Durham University is one of the UK's leading research universities with world-class
expertise in science, engineering and technology, social science, the arts and humanities.
Durham graduates are some of the most sought after in the UK, offering a range of
knowledge, skills and experience developed by excellent teaching, internationally-rated
research and superb student support services.
This pack describe services available from the Careers Advisory Service and how you can
use them.
We are pleased to be able to offer a number of free professional services:
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handling your information
publicising your vacancies
enabling you to meet students through planned presentations
Additional services are charged at competitive rates:
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direct mailing and targeted messaging of students
attendance at Employer Fairs
advertising in Careers Advisory Service guides and brochures
room hire
We are also always happy to discuss sponsorship opportunities and ways for you to raise
your profile with Durham students on campus.
Our relationship with graduate recruiters is most important to us and a vital part of
providing our students with the opportunities they deserve. If you feel we can be of any
assistance to you please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We look forward to working with you.
Matt Deakin
Employer Relations and New Business Manager
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
matthew.deakin@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1425
0191 334 1436
Careers Advisory Service Addresses
Durham University
Careers Advisory Service
49 New Elvet
Durham
DH1 3PF
Durham University
Careers Advisory Service
Ebsworth Building
Queen’s Campus, Stockton
Thornaby
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6BH
Enquiries:
Fax:
Enquiries:
Fax:
0191 334 0200
0191 334 0204
2006/07
Michaelmas:
Epiphany:
Easter:
4 Oct 2006 to 13 Dec 2006
15 Jan 2007 to 16 Mar 2007
23 Apr 2007 to 22 Jun 2007
0191 334 1430
0191 334 1436
Durham University Term Dates
2005/06
Michaelmas:
Epiphany:
Easter:
5 Oct 2005 to 14 Dec 2005
16 Jan 2006 to 17 Mar 2006
24 Apr 2006 to 23 Jun 2006
Visiting Durham University
University Colleges
Rooms for Presentations and meetings, as well as overnight accommodation, are available at many of the
University Colleges. For further details contact:
Conference and Tourism Team
Tel: 0191 334 2887 or e-mail: conference.tourism@durham.ac.uk
www.durham.ac.uk/conference_tourism
Avril Brown, Conference Manager at the University of Durham Queen’s Campus, Stockton.
Tel: 0191 334 0019 or email: avril.brown@durham.ac.uk
Hotels
Local hotels are also available for presentations and accommodation
Durham Marriott Hotel
Royal County
Old Elvet
Durham
DH1 3JN
Tel:
0191 386 6821
Fax:
0191 384 4515
Swallow Three Tuns Hotel
New Elvet
Durham
DH1 3AQ
Tel:
Fax:
0191 386 4326
0191 386 1406
Swallow Hotel
John Walker Square
Stockton-on-Tees
Teesside
TS18 1AQ
Tel:
01642 679721
Fax:
01642 601714
Making Durham students aware of your vacancies is an obvious and vital part
of the recruitment process.
At Durham we will advertise your vacancies FREE OF CHARGE on our website and
ensure your organisation’s opportunities are available to all Durham students and
graduates.
Our vacancy pages are located at http://www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice/vacancies
We have a dedicated Vacancies Co-ordinator to ensure your details are displayed
correctly and effectively, both electronically on the website and within our Information
Room Employer Folders.
We try to make it as easy as possible for you to send your vacancies to us so we accept
email attachments in Word or PDF format as well as paper based information. It does help
enormously if you use our Vacancy Proforma available for download on our website at
http://www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice/employers/vacancy_info.htm
The Careers Advisory Service provides students with internet access to your web based
information and the facility for students to complete on-line applications.
There is also an integrated DVD and Video player for students to view any media you
produce and send to us in this format.
For more information about the Vacancy Services available to you please contact:
Sue Webb
Vacancy Co-ordinator
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
vacancy.advertising@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1440
0191 334 1436
One of the best ways to raise your profile amongst Durham students is to
present your company to them on campus.
Events that aim to attract students to come and learn more about the vacancies and
career prospects offered by your organisation are always popular. These are usually held
in the Autumn term, well before the closing date for applications.
Autumn is a busy time for Graduate Recruiters and the busiest time of year for the Careers
Advisory Service. Many final year students return to Durham with the goal of graduate
employment on their mind.
At Durham, we strive to maximise your potential audience by planning and organising the
events programme effectively:
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No more than three presentations on a single evening
Avoiding clashes with similar employers or competitors on the same evening
We will also publicise your event FREE OF CHARGE in the following ways:
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A listing on the student event diary which features electronic sign-up. Students
automatically receive confirmation of this and an event reminder is sent via email to
them two days prior to the event.
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Distribution of your posters to Colleges – please send us 25 copies (or 50 if you
wish to cover Departments and public areas as well) to reach us at least 2 weeks
before your presentation (A4 only please).
Other effective publicity methods such as direct mailing and messaging attract a charge
and are covered elsewhere in this information pack.
For more information about Presentation Services available to you please contact:
Tracey Dixon
Administrative Secretary
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
t.a.dixon@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1431
0191 334 1436
DISCLAIMER -
The Careers Advisory Service cannot accept responsibility for any costs associated with cancellation of bookings
made with hotels or colleges.
We know it is not always easy for employers to deal with the wide variety of
arrangements offered by Universities for recruitment visits. At Durham we
keep it simple and straightforward.
What Durham University offers you:
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Room hire
Administrative assistance
Scheduling of interviews (where requested)
Lunch
Refreshments
Vacancy advertising
Cost: £60 + vat per room, per day. £35 + vat per room, per half day or part thereof*
(*Lunch is not provided for half day bookings)
You have the option to arrange your own rooms in a college or hotel – see ‘Key Facts’
leaflet.
Non-Durham students
We have no objection if you wish to include applicants from other institutions in your
interviewing programme at Durham or Queen’s Campus, Stockton. Please let us know in
advance if this is the case.
For more information about Recruitment Visits please contact:
Tracey Dixon
Administrative Secretary
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
t.a.dixon@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1431
0191 334 1436
DISCLAIMER -
The Careers Advisory Service cannot accept responsibility for any costs associated with cancellation of bookings
made with hotels or colleges.
Recruitment and information fairs remain a key way of letting students know
about your company and the opportunities on offer.
At Durham, we offer a number of Fairs and special events that enable your company to
meet a complete cross section of Durham Students.
Employer Information Fair
(two consecutive days in mid
October)
The Durham Law Fair
(mid to late November)*
Graduate Opportunities Fair
(June)
This is an annual event
enabling employers to meet a
wide range of students and talk
to them informally about
aspirations,
interests
and
opportunities. The Information
fair is a great opportunity to
make personal contact with a
large number of interested,
high quality students. It is by
far the most cost-effective way
to meet potential recruits.
Durham has an internationally
rated Law department as well
as having a large number of
non-law students interested in
a Law career. This event in
November, lets Law firms
target those students and
makes them aware of your
vacation
placements
and
training contracts.
Whilst more recruiters are
moving
to
year
round
recruitment
processes,
Summer fairs are still popular
with employers and students
alike as a means of filling
vacancies for the current year,
but also as more students put
off career decisions until after
graduation,
they
are
an
excellent way to kick-start the
coming recruitment year.
Cost
Cost
Cost
For an individual exhibition
space 3m x 2m (w x d) with a
table, two chairs and 13A
power plus lunch for two,
portering,
publicity
and
refreshments.
For an individual exhibition
space 3m x 2m (w x d) with a
table, two chairs and 13A
power plus lunch for two,
portering,
publicity
and
refreshments.
For an individual exhibition
space 3m x 2m (w x d) with a
table, two chairs and 13A
power plus lunch for two,
portering,
publicity
and
refreshments.
£300 + VAT
(£75 + VAT – Not for Profit)
£300 + VAT
£300 + VAT
(£75 + VAT – Not for Profit)
*(Note – The Durham Law Fair is extremely popular and we cannot accommodate all firms who wish to attend. Please understand,
although we allocate places on a strict, first come-first served basis, Durham University Careers Advisory Service reserve the right to
ensure our students are provided with a balance of opportunities from International, National, Local and Regional firms as well as Law
course providers.)
For more information about Fairs please contact:
Susan Wilson
Fairs and Finance Administrator
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
sue.wilson@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1439
0191 334 1436
Placing your information directly in the hands of students can be the most
effective means of promoting your company or event. At Durham, we enable
you to mail printed material or e-mail students selected by subject or year.
Benefits:
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In the student context it has particular power. Puts your information into the hands
of every student in your chosen group.
Circulates it to those who are not regular visitors to the Careers Advisory Service as
well as those who are.
Distinguishes you from the hundreds of other employers competing for their
attention.
Possible uses:
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To advertise your Autumn Presentation or Company Event
To help you raise your organisation’s profile with students.
Publicising your attendance at Careers Advisory Service events - e.g. Employer
Information Fair.
To advertise details of student bursaries or scholarships
Cost: per discipline, per year (e.g. final year geography students) per year group (e.g. all penultimate year students)
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For more information about Direct Mailing and Messaging please contact:
Tracey Dixon
Administrative Secretary
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
t.a.dixon@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1431
0191 334 1436
£50 + VAT
£250 + VAT
At Durham, we know how difficult it can be for employers to get the attention
of students in a crowded marketplace. The Careers Advisory Service offers
these additional ways to advertise and promote your company.
Fair Brochure Advertising
Available to all organisations, not just those attending the specific Fair.
Costs:
Half Page (A5 landscape)
Full Page (A4 portrait)
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£90 + VAT
£150 +VAT
Sponsorship - Website
Employers wishing to raise their profile can be the main sponsor of our website (company
logo and link on each page), or a sponsor of the heavily used vacancy or events diary
(company logo and link). Your logo would link to a referral page allowing us to monitor
click-through traffic.
Costs:
Main sponsor
Section sponsor
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£3000 + VAT per academic year (Sept – July)
£1500 + VAT per academic year (Sept – July)
Sponsorship - Events and Publications
Employers can sponsor certain Careers Advisory Service events that are promoted
extensively throughout the University and also information and guidance materials that
are distributed to the student population. Sponsorship packages typically include a
company logo prominently displayed on the publication or promotional materials, with a
highly visible acknowledgement.
Costs:
Vary dependent on event or publication.
For more information about Promotion and Sponsorship please contact:
Matt Deakin
Employer Relations and New Business Manager
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
matthew.deakin@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1425
0191 334 1436
Increasing numbers of Employers are finding that the skills they seek from
students can be best developed and encouraged through more generic skills
development sessions or workshops. Durham University Careers Advisory
Service delivers programmes that offer Employers the opportunity to go
beyond the standard Company presentation.
CRAC Insight into Management Course
This course is an ideal opportunity for your new graduate recruits to practise and develop
their managerial skills by facilitating student teams in this highly regarded three-day
course. The course attracts bright, motivated students and provides them with a real
insight into the challenges of the business world, enabling them to develop the skills
required to work in this environment.
Benefits for your Organisation
The Insight Programme provides:
 experience in managing teams, increasing the participant’s effectiveness at work
 enthusiastic young managers with a clearer insight into their own potential
 opportunities to network with/learn from other facilitators and the organisations they
represent
Benefits for Facilitators
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Develop management skills
Experiment with new leadership styles in a risk free environment
Contribute personal experience and knowledge
Benchmark self and progress against other individuals and other organisations
Facilitators are typically recent graduates, under 30 years of age, working towards a
managerial career, but are not necessarily managers yet.
The course runs annually at the end of September.
For more information on Durham University CRAC Insight into Management Course
contact:
Helen Orr
Student Skills Development and Destinations Administrator
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
helen.orr@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1433
0191 334 1436
Increasing numbers of Employers are finding that the skills they seek from
students can be best developed and encouraged through more generic skills
development sessions or workshops. Durham University Careers Advisory
Service delivers programmes that offer Employers the opportunity to go
beyond the standard Company presentation.
Routes to Success Course
Our own certificated Skills Development course runs in each year at Durham and is
delivered by participating Employers in three, two hour sessions. The sessions are usually
delivered in a College and attracts around 70 highly motivated students per year.
Life Skills – First Years:
Team Working
Time Management
Networking
Personal Skills – Penultimate Years:
Problem Solving/Decision Making
Negotiation Skills
Presentation Skills
Practical Skills – Final Years:
Application Forms
Interview Techniques
Business Game
The Careers Advisory Service is responsible for organising, marketing and recruiting
students onto each programme. Your company logo will be included on all publicity
material. The Employer runs the event and is responsible for room hire charges and
refreshments.
For more information on the Routes to Success Course contact:
Helen Orr
Student Skills Development and Destinations Administrator
Durham University Careers Advisory Service
helen.orr@durham.ac.uk
Tel:
Fax:
0191 334 1433
0191 334 1436