Exclusive access to Financial Alternatives employer speed meet

So you’ve considered investment banking, but you aren’t sure it’s the career for you. What else can you do in finance? Assess. Advise. Comment. Investigate. Regulate. Report.

Financial Alternatives is your opportunity to find out more about your options.

With a small group of other students, you will have a few minutes with each professional. They will tell you about their job and how they got there then you can ask them your own questions.

Employers involved include:

• Financial Times
• Allianz
• Factset
• Burns Anderson
• Tesco Finance Scheme

Venue
This event will be held in Beveridge Hall, South Block, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU. 20 October 2011. It runs from 5.00pm – 7.00pm.

If you require any special assistance (including induction loops or large print materials) please let us know in advance and we will do our utmost to facilitate your access to this event. Contact us at cs@careers.lon.ac.uk or on 020 7863 6042 to discuss arrangements.

Cost
£16 – current students from colleges within The Careers Group, University of London Consortium and members of GradClub.
£20 – for all other participants.

You should be informed within two working days from receipt of your application whether you have been given a place on the course. All applicants who are not successful will be given a full refund. PLEASE NOTE: There is an administration charge of 10% of the total booking on all cancellations and refunds cannot be given after 5pm on 14 October.

How to apply

To register please click here and set up an account.

Important: Once you have set up an account you need to search the calendar for 20 October and select the Financial Alternatives event.

PLEASE NOTE: If you are a current student at any of the following colleges: Goldsmiths, King’s College London, Queen Mary, Royal Holloway, SOAS, St Mary’s or UCL or you have signed up to receive JobAlert, you will already have an account. Sign in using your College Careers Service or JobOnline username and password and then search the events section for Financial Alternatives.

NB you will not be given a place on the course until we receive payment. After you have registered for the event, please pay online using the link given in the event description.

Please register before making payment.

For general enquiries, call 020 7863 6042.

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Should you disclose your nationality on your CV?

Lately I have seen a number of International Students who have asked me the same question, “should I put my nationality on my CV?” and “will this affect how employers view my application?”

My view is to be upfront about this… Remember an employer will read your CV and may well work out you are from overseas by simply looking at your previous education.

So if you are from outside the UK, be clear about your nationality on your CV whilst clarifying how this impacts your eligibility to work in the UK. For example, if applying for a part-time job whilst studying put something like:
Nationality: Indian, eligible to work part-time in the UK for up to X hours.

(Make sure you know the current position by always keeping up to date with information on the UK Borders website)

If you are looking for work in the UK after you have finished your studies, try something like
Nationality: Indian, Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Migrant, eligible to work in the UK for 2 years.

Again there are excellent guidance notes from UKCISA

For specific question relating to your right to work in the UK contact UCL Rights and Advice.

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