High demand for design jobs November 2, 2009
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The high demand for design jobs has seen more and more students looking to expand their portfolios; entering design competitions held by large companies and organisations gives students a chance to put their skills to use and gain essential experience and exposure. The Careers Group’s recent competition to design the cover of the annual graduate recruitment publication, the Finalist Directory received an enormous number of entries in just over two weeks. The winning design was produced by Moira Gil and Sonsoles Alvarez from the London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
The winners said, “By taking part in this useful initiative we could develop our skills about educational and social design. We wanted to help people to choose their next adventure, their next challenge, encouraging through our design the value of study.” The publication is an ideal addition to their portfolio, ensuring exposure to a range of employers and approximately 12,000 finalists.
Michael Clarke, Assistant Director of The Careers Group, University of London was especially impressed by the design, which is based upon the ideas of knowledge, aspiration and motivation . “We were surprised and delighted by the quality and variety of competition entries. Moira and Sonsoles’ design was challenging, innovative and highly relevant to the Finalist Directory, and we congratulate them on their achievement.”
For further information on the Finalist Directory contact:
Ingrid Ross – 020 7863 6041
Michael Clarke – 020 7863 6002
For press related queries or general enquiries contact:
Frances Bonnington – 020 7863 6002
Notes to Editors
- The Finalist Directory is distributed to University of London College Careers Services at the start of each academic year (Goldsmiths, King’s, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, School of Oriental & African Studies, Specialist University of London Institutes & Colleges, St Mary’s University College and UCL) and has a shelf life of approximately 6 months. The content includes several careers related articles, an A-Z listing of employment opportunities, an A-Z listing of postgraduate study opportunities and careers event listings.
- The mission of The Careers Group, University of London is to help individuals maintain job satisfaction throughout their working lives.
- The Careers Group was established in 1909 as a Higher Education careers service. In 2009 it delivers employability and career development support to more than 100,000 current students per year, a vast range of institutions and professional bodies and a growing group of corporate clients.
- The Headquarters of The Careers Group is in Russell Square, London but it provides careers services at numerous institutions through its ten offices. Currently the Institutions are: Birkbeck College, Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths College, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Education, King’s College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, Royal Veterinary College, Saint Georges University of London, School of Advanced Study, School of Oriental and African Studies, School of Pharmacy and University College London.
- C2 is a service from The Careers Group offering graduates and professionals careers advice, resources, coaching and seminars.
- C2 Consultancy currently services 6 major corporate clients delivering everything from careers web portals, e-guidance and individual and group outplacement services.
- Careers Tagged and JobOnline are powered by The Careers Group, University of London
Jobs fair is sign of graduate recruitment market bouncing back October 15, 2009
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The Guardian London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group has an impressively diverse and wide-ranging exhibitor list for the upcoming autumn fair on 20 October 2009, proving that there are many good job prospects for graduates who are willing to put the work in. Visitors are already flocking to pre-register, to take advantage of this opportunity to meet face-to-face with representatives from top employers, voluntary organisations and further study institutions.
The fair has attracted big names from a range of sectors including the BBC, Sky, Transport for London, Barclays, Abercrombie & Fitch, HSBC, the Civil Service Fast Stream, the RAF, BUNAC, FDM Group and EmployAbility, showing that vacancies are available in all industries.
Helen Bird, Sales Director at GuardianJobs says “All companies are facing challenging economic market conditions, which is impacting heavily on graduate recruitment but The Guardian is fully committed to importance of attracting, and retaining, the fresh talent that graduates offer to all organisations. All forms of recruitment have their place but events such as The Guardian London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group are essential for new entrants into the recruitment arena, and for recruiters to brand and showcase themselves in person.”
For visitors too, the face-to-face nature of the fair remains a significant factor in its success. Terry Jones, Careers Adviser at King’s College London states, “At a time when recruitment is increasingly migrating to the internet, here is an opportunity for students to look recruiters in the eye and discover background information that might help them to sharpen up their applications. And while a job offer at a fair is not the norm, it does happen to people able to show the right blend of knowledge and motivation.”
For further information contact:
Clare McSheaffrey, Head of Events
The Careers Group, University of London
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7863 6051
Email: clare.mcsheaffrey@careers.lon.ac.uk
Notes to editors
1. The Guardian London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group will take place on Tuesday 20 October 2009 at the Business Design Centre in Islington. Pre-registered visitors can gain entry from 12pm, all other visitors can enter from 1pm. The fair ends at 6pm. Visitors can pre-register at www.londongradfair.co.uk/autumn.
2. The mission of The Careers Group, University of London is to help individuals maintain job satisfaction throughout their working lives.
3. The Careers Group was established in 1909 as a Higher Education careers service. In 2009 it delivers employability and career development support to more than 100,000 current students per year, a vast range of institutions and professional bodies and a growing group of corporate clients.
4. The Headquarters of The Careers Group is in Russell Square, London but it provides careers services at numerous institutions through its ten offices. Currently the Institutions are: Birkbeck College, Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths College, Institute of Cancer Research, Institute of Education, King’s College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, Royal Veterinary College, Saint Georges University of London, School of Advanced Study, School of Oriental and African Studies, School of Pharmacy and University College London.
5. C2 is a service from The Careers Group offering graduates and professionals careers advice, resources, coaching and seminars.
6. C2 Consultancy currently services 6 major corporate clients delivering everything from careers web portals, e-guidance and individual and group outplacement services.
7. Careers Tagged and JobOnline are powered by The Careers Group, University of London
Mayor launches new website from The Careers Group to help graduates find work July 23, 2009
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The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, on Tuesday, launched a brand new employment and careers website for Londoners, ‘Helping Graduates into Work’ , which has been developed in partnership with The Careers Group, University of London.
Photo ©: James O Jenkins
The content and technical build of the website were provided by The Careers Group, University of London, which this year celebrates a 100 years of providing careers advice. The site, initially aimed at the 100,000 graduates in London who will be looking for work this summer, offers an extremely wide range of information and advice to graduates wishing to enter the London labour market.
A unique feature on the site enables graduates to enter their degree subject and access a range of job and career ideas and names of employers who typically recruit in that area and the salaries they pay. In addition, the site offers extensive advice on finding and applying for work, preparing CVs, and attending interviews, as well as providing information on job fairs in London, internship schemes and the many other post graduate opportunities that are available.
The Mayor said:
Photo ©: James O Jenkins
“There is no denying it’s tough out there, but I am reliably informed that there are still plenty of graduate opportunities to be had if you know where to look. That is why, with the excellent support of The Careers Group, we have developed this key initiative from our economic recovery plan – a careers site with clear sign posts to the uniquely diverse range of work opportunities that exist in this city.
“London is undoubtedly the place to be for young people and graduates and my clear message is that we want you, we need you and I will work endlessly to keep you here, in the world’s greatest city.”
Anne-Marie Martin, Director of The Careers Group, University of London said:
“The portal helps graduates expand their career thinking, an essential pre-requisite in these difficult economic times. It has been a truly collaborative project bringing together information and expertise from the Mayor’s Office and from across the Higher Education sector in London, an activity that the University of London, through The Careers Group, has been proud to facilitate.”
‘Helping graduates into work’ is the first phase of efforts to help Londoners through the economic downturn and the website will soon be expanded with advice and information targeted at other groups of Londoners to help them find work and training opportunities.
Notes:
1. The new website’s address is: www.london.gov.uk/graduates
2. 100,000 graduates are expected to enter the London labour market this year and half of these student job hunters have little confidence that they will find a graduate position. The most recent survey of the top 100 recruiters showed vacancies down 13.5% on 2008 and the Association of Graduate Recruiters report this month that one in four graduate vacancies have disappeared. However, there is much anecdotal information that there are still many graduate opportunities in London, but graduates are not applying believing there are none. Tesco, for example, have taken on 45 London based graduates this year alone.
3. Since 1909, The Careers Group, University of London has provided the careers services at Birkbeck College, Courtauld Institute of Art, Goldsmiths College, Institute of cancer research, Institute of Education, King’s College London, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, Royal Holloway University of London, Royal Veterinary College, Saint Georges University of London, School of Advanced Study, School of Oriental and African Studies, School of Pharmacy and University College London – delivering crucial employability and careers support to more than 100,000 students per year.
Adult Learners’ Week: SELLLN and The Careers Group launch Take it Higher May 11, 2009
Posted by helencurry in C2, Higher Education.Tags: Adult Learners' Week, C2, careers, careers advice, consultancy, Higher Education, SELLLN, Take it Higher
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Today is the first day of Adult Learners’ Week, perfect timing for SELLLN and The Careers Group’s C2 to launch the new online careers guidance website Take it Higher.
Take it Higher is a new online service offering free e-guidance to adults interested in progressing into Higher Education. The site provides access to a range of information resources as well as free one-to-one email advice from professional careers advisers. The aim is to enable vocational learners and returners to education to discover relevant Higher Education opportunities and support them in their applications.
I think that this project is very exciting as it means that people who may find it difficult to access this sort of support due to eligibility criteria can now get free and impartial advice from a professional careers adviser. I look forward to working in partnership with The Careers Group.
- Candy Kobrak, SELLLN
The site was developed by C2 consultancy for the South East London Lifelong Learning Network (SELLLN), and C2 advisers will be providing the e-advice service.
C2 is part of The Careers Group, University of London, and provides careers advice services to graduates as well as consulting and coaching to businesses and organisations.
The Skills Agenda – View from the Campus May 5, 2009
Posted by helencurry in employability.Tags: careers, employability, Graduate Employment, HE, Higher Education, skills, students
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In line with government employability initiatives, universities are taking a more pro-active approach to helping students analyse and develop their transferrable skills. At present, schemes are being advanced to assist both current students in their personal development, and new graduates who are seeking employment in the recession.
In a presentation at a recent GTI TARGETjobs Breakfast News meeting, the Director of The Careers Group, Anne-Marie Martin, outlined the range of projects and policies at governmental, regional and institutional levels, with which Higher Education careers services are actively engaged.
- Governmental – New policies are being developed in consultation with careers advisers, especially in relation to the proposed new graduate internships, and additional funding has been provided to careers services through HEFCE.
- Regional - Regional Development Agencies are working with Universities to increase the number of work placements available to students.
- Institutional - All careers services are involved in delivering skills awareness training to staff and students. In some institutions, this has led academic staff to adjust courses in order to increase work-based learning and address skills gaps in students. In others, skills-development sessions are given directly by the careers service, and are often co-delivered with employers.
For more detail, please see the presentation slides below.
These findings are a further part of research conducted on behalf of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS), which also addressed the response to the recession.
Popular ‘Getting into International Development’ course breaks attendance records April 8, 2009
Posted by helencurry in international development.Tags: course, development, event, international development, The Careers Group
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The Careers Group ‘Getting into International Development’ event held on the 3rd of April proved to be a big success this year, with 330 attendees ranging from current students to career-changers. This continues a notable trend of growing interest in International Development.
The course is designed to give an overview of the sector, combining presentations on how to get into development with an exhibition from NGOs and course providers. Exhibitors ranged from big names to smaller specialist organisations, reflecting the range of opportunities in this field. These included: Christian Aid, World Vision, War on Want, VSO, Peace Brigades International and Medair UK.
Jeff Riley, Course Director for ‘Getting Into International Development’ writes:
A number of this year’s participants went out of their way to let us know how much they had appreciated the course but we also appreciated the way participants made the most of the day. One student told us that when she first found out about the course she approached her college, The University of Northampton, and persuaded them to organise a subsidized block booking to the event. Great initiative and leadership.
Many exhibitors and speakers told us how gratified they were with the energy and interest shown by the audience and many have already said they would be able to come again next year.
For further information, please see our dedicated microsite Careers in International Development, and also our page on Facebook “Getting into International Development“. Presentation slides and podcasts will be added to these pages as they become available.
Response to the Recession March 17, 2009
Posted by annemariemartin in careers advice, graduate recruitment, job vacancies, recession.Tags: careers, credit crunch, Graduate Employment, recession
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The Director of The Careers Group, Anne-Marie Martin, recently presented research conducted on behalf of the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS) at a GTI TARGETjobs Breakfast News meeting for graduate recruiters.
The research asked careers services throughout the UK about the response to the recession from institutions, employers, students and careers services. The findings showed that:
- government and university concern about the situation has led to some additional resources being made available.
- employers are maintaining an active presence on campus with fairs remaining especially buoyant.
- vacancies were reported to be down by a number of careers services, yet other services reported maintained levels or have even seen growth. On investigation this proved to be because careers services had devoted additional resources to sourcing vacancies.
- unemployment appears to be at a higher level in the July 2008 cohort.
- students are anxious but there is no panic. They are using their careers services more. However some students appear to be trying to avoid the issue, choosing to pretend the recession will not affect then, or giving up entirely on some sectors such as finance even those these sectors are still recruiting.
The careers services reported their responses to the recession have been to increase research into the effect of the recession on different career sectors, to offer extra products such as workshops and advice sheets tailored to this recession, to more actively seek out graduate opportunities to advertise to their students, and to encourage students to engage with their careers services for additional assistance.
The slides from the presentation are below:
Director on Today programme October 21, 2008
Posted by annemariemartin in Higher Education, careers advice, students.Tags: careers, credit crunch, Fairs, graduate recruitment, media, PR, recession, recruitment
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The Careers Group form new partnership with The Guardian February 25, 2008
Posted by Michael Clarke in Higher Education, graduate recruitment.Tags: education, exhibitions, graduate recruitment, graduates careers, Guardian, Higher Education, News, students, The Careers Group
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The Guardian and The Careers Group, University of London have announced an extensive new partnership (more…)
Graduate to a Sporting Career February 18, 2008
Posted by annemariemartin in Higher Education, careers advice, job vacancies, students.Tags: careers, careers service, drama, employability, ethical careers, Higher Education, media, SMUC, sport
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Students at St Mary’s University College (SMUC) will soon hear how to succeed in a career in sport. (more…)
