Career Matters
25 September 2018
Your weekly news from the Careers Centre
- Appointments booked up? Alternative ways to get help on your CV, application or interview skills.
- Careers Fairs
- Events coming up
- Management Consultancy Clinics
- National Insurance Number Information
- The Careers Centre had a successful Open Day 2018
- Undergraduate of the Year Awards 2019 are now open!
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CareerConnect
This time of year the Careers Centre appointments book up quickly but we can always support you with you CV, applications and interview skills.
Come along to a group session (booking required):
- ⭐️ Writing great CVs and Applications
Friday 28.09.18 from 14:00-15:00 in the Arts Lecture Theatre. - ⭐️ Using LinkedIn - Come along to find out how to effectively find and use contacts via LinkedIn
Tuesday 02.10.19 from 16:00 - 17:00 in the Careers Centre - ⭐️ Writing great CVs and Applications
Wednesday 03.10.18 from 14:00-15:00 in LT C, School of Maths & Stats - ⭐️ Interview Skills - how to succeed at interview
Thursday 04.10.18 from 14:00 - 15:00 in Seminar Rm 1, MBS Bldg, North Haugh - ⭐️ Writing great CVs and Applications
Monday 08.10.18 from 17:00 - 18:00 in School 5, St Salvator's Quad
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⭐️ Law Fair ⭐️
12:00 - 15:00
Club 601, Students' Union
⭐️ Careers Fair ⭐️
12:00 - 15:00
Club 601, Students' Union
Science & Technology
12:00 - 15:00
Club 601, Students' Union
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Events coming up!
Or use your CareerConnect account to search through the events.
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⭐️ New Management Consultancy Clinics ⭐️
The Management Consultancy Clinic is where you can seek advice and information about a career in management consultancy. These special one hour clinics are your first step in finding out more and preparing an application for this competitive sector.
The focus of the clinic is on discussion and answering questions. There will not be a formal presentation, so come prepared with your questions.
If you are considering applying for a graduate opportunity in management consultancy, attend one of these Management Consultancy Clinics before seeing a Careers Adviser for a one to one appointment.
⭐️ Dates and where to sign-up:
Friday 19.10.18 from 14:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 31.10.18 from 13:00 - 14:00
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Information on how to get your own National Insurance Number
Please call the National Insurance helpline to arrange an interview directly with the team on:
08001412075
Please visit the government website for more information on National Insurance Numbers:
https://www.gov.uk/national-insurance
We sometimes arrange for National Insurance Officers to hold their National Insurance interviews here in St Andrews. Unfortunately, we have yet to arrange details for this semester. To keep up to date of when the officers might visit please like the Careers Centre Facebook page.
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The Careers Centre had a successful Open Day in fresher's week!
A big thanks to St Andrews University Madrigal Group and the St Andrews Folk and Trad Society who both came to perform!
Throughout the Open Day we ran a CareerConnect competition and the successful winners have been emailed.
We asked students what their dream job was and here are your answers.
Thank you to Tunnock's for donating some goodies!
We asked you what your childhood dream career was.
2,000 bottles of Ribena turned up!
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As this is the 10th year we are hoping you may have already come across the awards and know that it is a fantastic way to gain valuable experience and insight into the graduate job application process. Successful undergraduates will be invited to attend an assessment centre where the shortlist will be refined to the top candidates.
The top candidates for each award will then be exclusively invited to a prestigious award ceremony in London to celebrate their achievements on 26th April 2019. Each award is sponsored by an internationally recognised company who are keen to offer unique work opportunities and various prizes to successful candidates.
This year we have 12 categories in a variety of disciplines to include all interests and skillsets:
- Computer Science, IT & Physics Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Construction and Engineering Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Female Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Future CFO Undergraduate of the Year Award
- LGBTQ+ Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Male Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Management Undergraduate of the Year Award
- New Energy Solutions Undergraduate of the Year Award
- One to Watch Undergraduate of the Year Award
- Science Undergraduate of the Year
- Undergraduate of the Year Award for Innovation
- Undergraduate of the Year Award for Impactful Social Action
Applications are now open to students who want to apply for the awards!
Search job vacancies, via CareerConnect
Fantastic Job Opportunities coming to CareerConnect daily
There are currently over 380 live jobs at today's date!
Register with CareerConnect – and receive daily/weekly internship and graduate job alerts!
Internships and Graduate jobs are available through the link above. Register with CareerConnect and select the sectors you would be interested in. This way you receive a personally selected email with live vacancies to your inbox.
For part-time vacancies:
Use the filters (part-time / job shop) to narrow down the job vacancies to the part-time positions in St Andrews.
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Careers Centre
Best wishes,
The Careers Centre Team
Email: careers@st-andrews.ac.uk
Website: http://st-andrews.ac.uk/careers
Location: 6 St Marys Pl, St Andrews, United Kingdom
Phone: 01334 462688
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universityofstandrewscareerscentre
Twitter: @careerscentre