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Award-
winning
careers
support
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Supporting you
Newcastle University Postgraduate Study 2019 entry
Business start-ups
If you’ve ot the idea, then we’ve
ot the resources to help you. Each
year our START UP team supports
our innovative and entrepreneurial
students to develop and launch
their own businesses, providin :
• entrepreneurial support – a
pro ramme of workshops and
access to a dedicated team of
business advisers, entrepreneurs
and professionals, each providin
support on startin your own
business
• founderships – support for
raduate entrepreneurs lookin
to develop their new product,
idea or service, by providin
a business start-up packa e
o erin free workspace, fundin ,
advice and support
Connecting you
to employers
We facilitate opportunities for
you to meet future employers
face-to-face, learn more about
a particular profession and find
out what you need to succeed
in a particular job.
Each year more than 300
international, national and local
employers visit our campus to
deliver presentations, hold
interviews and attend recruitment
fairs to attract our talented students.
These activities provide a fantastic
opportunity for you to meet
recruiters face-to-face, learn more
about a particular profession and
find out what you need to succeed
in the jobs market.
With a 94% satisfaction
rate for our Careers
Service*, Newcastle
University offers one
of the best, largest and
most innovative careers
services in the UK.
We are accredited a ainst the
matrix Standard, a quality framework
for or anisations to assess and
measure their information, advice
and/or uidance services. This
means, no matter what your career,
learnin , work or life oals are, our
award-winnin team of professional
careers advisers can help when
it comes to takin the next step
in your career.
We provide uidance on everythin
from skills development and job
searches, to interview preparation
and practical help with hints and
tips on settin up a LinkedIn profile.
*International Student Barometer survey,
Autumn 2017
Our individualised pro ramme of
support includes a comprehensive
workshop pro ramme and a
database connectin you with
raduates workin in a wide ran e
of careers. Our Careers Compass
Tool provides a personalised report
with ideas, su estions and resources
to help you on your career journey.
Getting you
career ready
There are over 1,500 employers
postin over 100 new vacancies
on our website each week, totallin
over 5,000 advertised vacancies
each year. So you will find plenty
of work experience and placement
opportunities to enhance your
professional skills and build
your CV, includin :
• internships – ain raduate-level
work experience with an internship.
We advertise a lar e number of
internships, includin within local
businesses and the University
• Jobs On Campus (JobsOC) –
matchin students with paid
temporary or casual work
assi nments at the University
• volunteerin – over 200
volunteerin opportunities
advertised each year, providin
a reat way to ain valuable
work experience
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