Links from Visa Options Post Study talk

Thanks to all of you that took time out during this busy time to come along to the post study options visa talk today.  Here are some of the links that were mentioned:

The UK Boarder Agency’s list of employers that are licensed to employ migrant workers or sponsor migrant students (The Register of sponsors)  http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/sponsoringmigrants/registerofsponsors/

Information for contacting UCL Rights and Advice who can give you one-to-one support: http://www.uclunion.org/get-advice/- if you click on Immigration you can download a help sheet which covers much of the advice given in todays talk

The UK Boarder agency website to download all your forms: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/

A website that wasn’t mentioned but is very helpful is the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA):  http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/

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Hear from M&S India via live webchat

Tomorrow (Tuesday 12th Oct) at 11.00am Andrew Falconer will be conducting the first live web-chat with an employer on International Futures. Shalini Naagar from M&S India will be online to answer some questions and chat with Indian students / those with the right to work in India.

If you are interested, join in at the International Futures website
and if you can’t make the 11am time slot, an archive of the chat will available from tomorrow afternoon.

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Are you interested in working in Singapore?

Highly skilled manpower is strategic to Singapore’s economic growth, both in established sectors like engineering, finance healthcare and legal services, as well as emerging sectors like the creative industries.

There are currently opportunities for both graduating students and working profes­sionals in the private and public sectors. Do feel free to visit the Contact Singapore Job Portal for a brief glance of the opportunities that are available http://www.contactsin­gapore.sg/jobs

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World Cup Special: Brazil

When the World Cup comes around, the team that usually head the betting odds are Brazil. Having won the tournament a record five times and being the only team to win on every continent it’s been staged on, Brazil are always amongst the favourites and with their flamboyant style of samba football are the team everyone loves to watch.

Now Brazil is starting to make an impact in line with status as a footballing superpower in the jobs market. With one of the world’s fastest growing economies and already with the largest economy in South America, many major companies are expanding into Brazil bringing with them a number of opportunities for graduate employment. Microsoft are one firm who have expanded in to Brazil and have a range of employment opportunities, from sales roles to software development and consultancy, as well as graduate schemes.

However, despite Brazil’s increasing economic stature, large areas of the population are still impoverished. Some 26% of the population of Brazil leave below the poverty line. If working in Brazil isn’t appealing to you, you could try taking up a volunteering opportunity. Latitude is one organisation that provide you with opportunities to work on community projects, like in an orphanage or with street children or environmental projects in the rainforests. At around £1,800 it may not be cheap, but it’s a great way to help people less fortunate, experience another culture and looks good on your CV. A list of other volunteering organisations can be found on the Graduate Prospects website if the schemes Latitude offer don’t appeal to you.

For graduates, Brazil really is Kaka to a graduates Luis Fabiano – always creating opportunities!

Zara Chaudhry, PA to the Head of Service/ Administrator

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China Employability Workshop

The British Council’s – China office is organising an Employability Workshop which aims to help Chinese students currently in the UK to get a better comprehension of the employers’ needs and the job market in China, as well as to prepare you to enter/re-enter the job market after graduation and enhance your employability and competitiveness in the field.

HR executives from major employers will attend the workshop to
give an overview on the competitive job market in China, and talk about various aspects of recruitment from employers’ view as well as to share successful experiences of other alumni via case studies.

The London workshop will take place on Saturday 21st November from 3-5pm and will be held at Westminster City Hall. To attend please visit: http://www.educationuk.cn/alumniuk/uktour/index.html

 

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