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Don’t miss it. Plan your visit at uclan.ac.uk/careersfairs@uclancareers #uclancareers

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CAREERS FESTIVAL2019

• Presentations and Workshops • Meet lots of employers and previous UCLan graduates

• Daily draw for a Surface Go! • Free refreshments

TWO DAYS HUNDREDS OF OPPORTUNITIES!

Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November Foster Social Space, 11.00am – 3.00pm

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The Careers team have been busyorganising a two-day Careers Festival this year which will takeover the whole of Foster SocialSpace and surrounding area.

You are invited to come along.

WHAT IS IT?

This event only happens once each academicyear, so don’t miss it.

Over the two days there will be over 100 different organisations offering everythingfrom volunteering, placements, internships,graduate jobs, overseas opportunities andpostgraduate study. We also have some greatpresentations and the chance to get a freeprofessional LinkedIn photograph. Bookingsare open now.

The festival is a chance for you to find outmore about the types of opportunities that are open to you. If there is something you like the look of then find out what they arelooking for and how to apply. Make a goodimpression and you could find your name on a list as someone to look out for!

Previous UCLan graduates will be on campusto tell you about their career since leavingUCLan, how they got their jobs and what their workplace is like. Look out for them withtheir yellow badges.

The fairs are usually quite busy, so anythingyou can do to prepare beforehand will really help.

There are lots of ideas in this booklet to helpyou get the most out of the Careers Festivaland our online 'Prepare for the Fair' coursehas everything you need to know. Spending a few minutes preparing will make you feelmore confident to come along and wow employers with your skills, potential and ambition.

Remember you don't need an appointment to pop in to Careers in Foster if you prefer totalk face to face. We will be happy to talk youthrough how to get the most from the festival.

We also run a ‘quiet half hour’ during the festival for anyone with a disability, so get intouch if you think that would help you.

See the great range of organisations alreadysigned up to attend and start to plan your visit.

Search: uclan.ac.uk/careersfairs

See you there!

Best wishes,Carol SandersonHead of Careers

WELCOME TO THE CAREERS FESTIVAL

CAREERS FESTIVAL 2019


The UCLan Careers Festival offers you a ‘one-off’ opportunity to meet lots of employers and other organisations offering all kinds of graduate jobs and work experience.

By attending the Festival you will be able to...

• Start your graduate job hunting - many graduate schemes close by December• Discover what jobs are out there in one single location• Meet and talk with representatives from a broad spectrum of organisations• Obtain valuable networking and job search experience • Learn about potential volunteering and placement opportunities• Discuss available positions and how to apply for them• Develop a network of contacts to help get you that dream job.

Find out what kind of opportunities might be available. Don’t assume you know just by the nature of the company. Finance companies might need marketing professionals, retail companies might need photographers, etc.

WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND

uclan.ac.uk/careersfairs 01772 895 858 @uclancareers #uclancareers

WIN A SURFACE GOEach day we are giving away a Surface Go. Look out for our competition cardsacross campus, fill it in and hand it to the Careers stand at the festival. Plus, one person in each of our Festival Presentations will win a £10 love to shopvoucher, you need to be there to win!


MEET EMPLOYERSLocal and National companies looking for students from many different disciplines.

Employers include BBC, NHS, Jet2, Lancashire Police.

Chance to win a Surface Go or Kindle Fire each day.

PRESENTATIONSTalks from employers, business leaders and influencers.

Free prize draw at every talk - one member of the audience will win a voucher.

Book Now.

POSTGRADUATE FAIRDiscover how a postgraduate qualification from UCLan could boost your career and

find out about the funding available to support you.

VOLUNTEERINGFind a voluntary experience to enhance your CV and boost your employability.

Voluntary organisations include Barnardos, NW Air Ambulance and Shelter.

LINKEDIN PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHSTake the opportunity to have a professional photograph taken for your LinkedIn

profile free of charge. Book now or sign up on the day if spaces remain.

CAREERS FESTIVAL 2019Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 November - 100'S OF OPPORTUNITIES




TOP TIPSGo to uclan.ac.uk/careersfairs to start planning your visit to this year’s Careers Festival.

You’ll be able to...

• Browse the most up-to-date A-Z list of employer, recruitment companies and voluntary organisations who will be attending over the two days

• Make a list of all the organisations you are interested in

• Research their products, services and opportunities

DOS AND DON’TSDO...

• Research the organisations attending

• Talk to the representatives

• Be open minded, companies have a whole range of roles

• Network -talk to a good range of exhibitors as you never know what they might have available

DON’T...

• Be Shy – they are there to talk to you

• Write off employers you haven't heard of

• Eat and drink whilst you are talking to the representatives.

• Just come for the freebies, but do enjoy them!

HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THE CAREERS FESTIVAL


It can be a good idea to take copies of your CV to give out to those employers whowould like one, but it's not essential.

Here are a few handy tips on how you can prepare.

Find out who is attending - see the full list of organisations on the careersfair webpages.

Stand out - distinguish yourself from others by demonstrating an understanding of theorganisation, familiarise yourself with what they offer before the day.

Build your confidence - approaching complete strangers can be daunting. So, when you arrive, don't rush to your favourite organisation. Instead, network with others first, toincrease your confidence.

Be professional, polite and courteous. Display a positive attitude, smile and relax.

Prepare some questions in advance - also make sure you tailor them and avoid asking questions you could find easily elsewhere.

Market yourself. Recruiters meet hundreds of students, so consider yourself a brand anddetermine your USP (Unique Selling Point). Impress them and they may ask for your CV.

Dress appropriately. You're not expected to be suited and booted (unless you want to be), but don't rock up wearing an expletive covered t-shirt. It'll get you noticed, but forall the wrong reasons.

Feel free to ask a recruiter for their business card. You might want to ask furtherquestions or reference them in your application.

Allow plenty of time. Fairs get busy, particularly in the period after lectures have finished, so make sure you give yourself time to visit the stands you are most interested in.We have a 'quiet half hour' for those with disabilities so email [email protected] tofind out more.

Our short ‘Prepare for the Fair’ online course goes through all these tips and more and will help you practice your networking and ‘elevator pitch’.

DON’T forget it’s about being yourself and just enjoying the opportunity to meet newpeople and discover more.

Just come along and see for yourself.

PREPARE YOURSELF




All the support you need is available within CareerEDGE where you can:

• Take the 'Prepare for the Fair' online course

• Search for vacancies with festival employers

• Book onto a presentation

• Book your professional LinkedIn photograph

• Use the 'Elevator Pitch' to practice your introduction

• Use CV builder and CV360 to develop and check your CV

To log in visit https://careeredge.uclan.ac.uk and enter your UCLan username and password.

MEET THE CAREERS TEAMOur friendly and fully qualified Careers Team look forward to helping you to develop your career plan. We will have a stall at the Careers Festival and you will find us in our red T-Shirts.

See you at the Festival.

CAREERS ADVISERSOur Advisers all offer support with any careers related questions you mayhave. There is also a link Careers Adviser who works closely with yourSchool/Faculty.

HAVE YOU LOGGED IN?


EMPLOYER DIRECTORY*

Monday 4 November

COMPANY / ORGANISATION

• Advocacy Focus• American Summers - IENA• AO.com• Autism Initiatives• BAE Systems• BDO• Blackburn Rovers

Community Trust• Brothers of Charity• Camp America• CBRE• Claro Software• Community Gateway• Dawsongroup• DriveWorks Ltd• Eden Brown Synergy• EF Education First• EKM Systems• Enterprise Rent a Car• Forbes Solicitors• Hays• HMPPS Forensic Psychological

Services• Holmeswood Coaches Ltd• IN4.0 Group• Jet2.com and jet2holidays• Lancashire and Cumbria

Citizens Advice Witness Service• Lancashire Police• Lancashire Victim Services

• Lancashire Volunteer Partnership

• Language Insight• Matalan Retail Limited• National Crime Agency• Newfocus• NHS Leadership Academy• Nublue, part of CTI Digital• Pagoda Projects• PGL Travel Ltd• Placement Year International• Preston Marriott Hotel• Preston Panthers -

Disability Spots Club• Propeller - UCLan• QA Consulting Ltd• Royal Navy• Seed Staff / Big Green Coach• Service Care Solutions• SilverDoor Ltd• Soccer Manager• Syft• The Calico Group• The Space Centre -

Creative Support• TT Games Studios Limited• UNITEplus• Willmott Dixon• Zoek


*Information subject to change as we cannot guarantee that employers will be present on the day.



EMPLOYER DIRECTORY*

Tuesday 5 November

COMPANY / ORGANISATION

• Adventure China• Arup• Baldwins• Barnardo's• BBC• Blackburn Youth Zone• Bowmer and Kirkland• Camp Canada• Camp Leaders• Capita• Civil Nuclear Constabulary• Cumbria Constabulary• Daisy Corporate Services• dnata Travel• Engaging Works• Exertis(UK) Ltd• Fat Media• FDM Group• Footasylum Ltd• Greater Manchester Police• HM Revenue & Customs• JET Programme Japan• Lancashire Mind• Local Pensions Partnership• Marsh and McLennan• MBS• McCann Manchester• MHA Moore and Smalley• Morson International

• National School of Healthcare Science

• North West Air Ambulance Charity

• NYAS - National Youth Advocacy services

• Opportunity China• Optionis• Oscar Technology• Peninsula Business Services Ltd• Play Inclusion Project• Primary Carers 24/7 Ltd• Prospects• Ribby Hall Village• ROQ• Safran• Sellafield Ltd• Shelter• STEP• Teach First• Tempest Photography• The Bushcraft Company• The Networking People (TNP)

Limited• The Original Factory Shop• The Silver Line• TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd• USA Summer Camp• Westinghouse Spring

*Information subject to change as we cannot guarantee that employers will be present on the day.

Please note: Company information was correct at the time of going to press. For an up to date list please visit uclan.ac.uk/careersfairs


CONTACT THE CAREERS TEAMVISIT US in Foster Building (turn left inside the main entrance)

OPENING TIMESMonday to Thursday (9.00am – 5.00pm) Friday (9.00am – 4.00pm)

01772 895 858

[email protected]

uclan.ac.uk/careers

@uclancareers

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