

More ways to get into marketing with the IDM

digital marketing plan to launch BMW’s first ever electric vehicle for their brand new sub-brand BMWi. What to do next: Talk to your lecturer and get yourself a team It’s not for the faint-hearted. You will be required to

together. Your lecturer will mentor you through

put forward a well-researched written submission

the competition process and help you submit

which will be scrutinised by expert, senior-level

your entry, keep you on track and support you

practitioners in the marketing profession. Then,

through the final stages.

should you make it to the final stages, you will be asked to present your ideas before a strict judging

The IDM Student Competition is a great way to

panel from BMW themselves and from their

get ahead. We hope we’ll be seeing your entry

marketing agency, Partners Andrews Aldridge.

very soon. Good luck!

high. Not only will the winning team receive a cash

Find us on Facebook at IDM Student Marketing

prize and some prestigious PR, but you’ll receive that Competition

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Think you’ve got what it takes? Then the rewards are Follow us on Twitter @IDMUniTweets

KPMG

KPMG’s Innovation Workshops Now that Freshers is a distant memory

a consultant working on a real client problem

and Milkround is virtually over, why not

is like. KPMG looks for people with the

take some time out from the information capacity to be both creative and innovative, so overload and get your creative juices

if you want to see if that is you sign up here

flowing at one of KPMG’s innovation Workshops.

For more information and locations this opportunity is available please go to our

Being held in our offices, experience

events calendar

what being a consultant is like in KPMG and learn innovation techniques so you can understand how we provide solutions to real client problems. This workshop is run by KPMG’s innovation

We look forward to seeing you KPMG Follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook

team so this is a chance to learn from the

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best experts and get a taste of what being

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From the Engineering Graduate who contributed to



the atomisation of a high-speed line ...to the Manufacturing Graduate who implemented an

Information Systems: 7 Placement Students



Manufacturing and Focused

innovative waste management programme across the

Improvement: 15 Graduates, 6 Placement

country ...to the Supply Chain Graduate who managed

Students and 6 Interns

the transport fleet from our state of the art



Marketing: 5 Graduates

distribution centre ...to the Sales Graduate who



Nutrition: 1 Placement Student

negotiated a key aisle end position with one of the



Quality: 4 Graduates

UK’s largest retailers...



Sales: 6 Graduates and 6 Interns



Safety, Health and Environment: 6

All of our graduates have real jobs from day 1 making real contributions to some of the World’s favourite brands.

NESTLÉ

Who’s involved in making your Kit Kat®?

Graduates 

Supply Chain: 4 Graduates and 3 Placement Students

Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage

Please visit our website for more details and

company, is a place where performance drives

to apply online.

opportunity. With a structured Graduate Programme, the highest-calibre graduates get to show us what

Please note that the closing date for the first

they're made of.

wave of graduate applications is the 14TH NOVEMBER.

Applications now open for the following programmes: Cereal Partners UK: 2 Graduates

Deadlines for Industrial Placements is 9th



Engineering: 3 Graduates and 2 Placement

JANUARY and Internships 6th FEBRUARY.

Students 

Finance: 2 Graduates and 2 Placement Students



Human Resources: 5 Graduates and 1 Placement Student

So apply early and good luck!

Like Nestle Graduate Careers on Facebook.

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PINSENT MASONS

Getting the most from a Law Fair We have now started to confirm our

firms may be of most interest to you. You can then

attendance at various events with Bright

focus your efforts on meeting a smaller number of

Futures societies in the months ahead but

employers, engaging them in a meaningful

don't overlook the opportunity to meet us conversation, rather than just finding out basic if we are also attending your university law information that was already available on the fair. You can find out where we will be by

graduate website.

visiting the events page of our website www.pinsentmasons.com/searchevents

Most employers will be at the fair to promote their training contract opportunities and vacation

The law fair is your opportunity to meet a

placements but don't forget to ask about open days.

number of firms, find out what

Attending these can often help improve your

opportunities they have to offer you and

chances of success when making an application and

also go home with a selection of free gifts.

are ideal for first year students.

If you need to re-stock your stationery supplies or have a sweet tooth you will be

Finally don't forget to make a positive impression by

spoiled for choice!

dressing smartly. This doesn't necessarily mean business dress (although some students do prefer to

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If your university can tell you in advance

dress formally) but please try to avoid turning up in

which firms will be attending then undertake your sports kit or attire more suited to the dance some basic background research prior to the

floor than the boardroom!

fair; this should allow you to pinpoint which

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About PwC

Business Champions

We help our clients and our people create the

Don’t miss our Bright Futures Business

value they want. We work alongside our clients –

Champions competition which challenges

from public and private companies to

undergraduates to come up with a workable

governments and charities – to measure, protect

money making idea and turn it in to a reality.

PwC

The skills you pick up early stay with you

and enhance the things that matter most to them. Supported by seed funding and a PwC We have big ambitions to grow, and if you're

mentor, we’re challenging you to try and

serious about a career in business, we don't think

raise as much money as possible for this

anyone else can give you a better start. Students

year’s chosen charity. Keep an eye out for

agree: we’re proud, based on the opportunity we

more information, we’ll be launching it at

offer, they’ve voted us number one in The Times

our careers presentation evenings.

Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last eight years.

What you need A 2:1 or above in any degree discipline

What we offer Get a unique insight into what we offer on one of

A UCAS tariff of at least 300 (or equivalent)

our Insight programmes for undergraduates ranging from our Talent Academy for first year

How to apply

students to our Internships and Business

Be part of something special, visit

Placements for penultimate year students. Final

www.pwc.com/uk/careers

year students can join one of our full time development programmes in Assurance, Technology.

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Consulting, Tax, Financial Advisory, Actuarial and

SAFTCAT

How to find the perfect graduate Job Finding your ideal graduate job can seem a

you – for example, progression, training, pay and

daunting task. First of all, what do you

benefits – as well as contact details, application

actually want to do? What would you be

deadlines, and company info. We use our website,

good at? Most university leavers have

job boards, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and

limited experience of real-life workplaces,

newspapers to talk about vacancies – these are all

although working through the holidays gives good places to look. You can also meet us face-toyou the confidence to take one route over

face at events during the year.

another. It also shows us you have the level of focus and commitment we’re looking for. Careers in London, Manchester and Buckinghamshire Whatever you do, choose something! It’s

Softcat is an exhilarating, multiple award-winning

better to start your career doing something place to work. If you’re interested in IT sales, you can you suspect you’d like than wait until it’s

find out about our graduate programmes and next

too late and end up with a job you don’t

assessment days on our Facebook page.

enjoy. If you’re looking for the best jobs,

Alternatively call 01628 403 408 and visit our

start as early as possible – our most

website to apply.

promising candidates are those who get in touch months before they graduate. They

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have initiative, and we notice it.

Apply here: http://www.softcat.com/join-us/how-to -apply

Once you know what you’re looking for, start researching online and on the phone, and keep Softcat Careers on Facebook: http:// www.facebook.com/softcatcareers a record of the opportunities you uncover.

Softcat Careers on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ Make a note of the things that matter most to softcatcareers

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Pulverising the positively perplexing is what makes us competitive industry. From Aerospace and tick at Thales. Where others flounder and fail, we

Defence to Transport and Security, we bring

delve and deliberate until we’ve delivered. If you’re

our expertise to the widest range of technical

exceptionally enthused about tackling the bafflingly

challenges. And the opportunities we have on

bewildering, the impossibly intractable and the

offer here for the best and the brightest are

quirkiest quandaries, we’ll give you all the support

as diverse as our business itself. So whatever

you need to create superlative solutions to

your background – be it in engineering,

engineering enigmas and business brainteasers.

mathematics, physics or technology – you

THALES

We love the positively perplexing

can rely upon being stretched and You might not realise it but our work touches all of

challenged in any one of the disciplines

our lives – every single day. From BACS, the secure

listed below.

network communications system behind 3.7 billion

Systems

secure electronic transactions every year, to in-flight

Software

entertainment systems for passenger planes and

Electronics

state-of-the art equipment for military aircraft, the

Hardware

scope and scale of our problem-solving abilities

Mechanical

knows no bounds.

Manufacturing Design

Whether you’re involved in creating the myriad

Production

systems and products our customers need or one of

Rail

our various business management functions, you’ll

Information Systems

get to play a vital role right at the heart of our

Quality

business.

Ingenuity and innovation are what make our business tick and keep us at the forefront of a very

You can also find us on Facebook

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Engineering opportunities

To find out more and apply visit www.ukgrads.thalesgroup.com

Want to stand out from the crowd?

Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Bright Futures Committee Member?

Contact us today for fur ther information society@brightfutures.co.uk