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Date: 29 November 2016 Time: 10:00 – 15:30 Location: Cardiff City Hall Are you considering a career in finance? If the answer is yes then this student-led event is ideal for you. The Welsh Finance Conference offers you an exclusive opportunity to:
• Meet and network with over 40 leading employers from across the Financial Services industry
• Listen to an array of renowned nancial experts discuss topical issues • Contribute to a panel debate • Take part in a CV workshop
• Register and submit your CV and we will circulate it to some of the world’s leading nance companies
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Careers Welcome
Sponsors Welcome
Welcome to cardiff school of management careerFest 2016!
The Welsh Finance Conference (WFC) is pleased to be working in partnership with Cardiff Met and proud to be sponsoring the Cardiff School of Management CareerFest. The Welsh Finance Conference and Cardiff Met share many of the same aims especially that of enhancing student employability.
This event provides the perfect platform to build vital links for your future career by networking with relevant employers who are offering live opportunities. It will also help to increase your knowledge of the current labour market and how you can transfer your skills into graduate level roles. We at the Careers Service have worked hard to ensure that the employers in attendance are suited to the needs of our students. The Careers Service is available to support you throughout your student life as well as postgraduation. We offer a wide range of services, ranging from one-to-one career advice and guidance, support with job searching and finding work experience and tailored employability workshops. We are on hand all day every day to answer any career-related queries that you may have and we are busy finding lots of new jobs for our students so check out CareerHub www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/careerhub for all our live jobs. Don’t forget to come to the Careers Service stand to meet the team! We also have a LinkedIn booth where you can have a picture taken for your profile - get ready to impress those employers! your careers Team
The conference, held on 29th November at City Hall, Cardiff is the first of its kind in Wales, offering a day packed full of interesting talks from prominent finance professionals, industry seminars, a panel debate and careers fair with leading finance companies. The Welsh Finance Conference is being organised by graduates from the Welsh Financial Services Graduate Programme who until recently have been students themselves and understand the challenges and pressures facing students in finding the right career path. Find your future in financial services by registering for this free event on our website: www.welshfinanceconference.com. There’s also the opportunity to upload your CV which will be distributed to employers at the conference. We hope you enjoy CareerFest and we hope to see you at the Welsh Finance Conference.
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Exhibitor List acca Wales (association of chartered certified accountants)
admiral Group Industry: Insurance
Industry: Accountancy/Finance/Management
Type of opportunity: Graduate schemes and internships
Type of opportunity: Professional, business-relevant qualifications, networking Admiral Group is a motor insurance company with its head office in Cardiff, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is the global body for
Wales, being one of the largest employers in the region. Since it was launched in
professional accountants. We aim to offer business-relevant, first-choice
1993, Admiral hasn't stopped growing, now with operations in Spain, France, Italy
qualifications to people of application, ability and ambition around the world
and US. We offer many opportunities to work such as our Graduate schemes
who seek a rewarding career in accountancy, finance and management.
or internships.
www.accaglobal.com/uk/en
www.admiralgroup.co.uk
aldi
army careers
Industry: Retail
Industry: Armed forces
Type of opportunity: Industrial placement schemes, area manager programme
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles in HR and finance, engineering, IT, combat, logistics and music
Aldi is a major food retailer with over 9,000 stores worldwide, and over 600 stores in the UK. Aldi has graduate vacancies throughout the UK for Area
The Army is different from most jobs. The people you work alongside aren’t just
Managers who provide clear direction and leadership to a retail management
your colleagues, they’re your best mates. And you don’t just get brilliant training
team. Aldi also offers an Industrial Placement Scheme, where students can gain
and support, you get somewhere to call home.
valuable experience working with one of the world's leading grocery retailers. www.army.mod.uk www.aldirecruitment.co.uk
bT (british Telecoms)
centre for entrepreneurship (cardiff met university)
Industry: Telecoms Type of opportunity: Graduate opportunities
Industry: Entrepreneurship (Cardiff Met Internal department) Type of opportunity: Self-start up
BT is one of the world’s leading communications services companies, serving the needs of customers in the UK and across 180 countries worldwide. Our main
Whether you have a business idea that you’re looking to take forward or you’re
activities are the provision of fixed-line services, broadband, mobile and TV
interested in being more entrepreneurial to land your dream job, the Centre for
products and services as well as networked IT services.
Entrepreneurship can help. We run a wide range of events for students across Cardiff Met from workshops and networking events to competitions and live
www.btgraduates.com
projects. We also provide one-to-one support to help guide you on your business start-up journey. www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/entrepreneurship
cGi
chartered institute of management accountants (cima)
Industry: IT Type of opportunity: Graduate roles and industrial placements
Industry: Accountancy/Finance/Management
CGI offers a world of opportunity. We're a global IT company, so you'll benefit
networking opportunities
Type of opportunity: Global qualifications for a career in business and finance, from the wide range of resources and experiences a company our size can offer. CGI recruit graduates and industrial placement students into our major business units.
CIMA is the world’s largest and leading professional body of management accountants with more than 229,000 members and students in 176 countries. CIMA professionals work at the heart of business in industry, commerce and
www.cgi-group.co.uk/careers/graduates-and-industrial-placements
not-for-profit organisations, helping people and businesses to succeed. www.cimaglobal.com
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dawn meats
deloitte
Industry: Retail
Industry: A range of industries and sectors
Type of opportunity: Industrial placement schemes, area manager programme
Type of opportunity: Internships, industrial placements and graduate roles
Dawn Meats is one of Europe’s most sustainable red meat companies with €1bn+
Deloitte offers integrated services including Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate
turnover, 3,300 employees across 12 countries and products sold in over 40
Finance. Our approach combines insight and innovation from multiple
countries worldwide. With sales and marketing offices positioned throughout
disciplines. At Deloitte we foster a collaborative culture where talented
Europe, we offer a close relationship with all of our retail, foodservice and
individuals can produce their best work. We value innovative thinking, diverse
manufacturing customers and we continually strive to serve their requirements
insight and we strive to offer exceptional level of customer service through our
as efficiently as possible.
expertise and professionalism.
www.dawnmeats.com
www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/careers/careers/careers.html
development & alumni Office (cardiff met university)
ds smith Industry: Recycling
Industry: Cardiff Met Internal department
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles, placements and internships
Type of opportunity: Networking opportunities We offer full recycling and waste management services with less cost, less waste The Cardiff Metropolitan University Alumni Network is made up of all former
and less complexity. We aim to engage and excite our people in what we want
students who graduated from Cardiff Metropolitan University, or one of its
to achieve as a business.
founding institutions. www.dssmith.com Graduates can sign up to the Alumni Network on graduation, opening up a wealth of opportunity. With links to over 80,000 alumni in the UK and around the world, who knows where your next conversation might take you?
dVla (driver and Vehicle licensing agency)
enterprise rent-a-car Industry: Retail
Industry: Civil Service
Type of opportunity: Graduate training programmes and 12 month
Type of opportunity: Graduate level roles across all departments
summer internships
At the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency we hold over 47 million driver records,
Awarded the 2016 Target Jobs Graduate Employer of the Year award, Enterprise is
and over 39 million vehicle records, maintaining the registration and licensing of
the worlds largest car rental company with 85,000 employees, 8,100 locations
drivers and of vehicles in Great Britain. We also collect around £5.6 billion a year
and revenues of $18 billion. Join our Award winning Graduate Management
in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
Trainee program or complete a 12 month or summer Internship.
www.dvla.gov.uk
www.enterprisealive.co.uk
Gm Financial
Grant Thornton
Industry: Automotive/Finance
Industry: Business/Finance
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Type of opportunity: Graduate level trainee business advisers
We are an automotive finance company and subsidiary of General Motors, whose
We're a global organisation offering business and financial advice to dynamic
headquarters are based at Fort Worth. Our UK headquarters are based in Parc
organisations all over the world. We're looking for trainee business advisers who
Nantgarw, Cardiff with approx. 200 staff on site. We have a range of opportunities
can drive our strategy and play an active part in what's an exciting time for
here, with departments such as Finance, Treasury, HR, Operations, Business
our firm.
Continuity, Procurement, Process Excellence, Risk, Compliance etc. www.grantthornton.co.uk www.uk.gmfinancial.com
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hilton hotels & resorts
heron house Financial management
Industry: Hospitality
Industry: Finance
Type of opportunity: Internships, placements and graduate roles
Type of opportunity: Industry placements
Hilton Worldwide is one of the largest and fastest growing hospitality companies
We've been delivering fee based professional financial advice across the UK
in the world, with more than 4,700 hotels, resorts and timeshare properties
since 1994. We help our clients cost effectively grow and manage their wealth.
comprising more than 775,000 rooms in 104 countries and territories. In the
Our specialist areas are Inheritance Tax Planning, Investments and
nearly 100 years since our founding, we have defined the hospitality industry and
Personal Injury.
established a portfolio of 13 world-class brands, including our flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts brand, which is the most recognized hotel brand in the world. www.hhfm.co.uk www.jobs.hiltonworldwide.com/index.php
marriot hotels limited
masters courses - cardiff metropolitan university school of management
Industry: Hospitality Type of opportunity: Internships, placements and graduate roles
Industry: Cardiff Met Internal department Type of opportunity: Various postgraduate courses
Marriott International, Inc., is a global leading lodging company with more than 5,700 properties in more than 110 countries. Marriott International reported
At the Cardiff School of Management, we offer a wide range of postgraduate
revenues of more than $14 billion in fiscal year 2015. Founded by J. Willard and
courses across the areas of Accounting, Economics and Finance; Business,
Alice Marriott and guided by Marriott family leadership for nearly 90 years, the
Management and Marketing; Computing and Information Systems; Tourism,
company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Hospitality and Events Management.
www.marriott.com/careers
motoNovo Finance
Nhs leadership academy
Industry: Finance
Industry: Healthcare
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Type of opportunity: NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme
MotoNovo Finance has been in business for over 40 years. We are dedicated to
By joining the multi-award winning NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme,
providing value-added finance products for customers looking to fund their next
you will be developing the skills and confidence you need to lead our
car, van or motorcycle. We are a multi-award winning company that has been
organisation through its transformation into an ever more efficient, successful
recognised as being an employer of choice for some time.
and professional health care service. You'll enjoy mentoring, support and first class training from some of the most brilliant minds in the NHS. You can choose
www.motoNovoFinance.com
from one of 4 specialisms: Finance Management, Health Informatics Management, Human Resources Management & General Management. www.nhsgraduates.co.uk
Office for National statistics (ONs)
Oracle uK
Industry: Civil Service
Industry: Software and Technology
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles and Internships
We are the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics and its
Oracle primarily specialises in developing and marketing database software and
recognised national statistical institute. We offer job opportunities for graduates
technology, computer hardware systems and enterprise software products. It
to become Economists and support candidates through the Fast Stream process.
has a vast array of own brand database management systems and a
Opportunities for Statisticians, Data Scientists and Statisticians are also available.
comprehensive, fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services, and engineered systems.
www.ons.gov.uk www.oracle.com/uk/index.html
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pwc
reed specialist recruitment
Industry: Professional Services
Industry: Recruitment
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles and Internships
Type of opportunity: Permanent, contract and temporary roles across 20 specialisms, including IT and HR consulting
PwC is one of the world's leading professional services organisations. From 157 countries, we advise some of the most successful organisations, entrepreneurs
Founded in 1960, with more than 3,000 employees across 180 locations, we are
and private businesses. We consult on a range of topics, from audit and tax, to
a family owned business that puts the jobseeker first.
consulting and technology. The work we do is carried out to standards beyond best practice in an exciting environment where success thrives.
www.reedglobal.com
www.pwc.co.uk/careers/student/job.html
royal air Force
royal Navy & royal marines
Industry: Aviation/Engineering/Public Service
Industry: Public Service
Type of opportunity: Variety of roles at all levels
Type of opportunity: Opportunities available in leadership, logistics, training management and aviation
Today’s modern RAF is the UK’s aerial, peacekeeping and fighting force. It’s made up of impressive full-time Regulars and spare-time Reserves who come from
Protecting the nations assets by land, sea and air - looking for confident leaders
diverse backgrounds and work side-by-side to make a difference at home and
and managers with good communication skills and strong values for a variety of
abroad. When it comes to recruitment our focus is attracting the best personnel,
jobs at all levels.
and ensuring they’re well taken care of during and after their service in the RAF. We offer amazing employment, career and lifestyle opportunities for individuals
www.royalnavy.mod.uk
seeking diversity, high level training, travel and competitive pay. www.raf.mod.uk
santander
sodexo defence
Industry: Banking
Industry: Services
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles and placements
Santander UK plc is a British bank, wholly owned by the Spanish Santander
Sodexo is the 18th largest employer worldwide and is present in over 80
Group. Santander UK plc manages its affairs autonomously, with its own local
countries with over 428,000 employees. Sodexo develops, manages and
management team, responsible solely for its performance.
delivers a diverse range of services, designed to improve the quality of life for our
www.santander.co.uk
technical maintenance of facilities and equipment. In the UK and Ireland, our
clients and customers including reception, foodservices, cleaning, security and 35,000 people are striving to improve the quality of daily life at over 2,000 client locations across all market sectors. www.sodexo.com
softcat
south Wales police
Industry: IT
Industry: Public Sector
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Type of opportunity: Officers, PCSO's, Special Constables and call handler staff
We're famous for outstanding customer service and we’re passionate about
South Wales Police cover policing in the South Wales area ranging from Swansea
employee satisfaction – both of which inspire our flexible, friendly approach to
to Cardiff and up to Merthyr Tydfill and Aberdare. We cover 42% of the welsh
business. Through a comprehensive portfolio of IT services we help our
population. Deal with approx 35000 arrests and cover over 150 major events per
customers address IT sourcing challenges, software licensing needs, innovate
year and take over 1 million calls of various nature per year.
with new IT solutions and embrace the cloud through exciting managed services. www.south-wales.police.uk/joinuslearnmore www.softcat.com/join-us
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student Finance and Welfare advisory service (cardiff metropolitan university)
TarGeTjobs Industry: Employability
Industry: Cardiff Met Internal department
Type of opportunity: Access to a range of positions and career advice
Type of opportunity: Information and advice guidance in relation to student finances
TARGETjobs has the largest choice of internships, placements, graduate jobs and schemes, plus how to get hired advice from our in-house sector experts.
The Student Finance & Welfare Advisory Service is part of Cardiff Met's Student
Whether you are career clueless or career confident, we have all the tools you
Services and offers confidential, impartial and non-judgemental advice on all
need in one place.
aspects of student finance and it's FREE to all Cardiff Met students and prospective students.
Visit our stand to discover how TARGETjobs can help you to get hired.
www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/study/studentservices
www.targetjobs.co.uk
The deltic Group
The st david's hotel & spa
Industry: Entertainment
Industry: Hospitality
Type of opportunity: Bar tenders, waitresses, hostesses, event managers and
Type of opportunity: Graduate schemes and placements
sales executives We are committed to providing sensational five star experiences for our guests The Deltic Group vision is to be seen as experts within the late night
and each employee has a part to play. From work placements, to casual
entertainment & bar sectors, acting as the anchor for night time economy in
Christmas positions, we can offer a wide range of opportunities. Not forgetting,
each town by delivering the highest levels of entertainment, standards and
our Graduate Scheme.
facilities. We aim to surpass expectations on each and every visit offering the best atmosphere in modern, exciting and safe surroundings and continue to be
www.thestdavidshotel.com
proactive, dynamic & professional as operators. www.delticgroup.co.uk
usa summer camp (resort leaders)
Welsh Finance conference
Industry: Hospitality
Industry: Financial Services
Type of opportunity: Seasonal work/placements
Type of opportunity: Graduate roles
Resort Leaders lets you spend the summer working in a luxury resort. It’s perfect
We are part of the Welsh Financial Services Graduate Scheme, and we are
for those looking to gain valuable experience in the hospitality. We are looking
delivering a Conference in November 16 to promote students, graduates and
for passionate students who know how to give excellent customer service and
NEET groups to find employment in the financial services sector. There will also
are looking for a work placement that’ll make them stand out.
be a careers fair element with some of the largest finance employers in South Wales present who will have access to the CVs of the delegates.
www.resortleaders.com/uk www.welshfinanceconference.com
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A GRADUATE AND A MANAGER? ABOUT TWO YEARS. Whether you’re looking for an internship, a year-long placement or a graduate scheme, Enterprise could be the foundation of a great career. You will undertake our award-winning training in any one of our 400+ locations across the country, providing you with every opportunity to achieve real success. Find out where your journey with TARGETjobs’ Graduate Employer of the Year 2016 could begin at: www.enterprisealive.co.uk/cardiffmet
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Cardiff Met careers service Today’s employers demand more from graduates. Get switched on. Speak to your Careers Team www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/careers @CmetCareers
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