The employability times Year 2 Oct13

Race to placements!

Welcome back to the world of deadlines! We hope that you all

had a glorious summer. It was just a year ago that you were a

newbie….wondering where to go, what to do and what to say.

But here you are, in the second year of your degree, already

dreaming of that perfect graduate job? Well, it is time that you

started prepping.

Universities churn out thousands of graduates every year and

employers find it increasingly difficult to choose the right talent

for their organizations. Want to make it simpler for them and

yourself? Well, taking a placement year is the answer to that

question. Numerous employers are offering placements in their

companies and there are various reasons for doing so - Bring

fresh ideas, talent, Share workload, Shortlist for graduate

recruitment.

A placement year will open numerous doors for you and help you

set off on your desired career path. So think of it not as an extra

year, think of it as a year that adds extra value to your degree

and an extra edge to your personality.

For more information, turn pages, read your emails and visit us in

Queen Mary 245.

Regards

Business School Employability Team

What’s in it for you?

Message from the BSEO

Mark your Diary

Networking Event

Photo Gallery

Placement Vacancies

Useful Websites

Vacancies Abroad

Sandwich year FAQs

University of Greenwich

Queen Mary 245

London SE10 9LS

E-mail: [email protected]

Direct Line: +44 (0) 20 8331 9772

BUSINESS SCHOOL EMPLOYABILITY OFFICE

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Big Picture Seminar

“Managing change:

Digital transformation - the final frontier”

Wednesday 16 October 2013

Time: 5-7pm

Stephen Lawrence Building, Room SL101

To register for this seminar, please complete the online booking form http://goo.gl/rkQCgF

Term 1 Events Calendar Click here to register

Matthew Cashmore

Digital Director at Blackwell’s Trevor Goul-Wheeker

Chairman at Blackwell’s

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The Greenwich Employability Passport scheme formally recognises extra-curricular activities undertaken by undergraduate Business School students. It is a point-based scheme where students are rewarded and awarded at different levels of achievement. Business School hosted its first annual Employability Passport Networking Event on the 4th of October 2013. The Networking Event recognised Business School students who collected 80 points or more and have successfully achieved the yearly target on the Greenwich Employability Passport. The event provided students with an unique opportunity to practice professional etiquette and networking, as well as providing business professionals a chance to meet potential future interns & employees. Employers were asked to network with our students via icebreakers such as the ‘Identify Me” game.

Top 10 Winners of the Identify Me Game were awarded a tour of the Bloomberg Offices!

Elizabeth O Oluyitan Yulia Kasiyanova

Rabeya Chowdhury Akeem A Akintokun

James Little Joshiah M Da silva Christine Christofi

Daniel N Opoku-akyeampong Sophie Parker Julia Nilsson

Top Students who scored the highest GEP Points in the first year were also awarded

Julia Nilsson – Shadowing opportunity with Golden Hinde Trust Deborah Jelenke – Shadowing opportunity with Northern Trust

The BSEO would welcome feedback and comments on the event as this is the first event of its kind

that the Business School Employability Office has hosted.

Please email [email protected] to send your feedback/ comments/ suggestions.

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Listed below are all the vacancies currently available on Moodle. To access this page, please log into Portal, click on “My Courses” and then “WORP1001 – Placement Preparations”. Note: only students who are registered as a sandwich student will have access to this page. Please note: students must apply for all the vacancies themselves. To apply for the vacancy, please ensure you have read the details of the application correctly. You should send your application directly to the Business School Employability office, unless stated otherwise. Best of luck!

IMPORTANT: You can request all job descriptions by contacting the Business School Employability Office by email ([email protected]) or by telephone (0208 331 9772) or by visiting our office (QM245). Please keep checking Moodle course “Placement Preparations” for updates on placements or visit us in our office. NB: Only students fully registered on the sandwich mode of their degree will have access to the Moodle course. If you have any doubts, please contact the Business School Employability Office.

Accounting, Finance and Banking

Name & Address of

Company Job Title and Salary How to Apply & Deadline

Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Finance Agent

300€ gross per month

Closing date: 15 September 2014

Email [email protected] for more

details on how to apply.

IBM

Finance placements

A salary of £15,000 (pro

rata) and a sign on bonus of

£1,000

Closing date: 31st December, 2013

Click here to apply http://goo.gl/6hEiUW

Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Revenue Agent


Closing date: 30th July 2014



Events and Tourism

Name & Address of


Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Events Agent





Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Guest Service Agent


Closing date: 15th January 2014



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General Placements

Name & Address of


IBM

General Business placements

A salary of £15,000 (pro rata)

and a sign on bonus of £1,000

Closing date: 31st December 2013


Porsche Cars Great

Britain Ltd

Reading, Berkshire

and Porsche

Experience Centre

(PEC), Silverstone, UK

Intern training Programme

Competitive Salary, Food and

Travel benefits

Closing date: 01 December 2013



VALENTINE

THOMAS

London

Asset Management Analyst

Competitive Base Salary +

Bonus + Benefits

Closing date: 31st January 2014



Human Resources

Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Human Resource Agent





IBM

HR placements





Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations, Transport, Sales

Hilton Buenavista

Toledo, Spain

Purchasing & Stock Control

Agent





JPMorganChase

London, UK

Sourcing Admin Assistant

Competitive Salary

Closing date: 18th October 2013



Unilever

Seacroft, Leeds

Supply Chain and Innovation

Planning

£15,000 (approx)

Closing date: 30th November 2013



Marketing and PR

IBM

Marketing placements





ProspectSoft Ldt

Stokenchurch,

Buckinghamshire

Marketing Assistant

£15,611 (13 month contract)




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Listed below are some useful websites that offer job vacancies and hints and tips that

you may find useful when finding your placement.

Disclaimer: None of the organisations mentioned in this booklet are endorsed by the

University of Greenwich. The university cannot accept responsibility or liability for these

organisations.

National Council for Work Experience www.work-experience.org

REED www.reed.co.uk

Talentladder www.talentladder.com

RateMyPlacement www.ratemyplacement.co.uk

Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk

Stepstone www.stepstone.co.uk

Guardian Jobs http://jobs.guardian.co.uk

LondonCareers.net www.londoncareers.net

Milkround www.milkround.com

Step www.step.org.uk

Enternships www.enternships.com

Intern Avenue www.internavenue.com

Placements UK www.placement-uk.com

Target Jobs http://targetjobs.co.uk/work-experience

Grad Jobs www.gradjobs.co.uk/work-placement

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http://www.reed.co.uk/

http://www.talentladder.com/

http://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/

http://www.prospects.ac.uk/

http://www.stepstone.co.uk/

http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/

http://www.londoncareers.net/

http://www.milkround.com/

http://www.step.org.uk/

http://www.enternships.com/

http://www.internavenue.com/

http://www.placement-uk.com/



http://targetjobs.co.uk/work-experience



http://www.gradjobs.co.uk/work-placement



InternOptions: Internships and Work Placements in Australia and New Zealand

Web: http://www.internoptions.com/

Intern Abroad: Search for vacancies, internships and work placements all over the world

Web: http://www.internabroad.com/

Global Experiences: Search for vacancies as well as tips on finding vacancies abroad

Web: http://www.globalexperiences.com

Inter Coined: Vacancies in Spanish speaking countries, such as Spain and Latin America

Web: http://www.intercoined.com

Halsbury Work Experience Abroad: Search for vacancies in Europe

Web: http://www.workexperienceabroad.co.uk

Useful Websites – Vacancies Abroad Listed below are some useful websites that offer job vacancies abroad and hints and tips that you

may find useful when finding your Professional Placement

Disclaimer: None of the organisations mentioned in this booklet are endorsed by the University of

Greenwich. The university cannot accept responsibility or liability for these organisations.

Internship Programs: The largest internship community on the Internet. The site has three

separate areas: for students, for employer and for careers centers.

Web: www.internshipprograms.com

Job Smart: Search California and the West Coast of America for internships

Web: www.jobsmart.org

Internjobs: A national database for students and recent graduates. Job seekers can search the

internships database by keyword or location and post a resume online for employers to view

Web: www.internjobs.com

Petersons: A comprehensive site containing links to internships

Web: www.petersons.com

Internship: As the name suggests a simple web-site that allows you to search for all types of

internships in all parts of America. Don’t be fooled by its basic format.

Web: www.internship.com

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http://www.internoptions.com/

http://www.internoptions.com/

http://www.internabroad.com/

http://www.internabroad.com/

http://www.globalexperiences.com/

http://www.globalexperiences.com/

http://www.intercoined.com/

http://www.intercoined.com/

http://www.workexperienceabroad.co.uk/

http://www.internshipprograms.com/

http://www.jobsmart.org/

http://www.internjobs.com/

http://www.petersons.com/

http://www.internship.com/

Question Answer

“What is a placement?”

The Business School offers the sandwich (or industrial placement) option on all of

its undergraduate degrees. This is seen as an ideal way for students to obtain some

valuable employment experience prior to venturing into the graduate job market.

The placement must be a minimum of 9 months and maximum of 14 months

full‐time paid work and is undertaken after the second year and before the third

year of study.

What are the benefits to choosing

a sandwich degree?

Previous sandwich students have cited the internship/placement as the most

important part of their CV. It demonstrates an ability to bring together your

academic learning with vocational experience. In general some of the benefits are:

• Enables you to obtain the Graduate Diploma in Professional Practice (GDPP), which is awarded to students on work placements only • Helps you to secure a better job after graduation by having some previous useful employment experience on your CV • Earns you some cash (students are usually paid for their placement year or reimbursed for travel expenses) • Gives you an opportunity to put your academic learning from years 1 & 2 into practice • Provides a basis for your final year dissertation and case studies • Improves your confidence and employability.

“Do I need to find the placement

myself?”

Ultimately – yes. As part of our Code of Practice, it is the student’s responsibility to

find and secure their own placement. We do advertise placement vacancies to

students, but you will need to make a fair amount of applications independently in

order to increase your chances of securing a job.

“Can I apply for placements

myself?” Yes. Students are expected to apply themselves.

“What happens if I don’t find a

placement in time?” You can transfer to the full-time equivalent of your programme.

“How soon should I start looking?”

As soon as you start university in the second year. Do not leave your job search

too late or you will find that you have missed out on some of the major placement

vacancies.

“When can I start my actual

placement?”

As soon as you have finished your 2nd year of study. Students are reminded that

they should make every effort to obtain good grades for the 2nd year as this is

usually one aspect which employers are keen on when recruiting a placement

student.

“Can I go abroad during my

placement?”

Yes. Students on the BA Hons International Business are encouraged to go abroad

for their placements.

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“How much will I be paid?”

Students on sandwich courses at university are exempt from the National

Minimum Wage (NMW), therefore an employer has no obligation to pay you a

specific amount for your salary. The average this year is between £12,500 to

£14,500 per annum – but it is the quality of the placement (and not the salary!)

that is the most important issue.

“Will the Business School

Placements Office help me to find

a placement?”

We are here to support and guide you. We aim to do this through workshops,

meetings, briefings, one-to-one appointments and group sessions. We will provide

you with guidance on CVs, résumés, covering letters, application forms, interviews,

on-line tests, health and safety, equal opportunities etc. We will not, however,

find a placement for you.

“Do I have to pay tuition fees

during my sandwich year?”

Yes. This is currently set at £650 for the academic year 2011-2012, but can vary

each year. The same amount applies to international students. You will pay

whatever fee you paid in Y3 as you did in Y1 and Y2. Your fee does not go up in Y3.

“Do I need a work permit if I am

an international student?”

No. As long as your placement has been authorised and you are registered on a

valid sandwich programme you do not require a work permit to be employed in

this country. However your full-time work cannot exceed the one-year for your

placement and you should not apply to permanent positions at any time.

“How do I book an appointment

with the BSPO?”

Use the details on the Contact Us link and we will book you in for the next available

appointment depending on the nature of your enquiry. Alternatively you can visit

the office and request an appointment at the front-desk.

“What happens if I fail my second

year of study?”

This depends on your academic profile and decision made by the School Board.

You may still be able to complete your placement (if found), however students are

advised to speak to a member of the Employability Office and/or the Quality

Officer for individual guidance.

“Can I use the Business School

Placements Office as a referee?”

Yes. But we are unable to comment on your character or personal suitability for a

vacancy. We can confirm your programme, mode of study, requirement for a

placement, name of placement company, duration of placement, dates of

placement, expected graduation date, attendance at meetings and workshops,

punctuality and level of preparation when attending appointments.

“How do change my mode of

study (to or from sandwich

mode)?”

Please send an email to [email protected] requesting to change your

mode of study. Please ensure you write your full name, student ID and year and

programme of study.

“What is the minimum length of

my placement?” 36 weeks/9 months of full-time work – half of which must be with one employer.

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Question Answer

“Does my placement have to be

within my subject area?”

It is strongly advised that you do secure a placement which corresponds to the

programme you are studying. Otherwise you may be asked by future employers

about the difference between your academic and vocational profile – remember,

employers prefer consistency and focus in potential employees.

“Is there a limitation of the

numbers of hours I can work

during my placement?”

During a work placement, there is no limitation on the number of hours an

international or home student can work as part of a placement. The 20 hours a

week rule only applies to the amount of work a student can undertake when they

are attending classes.

Watch out for….

• Top Dos and Don’ts

• Did you know?

• Tips from Current Placement students

• Much more!

…….. In upcoming Newsletters !

Want to make sure you don’t miss out on current news, events and deadlines ?

Check your student email account … Everyday.

..“I am thankful for all of those who said NO to me. Its because

of them I’m doing it myself.” – Albert Einstein

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