Career Matters
26 November 2020
Your weekly update from The Careers Centre Team
Rest day for university staff - Monday 30 November
Please note we will be observing the Principal's request for all university staff to have a rest day on Monday 30 November. We will be open for business as usual on Tuesday 1 December.
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NGO and Third Sector Insight Panel
Date: Tuesday 1 December
Time: 13:00 GMT
- Are you looking to pursue a career in NGOs, charities or the public domain?
- Do you have a real interest in volunteering and supporting people in need?
- Want to hear about career insights and opportunities available in NGO/Third Sector?
Don't miss this amazing opportunity to hear from an expert panel. The discussions will include the potential to shape policy, economic development and real change that you can make locally and across the world. Q&As will follow.
Our panellists include :
- Rami Okasha - Chief Executive, Children's Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)
- Rami Zaatari – Sector Officer (Economic Development), Angus Council
- Anna Zhao – Executive Director, United Foundation for China’s Health
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Lloyds Banking Group - Feel Good Festival!
The festival is an online experience to connect, create, explore and ultimately bring a smile to many faces that have struggled throughout 2020.
This is a call for:
- banana bread-makers
- singer-songwriters
- comedians and
- first time yoga gurus
Showcase your talents! Whether you want to have your music heard or to get people moving to your dance class on the Main Stage, submit your content and receive your very own headline slot to share with friends and followers alike.
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How to master Assessment Centres
Date: Thursday 3 December
Time: 13:00 - 13.45 GMT
An increasing number of employers are using assessment centres during the recruitment process.
If you have an assessment centre coming up, or if you’re anticipating being invited to one, come along to this 45 minute live webinar so you know what to expect on the day.
This is an opportunity to for you to:
- Learn about the purpose of an assessment centre
- Know what to expect on the day
- Develop some strategies to help you master assessment centres
- Understand what employers are looking for
- Know where to find key resources to support you
- Ask any questions you might have
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Need help to prepare for an interview?
The Careers Centre has great resources to help you approach your next interview.
Read about:
- Interview preparation and advice
- Interview types
- Telephone interviews
- Video interviews
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Celebrating digital literacy!
Show the world what you can do by entering this career-boosting, prize-giving, grant-winning student programmes.
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Discover career paths, hear from employers and boost your employability.
Bright Network is bringing together world leading employers and top educators for a series of virtual experiences.
Open to all students and recent graduates.
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Fancy yourself as a master of coding?
Compete with other students in a race to shut SPARK down before it finds a way to dominate every electronic trading market in the world.
For 21 days a range of exciting daily prizes will be on offer to those brave enough to take on SPARK in a series of fiendishly difficult challenges.
The contestant deemed to have been most instrumental in the fight against SPARK will also be eligible to win a grand prize.
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Student Focus research programme in 2020-2021
Are you a final year undergraduate actively applying (or have applied) for graduate jobs?
Take part in a series of online questionnaires, which won't take more than a few hours of your time during the year and you'll be well paid for your answers.
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Economic Futures: Building a Wellbeing Economy in Scotland: What is it Going to Take?
Date: Wednesday 2 December
Time: 16:30 – 17:30 GMT
Don't miss the chance to hear from guest speaker, Katherine Treback, at the next Economic Futures webinar series: Economics Beyond the Pandemic.
Katherine is Advocacy and Influencing Lead for the Wellbeing Economy Alliance and co-founder of WEAll Scotland. She has over eight years’ experience in various roles with Oxfam GB - as a Senior Researcher for the Global Research Team, UK Policy Manager, and Research and Policy Advisor for Oxfam Scotland.
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Chinese HongPao Society - Internship Talk
Date: Saturday 28 November
Time: 13:00 - 14:00 GMT
MS Teams - Code number: tmc2mly
- Are you looking for tips for making a good job or internship application?
- Curious about what happens in different types of working environment?
- Unsure about what to do in the third and fourth year of university?
Come along to the internship talk held by the Chinese HongPao Society.
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NEW VACANCIES ON CAREERCONNECT!
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REMINDER ++++++COMING UP SOON!++++++
Is a PhD or Masters for me?
What are Supervisors looking for?
What’s involved and how can I make it happen
Scottish Government Teacher Recruitment Campaign
Progressive Partnership, an independent research company, is conducting research about career choices among young people in Scotland.
For a chance to win £150 in Amazon vouchers, you can take part in Progressive's online research!
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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
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Phone: 01334 462688
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