n mEET EmpLOYERS wiTH AN EYE ON ESSEX n TRY OuT REAL ASSESSmENT CHALLENgES n FiND OuT wHiCH CAREERS ARE OpEN TO YOu TuESDAY 28 OCTOBER 11Am - 3pm SpORTS CENTRE COLCHESTER CAmpuS FiND OuT mORE AT: www.essex.ac.uk/careers/events EmpLOYABiLiTY AND CAREERS gRADuATE SkiLLS AND CAREERS FAiR IN T CO E RA H RN CTI AY E V E 8 S R 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REGISTRATION Entrance 9 10 21 20 11 12 19 13 14 15 18 17 16 REGISTRATION 52 31 23 24 25 30 29 32 33 Fire Doors 42 INTERACTIVE CORNER Enterprise Rent-A-Car 43 STAND NO. 14 Academies Enterprise Trust 48 ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants 6 Access UK Ltd 44 BAFTA Guru -British Academy of Film and Television Arts 47 Baker Tilly 46 Bank of England 42 BDO LLP 40 Bloomberg Institute 23 49 5 British Army BT - INTERACTIVE CORNER c2c Rail 41 44 Careers Lounge 26 27 34 40 45 39 38 Fire Doors 46 NHS Leadership Academy 8 9 Ransomes Jacobsen Ltd 32Hiscox 37 RMP Enterprise 30 21 Royal Air Force 51ICAEW 22 Royal Navy and Royal Marines 18 Informa UK Limited 31 Royal Statistical Society 16 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme 4 Salmon Limited 1 Teach First 50 Larking Gowen 15 Teacher Training University of East Anglia 28 Majestic Wine 27 The Challenge 45Mazars 25 vTeam, Students’ Union 3 39Willis 19 Graduate Recruitment Bureau CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Colchester Teacher Training Consortium 20 Damco UK Ltd 36 Darwin Recruitment Ltd 7 e2v Technologies 43 Enterprise Rent-A-Car - INTERACTIVE CORNER 29 Essex Police 10 FDM Group Ltd 12 Fujitsu UK & I 48 13Graduate-jobs.com CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) 41 2 47 National School of Healthcare Sciences 38 Civil Service Fast Stream 37 35 Graduate Admissions 33 50 34 24 City Year UK 36 National Graduate Development Programme (ngdp) 11Gradcracker 17 35 52 Careers Lounge (Employability & Careers Centre) 26 51 28 IN T CO E RA R C B NE TIVE T R 49 22 Hays - INTERACTIVE CORNER HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) MSX International Top Tips for making the most of the graduate skills and careers fair 2014 CHECKLIST ü TOP TIPS CHECKLIST: First impressions last. Be polite and friendly and take a professional approach when networking with the employers. Be open-minded about talking to companies not on your list. All graduate recruiters use a similar recruitment process and can offer valuable insight. Plus they may have roles you never knew existed. Don’t make assumptions about the kind of roles companies are recruiting for. Finance is more than finance, technology is more than technology. Large companies have a massive range of roles. Try out our new interactive assessment zones. Find out more about the recruitment process. Visit our Careers Lounge and meet your Employability & Careers Team. They’ll be there to answer your questions. If you have your CV with you, see if you’d pass the graduate recruiters’ ‘11 second test’. Not sure what to ask? No worries. Here are some suggestions to get you started: n n n n n n n What do you particularly look for in a student or graduate? How can I make my application stand out? What can I do now to prepare myself for your recruitment and selection process? What work experience do you expect your graduates to have when applying? Can you tell me more about what your graduate programme involves? What support and training would I receive? What kind of careers have past graduates gone on to have? ü