Representatives Conference 2015
Careers and Employability
for overseas students
studying at Sussex
Claire Ward
Careers and Employability Adviser
Careers and Employability Centre
Representatives Conference 2015
Who can
help me with
my study
skills
Where can I
volunteer?
And where
can I find a
job?
Internship?
Placement?
Work experience?
Confusion!
Careers and Employability Centre
Amazing range of opportunities to explore
your options and build your experience:
•Placements
•Jobs
•Individual careers advice
•Events/workshops
•Researching careers
•Entrepreneurship
•Study Skills
•Employability and leadership
Sussex Plus Employability Award
Key issues for international students
Adjustment to British jobs market and competency based recruitment used by UK
and global employers.
Careers and Employability Centre is not a placement service: we help and support
students in their job search but we do not place students in a job directly.
Earning money and part-time work: promoted c.5K vacancies in 2013/2014 including
Graduate Jobs (2556), Placements (1326) part-time (361) and vacation internships
(571)
Sussex economy is made of a few large employers but around 90% are small and
medium-sized employers in the digital media, leisure, hotel and catering, financial
services
and retail sectors.
Bespoke services for international students
Signpost sessions (induction) – Career planning Start here! Start now!!
Termly newsletter for International Students
Careers and Employability Adviser (International/Internationalisation)
Web based resources
International student workshops and briefing sessions:
Job search strategy in the UK
Identifying your employability skills and competencies
Preparing for employer interviews in the United Kingdom
International Students - your career
International Students: apply your skills in the job market
Working in the UK after your studies for postgraduate international
Working in the UK during and after your studies (with immigration officer)
Graduating Class of 2014
• Targeting
• Events
• etc
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www.sussex.ac.uk/skillshub
www.sussex.ac.uk/s3
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New for 2014-15
Sussex Choice
Giving all undergraduates the opportunity
to broaden their studies and enrich the curriculum by:
• Taking electives: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug/sussexchioce/electives
• Taking minor pathways:
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug/sussexchoice/pathways
• Engaging in study abroad:
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug/sussexchioce/studyabroad
• Undertaking professional placements:
www.sussex.ac.uk/study/ug/sussexchoice/placements
Employer Engagement, placements,
internships & vacancy management
• Vacancy management: promoted c.5K vacancies in 2013/2014
including Graduate Jobs (2556), Placements (1326) part-time (361)
and vacation internships (571)
• Placements: placed over 100 one year placements for
undergraduate students.
• Learning to Lead: 120 students took part in intensive leadership
training this year
• Careers Fair: attracted 3500 students, 100 employers in 2014
Learning to Lead
• Annual intensive leadership training
for 120 students during semester 1
• Institute of Leadership &
Management and Sussex Plus
Certificate
• Final 30 invited to VC’s L2L Dinner
• Evaluation:
- 100% recommend to other students
- 94% programme met learning objectives
- 86% understand practical and personal aspects
of leadership
Signpost session:
Career planning – Start here! Start now!
Welcome to the
Careers and
Employability Centre
Advice and information on how you can develop your skills and
experience whilst studying, including getting involved with student
societies, volunteering and other extra curricular activities.
Signpost session:
Career planning – start here!
How do students spend their time?
Signpost session:
Career planning – start here!
But you can also…
• Meet a broad range of people
• Gain valuable work experience
• Develop ‘employability’ skills
Signpost session:
Career planning – start here!
• Part time work
• Voluntary work
• Internships
• Clubs & societies
• Placements
• Personal
Development
for example L2L and
Start Up Sussex
Signpost session:
Career planning – start here!
Signpost session:
Career planning – start here!
1. Join a professional body to network, learn about the sector
and show your commitment (BPS, Law Society, ACCA)
2. Sign up with Gradlink (Africa, India, China, Malaysia) the
CBBC, UKIBC or other relevant business council.
3. Get involved with extra curricula activities and societies
Start now!
Representatives Conference 2015