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You don’t have to have used all our interactive services, but you do need to be a student or graduate of The University of Manchester to enter.

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Jobs Seen on The Street 28.1.10

Part time jobs pick of the week…

Seen on Employment 4 Students

• Brand Managers at Campus Group
• Student Brand Managers at Graduate Recruitment Bureau
• Customer Services Advisor at Networx
• Casual Sales Assistants at Sports Direct

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Web Designer at Harlequin Group REF: SOO/47258
• Casual Customer Services Assistant REF: FTS/135597

Are students lazy when applying for jobs?

Recent feedback from employers is that many students are performing poorly at the application stage. Why is this?

Employers say

There is generally a lack of interest and care and attention.

• Poor spelling.
• Bad grammar.
• Entire questions left blank.
• Answers inappropriately cut and pasted from other applications.

They put it down to lazyness!

New Year, Old Worries

Student blogger, Angela Wipperman

So, now what? The graduate programmes don’t want me, the job market is still pretty closed and I have no money to travel. I need a plan. It’s pretty easy to get caught up in exams, dissertations, uni work in general, but somewhere along the way plans have to be made, and thoughts have to be thought. That is, unless I want to spend my summer doing my dad’s filing desperately filing out job applications for positions rivalling for first place in the most uninspiring ranks.

Jobs Seen on The Street 21.1.10

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Mystery Shopper for QDOS (experience required) REF: FTS/135559
• Saturday night Cashier at Pure Nightclub REF: FTS/135357
• Sales Assistant at Phase Eight (Trafford Centre) REF: STY/90463
• Customer Service Advisor (Altrincham), apply via Hays agency REF: ALU/68861
• Saturday Customer Service Advisor (Altrincham), apply via Rullion agency REF:ALU/68878

New media careers blog

If you’re interested in a career in the media, you’ll know that it’s a tough and competitive sector to get into and you’ll need all the help you can get!

So it’s just as well that the Careers Service has:

• Its ever-popular Media Club, with monthly talks from media organisations, like the BBC and Ten Alps and a chance to meet employers and ask questions (e.g. about work experience opportunities…) and also
• A brand new Media Club blog, where we’ll be posting all the latest news, events and opportunities, as well as details of forthcoming Media Club events. So bookmark it now at: http://manchestercareersmediaclub.wordpress.com
• Our annual 2-day ‘Insight into Broadcasting and Journalism’ course in March, with input from key media players – date and venue to be confirmed. Keep an eye on our events calendar on the careers website and also the Media Club blog for more details.

Graduate jobs are still out there…

I know it’s exam time, so I’ll try to keep this brief!  There are loads of things to try to juggle at the moment and perhaps looking for jobs and applying for them aren’t necessarily top of your list.  Especially if you’ve seen reports in the press over the past few weeks about graduates from 2009 taking 2010’s jobs (e.g. Times Online article from 13th January).  Perhaps after this it’s even further down the ‘to do’ list than it might have been…

Shape the future of educational publishing (and get paid for it)

Pearson, a big educational publisher, is seeking current 1st and 2nd year students to join its Student Advisory Board starting in September 2010. (Application deadline next Friday – 22nd January!)

Successful candidates will gain plenty of exposure to an academic publishing house and will have the opportunity to get involved in publishing strategy, marketing practice and product development projects. You will work on projects across campus (approx 2 hrs/wk) and attend

Jobs Seen on The Street 14.1.10

Seen by roving reporter Helen…

• Part time staff required at Umami noodle restaurant (next to Aquatics Centre, Oxford Rd), apply inside as soon as possible…

Seen on the Job Centre Plus website
(Enter job ref and click ‘GO’ for details)

• Tuesday Sales Assistant (12-4) at Evans REF: FTS/135308
• Fun Factory Team Member (Trafford Centre) REF: STY/90413
• Saturday Medical Receptionist (Altrincham) REF: ALU/68738
• Book Seller (Manchester Airport) REF: OLY/16023
  

  Manchester Hilton, image by Tim Snell

Seen elsewhere

• Hallett Concession Sales Advisor at New Look (Arndale Centre) 
• Conference and Banqueting Assistant at the Hilton
• Mystery Shoppers at Customer Perspectives
• Casual Catering Staff at Band on The Wall
• In Store Sales Consultant (furniture) at Hammonds

Interested in marketing?

Manchester masters deadline extended until end of January 2010.
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