Exploring Your Future in Business Recruitment Fair Brochure by University of Plymouth Careers & Employability Service

CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY WITH PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR

TUESDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2015 11.00AM - 2.00PM ROLAND LEVINSKY BUILDING WWW.PLYMOUTH.AC.UK/EMPLOYABILITY

A WARM WELCOME TO THE EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR 2015 This year an unprecedented number of local, national and international employers are travelling to Plymouth to meet you! They’re here to talk to as many students and graduates as possible and pass on their knowledge and experience of careers in their sector.

“ IS IT RELEVANT FOR ME?” “I already know where I want to work”

“I have no idea what I’d like to do or where I’d like to work”

“I know which area I want to go into but don’t know who to work for”

The answer to all of these is yes! Regardless of where you are with your career planning, coming to the fair means you can find out about routes from people already working in the sector and ask advice on being successful in job searching, applications and interviews.

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THIS YEAR’S FAIR IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO: • Get ideas and information on what you can do with your degree. • Meet over 35 employers, who will be recruiting for graduate vacancies, placements and internships. •

Meet different types of recruiters face-to-face, find out what type of individual they are looking to recruit and the criteria you may need to meet. Gain information and advice that may not be available on their website.

• Find out about options after graduation e.g. jobs, postgraduate study, starting your own business or time-out opportunities. • Pick up information, tips and feedback from our Careers & Employability team in the Careers & Employability Hub.

Make sure you read through this brochure which includes the programme for the day. The programme is packed with employer talks, workshops in our Hub, a Q&A employer panel and a networking session after the fair. How about attending one of our workshops in the weeks before the fairs where you can learn how to approach an employer and what kind of questions you should be asking.

WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HAPPENING ON THE DAY? 11.00AM - 2.00PM

THE FAIR IS OPEN!

10.00AM - 1.00PM

Drop-in Workshops

Quick fire workshops on making the most of the fair and perfecting your CV. A printer will be available to print copies of your newly updated CV.

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

10.00AM - 2.00PM

Drop-in appointments

30 minute careers advice & guidance appointments come and chat to us about the options with your degree.

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

2.30PM - 3.15PM

Breaking Into Business Panel

Gain valuable insight from professionals on how to break into business and find out about their various opportunities available within their company. See page 6 for more details.

RLB 304

Expand your professional network by meeting employers in a friendly and supportive environment. See page 7 for more details.

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

Sponsored By

3.30PM - 4.30PM

Breaking Into Business Networking Sponsored By

Ground Floor, RLB

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MEET THE EMPLOYER SESSIONS: WHAT TO EXPECT These sessions offer a fantastic opportunity to get insider knowledge on a range of sectors and will give valuable advice on your career options. We have presentations from local entrepreneurs, professional bodies and international corporations who employ thousands such as IBM and the local Chamber of Commerce. You can attend as many sessions as you like, you just need to sign up beforehand via our Events Calendar bit.ly/evcal15. See page 5 for the programme, there are limited spaces so make sure you book early! This programme may be subject to change so please check the Events Calendar for updates.

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EMPLOYER SESSIONS DURING THE FAIR 11.30AM - 11.50AM

Meet The Employer: Be Your Own Boss

Get hints and tips on how to be your own boss from Joe Hobson of Star Surf Camps. Find out how Joe started his own business, the challenges and successes.

RLB 303

12.00PM - 12.20PM

Meet The Employer: Opportunities in Accountancy

Find out about the opportunities in accountancy from CIMA, the professional body with connections all over the world.

RLB 303

12.30PM - 12.50PM

Meet The Employer: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out there locally?

If you want to work in the local area Verity French from Plymouth & Devon Chamber of Commerce will provide an overview of the hundreds of employers in the South West and what you can expect from a local company.

RLB 303

1.00PM - 1.20PM

Meet The Employer: Moving into Management

Josh Lintern from IBM will be talking about their management opportunities and the various options which come under this broad term operations, sales, project and team management to name just a few.

RLB 206-207

1.30PM - 1.50PM

Meet The Employer: Opportunities in the Financial Sector

Find out about the opportunities in the finance sector from Lloyds Banking.

RLB 303

1.30PM - 2.30PM

Opportunities with USA Summer Camps

A presentation on working in the USA for students wishing to gain experience in leisure and hospitality in a 5* resort.

RLB 206-207

5.00PM - 6.30PM

Cocoatel Business Game with PwC

A skills session run by PwC to give you an insight into the way their business works and improve your commercial awareness.

RLB 210

Wednesday 4 November 9.30am - 3.30pm

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Practice Interviews

If you would like a short mock interview and feedback session with Martyn Flynn, Enterpriseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South West recruitment lead visit bit.ly/evcal15 to find out more information and sign up to one of the slots.

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

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BREAKING INTO BUSINESS: MEET THE PANEL 2.30PM - 3.15PM We’ve brought together a unique panel of employers who will share their professional journeys and provide an overview of what their company looks for in potential candidates. There will be the opportunity to discuss topics with the audience and to ask your own questions. To submit a question in advance please write your question in the Special Requirements box when you sign up via the events calendar: bit.ly/evcal15. Panellists include representatives from PwC, IBM, Lloyds Banking Group, Hilton Hotels and Enterprise Rent-A-Car who are sponsoring the event.

MARTYN FLYNN TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER, ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR Martyn joined Enterprise Rent-a-car in 1997 on their Graduate Management Trainee program after graduating with a degree in Management Science. After successfully managing several branches across South Wales, Martyn made the move across to the HR fields of recruitment and training, and now oversees the recruitment process and the Management Training program across the South West. Martyn’s role involves working alongside universities to raise students’ employability skills and raise brand awareness, whilst also screening candidates, interviewing and running assessment centres.

HANNAH JOHN CLUSTER TRAINING MANAGER SOUTH WEST, HILTON WORLDWIDE Hannah worked in the hospitality industry for 13 years starting off as a trainee receptionist, then moving to Hilton 8 years ago as an Assistant Front Office Manager, within 2 years becoming the Front Office Manager. Hilton then gave Hannah the opportunity to take a side step into Training and development, and this has been her role for 2 years ensuring the team have the right skills to achieve results, business goals and develop talent from within.

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JOSH LINTERN

SCARLETT SEAGER

GRADUATE BUSINESS CONSULTANT, IBM

WEST AND WALES STUDENT RECRUITMENT MANAGER, PwC

Josh is a Plymouth University Graduate who studied Law LLB (hons) and graduated in 2012. He went on to work in Commercial Litigation for Bond Dickinson, working with a range of FTSE 350 companies on both Claimant and Defendant type work. After deciding his interests were more compatible with the business world, rather than the commercial legal sector, Josh went on to work for the Direct Line Group before joining the IBM Graduate Scheme in 2013. Josh now works for IBM as a Graduate Business Consultant.

Scarlett studied International Management & French at the University of Bath, and spent her placement year in Montreal. After graduating in 2009, Scarlett was fortunate enough to be elected to act as a Sabbatical Officer at the University of Bath’s students union, representing the student body on welfare and diversity issues. Following this, she spent two years working as a recruitment consultant, before joining PwC in the Student Recruitment team.

BREAKING INTO BUSINESS: NETWORKING 3:30PM - 4:30PM This networking event will take place in the Careers & Employability Hub where you will be given an opportunity to meet the employers in a more informal setting over refreshments. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of their company and recruitment processes as well as practise your networking skills. We’ll be setting the questions for the employers to answer in a group setting for the first 30 minutes and for the second half you’ll be free to chat to the employers of your choice! This is a fantastic opportunity to increase your confidence in a safe environment and practise talking to employers in a professional way.

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HOW DO I PREPARE FOR THE FAIR? • Research the organisations who are attending by visiting their websites and see if they have a Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn page you can follow. This will help you to ask appropriate questions on the day.

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Consider the type of work that interests you as well as your skills and experience to date. Employers may ask what you want out of a placement or graduate job and what you could bring to a role.

• Prepare the questions that you want to ask, so that you don’t end up wandering around the stands only picking up freebies. Aim to be remembered as the person who asked interesting and engaging questions!

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Know your digital footprint! What do you find when you Google your name? Are you happy for employers to see your Facebook photos? Are your tweets appropriate? Is your LinkedIn profile current and professional? Employers increasingly check candidates’ online presence so it is good to be confident in yours!

• Think outside the box. Don’t just consider the obvious options, the more open minded you are, the more opportunities you will discover.

Check our Events Calendar for workshops which will help boost your confidence in preparation for the fair at bit.ly/evcal15. Here’s a small selection of the most relevant: TUES 13 OCT • 4.00PM

Enhance Your Graduate/Placement CV

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

TUES 20 OCT • 4.00PM

Get Social Media Savvy

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

WED 21 OCT • 1.00PM

Create Your CV From Scratch

RLB 206

WED 21 OCT • 2.00PM

Making Recruitment Fairs Count

RLB 206

TUES 27 OCT • 4.00PM

Making Recruitment Fairs Count

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

TUES 27 OCT • 5.00PM

Making Recruitment Fairs Count

Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, RLB

MON 2 NOV • 4.00PM

Making Recruitment Fairs Count

RLB 208

MON 2 NOV • 5.00PM

Making Recruitment Fairs Count

RLB 208

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HOW DO I MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON THE DAY? Although fairs are less formal than interviews, the organisations will still be on the lookout for potential candidates: • Dress smartly; you never get a second chance to make a first impression! •

Take copies of a CV which you can leave with employers. This will show you are professional and prepared. Make sure it’s a good one by visiting our drop-ins or workshops first.

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Take a notepad to write notes as you talk to exhibitors. After an hour of different conversations it’s sometimes difficult to remember the points they made, the resources they recommended and who invited you to make contact afterwards.

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If someone gives you their business card and invites you to call them for a further meeting, follow it up! It may open doors to work experience or mentoring. If you’re not sure how to approach them after the fair, pop in and talk to our team in the Careers & Employability Hub.

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Keep up to date with the latest fair news from the Careers & Employability Service by following: @PLYMUNIEMP plymuniemp. Remember to tweet us on the day too to be entered into our prize draw! #PlymUniFairs

WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS SHOULD I ASK? Your questions should depend on what’s appropriate to the employer, the research you have done and what you want to get out of your discussion with them. Everyone’s questions will therefore be different but here are a few examples to get you started: • What particular skills are you looking for? • What’s the best thing about working for this company? • What type of person fits in with your company? • What is your normal selection process? How many stages are there (Such as assessment centres, interviews, tests)? • What motivated you to work for this company? PLACEMENT EXAMPLES: • Does your organisation recruit placement students? • What experience would make a placement application stand out? • Is placement experience valued in a graduate application? GRADUATE EXAMPLES: • • •

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What training opportunities are available? How many graduates are recruited each year? What’s happened to the graduates you recruited last year? What are they doing now?

EXHIBITORS ARE HERE TO MEET AS MANY

Politics

SCHOOL OF G

International Relations

Hospitality

Tourism

Events Management

Marketing

Maritime Courses

Economics

International Business Courses

Business Studies Courses

Accounting / Finance

ORGANISATION

Cruise Management

SCHOOL OF TOURISM & HOSPITALITY

PLYMOUTH BUSINESS SCHOOL

ACCA BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP BORINGDON HALL HOTEL AND GAIA SPA, FISTRAL BEACH HOTEL AND SPA, THE ESPLANADE HOTEL BRITISH COUNCIL CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS CORNWALL INNOVATION DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE EDEN HOTEL COLLECTION ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR HAYS RECRUITMENT HILTON WORLDWIDE - SOUTH WEST CLUSTER IBM INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (ICAEW) LIME WOOD GROUP LLOYDS BANKING GROUP NETWORK RAIL NHS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY - NHS GRADUATE MANAGEMENT TRAINING SCHEME PLYMOUTH SCIENCE PARK PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY, TALENT & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PwC ROYAL AIR FORCE ROYAL MAIL ROYAL NAVY & ROYAL MARINES SANTANDER UNIVERSITIES SCREWFIX THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE (UKHO) VIPSHOP (CHINA) CO., LTD.

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STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE FROM: PLYMOUTH LAW SCHOOL

FACULTY OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

FACULTY OF ARTS & HUMANITIES

FACULTY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SCIENCES

All

All Engineering, Robotics, Maths, Chemistry and Environmental Science

Building, Surveying & Environment

All

All Art & Media, Humanities & Performing Arts, Architecture & Design plus any students on a PGCE

All

Law

Criminology & Criminal Justice Studies

Sociology

Public Services

GOVERNMENT

Dance, Theatre & Performance Geography

History, English & Creative Writing

All

All STEM

Graphic Communication with Typography, History

All

Computing, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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All

EMPLOYER PROFILES

USE THESE DESCRIPTIONS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EACH EXHIBITOR. THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE RECRUITING FROM ANY COURSE SO BE OPEN-MINDED AND INVESTIGATE EACH ONE.

ACCA WWW.ACCAGLOBAL.COM We are the world’s leading body for professional accountants, with over 110 years of experience, innovation and excellence. We champion opportunity within accountancy, demonstrate excellence through our qualifications, and act as a driving force within the accounting profession to constantly improve working practices. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Placement Year / Year in Industry

BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL GROUP WWW.BABCOCKINTERNATIONAL.COM For over a century, Babcock has been a name synonymous with ultra-reliable engineering excellence. Babcock is the UK’s leading engineering support services organisation with revenue of over £3.5bn in 2014 and an order book of circa £12 billion. Babcock is the UK’s leading naval support business for the Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence with its main site located in Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth. Offering: Summer Internships Placement Year/ Year in Industry Graduate Opportunities

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, due to security clearances we cannot accept non-UK citizens for our roles

BORINGDON HALL HOTEL AND GAIA SPA, FISTRAL BEACH HOTEL AND SPA, THE ESPLANADE HOTEL WWW.BORINGDONHALL.CO.UK WWW.NEWQUAY-HOTELS.CO.UK WWW.GAIABORINGDON.CO.UK A leading South West collection of unique hotels, our properties include Boringdon Hall Hotel in Plymouth, Fistral Beach Hotel and Spa and The Esplanade Hotel in Newquay. We recognise that our team members are as different as our hotels and value the creativity and personality that you can bring to your role. We aim to provide our guests with an unforgettable experience, where each member of the team leaves a lasting impression on their holiday. We are committed to providing the friendliest service possible and look for team members that have a passion for service and ensure that our guests have the best experience at each of our hotels. Each employee plays a part in delivering the guest experience which is why we believe it is important to invest in our employees and offer excellent training and development opportunities. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ambitious and would like to see yourself climbing the ladder within a company that recognises people as their greatest asset, we want to hear from you! We are passionate about progressing members of our team through management and have a number of programmes that we deliver in house and will soon be involved in a number of scholarships. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

BRITISH COUNCIL WWW.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG The British Council is the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries, bringing international opportunity to life, every day. Offering: Summer Internships Graduate Opportunities Opportunities to Work Overseas

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for visas.

THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MARKETING (CIM) WWW.CIM.CO.UK The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) was founded over 100 years ago and boasts a membership of over 35,000 (including students and professional members). The world’s leading professional marketing body, CIM supports, represents and develops marketers, teams, leaders and the profession as a whole. At the core of our brand identity, our vision is for marketing to be recognised for playing a pivotal role in business, constantly harnessing, integrating and acting on collective intelligence. Whenever and wherever we represent our members and our industry, we maintain these brand values as a trusted, leading professional marketing body. Offering: Membership

CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANTS

WWW.CIMAGLOBAL.COM CIMA is the only professional body that qualifies accountants solely for business. It’s a proven path to fantastic career prospects and high earning potential. A CIMA qualification is highly regarded by leading organisations worldwide and could be your passport to global employability. CIMA has taken the lead in developing the most relevant financial qualification for business today and is the preferred qualification of the world’s top employers. We work in partnership with organisations around the world to encourage and develop the support they offer to our students. With over 4,500 CIMA Training Quality Partners, you can find companies that are committed to supporting you throughout your CIMA studies; many also have internships and placements. Don’t miss CIMA presenting at 12pm - see page 5 for more information! Offering: Graduate Opportunities

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CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS WWW.CEF.CO.UK City Electrical Factors is a private limited company established in 1951 and is still owned by the same family resulting in great financial stability. We are the United Kingdomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading Electrical Wholesale Network with 393 Branch locations. Our group not only extends throughout the UK but also North America and Australia with an annual turnover in excess of ÂŁ1.1 billion and employing over 8,000 people worldwide. CEF UK is supported by its own Manufacturing and Distribution Operations, these 26 subsidiary companies supply our branch network with over 35 own brand ranges, covering 39,500 product lines. At CEF we have a real entrepreneurial vision and ethos, encouraging people to forge profitable careers for both themselves and the company and placing a real emphasis on personal and professional development. Exciting times ahead! CEF enjoyed the best year of its history in 2013. This is an incredible achievement considering the current global situation. In the UK 127 of the 393 Branches achieved record results. This clearly reflects the hard work, dedication and positive attitude the Branch teams consistently strive for. Offering: Graduate Opportunities

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

CORNWALL INNOVATION WWW.CORNWALLINNOVATION.CO.UK Our Centres and Formation Zones are focused on supporting all growth, knowledge and innovation-led businesses and in particular those from the media, creative, eco, environmental, and health and wellbeing sectors. Support is offered to businesses at all stages of their journey from incubation through to mature enterprises looking to innovate and grow. Offering: Opportunities in business start-up, access to facilities and support to start your own business

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

DEVON AND CORNWALL POLICE WWW.DEVON-CORNWALL.POLICE.UK BUILDING SAFER COMMUNITIES TOGETHER. By choosing a career with us, you will be rewarded with a diverse and supportive environment that can bring benefits, both professionally and personally, in many different areas. Devon & Cornwall Police is committed to fairness towards all members of the community. We value diversity in our workforce and need people from diverse backgrounds with skills and experiences to help us deliver excellence in local policing across Devon and Cornwall. Offering: A range of roles, come and talk to us to find out more

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

EDEN HOTEL COLLECTION WWW.EDENHOTELCOLLECTION.COM Each property in the collection has its own unique character and personality, all uphold the impeccable standards of service, quality and attention to detail for which we are renowned. The group were proud to recently be awarded ‘AA Small Hotel Group of the Year’ 2014-2015, one of the highest accolades within our industry. As stand-alone properties, our hotel are award-winning in their own right, scooping gold and bronze for ‘Hotel of the Year’ at the Visit England awards, not to mention coming out tops in multiple regional hospitality awards and constantly adding to our tally of AA Rosettes and AA Stars. With such diversity Eden Hotel Collection offers fantastic opportunities for anyone looking to start and progress their career within the hospitality industry. We are a young, exciting and rapidly expanding company, always looking for hospitality superstars with big personalities to join our team of dedicated professionals. You will be joining a team of colleagues that quickly become friends and a company you can be proud to work for. Food is at the heart of everything we do and our food philosophy is born out of each head chef’s passion for food. It’s seasonal and fresh, often from our kitchen gardens, orchards and bee hives. We love to mix hard work with flair; passion and imagination and our Battle of Eden is the epitome of this! We are keen to invest in our people with a choice of learning & development workshops; internal stages at other properties; mentoring; apprentice schemes and NVQs and we boast terrific stories of just how far you can progress within the Eden Hotel Collection. We also participate in ‘Ten out of Ten’ - a unique opportunity to work in ten of the best luxury hotels in the UK as a Graduate Trainee Manager. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry

Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for visas.

ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR WWW.ENTERPRISEALIVE.CO.UK Add an annual turnover of more than $16.4 billion to a rental and leasing fleet of over one million vehicles spread across some 8,100 locations worldwide and you get Enterprise Rent-A-Car – a business that’s grown into the largest car rental company in the world. Regardless of your degree subject, 100% of our employees start on our award winning Graduate Management Trainee program where you’ll develop skills in all areas, from sales and marketing to customer service and finance giving you all the business skills needed to progress onto running one of our operations. Don’t miss! Enterprise Rent-A-Car are sponsoring the Breaking Into Business event after the fair - see page 6 for more information. Martyn Flynn, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s recruitment lead for the South West will also be holding practice interviews for any students interested in a career with the company. See page 5 for more information on how to sign up to this unique opportunity to gain constructive feedback and meet the man who may be receiving your application in a month’s time. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR 2015

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

HAYS RECRUITMENT WWW.HAYS.CO.UK At Hays, we are the world’s leading recruiting experts in qualified, professional and skilled people. Our deep expertise across a wide spectrum of specialised industries and professions makes us unparalleled recruiters in the world of work. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Placement Year / Year in Industry

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

HILTON WORLDWIDE – SOUTH WEST CLUSTER WWW.HILTON.COM We are part of the Hilton Worldwide brand in the South West Cluster; consisting of Hilton Bath, Hilton Bristol, Hilton Newport, Hilton Newbury North, Hilton Newbury Centre, Hilton Swindon, Hilton Puckrup Hall Tewkesbury. Providing extraordinary customer experiences through Hilton hospitality. Don’t miss the Breaking Into Business event after the fair where Hilton Hotels will be answering your questions - see page 6 for more information! Offering: Placement Year / Year in Industry Graduate Opportunities

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

IBM WWW.IBM.COM/UK/EN/ IBM is a multinational technology and business consulting corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer software, infrastructure in addition to offering hosting, service management and consulting services in various areas. Don’t miss IBM presenting at 1pm and also the Breaking Into Business event after the fair where IBM will be answering your questions - see page 6 for more information! Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES (ICAEW) WWW.CAREERS.ICAEW.COM ICAEW stands for The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. As a professional membership organisation, we promote, support and regulate over 140,000 ICAEW Chartered Accountants around the world. We are committed to helping talented individuals develop the knowledge, skills and experience they need to perform at the highest level in accountancy, finance and business. This is why we have a dedicated team specialising in learning and developing – experts with real passion, understanding and experience. Working in partnership with our stakeholders around the world (including employers, training providers, universities and students), we design and deliver qualifications, development programmes, professional networks and support resources. We create exceptional opportunities for talented individuals, and help them progress by supporting their professional development throughout their careers. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry Opportunities to Work Overseas Membership ACA Authorised Training Employers

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Opportunities available through our ACA Authorised Training Employers.

LIME WOOD GROUP WWW.JOBS.NET/JOBS/LIMEWOODGROUP-HGH/EN-GB/ Home Grown Hotels is possibly the most talked-about group of hotels to emerge in recent years. THE PIG ‘restaurant, rooms and kitchen garden’ concept was created in 2011 and has quickly been showered with armfuls of industry awards. The group now consists of four hotels with the addition in the last couple of years of THE PIG- in the wall, THE PIG- near Bath and THE PIG- on the beach, with every expectation of more to follow soon. The Lime Wood Group includes the much-applauded five-star flagship hotel Lime Wood, which probably sits within the top handful of today’s country house hotels. The restaurant at Lime Wood, Hartnett Holder & Co, is a joint venture between chefs Angela Hartnett and Luke Holder, and offers some of the highest quality, no-nonsense food in the country. Equally, our stylish ski-in, ski-out hotel – Portetta in the French Alps at Courchevel 1650 – adds an exciting European dimension to our group. Our hotels are commercially highly successful and very busy, fun establishments. They are less formal than many, yet offer the highest levels of professional craft and personal service. The fast pace of growth over five years has spawned countless opportunities for exciting careers, with many more in sight for the future. We need the brightest, most passionate people to help us achieve our goals – in joining us, we want to help you achieve yours. Robin Hutson, Chairman of Lime Wood and CEO of THE PIG hotels. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry Opportunities to Work Overseas Part-time employment

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP WWW.LLOYDSBANKINGGROUPTALENT.COM Lloyds Banking Group wants to be the best bank for customers. We also want to Help Britain Prosper. This means helping people like you to discover what they want their professional life to be, what they are good at and what matters to them. What matters to you. We are visiting your campus on Tuesday 3rd November to recruit and develop great talent – people who can help deliver our vision. You’ll also be able to talk to us about all the opportunities we have at Lloyds Banking Group – like insight days, summer internships and our graduate management schemes. Don’t miss Lloyds Banking Group’s presentation at 1.30pm - see page 5 for more information. Plus they will also be at the Breaking Into Business event after the fair answering your questions - see page 6 for more information! Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Yes, we are an approved sponsor for Tier 2 or 5 visas

NETWORK RAIL WWW.NETWORKRAIL.CO.UK/GRADUATES Network Rail is at the heart of revitalising Britain’s railway. From the rejuvenation of Kings Cross station and the expansion of Thameslink, to Europe’s largest civil engineering project Crossrail – we’re involved in some of the most ambitious and diverse ventures the UK has ever seen. We look after the railway on which operating companies run their trains. We’re accountable for 30,000 bridges, tunnels and embankments, 20,000 miles of track and thousands of signals. Britain’s railway has been growing for 150 years, without significant renewal. And yet it’s required to carry more freight and passengers than ever before. We anticipate up to 400 million more passenger journeys by as soon as 2020. So we’re building the railway of the future - a better railway for a better Britain. We’re making sure ever more passengers and freight consignments travel safely and arrive on time, every time. We’ll be at the heart of a thriving, low carbon economy where people, places and businesses are better connected than ever before. The scope and scale of our goals means we offer a huge range of roles and career paths, with excellent benefits and development opportunities. Offer: Civil, Electrical/Electronic & Mechanical Engineering; Finance; HR; Project Management; General Management; Supply Chain; Property; Business Technology. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Placement Year / Year in Industry

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? Yes, we are an approved sponsor for Tier 2 or 5 visas

NHS WWW.NHSGRADUATES.CO.UK OVER 60 YEARS OF LOOKING AFTER BRITAIN AND STILL GOING STRONG The NHS is going through an unprecedented period of change. The UK population is living longer, our services are needed as much as ever, and we have to achieve efficiency savings of ÂŁ20 billion over the next few years. If you find a challenge like this exciting and think you have the skills we need, find out more about our Graduate Scheme. There are four specialisms you can choose from: Finance Management, Health Informatics Management, Human Resources Management and General Management. If you share our commitment to providing a world-class healthcare service and you have the determination and drive to meet challenges head on, you should find success with the NHS. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Do you recruit international students and graduates? At the moment you can apply for our scheme but as you are aware of the situation with regards to permission to work and Leave to Remain in the UK is subject to change, we strongly advise you to contact the UK Council for International Student Affairs, www.ukcisa.org.uk for up to the minute information. Alternatively you may wish to visit the UK Border Agency website www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk

PLYMOUTH SCIENCE PARK WWW.PLYMOUTHSCIENCEPARK.COM Started in 1996 with the building of the 30,000 ft2 Phase 1 building, the park has since grown to over 120,000 ft2 of A1 office, laboratory and development space across four phases of development that now incorporates ten buildings across a 25 acre site. Today it is home to 80+ businesses employing over 800 people working in technology, software, creative, digital, medical, environmental, marine, engineering and support services. Businesses are supported by an on-site Tier 3 Data Centre, superfast connectivity, in-house mentoring and business support, a range of facilities including a 100 seat theatre, meeting rooms, bistro, networking events and on-site parking. In September 2015 work begins on a new 30,000 ft2 office development providing an iconic building at the gateway to the park. This will be the fifth phase of development and is due for completion in September 2016. The park is a joint venture between Plymouth University and Plymouth City Council and works in partnership with both stakeholders to deliver economic growth and job opportunities. Offering: Graduate Opportunities

EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR 2015

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

CAREERS WITH PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY, TALENT & ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WWW.PLYMOUTH.AC.UK/YOUR-UNIVERSITY/JOBS Work at a place where you feel valued and enjoy spending time. An environment where imagination is important and creativity counts. Work with us. At Plymouth University, you’ll find the space to develop your talents, the freedom to ring the changes and the opportunity to grow as part of our welcoming and inclusive community. Employing over 3,000 staff, whatever your expertise and ambition, we’ve got a career opportunity to match. From academic, teaching and research positions to technical, management and administrative roles, you’ll find opportunities at every level, across all our campuses. Our people share a determination to push boundaries, think differently and achieve more. As an employee, you’ll play a crucial part in building our impressive reputation in education, innovation and research. Offering: All University vacancies including academic, research, administrative and managerial.

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

PwC WWW.PWC.CO.UK/CAREERS/STUDENT Your career is just that; yours. You choose it. You live it. You make it happen. To get the best from it, you need the best opportunities. That’s why opportunities are at the heart of a career with us. And we’re proud, based on the opportunity we offer, that students have voted us the number one Graduate Employer in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers survey for the last twelve years. Our offer to you... To be part of the world’s leading professional services network and enjoy the benefits that come with that. Work directly with big name clients where you’ll get to grips with the value they’re looking for by getting into the detail. Provide an environment where you’ll be able to explore new opportunities, to help you grow and find your niche. Give you access to be best learning and development around. We have vacancies in assurance, consulting, tax, deals, actuarial and technology across a range of 34 offices. Don’t miss the Breaking Into Business event after the fair where PwC will be answering your questions - see page 6 for more information, PLUS their skills session at 5pm - page 5 for more details. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry Opportunities to Work Overseas

EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR 2015

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) WWW.RAF.MOD.UK/RECRUITMENT From weapons engineers to communication and electronic engineer officers, there are unrivalled opportunities for engineers in the Royal Air Force. Technical knowledge goes far beyond anything you would learn in a civilian apprenticeship, and will continue to grow throughout your career. You will be called on to deploy your skills in some of the world’s most high impact situations – from battle zones to humanitarian crises. Offering: Graduate Opportunities

Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for visas.

ROYAL MAIL WWW.ROYALMAILGROUP.COM/CAREERS/GRADUATES/OUR-GRADUATEPROGRAMMES Royal Mail is more than a household name. It’s more than the colour red. It’s delivering a six-days-a-week, one-price-goes-anywhere postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK and introducing new products and services to meet the changing needs of our customers. Few businesses offer the scale and scope of opportunity you’ll find at Royal Mail and we’re about to start recruiting for our 2016 graduate programme. For graduates who want to be responsible for keeping our mail moving, there’s our Operations management programme. Taking your position at the front line of the business, you’ll learn on the job in one of our mail centres or delivery offices managing a team of up to 40 from day one. For those who want to shape the business from within our Commercial and Professional Functions, there are seven programmes to choose from: Commercial, HR, Finance, Technology, Central Operations, Engineering and International. Wherever you join us, you’ll need to be forward thinking and ready to make a difference to the future of Royal Mail. To find out more, visit www.royalmailgroup.com/graduates Offering: Graduate Opportunities

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for visas.

ROYAL NAVY & ROYAL MARINES WWW.ROYALNAVY.MOD.UK/CAREERS The Royal Navy is looking for intelligent, well-motivated men and women with good leadership potential to become officers. The sheer diversity of the roles and responsibilities we offer provide unique career opportunities and experience. As a naval officer, you could be manoeuvring a frigate through the Suez Canal, piloting a helicopter, supervising the repair of submarine nuclear propulsion plant or providing emergency medical care. And in all cases you will have management responsibility for personnel and equipment. Our career structure is designed to maximise your potential, offering you a wealth of challenges, responsibility and rewards. Our training is second to none. Alongside seamanship skills and learning to handle sophisticated technology, you’ll learn how to handle yourself – and other people, and in the process you will encounter more people and places than most do in a lifetime. Offering: Graduate Opportunities

Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, due to security clearances we cannot accept non-UK citizens for our roles

SANTANDER WWW.SANTANDER.CO.UK/UNIVERSITIES Santander Universities are based on campus in the Smeaton Building, first floor, along with the Universities Relationship Branch Manager, Emma Parker to support students and staff with their financial needs. You can also find us under Alumni and Friends on the Plymouth University Website: www.plymouth.ac.uk/business-partners/partnerships/businesspartnerships/santander-group. Santander Universities, whose activities form the keystone of the bank’s social action and enable it to maintain a stable alliance with more than 1200 universities in Asia, America and Europe. More information at www.santander.com Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Scholarships Work Experience Matched funding All Financial needs

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Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

SCREWFIX WWW.SCREWFIXCAREERS.COM We are a very fast growing brand and a business that has doubled in size over the last five years, and it is still growing fast. Our customers are tradesmen and serious DIYers who need to get their jobs done quickly, affordably and right first time and we have developed our business to respond to these needs. We started life as a mail order catalogue-based business. But as our customers wanted to get their tools quickly and conveniently, we rapidly grew our stores – opening 60 in 2014 alone. Our national store network now provides the UK’s tradespeople (including builders, plumbers and electricians) and DIYers with greater access to tools and supplies when they are on the move in-between jobs.Part of the Kingfisher group we are the UK’s largest direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. We dispatch thousands of parcels every week for next day and weekend delivery to customers all over the UK. We’re opening new Trade Counters on a weekly basis nationwide, so with an expansion programme that retailers envy, we really are an exciting and motivating place to progress your career. Offering: Placement Year / Year in Industry

Do you recruit international students and graduates? No, unfortunately we cannot provide sponsorship for visas.

UNITED KINGDOM HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE (UKHO) WWW.UKHO.GOV.UK The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) produces nautical publications and services for the Royal Navy and merchant shipping, to protect lives at sea. We are a trading fund of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and employ around 1000 people based in Taunton, Somerset. In the tax year 2013 to 2014 our paper and digital products and services generated a turnover of £129 million, enabling us to pay a £12 million dividend to the MOD. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Summer Internships Placement Year / Year in Industry Opportunities to Work Overseas

EXPLORING YOUR FUTURE IN BUSINESS RECRUITMENT FAIR 2015

Do you recruit international students and graduates? Come and talk to us on our stand to find out.

VIPSHOP (CHINA) CO. LTD. WWW.VIPSHOP.COM Vipshop (NYSE: VIPS) was established in August 2008, headquartered in Guangzhou, is the largest in sale mainly in the form of e-commerce sites, NYSE-listed companies, market capitalization of over RMB 100 billion at present, the main camp business for the Internet online sales brand discount merchandise, covering famous clothing, shoes, bags, beauty makeup, baby, home, car and other major categories. The “Sale” pattern that Vipshop represents has become one of today’s three major e-commerce formats. By the end of 2014, Vipshop has been ranked third among China’s biggest e-commerce sites after T-Mall and JD.com. Meanwhile, Vipshop has already become the e-commerce market leader in female fashion in China. Vipshop has a service area to the whole country through its logistics centers located in Tianjin, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hubei. This service area is currently being extended to the countryside as well. Vipshop’s warehouse space has currently reached one million square meters. The warehouses in Shenyang, Zhengzhou and Xi’an have also entered the construction phase. The warehouses mentioned above being built by Vipshop’s independent investment. Offering: Graduate Opportunities Opportunities to Work Overseas

Do you recruit international students and graduates? We recruit workers from any country and provide visa and working permit (only for working in Vipshop).

Plymouth is acting in the capacity of host to the employers attending today’s event and in so doing is not officially endorsing them or any statements made by them. We would advise that all opportunities and job offers are checked with the employer making the offer before accepting them.

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SANTANDER SCHOLARSHIPS Plymouth University is delighted to be able to award a number of scholarships, courtesy of its partnership with Santander Group. For more information about these scholarships please contact studentfunding@plymouth.ac.uk. Other schemes awarded through the university include the Roland Levinsky Memorial Fund Awards, awarded in memory of the late Vice Chancellor Roland Levinsky. For more information about the Roland Levinsky Memorial Funds Awards please contact natassia.richardson@plymouth.ac.uk.

IBERAMERICAN FORMULA SCHOLARSHIPS This Santander Universities Scholarship enables current Plymouth University students to undertake study or work-based learning with a fellow Santander university, either in Europe of the rest of the world; also current undergraduate/postgraduate students at an institution in the Santander Universidades network applying to undertake study or work-based learning with Plymouth University. www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees/scholarships-bursaries-and-funding/santander-scholarships

INTERNATIONALISATION MOBILITY SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIPS This Santander Universities scholarship enables the beneficiaries to undertake research in a fellow Santander university, either in Europe or the rest of the world. www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees/scholarships-bursaries-and-funding/santander-scholarships

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SEED CORN RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS Santander universities Seed-Corn Research Scholarship enables the beneficiaries to undertake research underpinning their studies or teaching here at Plymouth University. Open to both postgraduates and staff these Scholarships aim to encourage the development of new areas of research that are of global concern, prioritising ocean-renewable energy. www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/fees/scholarships-bursaries-and-funding/santander-scholarships

ROLAND LEVINSKY MEMORIAL FUND AWARDS The Roland Levinsky Memorial Fund Awards Scholarship offers current students who have completed their first year at University the opportunity to enhance their University experience through extra-curricular activities, despite any financial restrictions they may be experiencing. www.plymouth.ac.uk/alumni-friends/alumni/get-involved/awards-and-scholarships/roland-levinskymemorial-fund

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CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY WITH PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY

DID YOU KNOW? Our weekly timetable is made up of: • Daily drop-ins open to all in the Careers & Employability Hub • Employer presentations • Skills and confidence boosting workshops • 1-to-1 careers advice and guidance appointments • Competitions • Practice interviews • Networking events

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The Careers & Employability Hub, Ground Floor, Roland Levinsky Building

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