New Grad details have just been announced!

 

Are you about to graduate or want to get a head start for next?

Worried about your job prospects? 

Thinking about what options are open to you?

Need advice on how to get a job?

Then New Grad is for you!

Have you got a passion for technology? – IT role for Non IT Graduates

Ampersand IT is offering 5 graduate internships in Web Development – Ref: MGIP/11/31.

If you are genuinely interested in IT then this vacancy could provide the ideal platform to develop a career even if you haven’t studied Computer Science. Ampersand would like to receive applications from highly focused individuals with a desire to succeed in an IT role and a demonstrable passion for technology.

Based in the trendy Northern Quarter Ampersand are a forward thinking IT Company using an exciting open-source Ecommerce solution to meet the needs of their clients. Plus the salary is good starting at £18,000 and rising to £22,000 per annum

Log in to CareersLink for full vacancy details – https://www.myinterfase.com/manchester/job_view.aspx?token=qZy6guP3iQ8bwIZdcvF2KA%3d%3d

Jobs Seen on the Street 26.5.11

With the summer break upon us, this will be our last Jobs Seen on the Street post until September. If you are still looking for work over the summer, see below our list of good places to look for part-time jobs, and our advice pages on finding internships and casual vacation work.

Part-time jobs seen this week are:

Seen on DirectGov
(Enter job ref and ‘search’ for details)

• Food and Beverage Staff at Jury’s Inn REF: FTS/148091
• Security Staff REF: LGS/13380

 Seen elsewhere

• Bar staff (city centre bar)
• Team Assistants at Gala

Useful part-time job websites

• DirectGov website
• The Jobs Mine (Now Fish 4 Jobs Manchester)
• Employment 4 Students
• Just Jobs 4 Students
• All The Top Bananas
• Retail Choice
• Monster.co.uk
• Manchester Arndale Centre

Jobs Seen on the Street 12.5.11

Part-time jobs seen this week are:

Seen by roving reporter Julie

• Vacancies at Argos (Arndale Centre) – ask in store for details

Seen on DirectGov
(Enter job ref and ‘search’ for details)

• Library Assistant REF: FTS/147716
• Festival Staff (Kings of Leon, Big Chill V Festivals etc) at Flair Events REF: RHM/15137
• Event Stewards at Ambassador Security REF: LGS/13343 

Seen on Manchester Fish 4 Jobs (formerly The Jobs Mine)

• Online Market Research participants at My View Pays
• Receptionist at CDL Software (central Stockport)

Seen elsewhere

• Experience Bar Waiters at Berkeley Scott
• Music Festival Event Stewards at NDSS

Which organisations should I apply to? Drawing up a shortlist

If you’re just finishing your 2nd year, your thoughts are probably on exams and then the nice, big summer break rather than job applications for next year. But September will come around quickly and you might find you don’t have much time to think about job hunting in October, so it pays to do some preparation in advance. So apart from getting some valuable work experience, what else can you do over the summer to give you a head start?

One of the most bewildering things for many students I speak to is the sheer volume of companies, sectors, job roles, grad schemes out there.

Jobs Seen on the Street 12.5.11

Part-time jobs seen this week are:

Seen on DirectGov
(Enter job ref and ‘search’ for details)

• Bar Staff at Revolution (Deansgate Locks) REF: FTS/147825
• Merchandiser at Carlton Greeting Cards REF: MOJ/10321

Seen on Retail Choice

• Sales Advisor at House of Fraser
• Senior Sales Assistant at Mini Club (Trafford Centre)
• Senior Sales Assistant at Mini Club (city centre)
• Supervisor at Mango

Seen elsewhere

• Catering Assistant at Coffee Break
• Optical Assistant (Didsbury)
• In-store Sales Consultant

Why LinkedIn is the “Facebook for professionals and jobseekers”

As a careers consultant I see a lot of students who are struggling to get work experience or a foot in the door in their chosen job sector, whatever that happens to be. Most have never heard of the professional networking site LinkedIn (according to a survey we ran last year only 8% of Manchester students used the site on at least a semi-regular basis). But when I actually show them how they can ‘career stalk’ (one of my students’ words, not mine!) industry professionals and make great contacts to help them in their career, they’re usually convinced. As a result, I’ve started doing training workshops for students (and also other careers advisers!) on how you can use LinkedIn for careers networking/job hunting.

I’ll be saying more about LinkedIn over the next few months, but to get you started, here are 3 quick(ish) steps for using LinkedIn effectively as a student:

About to graduate – don’t miss these!

If you’re going to graduate this summer, there are a number of events going on after the exams finish which may interest you.

We’re running our annual Graduate Recruitment Fair on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 June at the Armitage Centre. The Fair is open 10.30-4.30pm each day and is free to attend. There are different exhibitors each day so it’s well worth coming along on both days to speak to lots of different employers and postgraduate course providers from across the UK who have vacancies and opportunities available for a 2011 start.

Visit the website to see a current list of organisations attending BUT remember to check back often as new exhibitors will be added onto the list for each day as they sign up.

Before the Fair, there’s a programme of talks and sessions aimed at those about to graduate called ‘New Grad’ which cover a range of topics and issues. Details are being finalised at the moment and when they are complete, there’ll be information on the Careers Service website all about what’s on, when and where. Keep a look out for ‘New Grad’ details appearing online soon!

Jobs Seen on the Street 6.5.11

After a little break because of all the bank holidays we’ve had recently, Jobs Seen on the Street is back.  Here’s the highlights of roles we’ve found on other websites/job sources this week:

Seen on DirectGov (Enter job ref and ‘search’ for details):

• Sales Assistant at WHSmith (Manchester M4 postcode) REF: FTS/147275
• Sales Assistant at Menkind (Manchester) REF: FTS/147244
• Sales Assistant at Jacques Vert (2 job references ) REF: FTS/147625 and FTS/147581
• Sunday Sales Consultant at Wilding Photographic (Manchester city centre) REF: FTS/147412

Seen on Arndale Centre website

• Sales Assistant at Early Learning Centre – 8 hours a week
  

Finalists – want to stay in Manchester and get paid work experience when you graduate?

If you do, get in quick…

While the media is full of doom and gloom reports of job cuts, high unemployment and cut-throat competition, we manage to place 70-80 University of Manchester graduates each year in quality, paid graduate-level internships in the Manchester area through our Manchester Graduate Internship Programme (MGIP).

It’s a great way to stay in Manchester, get some quality work experience under your belt as a stepping stone into your graduate career, whatever that might be (even if you don’t know yet!). Right now we are advertising about 19 internship opportunities and if you’re worried about stiff competition, these 2 opportunities have only had a tiny handful of applications – so if you produce a good application your chances of getting shortlisted are very good indeed! NB: You’ll need to log in to CareersLink to view these vacancies:

• Customer Service Support Analyst (deadline was today but now extended to this Sunday 8th May)
• Management Reporting Analyst (deadline next Wednesday 11May)