Career Matters
11 February 2019
Your weekly news from the Careers Centre
Key sections:
- Interview Simulator
- St Andrews Summer Internships Scheme 2019
- Internship Experience Certificate
- Scottish Government Graduate Development Programme
- Final Reminder: Barclays Local Genius Competition
- GoinGlobal training - global job opportunities
- University of St Andrews Recent graduate traineeships
- Graduate vacancies and part-time positions in St Andrews
To see the list of events the Careers Centre has this week please log into your
CareerConnect account.
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Interview Simulator
Take an auto-generated mock interview or browse the questions employers voted the most trustworthy.
Practise your interview technique against the clock, recording your answers as you go; compare your responses against video advice from employers, explaining why they ask these questions and how good answers differ from poor ones.
Above all, we want to help you feel confident and ready to answer any questions thrown at you.
Click here for the link to the interview simulator.
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St Andrews Summer Internships Scheme 2019
Applications are now open - apply via CareerConnect.
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We offer an Internship Experience Certificate to recognise students who have undertaken professional level work experience for a minimum of four weeks through a structured programme in any industry or organisation, anywhere in the world. To qualify, you’ll have to give evidence of how you’ve developed your career seeking and employability skills.
You need to submit a work experience case study. Your case study will be reviewed by a member of the Careers Centre who will arrange for the Internship Experience Certificate to appear on your academic transcript, provided your case study meets an acceptable standard.
Your case study should be between 700-1,000 words. You should answer the questions as fully as possible. Although optional, providing a picture of yourself will make your case study more engaging to the reader. Have a look at a variety of case studies on our website.
When an employer/organisation requests formal support from the university for a future internship, the Careers Centre can provide students with the necessary support documentation, eg Convention de Stage, supporting letters.
By accepting formal support documentation from the university, you enter into an agreement with the Careers Centre to provide us with a suitable case study for our website once you have completed your internship.
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Scottish Government Graduate Development Programme
Missed out on the Civil Service Fast Stream? Want to live in Scotland? Here is the programme for you. Applications are now open, job starts in September 2019 - if interested you should register now.
What is the GDP?
The Graduate Development Programme is an accelerated career path to leadership, with supported development and active career management. The programme sits at the heart of the Scottish Government’s Talent Development Plan. We want to recruit and develop high calibre individuals, offering you the chance to realise your potential while taking on real responsibility and tackling some of the biggest issues facing Scotland today.
Click here for more information.
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Final Reminder: Barclays Local Genius Competition
**WIN** expert mentoring to start your own business with Barclays
You’ve been struck by a great tech idea that could help your community. You’ve got dreams of making your idea a business one day. We want to help now.The Barclays Local Genius challenge is on the hunt for business-minded students across the UK.
What’s in it for you? Throughout the challenge stages, our entrants gain one-to-one mentoring and business training, skills workshops and advice to set any start-up apart from the crowd.
And that’s just by taking part. If you win the national finals at our London HQ, you’ll have dedicated experts at Barclays, ready to give you the guidance and connections you need to get your business started right now – even while you’re still at university.
Steps to enter
- Enter your tech idea on our website
- Our panel of Barclays colleagues and business leaders pick the top ten per region
- The top five ideas per region present their ideas at the regional finals
- The regional winners pitch to business leaders at the national final
So what are you waiting for? When lightning strikes, tell us your idea – and become our next Local Genius.
Deadline: 15th February 2019.
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GoinGlobal
GoinGlobal helps new and experienced job seekers find opportunities both at home and abroad. As the market leader in online career and employment resources for more than 16 years, our website has helped millions of new and experienced professionals expand their horizons.
Interested in finding a job or internship across town or around the world?
- Learn how to connect your career objectives with hiring opportunities by identifying key employers and industry contacts for informational interviews and professional networking.
- Get a realistic understanding of work permit and visa requirements, financial considerations and other prime factors critical to career success in a new location.
- Identify American employers seeking to hire international professionals for their U.S. operations through H-1B visa petitions - and learn how to connect this information to current job opportunities.
Click here for upcoming dates.
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University of St Andrews recent graduate traineeships
The application deadline will be 5pm on Friday 5 April 2019.
For more information, click here.
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Search job vacancies, via CareerConnect
Fantastic Job Opportunities coming to CareerConnect daily
There are currently over 850 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
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