Finding Placements

Unitemps

Part-time, vacation or temporary work - Many students now work part-time during term-time. Unitemps advertises hundreds of opportunities suitable for students throughout the year.

LinkedIn

Wikijob

A great website for both finding jobs and other opportunities as well as finding up to date information and the inside track on graduate recruitment methods. you are unsure of - wikijob.co.uk

Ratemyplacement

Ratemyplacement - they specialise in just placements and internship opportunities as well as having a review site so you can see what other students thought of the placements- set up a mail alert so everytime a new role is added it be emailed directly to you - ratemyplacement.co.uk

Fledglings

Fledglings - A great website for both finding jobs and other opportunities as well as finding up to date information and the inside track on graduate recruitment methods - fledglings.net

The Step Programme

The Step Programme offers short term work placements, generally lasting between eight weeks and six months or longer term internships lasting between six and 12 months. All Step opportunities have a genuine development focus, are structured and often project based and importantly, are all paid - step.org.uk/graduates-students

Prospects

Prospects target both SME’s and Large businesses using information from professional bodies, journals, your academic tutor, linkedin to source your list of companies - prospects.ac.uk

SMEs account for at least 99% of the businesses in every main industry sector. (Employ up to 250)

Large businesses, with more than 250 employees, accounted for 0.1% of businesses but 40% of employment and 53% of turnover

Source: BIS, Business population estimates, 2016

Target both SME’s and Large businesses using information from professional bodies, journals, your academic tutor, linkedin to source your list of companies.

The importance of an international experience” and that “the confidence and self-awareness students gain from putting down roots somewhere new, is an asset for any business” .

Please be aware that they may be fees associated with overseas placements, please make sure you read through the information thoroughly before committing to anything.

If you are sure, please contact Julian Glover at julian.glover@canterbury.ac.uk.

• British Council - Internships
• British Council - Work or Volunteer
• Pioneer and beyond
• Intern China
• Erasmus Plus
• Erasmus Plus international
• Ratemyplacement
• GoOverseas
• Yummy Jobs

 

Going out of your way to actively seek opportunities – especially when vacancies are not being advertised – is a great way to prove your drive and initiative to potential employers. Approaching a company directly puts you ahead of the competition and shows your commitment to the company and job; it could be enough to swing the interview balance in your favour.  

• Use LinkedIn as a way to identify companies and individuals  that you can approach.

Built into the network is a job search tool, although you will have to open an account in order to view any vacancy postings. With over 230 million members worldwide - and growing by the second - LinkedIn can be very useful when preparing your application: prior to interviews, you can find (and swot up on) potential employers and interviewers.

Most companies maintain a meticulous profile and presence on the network. Use their self-promoted image as a guide for how to answer the inevitable “why work for us?” interview question.

• http://www.totalprofessions.com/profession-finder

Total professions has a searchable database of professional bodies and organisations in the UK.

Christ Church Business School has currently 14 different professional bodies we are accreditated to. Most have student memberships that you can take advantage of to find jobs, contacts and events

To find out what accreditations we have click here and speak to your personal tutor about how to access student membership.

With in-depth search criteria and a massive selection of jobs from across the country, Job Centre Plus is a useful tool for narrowing down the list of thousands of vacancies and finding the perfect position to suit you. 

Many jobs never get advertised; most estimates state the majority of jobs are not widely advertised. Developing your network will enable you to tap into the so-called 'hidden' jobs market and find out more about specific careers or entry requirements and companies.

More and more companies have started to explore social media channels as a way of finding the best graduates, so be sure to keep up. Not only do networks like LinkedIn let you keep abreast of the latest vacancies at top companies, but they can even allow you to speak directly to those who might be interviewing you. Just remember that it works both ways: employers will almost certainly be checking your online presence before inviting you for an interview.