EVENTS EVENTS EVENTS AUTUMN TERM 2016
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Welcome to your career events programme Whether or not you know where your degree will take you, our events programme will have something for you. So, why should you get involved? You want to...
meet employers
build your skills
That’s great! Employers love Nottingham graduates and as a consistently highly targeted university by top employers* our events give you the chance to meet companies from all kinds of diverse sectors.
With lots of events to help you ace the recruitment process, don’t miss the chance to gain the skills you need to beat the competition for graduate jobs and internships.
explore your options
get the inside story
Why not start here? Our events are the perfect place to start researching jobs, companies and career areas, especially if you don’t know what you want to do after your studies.
We’ve got it covered! Our Spotlight On... series brings in professionals so that you can hear first hand what it’s like to work in their industry and what it has to offer.
We produce this guide at the start of each term to give you a flavour of what our events programme has to offer. The events listed here are open to all students – we haven’t included events tailored to your school or faculty. Be sure to check our website for information about these events, along with when and where all our events will take place and any changes to the programme. www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/events If you’re involved in a society or sports club, or volunteer through the Students’ Union, you’ll also have access to tailored workshops that will help you make the most of these experiences on your CV and at an interview. Email su-employability@nottingham.ac.uk for more information. Don’t forget, our team of career experts are here throughout your time at Nottingham to support you every step of the way – it doesn’t matter what year you’re in or what you’re studying.
* The Graduate Market in 2014, 2015 and 2016, High Fliers Research.
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Don’t get left in the dark Hear from professionals who work in sectors you might want to at our exclusive Spotlight On... events www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/spotlighton
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Date
Event
Thursday 4 October
Careers in Management Roles
Thursday 6 October
Public Sector
Tuesday 11 October
Arts into Business
Thursday 13 October
Consultancy
Tuesday 18 October
Advertising, Marketing and PR App and Software Development
Thursday 20 October
Converting to Law
Tuesday 25 October
Local Career Opportunities Early Careers in Management Consultancy
Tuesday 1 November
Games Industry
Wednesday 2 November
Publishing
Thursday 3 November
Teaching Animal Science Careers
Monday 7 November
Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology
Tuesday 8 November
Charity Sector
Wednesday 9 November
The NHS Scientist Training Programme
Thursday 10 November
Working for Regional Law Firms
Monday 14 November
Working at the Bar
Wednesday 16 November
Legally Related Jobs – Broadening Horizons
Thursday 17 November
Working in Scientific Research Digital Industries
Monday 21 November
Building Services
Wednesday 23 November
Food and Drink Industry
Monday 28 November
Environmental Careers for Engineers and Scientists
Thursday 8 December
Science Communications and the Media
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Skills workshops From working out which careers would suit you to perfecting your job application skills and harnessing social media in your job search, these workshops, led by our team and some by employers, are essential to your career success. Date
Event
Wednesday 5 October
Client negotiation, influencing and persuasion Entrepreneurship in the workplace Applying for internships with investment banks
Tuesday 11 October
Preparing for psychometric tests Preparing a winning application form
Wednesday 12 October
Teamwork skills
Thursday 13 October
Starting your CV Preparing an effective covering letter Finding internships and placements Preparing for the Law Fair
Monday 17 October
Interview confidence
Tuesday 18 October
Finding graduate jobs Practice psychometric test – numerical and verbal Practice psychometric test – situational judgement
Wednesday 19 October
Maximising work experience opportunities Adopting a global mindset
Thursday 20 October
Preparing an effective CV Preparing an effective covering letter
Monday 24 October
Applying to teaching (faculties of arts and social sciences)
Tuesday 25 October
Preparing for telephone and video interviews Preparing a winning application form Applying to teaching (faculties of engineering, medicine and health sciences, and science)
Wednesday 26 October
Building commercial awareness Applying to consultancy
Thursday 27 October
Preparing for job interviews Starting your CV Preparing an effective covering letter Make the most of your year abroad
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Date
Event
Monday 31 October
Interview confidence Getting into marketing
Tuesday 1 November
Getting started with LinkedIn Preparing for job interviews Thinking about a masters
Wednesday 2 November
Project management Making contacts and networking
Thursday 3 November
Preparing a winning application form Choosing your career
Monday 7 November
Mock assessment centre
Tuesday 8 November
Brush up your maths skills for numerical tests
Wednesday 9 November
Time management
Thursday 10 November
Preparing an effective covering letter Starting your CV Finding graduate jobs Preparing for job interviews
Tuesday 15 November
Getting started with LinkedIn Enhancing your LinkedIn profile
Wednesday 16 November
Communication skills Making a positive impression in the workplace Thinking about a PhD (faculties of engineering, medicine and health sciences, and science)
Thursday 17 November
Finding internships ad placements Preparing for case studies and presentations at assessment centres Preparing for group exercises at assessment centres An insight into the Legal Practice Course (LPC)
Tuesday 22 November
Preparing an effective CV Preparing an effective covering letter Getting into publishing 7
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Skills workshops
Date
Event
Wednesday 23 November
Mock assessment centre Leadership and management Qualifying to be a barrister
Thursday 24 November
Preparing for telephone and video interviews
Tuesday 29 November
Choosing your career Preparing for job interviews Preparing a winning application form
Wednesday 30 November
Mock assessment centre Thinking about a masters (faculties of engineering, medicine and health sciences, and science)
Thursday 1 December
Preparing for case studies and presentations at assessment centres Preparing for group exercises at assessment centres Getting into digital industries
Tuesday 6 December
Brush up your maths skills for numerical tests Preparing an effective CV
Wednesday 7 December
Mock assessment centre
Thursday 8 December
Practice psychometric test – numerical and verbal Practice psychometric test – situational judgement
Don’t miss these events. Check our website for the full listing, including events tailored to your school or course, when and where they take place and how to book: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/skillsworkshops 8
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Employer presentations Get to know a company inside out – its products or services, the graduate jobs and internships on offer, what it looks for and how to apply. You’ll also be able to ask questions to help you decide if it is the right employer for you. Date
Event
Sector
Recruiting
Monday 3 October
Hogan Lovells
Law
Training contract and vacation scheme
PwC
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Assurance, tax, deals, actuarial, technology, consulting and legal
Bank of England
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Graduate roles, undergraduate and postgraduate internships
Tuesday 4 October
King & Wood Mallesons
Law
Training contract and vacation scheme
Wednesday 5 October
Morgan Stanley
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Work placement programme
Freshfields
Law
Training contract
SEO London
Charity
Investment banking, corporate law, consulting, engineering, technology and creatives
EY
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Assurance, consulting, tax and business
Sidley Austin
Law
Vacation scheme and insight scheme
The Daiwa AngloJapanese Foundation
Education
Study, work and homestay in Japan
BP
Engineering and manufacturing
Business, engineering, science, supply and trading
Deloitte
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Tax, audit, financial advisory, consulting and technology
Mars
Engineering ad manufacturing
Management, engineering, R and D, European procurement and finance, customer development, business technology, industrial placement and summer internship
Thursday 6 October
Tuesday 11 October
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Date
Event
Sector
Recruiting
Thursday 11 October (continued)
Slaughter and May
Law
Trainee solicitor, finance, HR, knowledge and information, technology, business development and learning and development
Wednesday 12 October
Think Ahead and Frontline
Social, guidance and community work
Social work
Nabarro
Law
Vacation scheme
Shearman & Sterling LLP
Law
Training contract and vacation scheme
Allen & Overy
Law
Training contract and vacation scheme
Teach First
Education
Leadership development, work placements and brand manager
Camp America
Travel and tourism
Camp counsellor and support staff
JET
Education
Assistant language teacher and coordinator for international relations
P&G
Buying, selling and retail
Marketing, sales, finance, shopper research, HR, communications, IT, product supply, engineering and R and D
White & Case
Law
Vacation scheme and insight scheme
Thursday 18 October
PwC
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Assurance, tax, deals, actuarial, technology, consulting and legal
Wednesday 19 October
Ashurst
Law
Training contract, insight scheme and vacation scheme
Civil Service Fast Stream
Public sector
Diplomatic services, science, engineering, digital, technology, HR, finance and internships
HSBC
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Global markets, corporate finance and wealth management
Lockin China
Online jobs board
Returning graduates to all sectors in China
Thursday 13 October
Monday 17 October
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Employer presentations Date
Event
Sector
Recruiting
Wednesday 19 October (continued)
Sky
Media communications
Marketing, finance, corporate affairs, strategy and software development
Thursday 20 October
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Law
Vacation scheme and insight scheme
Grant Thornton
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Graduate roles and internships
CITI
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Investment banking, capital markets, securities, private banking, risk management, HR, operations and technology
DLA Piper
Law
Vacation scheme, training contract and brand manager
Nationwide
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Commercial, treasury, marketing, business transformation and technical development
ICAP
Accountancy, banking and financial management
e-commerce, global broking and IT
CITI
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Investment banking, capital markets, securities, private banking, risk management, HR, operations and technology
Civil Service Fast Stream
Public sector
Diplomatic services, science, engineering, digital, technology, HR, finance and internships
Norton Rose Fulbright
Law
Training contract and vacation scheme
American Summers
Travel and tourism
Camp staff
Monday 24 October
Tuesday 25 October
Wednesday 26 October
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Date
Event
Sector
Recruiting
Thursday 27 October
Accenture
Management consultancy
Strategy and consulting, client delivery, software engineer, analytics, securities, internship and industrial placement
Herbert Smith Freehills
Law
Training contract, vacation scheme and campus manager
Willis Towers Watson
Accountancy, banking and financial management
HR, management consultancy, software engineering, actuarial, insurance, pensions and technical support
Allianz
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Commercial insurance, claims, management, finance, actuarial and IT
Bakkavor
Engineering and manufacturing
Management
Monday 31 October
National Graduate Development Programme
Local government
Graduate roles
Tuesday 1 November
Mars
Engineering and manufacturing
Management, engineering, R and D, European procurement and finance, customer development, business technology, industrial placement and summer internship
Wednesday 2 November
The Works Search Ltd
Human resources, recruitment and training
Recruitment consultant, PR resourcer
Thursday 3 November
CITI
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Investment banking, capital markets, securities, private banking, risk management, HR, operations and technology
Linklaters
Law
Training contract, ChinaLondon training contract and vacation scheme
Linklaters
Law
Training contract, ChinaLondon training contract and vacation scheme
Thursday 4 November
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Employer presentations Date
Event
Sector
Recruiting
Monday 7 November
CCUSA
Travel and tourism
Summer camp jobs, work and travel experiences, and volunteering
Nationwide
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Commercial, treasury, product and marketing, business transformation and technical development
Baker & McKenzie
Law
Training contract, internship and junior associate
Porridge and Rice
Charity
Volunteering in Nairobi
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Law
Vacation scheme and insight scheme
BNY Mellon
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Analyst, emerging leader and work placement
Army
Defence and public protection
HR, communications, engineering, law, medicine, veterinary, teaching, languages and IT
RBS
Accountancy, banking and financial management
Relationship management, operations, technology, commercial and private banking, communications and marketing, risk, regulatory affairs, audit, finance, HR and capital markets
Friday 11 November
Mountbatten Institute
Charity
One-year international business programmes in New York and London
Thursday 17 November
Mayer Brown
Law
Trainee solicitor and internship
Tuesday 8 November
Wednesday 9 November
Thursday 10 November
Correct at the time of going to print. Keep checking our website as new events are added all the time: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/employerpresentations 14
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Recruitment and careers fairs Come and talk to us and explore internship and graduate opportunities with employers keen to recruit you. Before the event, download the app or read the fair guide on our website so you can plan which employers you want to talk to. There’s no need to book for the fairs – just turn up on the day. Date
Time
Event
Thursday 29 September
12-4pm
Futures Festival
Thursday 6 October
11am-3pm
Jubilee Opportunities Fair
11.30am-2.30pm
Engineering Internships Fair
Monday 10 October
11.30am-4pm
Careers in Management Fair
Tuesday 11 October
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Process Science and Engineering
Thursday 13 October
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1)
Monday 17 October
1-4pm
Law Fair
12-2pm
Biosciences Fair
Thursday 20 October
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (1)
Monday 24 October
11.30am-3.30pm
Internship Fair
Thursday 27 October
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Civil Engineering (1)
Monday 31 October
12-4pm
Science and Technology Fair
Thursday 3 November
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Civil Engineering (2)
Thursday 10 November
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering (2)
Thursday 17 November
11.30am-2.30pm
Careers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2)
Saturday 19 November
10am-4pm
The Media Conference
Wednesday 23 November
12-3pm
Nursing and Midwifery Careers Fair
Download the Careers Fair app
For up-to-date employer listings for each fair, search UoN Careers Fair. Available on:
Don’t miss these events. Check our website for the full listings, including events tailored to your school or course, when and where they take place, and how to book: www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers/recruitmentfairs 15
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