CAREERS & EMPLOYABILITY WITH PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY
HOT SEAT 2016/17
JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: Graduate Trainee
Hours: 37 hours a week
Salary: Competitive
Accountable to: Graduate Programme Manager
Contract Type: Permanent HotSeat is a global leader with operations across numerous sectors in 20 countries and headquarters based in the UK. In the UK alone we employ over 2,000 staff in locations from Plymouth to Edinburgh. As part of our on-going commitment to recruiting new talent we take on over 50 new graduates each year from a range of degree disciplines. Our commitment to excellence means that we are looking for graduates who can bring something extra to our business.
Our culture promotes and rewards individuals who demonstrate enthusiasm, dedication, professionalism and an ability to break the boundaries of conventional thinking. We are looking for individuals who are self-motivated, have a professional attitude to work and are eager to learn and develop. We welcome applications from a wide range of university courses and backgrounds. Do you want to make a difference? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.
KEY SKILLS WE ARE LOOKING FOR: CRITERIA
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
Qualifications, Education & Training
Undergraduate degree
GCSEs in English & Maths
Skills / Abilities
• Working independently and as part of a team • Web and social media proficiency • Prioritising and managing own workload • Good working knowledge • Decision making and problem solving skills of Microsoft Office • Communication skills including • Project management delivering presentations experience • Commercial awareness • Foreign language skills • Relationship building • Team leadership • Interpreting and processing large • Customer services / sales amounts of complex information • Able to adapt to a changing environment
Other responsibilities
Willingness to work flexibly to meet the requirements of the graduate programme
Please send your CV and a covering letter to employers.careers@plymouth.ac.uk. You can tailor your application to your area of study so apply as a potential engineer, marketing executive, whatever it is you are aspiring to so that you can really showcase your interests and the skills you are acquiring on your study programme.