Noeleen Hammond Jones

Do you have a story to tell? Can you help the University attract quality students?

The International Office are looking for students to be profiled across their digital channels. The University needs students who are involved in lots of extracurricular activities, enjoy student life and are willing to participate in marketing videos. Sound like you? The following nationalities are of specific interest: Korean, Ecuadorian, Indonesian The following languages…

Did you hear the good news? No changes to the visa regulations for students on Tier 4 Visas!

So we have had the announcement from the government to say what changes the will be enforcing from April 2016 to the current UK visa regulations. The main messages that government have released that will affect students on a Tier 4 visa looking to go to a Tier 2 are as follows: Tier 2 minimum salary…

There is no quick fix or an easy way for an international graduate to get a job in the UK

I get asked on a regular basis how as an international student/graduate is the easiest way to find a job in the UK? The answer is there isn’t an easy way to find a job in the UK as a UK graduate or an international graduate. The situation is not helped by the fact employers…

The Importance of a Placement & Work Experience

Guest Blogger Post Belinda Mbuthia, Health Check Analyst – UKI Systems Currency Team, IBM & University of Manchester Student. Hard to believe that it was just the other day that I was wondering what scheme to apply for, what company or even whether I should take the year out to get some work experience. Now…

The Latest Events & Jobs for Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan Students UoM

1. Decathlon China – Store Department Manager Programme Event on Campus; 2pm – 6pm on 16 October 2015 in Theatre A, University Place, Oxford Road. There will be some hiring managers present from the company and they will be hiring for jobs. You can get an interview with the hiring manager on site. Dress smart…

Changes to visa regulations what it means for university students!

So there has been much panic and misrepresentation of the recent changes to visa’s for students. I have been heavily involved in pre-departure webinars at The University of Manchester and there is a reoccurring theme in the questions I ma being asked by new undergraduate students coming to study here next month. Can I work…

Clarification on the UK Visa Situation for International Students & Graduates and a Look at Plan B

There has been a lot of reference to visa caps in the news recently and this has put recent graduates and students on edge. The caps that are being referred to relate to applications from outside the UK from applicants. The graduates in the UK on tier 4 visas are not affected by this cap.…

What is Commercial Awareness? What do employers mean by this?

So we hear this term banded about by employers or recruiters at fairs, online and in articles and even in class but what does it really mean and what do employers really want? It is not as complicated as it sounds, simply put commercial awareness is understanding the business as a whole that you are…

Approaching an Employer – The do’s and don’ts

So the University of Manchester Graduate Fair is over and I observed many interactions between employers and soon to be graduates from all over the country. This was a great event with SME’s representing the North West, National and Global Companies in attendance to hire our graduates. I was approached by many international as well…

Help and Support for Graduates Looking for Work

Guest Blogger Post Judi Roo, Senior Resume Writing Consultant, Roo Resumes. Times are so tough. With so many graduates and so fewer jobs, graduates are facing a really challenging and very frustrating job market. Since the Global recession more and more businesses are limiting their graduate recruitment, and in today’s market having a Degree that…

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