Your discipline focused Employability Newsletter Welcome to your Employability NewsletterWelcome to the College of Social Sciences and International Studies Employability newsletter: The Next Step Welcome to the Internship Special edition of the SSIS Employability newsletter. It's our biggest ever edition and we have selected opportunities from a wide range of career sectors. Although right now you are busy preparing and taking exams, soon you will be thinking about your next steps. It’s worth taking a look at the information as securing work, an internship or even volunteering over the summer is great for building a strong CV. Internships are particularly useful as they are often used as “extended interviews” to see if you are a good fit as a potential future employee. They are equally as important for you to test out a career that you are interested in. It’s okay to decide afterwards that it’s not for you! There’s as much value in finding out what you don’t want to do as what you do. As this is the final employability newsletter of this academic year, Becca and I would like to say a huge thanks to all of you who have attended an event, filled in a feedback form and helped us develop employability events that deliver the kind of career information and insights that you find helpful. Your views have really helped us this year and will continue to do so as we begin planning for 2019/2020. The Employability and Work Placement team wish you lots of luck for your exams! Julia Paci Job Search SitesIt's not too late to find a great internship or job for the summer. Here are some of the most commonly-used websites to help you start with your searches: Current OpportunitiesHanovercomms - A Public Relations and Communications consultancy firm that offers rolling applications. With offices across Europe and the Middle East, there are a number of exciting internships on offer. Deloitte - Offers Early Careers Programmes, including a Summer Vacation Scheme and Industrial Placement among other opportunities for those starting out in their career. Do you speak Hindi? Deloitte's Business Intelligence Services are looking for you! HSBC - You can join one of their global internship programmes, which explore local, market-specific opportunities or apply for one of their entry-level roles. UNHCR UK - There are current opportunities listed, and an 'Internship Pool' that allows you to submit a generic application for an internship. If your application interests one of their departments, the relevant manager will contact you directly. The British Red Cross - They offer a rage of volunteer internships in various departments including; fundraising, international, refugee services and marketing & communications. These are UK-based and are available for 8-12 weeks, part time. Cancer Research UK - Typically 12 weeks, these summer paid internships are available in departments including Fundraising, Communications, Technology, Policy and Business Strategy. Enterprise - They offer a 12 month Placement and Internship Programme across 450 UK branches. Training includes: management skills, business management, marketing, sales, and customer service. Just in... Twofour in Plymouth, has Work Experience opportunities in its Post Production facility over the summer months. Work Experience opportunities are available for one week between June and the end of September for recent graduates and others available for immediate employment. Our week-long Work Experience placements are unpaid but will provide a great opportunity to understand the editing process and post production as a whole. Applications are now being accepted from people who are keen to become editors, who love TV and are passionate about making the most of the chance to work in one of the UK’s leading TV Production Companies. Please email your CV and a short covering letter explaining why you would like to be considered for one of the placements to PostProduction.WorkExperience@twofour.co.uk with details of your preferred availability dates. Note from the editor...would like to do this but worried about money? See below for details of the new Employability Fund (eligibility criteria apply). Below are some specialist websites for your internship searches. Don't forget there are many more "hidden" internships on the websites of different organisations. Do your research in to organisations in your area of interest and apply directly. If you see an organisation advertising on one of these sites, but not the right job for you, it is worth considering sending a speculative application anyway. W4mpjobs - The website to find out about mostly UK-based jobs and internships with MPs, think tanks public affairs agencies and charities. Idealist - US website with internship and volunteering opportunities that "make a difference". Covers international development and charity project, also has a Idealist Careers website with lots of tips and advice on applications. PubAffairs - An agency advertising jobs in the PR, Public Affairs and Marketing sector. They also organise networking events. DevNetjobs - International development jobs for those with experience but make sure to search through for more entry level opportunities and internships. Charity Job - Advertises jobs and volunteering opportunities in the charity sector. Includes international vacancies. Inside Careers - Specialists in graduate careers with internship and placement opportunities. The Big Choice - A range of graduate schemes, graduate jobs, work placements, and internships on offer. Send a speculative application. Send a speculative application. Register to apply for opportunities. Work placements and internships information. Global OpportunitiesThe Global Employability team have a variety of internships, placements and graduate jobs available online. This covers opportunities in Law, the Public Sector and Third Sector, Teaching, Arts, Media and Communication, and much more. Read more by clicking here. Career Zone Opportunities International Internship searches Opportunities in Europe Euro Brussels - covers all types of positions, more on the corporate side put also in public affairs organisations and EU institutions. Opportunities Worldwide UN Careers - is the gateway to most UN internships and jobs. UNA - UK United Nations UK United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner (OHCHR) Human Rights Watch - search the internship and volunteering opportunities which are global positions. The OECD internship programme - two rounds of intake, only for students enrolled at University. Career Zone InternshipsGraduate Business Partnership (GBP) The Graduate Business Partnership scheme helps recent graduates secure full-time graduate roles. This can be at The University of Exeter, or with supportive employers in the South West. View current vacancies here. Student Business Partnership (SBP) The Student Business Partnership scheme provides you with valuable paid work experience, that develops your graduate level skills, knowledge and experience. The internships are available throughout the year. They are part-time during term-time and up to full-time hours during the vacation periods. View current vacancies here. Student Campus Partnership (SCP) The Student Campus Partnership scheme can provide you with valuable paid work experience that develops your skills, knowledge and experience. Typically they will be up to 15 hours per week during term time, and 36.5 hours per week during the vacation periods. View current vacancies here. Access to Internships (A21) Access to Internships (A2I) provides support and funding to help Exeter students and recent graduates arrange a paid internship in the UK. The Santander SME Funding and Widening Participation Funding both close on Sun 16th June, but operate on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more info click here. Graduate SchemesMost graduate schemes open in September but some operate on a rolling basis. It is worth taking a look at some of the most popular ones now and what they offer. Use your time in the Summer to gain experience and build your CV. Give yourself that competitive advantage! Other newsGlobal Legal Forum GLF 2019 will take place on August 14 to 16, 2019. The Main Theme of Global Legal Forum 2019 is “Solutions”. One of the main focus is on Law students and the future of law. The other two track focuses on Legal Technology, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence in Law. HRLA Bursary Scheme Each year, the HRLA awards bursaries to students who can demonstrate financial need, dedication to human rights, and the prospect of succeeding in a career in human rights law. Applicants close Monday 13th May 2019. The Summer Recruitment Fair 2019 Thursday 9th May 2019 - 11:00am to 2:00pm - The Forum, Streatham Campus Our Summer Recruitment Fair will be held on Thursday 9th May, 11:00am - 2:00pm in The Forum. Join us at our final recruitment fair of the academic year and meet over 25 exhibitors, promoting casual, part time and summer work, internships, placements, graduate roles and postgraduate courses, all keen to recruit you. For a full list of our exhibitors please click here. The fair is open to Exeter students from any degree discipline and year group and will take place in the Forum on our Streatham Campus. There’s no need to book, just turn up! Don’t forget you can enter our prize draw at the fair for a chance to win a food and drink hamper worth £50! Hidden Talent in Devon The 1-1 Academic Skills support is available throughout holidays as well as term time. They are based in the StudyZone and can offer advice on a number of study-related areas, including:
This is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students. Please click here to book an appointment, or find out more information clicking here. Grand Challenges There’s not long left to sign up for Grand Challenges. Taking place 10th-14th June, you will work in an interdisciplinary group on a topic you feel passionate about, and develop an innovative and creative project that tackles a real world challenge. Topics include climate change, food sustainability, gender inequality, mental health and global security. Sign up until 19th May. Stay connected Keep up-to-date with the latest internships we post on our Facebook page. Give us a 'like' and follow all things careers and employability related. We also post upcoming events (at The University of Exeter and externally) and other opportunities that are relevant to SSIS students. Employability Fund The Employability Fund can provide University of Exeter students in need of financial support with a bursary of up to £200 to pay for an event or activity that will help towards your career development. In accordance with the eligibility criteria, this will be issued on a first-come-first-serve basis. Find out more here. Alumni FocusHugh Pickering BA Anthropology, 2015 Consultant at Architect Consultancy What did you learn from your degree that has particularly helped you in your career? Working to tight deadlines! It’s a bit of a student cliche but nothing prepares you for the working world quite like having to produce decent work in a short space of time. Other than that, any social science degree teaches you how to think critically and develop your own viewpoint from a range of sources. That never stops being useful. From Anthropology, I learnt the value of being skeptical and inquisitive, and an awful lot of good dinner-table conversation. Everyone likes learning about tribes. Have you a special memory about your academic school / a lecturer that most stands out? I had a great relationship with the Anthropology department throughout my time in Exeter. Right from the off they were interesting, personable and really welcoming, and over the years I got pretty involved. One highlight was doing an SCP (Student Campus Partnership) internship which involved me helping one of the lecturers with a piece of research which we used to change departmental policy on marking and feedback. It was really great opportunity and good fun, and also a nice way to earn a bit of holiday cash. The same lecturer went on to be my dissertation supervisor and also taught the lion’s share of my core modules. Developing those kinds of relationships over the years were another highlight. What advice would you give current students? Firstly, don’t worry if you don’t get it right the first time around. I had a stab at Physical Geography before I realised it wasn’t for me and switched over to Anthropology. A difficult decision at the time, but probably one of the better ones I made over the past four years. Secondly, when it comes to job hunting, make sure you use your degree to your advantage as much as possible. It sounds obvious, but I applied for lots of roles where I was rejected out of hand because what I’d studied didn’t really relate to the position. Once I started applying to companies that were looking for Anthropologists, I (not that surprisingly...) faired much better. Lastly, enjoy it. It’ll all be over far sooner than you realise. Contact the Email Julia Paci (Employability & Student Engagement Manager) Becca Drew (Employability & Alumni Administrator) |