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- LSHTM 'Charities & NGO's' Careers Information Fair
- New Reach website
- CV guide now available online
- Career Service Opening Times
- Spring 2010 events schedule
- New SICS page on Facebook
- Working in the UK after your studies (Information for International Students)
- SICS Podcasts and other Online Information Resources
- Careers Tagged - virtual careers information resource
17th March 2010, 11:00am - 2:00pm, Venue Hall, ULU Building, Malet Street.
An opportunity for you to network with representatives from key organisations in the development sector to gain an insight into what you could do and how you can get in.
Attending organisations:
Action Against Hunger, EMERGENCY UK, London International Development Centre, Doctors of the World (Medicins Du Monde), Medair, Medecins Sans Frontieres UK, Raleigh International, RedR, Skillshare, Teaching Aids at Low Cost, VSO.
Still to confirm:
British Red Cross, Calcutta Rescue Fund, Malaria Consortium, Merlin, Oxfam, Save the Children, The Global Fund, The MENTOR Initiative.
This popular publication, How to write a CV, is now available to download as a PDF. The guide features good and bad examples of CVs, explains what employers are looking for, and also suggests ways to tackle some common tricky issues.
Click on the image to view and save a copy.
Careers Library: Monday-Friday: 9.30-17.00, Wednesday: 9.30-20.00
Brief Discussions: Monday-Thursday: 14.00-16.30
No appointments, just turn up and sign up.
Wednesday Evenings:* 17.00-19.00 term-time only.
*These must be pre-booked by 12.00 noon Wednesdays by calling 020 7863 6030 or e-mailing sics@careers.lon.ac.uk
Our office is located on the 1st floor, Stewart House, 32 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5DN.
Evening careers seminars are held on Wednesdays in term-time, tackling CVs, interviews and career planning. Click here for upcoming dates. These seminars are held in The Careers Group conference room, 1st floor of Stewart House.
Aptitude tests and personality profiling are also available. These sessions are held within UCL careers service on the 4th floor of the ULU building on Malet Street.
If you are coming to the end of your studies in the UK, you might be considering the possibility of staying on in the UK to work. This new Information Sheet from the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) explains some of the schemes that are likely to be of particular relevance to students at the end of their studies.
For details please click here
For more information about UKCISA please go to www.ukcisa.org.uk/
Podcasts and other Online Information Resources
SICS has developed a brand new Resources page on its website. Full of interesting and useful links to career information to help you develop your future career plans.
Click here to view the Resources page
or here to hear our 'latest' Podcasts.
Careers Tagged powered by The Careers Group, University of London, is a virtual careers information resource designed to give you easy access to information about careers, job hunting, employers, events, further education, vacancy sources and more.
With over 5000 books and online resources reviewed and added by our careers specialists, you can browse, create and store your own searches, rate items, add your own tags and comments, as well as share interesting links with your friends.
www.careerstagged.co.uk/
For further details about any of the above go to www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sics or alternatively you can e-mail us at sics@careers.lon.ac.uk with your career and study related queries which we will be happy to try and help you with.
Off the Shelves_
Green jobs – list of vacancy boards and recruitment agencies
Looking for a job in the environment sector? This list will point you towards some specialist websit
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:45:29 +0000
It is International Women’s Day today – what does that mean?
International Women’s Day is a globally-recognised day, established 100 years ago, to celebrat
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:35:19 +0000
How can I get medical and healthcare work experience?
Getting the right healthcare work experience is key to a successful application to medical school, b
Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:17:23 +0000
Emergency services blogs – the inside view
Continuing on from my previous listing of lawyer blogs (blawgs), I thought I would highlight some mo
Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:34:04 +0000
Short courses, real benefits
Reading this article on short courses reminded me of the range of courses available for short cours
Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:00:31 +0000
Like us? Hate us? How can we help you?
We in the information team are having a drive to get feedback to improve our services. Do you have a
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:46:22 +0000
Christmas closure dates
Please note that The Careers Group offices, Careers library and Specialist Institutions’ Caree
Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:13:52 +0000
Blawgs – get an inside perspective on law
I follow a number of blawgs purely out of general interest, but I thought I would share this selecte
Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:33:10 +0000
Freebies – the only reason to attend a careers fair?
I spotted this diary article by student Duncan Robinson in the Independent, and I wanted to respond
Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:42:39 +0000
CVs – what to put for hobbies & interests?
Looking for inspiration? After filling out two pages demonstrating serious work achievements and aca
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:25:42 +0000