Welcome to the Employability Website

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• KnowledgeEast Graduate Internships

  In December 2009, a UEL-led collaborative bid on behalf of the KnowledgeEast HEI partnership was awarded funding to provide internship opportunities for unemployed graduates. Over the next 9 months, 500 paid internship opportunities will be created for recent graduates in local SMEs or larger businesses. This will be a valuable first step into the workplace for graduates who are entering the workplace in a challenging economic climate. For further information on the KnowledgeEast Graduate Internships click here.

• Get That Job

  Get That Job is an online resource,  and offers anytime, anywhere access to vital practical know-how such as writing a great CV, gaining useful experience, networking and how to answer common interview questions. It also provides key video advice from the people who matter: senior employers and successful UEL students and graduates. There are also downloadable Top Tips summaries and simple Test Yourself exercises to check your skills and knowledge. Start Planning for your career now by clicking on Get That Job

• Volunteering opportunities / Work experience

  Volunteering is another way to gain relevant work experience and develop key employability skills
  If you are looking for volunteering opportunities or chance to gain work experience click here

• Fantastic training/ internship programme

  Are you a good communicator, interested in writing and the media, ambitious and in your final year?
   If you are, we have a fantastic opportunity for you.  We have a 10 week paid training programme run by Brunswick, the leading financial corporate communications company, exclusively for UEL graduates.  Reserve your place at the information evening on the 3rd of March 2010 by emailing your name and "Brunswick" to employability@uel.ac.uk.  Find out more at www.unicornjobs.com

• To all CITE Students,

  Come along and meet employers, talk to professionals in your field and enhance your CV

  Wednesday 24th March - 13:30 – 16:00 (EB.G.10)

  Attendance by registration only, please register at the following address: http://www.uel.ac.uk/cite

• Free workshop! (Thurs 18th March. 2-3pm. RBG.14 Stratford)
  
  Renting: Know Your Rights.
  If you're moving out of halls into shared accommodation or want to know your rights as a tenant, come along to this workshop and we'll arm you with the facts about tenancy agreements and what to look for when renting accomoodation.