The latest career news and comment from the University of Manchester
Amanda Conway is the Head of International Career Development at The University of Manchester. Amanda has been a career consultant at the University for over 15 years and also has a background in retail management and HR, psychometric testing and personality profiling.
The Graduate Fairs will take place on 11th & 12th June at The Armitage Centre in Fallowfield, Manchester. They are popular with international students, but what are the chances of finding a job offer there? With over 70 organisations attending on each of the two days the fair is a way to find out about graduate…
Read more The Graduate Fairs – are there opportunities for international students?
Our students at Manchester are increasingly asking about international work experience opportunities or other ways to develop their “global mindset” ( a quality increasingly sought by graduate employers). If you missed the recent Experience Asia event at The University recently, there is still time to find out about some of the excellent funded internship, study…
Read more Interested in international work experience?… why not try Asia?
Engro, Allied Bank, Abacus Consulting and Sidat Hyder Morshed Associates were amongst the employers offering jobs and internships to our students at the Pakistan Job Fair last week at The University of Manchester. Even the media firm who were reporting on the event – Express Tribune – were reported to have offered opportunities! But if you were not able…
A great way to get your career moving in the right direction is to get a mentor. Our mentoring programme puts you in touch with someone for a 6 month period who you can ask questions of, talk to about your career decisions and plans or use for inspiration. They may be working in a…
Read more International mentors available to help you make things happen
The “Careers in Asia” recruitment fairs have been running for a number of years in the UK and some of our international students at Manchester have secured a job this way in the past. At the fairs, graduate employers visit the UK, from across Asia, to recruit international students (usually from Asia) who are currently…
Saturday, 26th October, 2013 saw the first China Graduate Recruitment Fair take place at The University of Manchester. A collaborative event in partnership with The Universities of Leeds, Lancaster and Aston and The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), the fair provided a great opportunity for 23 organisations from both China and the UK to…
Read more The China Graduate Recruitment Fair at The University of Manchester (2013)
Following on from the China Recruitment Fair on Saturday, 26th October, I wanted to share details of one of the firms’ job vacancies for anyone who was unable to attend. Youngs China Investment Co. Ltd are a growing firm based in China Town and in Salford who have a number of positions for students/ graduates…
I am very excited to say that I have been in contact with Manchester City Football Club and can announce that they have some job vacancies at the club for fluent language speakers. This post will involve translating the latest news and developments about Manchester City Football Club for their international websites/ social media streaming…
Read more Part-time work in Manchester – for language speakers (and football fans!)
If you have seen our recent blog posts about having a career mentor through our Manchester Gold programme, you may be wondering if there are any mentors appropriate for international students. Absolutely, yes! Our Manchester Gold programme is open to all our students ( home and international ) but we also have around 100 mentors…
We are delighted to announce a new career fair for our Chinese students: The China Graduate Recruitment Fair Saturday, 26th October, 2013 The University of Manchester Would you like to meet graduate employers particularly looking to hire Chinese talent for both UK or China opportunities? Would you like to find out more about the job…
Read more China Graduate Recruitment Fair – 26th October, 2013 – a new fair for Manchester
