Gain vital industry work experience

Gain vital industry work experience
International, high profile & local employers Significantly enhance your ability to reach your potential in your final year and gain a graduate role after graduation Prepares you for the world of work after university 80% of graduate recruiters only consider students with relevant work experience

Your Placement Employability Tutor
Example: PETS - Please create your own intro slide... You need a slide for every PET who is involved in supporting the students in the session (and slides to represent any that are absent but have a role to play!. Your Placement Employability Tutor Business Studies; Business Management; At play!  Stoddart room 7329 Sue Fairest At work Sue hope you don't mind but we've used your slide as an exemplar and we loved the at work / at play approach. You're more or less taking this opportunity to position yourself and your support role for the students next year.

Session Overview Why is a placement important? Accepting a placement
Placement…What is it, why do one? Finding Placement Opportunities Placement support Your Responsibilities Learning contracts and placement The Employability Support Team & Placement Portal The Careers and Employability Service & Employment Advisors Placements Administrative Process PLACEMENT REPS!!!!!! Why is a placement important? Accepting a placement Professional behaviour How do I find a placement? Responsibilities: mine and the university's Helpful hints! What happens if I don't find a placement? Who do I ask for help? Talk through the system to generate vacancies * You can find your own opportunity but we need to check the job description (valid development and some linkage to the course) – not just stacking shelves, in a bar, or flipping burgers. Help you to Apply Interviews Assessment centres

What is a Placement? 48 weeks employment relevant to your degree
Normal employee terms & conditions Must include learning & development opportunities Wide range of organisations & locations JOB – not a placement or shadowing Normal conditions include salary and holidays Jobs will have some routine (eg me and photocopying your handouts) and some development – Michelle we’ve a new course to... Paid employment (£10k-£18k, average around £13.5k) Outline different roles Integral part of a sandwich degree – year in industry Differentiate Learn and apply skills Honours sandwich degree Use illustrations from current placements students – what are they doing?

Why do a placement? Placement Put theory into practice
Develop personal, professional and social skills Higher classifications awarded Higher starting salaries Increased success in finding your first job Stand out from the competition Earn some money When it comes to graduate roles – if you don’t have a placement what would you response to a question like... Can you give me an example of when...? Me – value of HR and placements Teaching at L6 – very obvious in the first seminar who went on a placement – they are more mature, confident, question, challenge, debate. Also has an impact on final degree outcome, 1 classification different in final degree outcome – is that because of the placement or just because they were more engaged students? SHU reputation as a leading provider of placement opportunities. Many of the skills you will learn are ones that are almost impossible to teach in a classroom setting. What sort of personal, professional or social skills do you think you might be able to learn and develop? Professional Skills Problem solving, Coping with conflict, Time management, Teamwork, Negotiation, Organisation, Reflection, Objective setting, Concentration (focus), Being aware Personal & Social Skills Communication, Self confidence, Assertiveness, Self motivation, Sense of humour, Self sufficiency, Respect, Understanding/empathy, Passion, Ambition David - placement at Boots The Chemist head office working on NPD. Got a graduate job as assistant category manager with Lloyds pharmacy group. He was a decent student but not a real high flyer academically. How much do you think his experience at Boots helped him get his job at Lloyds? Chris went back to Ronseal Marketing, Matt to Ping, Gayle to Birds Eye, Andy to Eddie Stobbart. Lucinda was on placement at Haribo. They have offered her 1.5 days a week during her final year and a permanent job on graduation

Destination of Leavers of Higher Education Statistics (2014/15 leavers)
DLHE takes place 6 months after students have left - so these are the most recent stats. We have included the link so students can filter as they like! Top level stat shows the difference a placement can make to final qualification - whether it is because placement students are more dedicated as they found themselves placement or whether the placement gave them better critical facility and the ability to work for 8 hours straight - who knows? Second set of pictures demonstrates the levels of jobs achieved by those who did and didn't do a placement.

- The Graduate Market in 2016 (page 5)
"Recruiters have confirmed that 32% of this year's entry-level positions are expected to be filled by graduates who have already worked for their organisations, either through paid internships, industrial placements or vacation work." - The Graduate Market in 2016 (page 5) "Almost half the recruiters who took part in the research repeated their warnings from the previous years - that graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations' graduate programmes. - The Graduate Market in 2016 (page 6) The Graduate Market 2016 Produced by High Fliers research Ltd. Of course you don’t have to stick with the GRADUATE job offer once you have completed your placement – but it must feel good to have the insurance there. Fast forward to applying for graduate jobs…how competitive do you think it will be for good quality places? You'll be competing with everyone in this room, plus similar numbers form other universities around the country. You'll all have decent A levels, and now a degree. How do you differentiate? (Research among UKs top 100 graduate employers)

Excuses for not ‘engaging’...
I just want to get the degree over with... It will still take 3 years study whichever way you look at it! If you’re really not enjoying it, then surely taking a break is a good idea? I want to share a house with my mates... For the next 8 years as you struggle to find a job? I can’t compete against the high flyers... You aren’t. We have students with all sorts of grades get placements! Then don’t. There are jobs out there for everyone in both large or small companies. Network and then there’s no competition... I’ll struggle to balance my studies and job this year with finding a placement... Surely it is even more of a challenge in your final year when everything counts towards your final classification? How about entering that year with a graduate role already confirmed? I’m scared... So is everyone else, even if they’re pretending not to be! I have loads of money and a year earning a wage doesn’t really appeal... Call yourself a student?

Finding Placement Opportunities
Student Placement Portal Employer Presentations Placement Provider Fairs Tuesday 25th October 2016 - Business & Finance Wednesday 26th October STEM - Wednesday 2nd November Events, Tourism, Hospitality & Food Thursday 10th November The Natural and Built Environment Careers fair Finding your own Placement Starting your own Business Be careful – Virgin Media – didn’t turn up to the placement interview – name went around the company – deliberately not invited for a graduate role interview because of this behaviour Teresa's Tip: Good idea to attend Graduate fairs and ask about placement opportunities - usually employers refer to this as their "Graduate Talent Pipeline". They want people to work for them as graduates especially those with existing knowledge of how they work from a placement role. Attending Grad fairs is a great way to demonstrate how motivated you are. Remember often employers are looking for students with "ANY" degree discipline so don't rule out Graduate fairs that aren't called "Business Fairs".

How do I find a placement?
You will be invited to the student placement portal by one of our placement administrators. Follow us on Twitter: @SHUplacements Check out our placements blog: Visit the Careers & Employment Service at SHU Talk to family and friends Use the internet to search for placements i.e. Are you working PT, is there an opportunity to work FT time at your existing role?

Please feel free to insert your own linkedin profile instead, if you don't have one, delete this box and leave Michelle's there. Your online profile is now more important than ever. An incredible 95% of graduate employers featuring in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2015/16 used social media in their recruitment activity, while smaller companies are increasingly likely to advertise their vacancies only across their social platforms.

Can I look for my own placement?
Students find their own placement each year It needs to be approved as a suitable Credible company Job that offers CPD potential/linked to degree You will be safe About 40% of students find their own placements through family, networking, socialising, other websites (think though that other websites have a lot of users, your family network is tougher, more persistent and potentially has better links. Lots of students each year are proactive in finding their own placement, particularly if they've got a clear idea of the type of industry or geographic area they'd like to work in. If there is enough interest we will run a special workshop with tips and advice about finding your own placement. - Teresa - Employability Advisors are happy to provide a workshop centrally for this. We just need to know there is a demand for it. Also we can offer one to one support on speculative job search etc.

What if I've got a business idea?
If you're interested in running your own business, please speak to: Helen Parkin Placement Student Support Officer Tel No: Teresa - Enterprise is now part of the Careers and Employability Service - So we can ensure there is a session provided on PYES and students can book in to see an Enterprise Advisor for one to one support and can access the drop in service which runs on a weekly basis during term time (Wednesdays from 5pm no need to book) if they want to gain advice and develop Enterprising ideas.

Your placement support
Treat your employability modules seriously! In the class room At any time via the SHIP Employability Team Careers Service/Employability Advisors Available to contact anytime via SHIP Academic and Professional Advisor Process to be confirmed Please advise the students that their employability module might not be called their employability module!!!!!!! APA hours - different teams are using their advisors in different ways - either in module supporting employability or with one to one meetings... Your Placement Employability Tutor for technical/industrial knowledge

What Do I Have To Do? The onus is on you to find a placement (but you will get as much help & support as you need/ask for) Be prepared to broaden your search geographically Check the Student Placement Portal regularly for news, information and vacancies Apply for jobs you are genuinely interested in, which are related to your course Attend all invited selection events. If you can't make it or have since found a job, politely withdraw by letting the employer know, because you may want to work for them in the future! When you accept a placement, immediately contact all other companies you have applied to and politely withdraw your application We can’t do the application/interview for you. Try and narrow down your applications better to do 5/6 well than 20+ generic Moving from home could be a good idea If you really want one and spend the time, effort, and get up after rejection – then you are very likely to get one. Those that didn’t get a placement lost their momentum. Can’t promise. Use the support Ignore the blockers eg We are signing up for a house; my mum does my washing, my part time job. When you have the job – as soon as you can gracefully withdraw from the other opportunities (as you may want to return to the company in the future). Don’t play employers off against each other – bad for uni, bad for you, bad for your industry profile.

Managing Expectations
It will take time and effort throughout the year Standard applications are a waste of time Resilience and perseverance are great attributes You will be rejected and it will hurt Make sure you learn from it Get feedback from the company Get advice from tutors Make the next one even better

The Placement-Seeking Journey
Sample Vacancies I'm all fired up, raring to go and determined to get a placement Blimey, these applications take a bit of time don't they? So am I Me too I'm thinking of trying to start my own business...must get that PYES application form in So many assignment deadlines...placements will have to wait. I'll look at them over Christmas Some of these placement workshops aren't even assessed...I'm not sure I'll bother going October November December Placement workshop sessions begin (linked to a core module) Placement fair at Hallam Hall First vacancies have already been advertised. Interviews and assessment centres start for early applicants More placement workshops Employers visit SHU to recruit A few successes already with major companies Review meetings with EAs

OK. I'm definitely going to put some effort into getting a placement this semester I'm losing heart after a number of rejections I wonder if I should book an appointment with my Placement Officer or an Employability Advisor So am I Me too My mate says there's one room left in their house in Sheffield next year. Maybe I won't bother with a placement Lots of my mates have got placements. Why haven't I? I wonder if I should book an appointment with my Placement Officer or an Employability Advisor Sample Vacancies January February March April Number of vacancies increasing Peak period for interviews 1-2-1 meetings with EAs Balance moving towards regional & local placements Still lots of vacancies coming through More pressure with balancing assignments/exams/interviews

I got some great advice and my applications are so much better now I've had a few interviews. Nothing so far but I'm hopeful Mine too And mine OMG, I got the job. What do I do now? Contact the placement team to let them know. Celebrate. Sample Vacancies Some students start looking now teaching has finished Lots of smaller companies start early advertising Second biggest month for placement success More new vacancies coming in Biggest single month for placement success Placement Employability Tutors & Employment Advisors still available for help & support Over 700 students in SBS will have placements. Will you be one of them? May June July August September

Genuine interest in the role
KEY MESSAGE HERE - DON'T APPLY FOR A PLACEMENT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN - SIMPLY BECAUSE IT IS A PLACEMENT - A YEAR IS A VERY LONG TIME TO SPEND DOING SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT ENJOYING!

Today we reveal where SBS Business and… students will be spending the next year…

Which Companies do Business and… HR/Enterprise/Finance students go to
Which Companies do Business and… HR/Enterprise/Finance students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Access Point Ltd Southport AETC Ltd Leeds Agilent Technologies Cheadle Airbus Broughton Aldi Neston Allergan Biotics Ltd c/o Cogent Skills Liverpool Alvogen Malta Aston Martin Gaydon Audit Partnership York B Braun Sheffield Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barnsley BASF Bayford Group Beier 360 Best In Bury Butchers Bury Borro London Bosch Thermotechnology Ltd Worcester BSH Home Appliances Ltd Milton Keynes CDL Stockport Cellhire Charles Stanley Birmingham Cheshire Cats Pubs and Bars Knutsford Church and Dwight UK Kent Civica Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Finance students go to
Which Companies do Finance students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Agilent Technologies Cheadle Asda George Lutterworth Audit Partnership York Beier 360 Sheffield CDL Stockport Charles Stanley Birmingham DLA Piper GE Bracknell Gist Crewe Greencore Food to Go Worksop Intel Corporation Swindon JCT600 Ltd Kitlocker Livingcity Group of Companies. Manchester Maggie's Merseyside at Clatterbridge Wirral Metropolitan Police Service London Mitchells Accountants Chesterfield National Grid Warwick Nike Hilversum Nissan UK Sunderland Nuffield Health Ipswich Pendragon Nottingham Prepaid Credit Facility Harare Pricecheck Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Marketing/Business & Marketing/Marketing Comms students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! ABF Ingredients Peterborough Access Point Ltd Southport Argos Milton Keynes B Braun Sheffield Barnsley Civic Theatre Barnsley Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Bayford Group Leeds Boots Nottingham Bosch Dewham Business Design Centre London Cellhire York CNG Limited Harrogate Coalters Estate and Letting Agents CreativeRace Cummins Generator Technologies Dawson Group DBN Lighting Limited Manchester Derbyshire County Council Matlock Destination Big Bear California DK Model Agency East Midlands Airport - MAG (Manchester Airport Group ) Derby Enterprise Rent a Car Euro Projects Recruitment Ltd Coalville Faurecia Tyne & Wear Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Events students go to
Which Companies do Events students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! 3M Bracknell Amicii Dog Rescue Kempsey Ashfield Meeting & Events Ashby de la Zouch Autograph Events Worchester Awesome Events London Best Parties Ever Weybridge Business Design Centre Campus Industries Leeds Collective Mind Kibworth Compact Security Manchester Concerto Group Concerto Live Create Food Crieff Hydro Hotel Crieff Crown BC Derby Conference Centre Derby Dot Connector Shanghai Etc. Venues FC Business Intelligence Freeman Company Coventry Full Circle Performance and Entertainment Fusion Events Ampthill Hallam FM Cash For Kids Sheffield Hambleton Hall Oakham, Rutland Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Food students go to
Which Companies do Food students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! 2 Sisters Food Group Dronfield Barry Callebaut Lebbeke-Wieze Carrs Foods Manchester Dovecote Park Stapleton, Nr Pontefract Dr. Oetker (UK) Ltd Leyland, Lancashire Fairway GB Ltd (Ludwig Chocolate) Salford FITISM Bakewell Flamingo Produce Stevenage Fresh-Pak Chilled Foods Ltd Barnsley Givaudan Milton Keynes Greencore Direct to Store Greencore Food to Go Park Royal - London Greencore Grocery Selby Greencore Prepared Meals Kiveton, Sheffield Hain Daniels Group Peterborough Ingredion International Flavours & Fragrances Ltd Haverhill Kantar Worldpanel London Kerry Naas King Asia Foods Ltd Doncaster Kinnerton Confectionery Sherburn in Elmet Marie Curie Cancer Care Stockport Nestle Halifax New England Seafood International Limited Chessington Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Hospitality students go to
Which Companies do Hospitality students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Aston Hall Hotel Aston, Nr Sheffield BaxterStorey London Butler Search Group The Club at Admirals Cove - Florida Cottons Hotel & Spa - Shire Hotels & Spas Knutsford, Cheshire Delaware North DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Food Nation & Harissa Newcastle Golfbreaks.com Windsor Hambleton Hall Oakham, Rutland Hilton The Waldorf - London Manchester Airport Milton Keynes Park Lane - London Hilton Worldwide Shanghai Holiday Inn Stratford upon Avon Hotel Arts Barcelona Barcelona Jurys Inn Marriott Grosvenor House - London Pizza Express Proove QHotels The Nottingham Belfry - Nottingham Radisson Blu Dublin Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on… On the blog site just go to the "previous placements" and click the link at the top of the page. See the full list at

Which Companies do Tourism students go to
Which Companies do Tourism students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Amaris Consulting Barcelona Animafest - Marconfort El Greco Hotel Ibiza Animafest Experience / Hotel Rosamar Garden Resort Costa Brava Captain's House Inn Chatham Cheshire Cat Pubs Knutsford Great Rail Journeys York HotelBeds Palma De Mallorca Inspiration Africa Cape Town Melia Hotels Ober Gatlinburg Gatlinburg Raddisson Hotels Derby Radisson Blu Dublin Ireland Dublin Red Carnation Hotel - The Montague on the Gardens London Sunvil Isleworth The Goring The Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs The Oxford Ski Company Witney White Lodging - The Courtyard San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Yummy Jobs Disney Florida Florida Yummy Jobs Loews Hotel Sapphire Falls Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on…

Which Companies do French language students go to
Which Companies do French language students go to? Companies as of 15th September 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Adacore Paris Alcatel-Lucent International Nozay Animalbox Hotelbeds Palma de Mallorca HYGITECH Location Vacances Express CHAMPIGNY SUR MARNE Saint Exupery Montpellier Thales Optronique SAS Elancourt Toluna SAS Levallois perret Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on…

Which Companies do German language students go to
Which Companies do German language students go to? Companies as of 15th August 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Are-Gymnasium Mittelstraße Bosch Munich Bosch Sicherheitssysteme Casamundo Hamburg IKB Bank Dusseldorf Inform Aachen K7 Records Berlin Keysight Technologies Boblingen Michael-Ende Gymnasium Tönisvorst NOMEN International Deutschland GmbH Düsseldorf Outfittery Siemens UNIQ Holzwickede Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on…

Which Companies do Spanish language students go to
Which Companies do Spanish language students go to? Companies as of 15th August 2016 for year There can be multiple students and multiple locations against each employer – this is the simple version! Artworks Pamplona Pamplona Colegio Asociacion San Pascual Madrid Colegio Don Bosco, Vigo / BEDA Cadiz Colegio La Salle La Laguna / BEDA Santa Cruz de Tenerife Colegio Santa Isabel / BEDA Colegio Santa María de la Paz Murcia Colegio Vedruna Geoalcali HotelBeds Palma de Mallorca Keysight Technologies Barcelona Meliá Hotels International MHI (Meliá Hotels International) Mallorca NH Hotels Oxford University Press PTC Sweetspot Solutions Gijon Transperfect Universidad de Córdoba Córdoba Universidad Politécnica de Valencia Valencia Yes there are some well know names on there but some smaller companies too which offer equally amazing development potential, this year people have been placed in marketing, HR, Finance, Legal departments, IT, buying departments and so on…

How did they get these amazing placements?
Engaged with the process Were proactive Attended Employer Events Attend the Placement Fair Networked Took advantage of all SHU support Had a CV check and a practice interview Engaged with SHU activities Actively sought and acted upon feedback Picked themselves up after rejection and started again Not wishful thinking….there will be plenty of opportunities coming up but you need to show initiative and proactivity. The reality is getting a placement is hard work, alongside uni work existing PT jobs etc, but that is the reality of the job market…

Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fairs 2016
Business and Finance - Tue 25th October, 10-3pm STEM - Wed 26th October, 10-3pm Events, Tourism, Hospitality and Food - Wed 2nd November, pm Natural Built Environment - Thu 10th November, 11-3pm Meet with top local and national employers with career opportunities for you! For more details visit unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/events

Including: Networking: prepare for the careers fair Monday 10th October pm Thursday 20th October pm In the Careers & Employability Centre Sign up via UniHub unihub.shu.ac.uk/students/events

If you've got a learning contract...

Teresa - Employability Advisors can provide help and advice on disclosure and support students on how to explain any adjustments you may need in a proactive and clear way to potential employers. We can also help you to identify "two-ticks" / "Disability Confident" employers who are positive about employing people with a range of disabilities.

Teresa - Feedback from August 2016 from a student with a Disability who we supported:
"I have had 4 interviews before but I never felt this confident about any of them that I feel about Gxxxxxxx, this is down to the practice interview I had with you guys and for which I am really grateful".

Not disclosing - May also mean students struggle unnecessarily with assessment centres or Psychometric Tests that are not appropriate for them, if you disclose they can be amended to ensure they are suitable for you.

Introducing the Employability Support Team

SHU - Student Placement Portal
STUDENT NAME Encourage students to log-in - either on PC or mobile device. They should have all had an with this type of invitation. Single sign on SHU address and password. COMMUNICATION IS KEY TO THIS SYSTEM AND TO SECURING A PLACEMENT. IF YOU HEAR FROM A PROVIDER DIRECTLY ABOUT A POSITION OR AN INTERVIEW ETC. LET THE TEAM KNOW ASAP AS WE CAN UPDATE THE RECORDS AND YOUR INFORMATION WILL THEN BE ACCURATE. IF YOU INTERACT AND COMMUNICATE WITH US THERE IS NO REASON WHY YOU CANNOT SECURE A PLACEMENT FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR! Log In Please sign in using your SHU address and usual password.

STUDENT NAME My Portal STUDENT NAME Home screen - over time may have more tabs added - News & Events. But these basic tabs will stay. My Portal - linked direct data from SI- so if change mobile etc. either do it in My student record (via whatever way they want to) or use the link on bottom of this page (update your details) and this will also update SI and this portal. Profile Your Profile includes personal and student data brought over from My Student Record. If any of your details need amending you should do this via the link provided (Update your Details)

Adverts Tab Every job opportunity that we receive will be posted in the Adverts tab. You can use the search filters on the left side of the screen to narrow the listings as you wish, e.g. by job title, location or experience type. STUDENT NAME STUDENT NAME Every advert that comes via the team is posted in here for all courses in ACES. You can filter various ways: Search Results - ALL JOBS. Specific provider names, locations etc. FAVOURITES: If you like the idea of the job and want to consider whether to apply: you like it but not got time yet to apply - mark as a favourite and then you can easily find this in the searches. Put dot in area and search at the bottom - only pulls back favourites. Then of you mark as favourite shows as yellow/orange star and when you have applied puts a green tick at the side.

My Resources tab Resources are documents and web links uploaded by your course administrators/academic tutors. STUDENT NAME All documents, handbooks and forms relevant to your placement in here - both pre-placement and whilst on placement. Also links to things such as CV Builder or careers web sites etc.

Introducing the Careers and Employability Service

Careers and Employability Service
We are THE top-rated university careers advice service in the UK, with 96% student satisfaction (2015 Student Employability Index). Every course has a dedicated Careers Consultant and Employability Adviser.

Careers and Employability Offer
Individual appointments with tailored support Career Focus sessions on CV's, job search, interviews, presentations and much more... "Events" Bookable practice interviews with feedback Organise careers fairs Weekly employers presentations on campus Advertise jobs & internships "Jobs" Run "Campus Jobs" for current students Careers resources online Enterprise advice Specific Careers Projects to support you: Career-mentoring, Career Impact and more... With the Workshop Link - Explain students login and can see all the "Events" advertised from the service, the same for "Jobs". The Career Mentoring Link provides information about the scheme and how to apply. There is also a website with Video Content and information from previous students on the Career Mentoring Programme:

Career Focus sessions in CEC
October 2016 sessions include: How to find a Graduate Job Psychometric Tests success

Employer Presentations
Weekly Employer presentations advertised as "Events" within UniHub You can book on to these online, you'll get an reminder. Employers are keen to speak to potential employees. So, be prepared: dress smartly, bring a CV and do some research before. Get ready to NETWORK. SMART/CASUAL is an oxy-moron Disney – mid October so gives an indication of when it starts but not when it ends – some still recruiting in June Airbus come along to meet students and then also run assessment centre info sessions – invaluable Be organised Folder Electronic diary Closing dates TAILORED APPLICATIONS

What do students say...... So just a thank you really! Was really helpful to have someone to talk to on a neutral ground and be honest with you I got the placement and am now working as a marketing assistant. Your advice and guidance was one of the core reasons why I got it. I truly appreciate it. I wanted to drop you an just to say thank you for all your help last semester! I am excited to say I received a job offer to work in Orlando in a 5* hotel

Careers and Employability - Student Feedback - Practice Interviews 2016
Feedback from a student with a disability who decided to disclose, he now has a Placement with a large global company. The Careers and Employability team provided advice on articulating how he was affected by his disability and what support and adjustments needed to be successful in the role: I had support on applications and finally a practice interview with the Careers and Employability team..."I've had four placement interviews before but I never felt this confident about any of them as I felt about the one at Gradcore, this is down to the practice interview I had with you guys and for which I am really grateful". Also feedback from another placement student: "I was really happy when they offered me the job and I am really thankful for the support and guidance you guys gave me especially the feedback on the mock interview. " Lidl Assessment Centre feedback: "It went great - they said I interviewed really well and did well in the group tasks so I am through to the final interview stage now. Thanks again for all your help and I'll keep you updated on whether I get the job!

Employability Advisor Appointments
Appointments available in faculty Mon - Fri Book an appointment through SHIP with: Karen Allan Teresa Corcoran: Johanne Gilroy: Philippa Fairfax: SHIP Helpdesk Tel: Careers and Employability Centre: You can also book Online via UniHub.

International Graduates
The Enterprise Team supporting self-employment and enterprising students! Placement Year funded scholarships (PYES) Graduates funding and support for up to 5 years International Graduates Tier 1 visas Hallam Freelancers freelance work for clients who need your talents! Hatchery free incubator office space Business Advisers free1:1 start-up advice Enterprise workshops, competitions networking events PYES – New name this year Placement Year Enterprise Scholarship. There are 10 funded places and 10 unfunded places available this year and instead of a lump sum of funding students will instead this year gain an initial £500 and then need to put a case forward for the money they need up to a total of £1500. They need to apply and undertake a successful pitch to be accepted. The team advise accessing support early on if this is something students want to do. Start to work through their ideas with the free business support and advice. Scheme opens on the 31 Oct for applications. Some more info on Careers Central Students interested in enterprise may also want to sign up to Hallam Freelancers: Hallam Freelancers Fed up with working in part-time jobs that don't allow you to develop your professional skills and expertise? Are you interested in working on short-term projects for clients that need your talents? Then why not join Hallam Freelancers? Hallam Freelancers is a unique offer to SHU students and graduates (up to 3 years after graduation) which gives you the opportunity to bid for short term contracts / projects, as required by businesses. As the title Hallam Freelancers suggests, you will be taken on by the client to work on a freelance basis, which means that you will be responsible for invoicing your own work and paying your own national insurance contributions. It will also be up to you to negotiate with the client on how and when you will be paid and agree on a deadline for the work to be completed. To join the Hallam Freelancers programme you will need to attend one of our monthly workshops. You can sign up via Unihub. Come and talk to us! Every Wednesday 5pm in the Careers Centre – no need to book! Or contact us at: /

Maths & Stats support CITY CAMPUS - ADSETTS CENTRE
THE BRIDGE (above the Cafe) Don't struggle on your own - Come to Maths Support or Statistics Support! Runs throughout Term Time. Drop in with any maths or statistics problem, big or small. MATHS SUPPORT Monday to Friday 11.30am-1.30pm Wednesday 6-8pm STATISTICS SUPPORT Monday 2-4pm Thursday 2-4pm If you have any general queries, us at: Or tweet Visit our new Maths and Statistics Support Website

Accepting a Placement If you have any concerns about an offer you have been made, please see either your Placement Employability Tutor or Placement Administrator at the earliest opportunity who will be happy to discuss this with you. If you have attended interviews at two companies and are offered a position at one company but would like to work at the other, you may delay accepting a position for 48 hours to see if an offer is forthcoming from the second company. If this does not happen, you are expected to accept the first offer. If a placement offered to you is significantly different to the position that you applied for, you may turn down the offer. It is possible that a company may have two positions and, rather than lose you, they would offer you an alternative position to the one you applied for. If you do choose to withdraw your application, please do so immediately and professionally. All students who have secured a placement must contact the other organisations to which they have applied and politely withdraw their application. It is particularly important to do this quickly if you have accepted an interview at a company. Students should only formally accept placements that they sincerely intend to take up.

Some technical stuff!

Responsibilities: what we will do for you
send you vacancy alerts as per your preferences on the student placement portal arrange and invite you to employer events on campus ensure the information on the SBS Placements website is up to date at all times provide guidance and support during your search for a placement

Professional Behaviour
Whilst on placement it is unacceptable to: arrive late for work; use the internet during working hours, unless it is for work purposes; behave unprofessionally on social media sites e.g. Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn; not keep appointments or attend briefing sessions; not raise issues/concerns with your supervisor immediately; behave in an unprofessional manner at anytime; WALK OUT OF YOUR PLACEMENT without first talking to your employer and Helen Parkin your placement SSO.

What happens if I don't find a placement?
You will not achieve a sandwich degree You will transfer to the full-time route of your course at the end of August You may be able to start your final year in September or you can opt to take a year out and return to your final year the following September The majority of students secure a placement between April and July, so keep looking throughout the year, use the resources available to you, and keep in touch with your Placement Employability Tutor.

Introducing your placement reps

What some of our previous placement students thought…
"I definitely increased in confidence & maturity" "I have made some great contacts for when I graduate" "I've now got a lot more to offer in the business world" " I would advise students to treat it as the start of their career not as just a part of their course" Career not course powerful comment Start building your Linkedin network from the beginning – not just with employers but customers, suppliers, competitiors...

My Placement Experiences
Achievements... skills development and career aspiration My name is... My placement was at... I wanted to do a placement because... When did you secure your placement? Were you worried about leaving your house/course mates? How did you cope with rejections? How did you cope as others were getting placed throughout the term? This might help your placement reps think about what they can share. We recommend though asking each of them about key messages they want to share including stories of their placement experience/achievement. If you can - use something like Socrative to give students an opportunity to ask questions of the reps via their mobile phones. How many interviews /assessment centres did you attend? How much time spent per application? How many placements did you apply for?

Working with your placement reps
Buddies via Facebook Introductions and advice at Careers and Placement Fairs Visiting lectures and seminars Profiles on the blogsite... Specialist themed events organised by the placement reps - as they know what you need!

Good luck with your placement search and keep in touch!

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