e-Newsletter EXTRA November 2009
Welcome to the November e-Newsletter!
As we bid a fond farewell to 2009 it seems as though everything should be winding, but there is no rest for the wicked for the Bright Futures network! Activity is relentless with students hammering out applications for top grad jobs and others hunting down the best internships and placements on offer. Our Corporate Investors are working their socks off to provide members with all the essential information that they need to make the right career choices, hence the huge variety of events on offer.
Graduates are going to great lengths to ensure that they land a fantastic job, so our ‘interesting news’ section is dedicated to one grad who didn’t wait around for an opportunity to come to him. For those of you who (like me) are filled with terror at the thought of sitting ‘Psychometric Tests’ including numerical and verbal reasoning (which I thought I’d left far behind me when I left school) see the article by one of our committee members who found the ultimate solution to passing these tests.
Enjoy the e-Newsletter, have a wonderful Christmas break and we will be back with another great edition in the New Year – see you then.
- Eve Hyland, Marketing & Communications Manager, Bright Futures
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MAIN CONTENTS
Intros
Corporate News
- Rate My Placement
- Deloitte
- Reckitt Benckiser
- Unilever
- Audit Commission
- Ernst & Young
- UBS
- CIMA
- Rolls Royce
- Nestle
- The College of Law
- L'Oreal
- KPMG
- ACCA
- ICAEW
National Team News
Society News
- Student Case Study
- Aston Bright Futures News
- Swansea Bright Futures News
- St Andrews Bright Futures News
- Edinburgh Bright Futures News
- Loughborough Bright Futures News
A Bit of Fun!
Latest Advice
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Interesting News
Graduate has taken on the credit crunch blues and won by finding 50 DIFFERENT JOBS in 50 WEEKS by becoming everything from a TV weatherman to a New York stockbroker.
Dan Seddiqui embarked on the unusual job hunt after failing to find a position despite finishing an economics degree at university.
The former financial analyst, 27, was left £94,000 in debt and without a roof over his head after failing to find work despite having 40 interviews. The situation became so bad that his worried parents even sent him for counselling to try and find out why he couldn't find a job.
But the Californian put faith in the famous American Dream and decided to travel across the United States, visiting each state for one week to try his hand at a different role.
His belief was soon rewarded and he has done everything from working as a petroleum engineer in Texas to being a syrup processor in Vermont.
When Dan visited Tennessee he found work as a music studio technician and became a stockbroker in New York.
And he has also worked as a lobster catcher, a jazz conductor, TV weatherman in Ohio and even a Las Vegas wedding planner.
But it's not been all work and no play as Dan managed to bag himself 40 DATES while working his way around the US too!
(Here he is as a weatherman in Ohio..)
He said of his journey: "I couldn't even afford to buy food sometimes, and I just thought enough was enough."
"Initially when I approached companies with my idea they voiced a lot of concerns about training and safety issues, but I eventually wore everybody down. And now everyone seems really pleased that I went on this trip and tried so many different jobs, even my parents."
His experiences have also allowed him to work out what he likes — and dislikes — doing.
He added: "My favourite job was probably as a bartender in Louisiana in the middle of Mardi Gras. I got to meet so many great people."
"My least favourite was trying to be a lobster-man. I learned that I got very seasick, and that lobsters do a lot of pinching."
So far Dan has earned nearly £38,000 from his experiment and plans to publish a book on his experiences next year.
He is also hoping to develop his project in a reality TV show.
As for a career, Dan fancies becoming a dietician — a job that he did for a week in Mississippi.
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We (love) Nestle
Just the mention of Nestle brings a smile to the faces of the National Team.
Our members love Nestle because of the energy and enthusiasm they bring to the table. From their excellent workshops at our Committee Training Event in September (complete with bespoke training event leaflets they’d produced) to Webinars that we have recently run with them - we are always thrilled to have Nestle on-board.
Dedicated to the cause and their quest to find top grads to recruit into Nestle, they are as enthusiastic about Bright Futures UK domination as we are so how could we not love Nestle!
Nestle is the company that brings you a huge variety of products including; Shredded Wheat, Nescafe Coffee, Munch Bunch yoghurts and Felix cat food, as well as some of your favourite chocolate brands including Aero, Smarties, Munchies, Toffee Crisp, KitKat and not forgetting the National Team’s favourite; Quality Street.
Nestle have plenty going on, which is why they offer real jobs, with real responsibilities – and very real prospects.
Take a look at the graduate opportunities by visiting; http://www.nestlecareers.co.uk/html/graduate-nestle-jobs.htm
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Corporate News
RateMyPlacement.co.uk Placement & Internship Awards 2010; deadline 5pm on Friday the 27th November 2009.
You may have seen in a previous newsletter we announced the RateMyPlacement.co.uk Placement & Internship Awards 2010; well we are now getting closer to the entry and nomination deadline of 5pm on Friday the 27th November 2009.
The RateMyPlacement.co.uk Awards celebrate excellence from all stakeholders in the Placement and Internship process, meaning there are awards for universities, corporates and students. There are 9 categories in total so plenty of ways to get involved, we have highlighted a few below.
WIN £1,000 for your society; we are inviting all Bright Futures societies to enter the Best Society Award. If your society has done great things to promote work experience to your members then complete the entry form by clicking here. Being announced the RateMyPlacement.co.uk Society of the Year” will give you and Bright Futures some great publicity and will really encourage students and corporates to get involved in the future.
Have you done a placement or internship? WIN £500 with the Best Student Award. If you feel you made an outstanding contribution to the business on your placement or internship you can enter the Best Student Award by clicking here.
It's not all about you winning though; you can help both your university placement/careers service and your employer to win by nominating them or writing a review.
For full details of the Awards and to make an entry or nomination, click on the link below:
http://www.ratemyplacement.co.uk/articles/ratemyplacement-awards/
Remember, the deadline is 5pm on the 27th November, so get your entries, nomination and reviews in ASAP!
Deloitte Business Competition - 2,012 words to Singapore Olympics!
Do you have what it takes to influence the London 2012 Games? Deloitte is giving you the opportunity to come up with a business solution to a real-life business issue which we are helping the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to tackle. Your challenge is centred on creating a positive experience for different groups at Games time. This could be for athletes and officials, the media, local residents, spectators, sponsors, or the Games workforce.
Successful entries will be selected in five regional heats. Finalists will travel to London next spring to go on a tour of the Olympic Park and to present their response to a final competition challenge, to a panel of judges led by Lord Coe.
If you enter, writing out your ideas in 2,012 words, you are competing for the prize of a trip to the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games and two weeks of paid work experience in the London 2012 sponsorship team at Deloitte. The judges will be looking for creative, entrepreneurial and constructive ideas that can genuinely influence the delivery of the Games.
Think you’ve got what it takes? Enter now at www.deloitte.co.uk/businesscompetition
Current Opportunities
Opportunities in Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate Finance with clients in financial services, technology, media and telecommunications; consumer business and travel
Any degree disciplines:
- With at least a B in GCSE Maths and a C in GCSE English
- 300 UCAS points at A level or 320 for our Consulting and Corporate Finance Service lines
- A predicted/achieved 2:1 at your first degree.
We have around 1000 graduate vacancies and 100 undergraduate vacancies available for 2010 and recruit into these positions all year round
To find out more about the opportunities we offer visit our website at www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates.
University and the job market can be a daunting experience, we know - we faced it and are still facing it.
In this student tool kit some of Reckitt benckiser’s graduates, trainees and interns from around the world have pulled together their most useful tips and suggestions from their experiences; to help make you to stand out from the crowd.
To get you on your way to an international career – attributes Reckitt benckiser is always looking for.
• Student Guide
• Maximizing Coursework Delivery
• How to Get that Job
• Definitions – Overcome the Industry Jargon
• Food for Thought
So enjoy all the tips here, and tell us if you have some of your own experiences; and who knows, one day you might be here at Reckitt benckiser working with us. http://www.reckittbenckiser.jobs/LearnWithRB
P.S. don’t forget our deadline for applications to the sales and marketing programme is approaching (30th November) so while you are making the most of the website why not stop by and have a look at what our Graduate Programmes are all about!
Unilever goes Social..
At Unilever we’re always pushing the boundaries, whether its through innovative product development or seeking out sustainable sources of raw materials. The award winning marketers of our business have been tapping into online mediums for sometime now, creating interactive, informative media to build brand loyalty amongst consumers.
This week see’s the launch of a social media campaign for the Unilever Future Leaders Programme here in the UK. The campaign focuses on driving a unified online presence mainly through the Twitter and Facebook sites to help interaction with the masses of high quality graduates out there.
“Our main goal is to give potential candidates an insight into Unilever’s unique culture and allow them to interact with current trainees on the scheme to find out what its really like” states Chris Bell, Digital Graduate Recruitment Team Lead.
Linking directly in with our attraction strategy, candidates can now build their awareness and receive regular updates through the Twitter stream. Whilst Facebook is targeted on building and sustaining relationships with candidates; providing its audience with interviews by current trainees, role information and informal Q&A sessions. We are also using Facebook to drive our competition where you will get the opportunity to work on a business challenge here at Unilever and one overall lucky winner will win an expenses paid trip abroad to see one our world-changing work in action!
If you are someone who thinks they can push the boundaries and come up with game changing ideas in one of the largest fast moving consumer goods companies logon to Twitter or Facebook to find out more.
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/unilevergrads
Facebook: http://www.unilever.co.uk/careers/facebook
Unilever Careers main site: http://www.unilever.co.uk/careers/
Everyone has their own missions in life. One day it might be something small – to finish that job you’ve been meaning to do for ages. Other days it’s something much bigger – to make the most of life and spend your days doing something to be proud of.
With our dedicated graduate programme here at the Audit Commission, we can offer you exactly that. As an independent watchdog, charged with ensuring public money is well spent (some £200 billion of it), the people who work with us touch literally hundreds of thousands of lives every day, championing service improvements across local government, health, education and housing. Imagine being part of that.
And we’re now accepting applications for our graduate programme. You’ll enjoy an incredible variety of work and a well thought out mix of on-the-job practical experience, whilst working towards your CIPFA accountancy qualification. We offer a competitive salary (between £22,938-£30,346 including training supplements) and great benefits.
You can have studied any discipline, all we ask is that you bring a 2.2 or above, 240 UCAS points or equivalent, GCSE in Maths (C or above) plus the ambition and drive to succeed.
So, what’s your mission? Whatever it is, we believe you’ll find it through a career with us. Find out more at www.whatisyouraudit.com/mission
Closing date: 11th January 2010
Ernst & Young is 135,000 people, in 700 locations, working with clients on Assurance, Corporate Finance, Tax and Advisory.
You might think you’re not the right 'type', but there’s a good chance you are. Because everyone brings different skills and traits to the table – both technical and personal, we know that if we can help you use your individual strengths, you'll enjoy your job more - and probably be better at it.
If we can help you achieve your goals, then you'll be helping us achieve ours. To find out what gets you going, try our online interactive strengths test at www.ey.com/uk/studentstories which will give you a personalised report on your strengths. Or go to www.ey.com/uk/campusevents to find out when we are on a campus near you.
We take applications from all degree disciplines for the roles that we recruit for, so any student is welcome to apply no matter what their degree background is. We have vacancies within Assurance, Advisory, Tax and TAS (Corporate Finance), under these main service lines are other roles linked to that particular area. As these can differ by office, it is best for students to go onto the website to see what is still available when applying through our drop down menu.
Want to kick-start your career? Exciting UBS insight programs for students graduating in 2012.
Want to kick-start your career? Global investment bank UBS invites high-achieving students graduating in 2012 to explore the fast-paced world of finance through our exciting UBS Insights program. UBS Insights offers participants a taster of what it’s really like to work at one of the world’s top financial firms.
Successful applicants will spend a week at our London offices, where they’ll enjoy a stimulating mix of seminars, business games and work shadowing. What’s more, completing the UBS Insights program is a great way for top performers to get fast tracked onto our 2011 Summer Internship.
Apply today at www.ubs.com/insights
Interested in a career in management accountancy? Then CIMA is the most relevant professional qualification for you.
Students like you are currently looking at life after university. So make sure you are not left behind, and really add value to your CV. If you are interested in a career in management accountancy, then CIMA is the most relevant professional qualification for this.
Go to www.cimaglobal.com/bf to find out more.
The CIMA challenge is back for 2010
The CIMA Global Business Challenge is back for another year. So if you think you are a future business leader, get involved and register your interest to participate now!
With 12 countries from around the world participating, you will have the chance to compete against the best at the global final to be held in Kuala Lumpur in 2010. Click here to find out what the participants of the 2009 competition thought.
To find out more about the CIMA professional qualification, please visit our website
Join the discussion!
If you have a question to ask or have an experience you would like to share, then get involved on the new CIMA online community.
Graduate jobs and internships awaiting you with Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce has been very busy these past couple of months; we’ve met some great students through attending university careers fairs and giving presentation talks all over the country. If you are looking for a graduate job or an internship in any of the following areas please visit our website to find out if Rolls-Royce is the employer for you…
Graduate & Internship offerings in: Engineering, Commercial, Customer Management, Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing Leadership, Project Management, Purchasing, Supply Chain
To find out more go to www.Rolls-Royce.com/careers/ and remember:
We close for applications on 30th November 2009!
Here at Nestlé we have been busy running and arranging more Bright Futures events.
The partnership fund which was mentioned in last months newsletter was a great success and we were extremely impressed with all the societies who participated. Congratulations go to Strathclyde Bright Futures who impressed our judges and won a sum of money and also to Aston Bright Futures who won sponsorship for their evening with industry event.
On this note we would just like to express our excitement about taking part in this event. Being the chocolate lovers that we are at Nestlé, we especially look forward to the chocolate fountain that we are sponsoring!
If you fancy a break from your studies why not check out our graduate website http://www.nestlecareers.co.uk/html/graduate/kitkat-game-nestle.htm and have a go at the online Kit Kat game.
The College of Law is running a programme of free training resources for prospective solicitors and barristers.
The programme, called “Prepare for your Career in Law”, is designed to increase your commercial awareness, give you a better idea of what life will be like in practice and to prepare you for trainee and pupillage interviews.
We have planned the course to be convenient but effective. As it’s an online programme, you can access the training when and where you like and gain the knowledge and information you’ll need without having to take time out from your university course.
To take part in this FREE course, please go to www.college-of-law.co.uk/register-me
Don’t miss the Career in Law webinar on 2 December.
Email Eve@brightfuturesresourcing.com if you would like to take part in this online event.
Find out more
Call 0800 328 0153
E-mail admissions@lawcol.co.uk
Visit www.college-of-law.co.uk
L’Oreal are once again working with the Bright Futures Society to run its Brandstorm competition.
We are working closely with Bright Futures in Nottingham, Edinburgh, Loughborough and Lancaster on Brandstorm events. The first event took place in Lancaster a couple of weeks ago and was great, very well organised. They even had an after party!
If you’d like to enter as a Bright Futures team then please contact the National Team or Committee members at any of the universities mentioned above.
For more details please go to www.brandstorm.loreal.com
KPMG still have vacancies 2010 entry for graduate scheme and vacation scheme.
If you’d like to learn more about which entry route to apply to; Audit or Tax why not get a taster by playing our business games click here
See our new campaign website Straight Talking to find out what its like to work at KPMG
Read our Public Sector magazine to learn more on Public Sector Audit
To find out where vacancies are available, please click here.
ACCA Undergraduate of the Year Competition
This year we have launched a new competition for students at UK universities. ACCA is currently championing 'Accountants for Business' and are asking students to demonstrate in no more than 1000 words what 'Accountants for Business' means to them.
The winner will win £1000 and will be named ACCA Undergraduate of the Year. There will be prizes of £500 and £250 for runners up.
This is a fantastic opportunity for graduates to have something extra on their CV as well as providing their university the opportunity to generate local and national PR. Further information can be found here.
How will you make yourself stand out from the crowd?
The Certificate in Finance, Accounting and Business from the ICAEW could enable you to stand out from your peers, in a competitive job market, and provide you with valuable time to decide your next career step.
The certificate, also known as CFAB, could be your route to the ACA and your future business career. There are no specific entry requirements to study for CFAB, the modules you cover are the knowledge modules of the ACA, providing you with a great start to a professional business qualification, or just building your general business skills and understanding.
Each module can be tackled at your own pace, meaning that you can fit CFAB around your degree or work commitments. The modules can be taken in any order, so it may even help existing studies that you are undertaking. All assessments are electronic, with learning either through self-study, class-room tuition or through distance learning via a tuition provider.
You can complete CFAB in as little as 12 months. Help make yourself stand out from the crowd, go to: www.icaew.com/cfab
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National Team News
Take 7 minutes out of your day and read Simon's blog (s). All month he's been out and about all over the country and with the miles he clocks, and the people he meets our MD has a few nuggets of gold to hand out to you!!
http://simonreichwald.wordpress.com/
http://www.bright-futures.org.uk/view-blog
Only a couple of days left to register for the Npower Energy Challenge with a prize fund of £10k
For the 4th year running RWE Npower are inviting undergraduates in their final or penultimate year to enter this competition.
Each team must consist of four students who can be from varying departments, supported by one lecturer. If selected to attend the heat stage, teams will put forward their presentation to a panel of industry experts.
Successful entrants will be invited to one of two regional heats in early 2010 to compete for a place in the final. The final is to be held in March at Wembley Stadium and will be judged by the RWE npower Executive board.
The winning team will each win £1250 and £5000 for the academic department of the sponsoring lecturer. There will be runner up cash prizes for the second and third placed teams.
You must pre-register your team by 1st December 2009
Register as a Bright Futures team to gain exclusive access to 'insider' hints and tips on how to be successful in this competition! http://www.bright-futures.org.uk/npower-energy-challenge
To see a video about the Challenge http://www.npower.com/brightergraduates/npower-challenges-you.html
Maximise the opportunity to be headhunted for a top graduate job!
Registering on the Student Profiles software (powered by Gradintel) on the Bright Futures National website will allow you to be headhunted for graduate jobs with top companies. By completing the whole registration process and forwarding the CV that is produced to eve@brightfuturesresourcing.com you will have the opportunity to be placed on our recruitment ‘hotlist’ which also goes out to SMEs and will MAXIMISE the opportunities coming your way.
- Success Mag
Also take a look at this great online magazine called "$uccess Magazine", which focuses on students who wants to make the most of the careers, and who want to become the next Alan Sugar. It's a great read for tips and links to help anyone get that extra edge!!
Fancy finding out about companies & Graduate Jobs from the comfort of your student digs or the library? Live Webinars in December delivered by The College of Law & UBS!
Live WEBINARS in DECEMBER!
Fancy finding out about companies & Graduate Jobs from the comfort of your student digs or the library?
We all know that students are really busy people and Webinars (Live Web-Based Seminars) allow the recruiters to bring the information to YOU to fit in with YOUR day.
What's On?
Wednesday 2nd December @ 12.20pm
College Of Law - "Careers in Law" for both Law and Non-Law students
To take part please email eve@brightfuturesresourcing.com and she will send you the link, username and password that you require to access this online event.
Monday 7th December @ 3pm
UBS - "Horizons Program - Guaranteed Summer Internship for 2011"
To take part please email eve@brightfuturesresourcing.com and she will send you the link, username and password that you require to access this online event.
The next Bright Futures National Event for Committee Members and Corporate Investors will be held on Thursday 28th January 2010
Get the date in the diary guys because we are very excited about our National Event to kick start the calendar year this coming January.
This Event will provide our Committee Members and Corporate Investors the chance to network and discuss the term ahead, as well as giving us the opportunity to see you all! It will be a networking afternoon event with keynotes, a scrumptious buffet and a social to follow into the evening. More information will be reaching the inboxes of Committee Members and Corporate Investors very soon - so keep an eye out for it!
To find out about other events happening near you, take a look at the Bright Futures National Events Calendar.
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We have made lots of progress over the past month with developments at London Southbank, who have now been officially ratified by their Student Union – so well done Dan for getting that moving!
In addition, we have a society at University of Liverpool that is just kicking off with Marcel doing a great job getting his committee together and putting together the proposal to the SU.
Bright Futures would like to welcome Experian as our latest Corporate Investor!!
This is the second year that they have run their Graduate Programme in search of their future leaders. Experian are really excited to be working with Bright Futures societies to show grads what they have to offer them as an organisation. Click here to find out more.
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Society News
How the ‘X-Factor’ helped me pass online tests and got me, my perfect job!
I wanted to be a banker since I was two – ok, maybe this is an exaggeration, but still I wake up every morning and go to be bed every night dreaming about my glamorous City job. And things are going well apart for one little problem – stupid online reasoning test – they were definitely created to ruin my life.
I mean I spent hours and hours on my perfect application form, making sure I ticked all the boxes and then it happened – I got an invitation to take online numerical and verbal test – oh my god… So first time, I just launched into it and surprise, surprise I failed. I never even got to meet those people who I convinced myself were the best people for me to work with.
So next time I decided to be smart (I mean they are predicting me a high 2.1 for a reason) – so I asked this super genius boy to do my test and I said in return I would go for a drink with him! The ‘drink’ was an absolute pain as the guy could not talk about anything else but maths; my agony was compounded when this most cute interviewer told me that I did amazingly well at the interview, but unfortunately as I did not pass the written test he has to reject my application, but ‘nothing personal’.
Okay, this was nothing personal to him, but it was so painful and horrible for me – I mean, I am clever, good with people, have the right examples for the interview questions, I just can’t do the stupid reasoning tests.
So I sat there and cried and cried and cried and then a friend of mine suggested that these days there is no problem that Google does not have a solution for.
So, I googled everything from committing a suicide to numerical tests, and alleluia I went on the Bright Futures website and on the homepage there was a link to this website called gradintel , where you can practise online reasoning tests for free as many times as you like, and you know what practise makes!
You can also use the service to build your online Bright Futures Profile and get matched to jobs from the best employers. So I practiced the tests for a week and could feel my confidence grow, it is like being on X-factor and getting better every week! I finally took the tests for real to complete my Bright Futures Profile and then, guess what, I got another invitation to sit online tests for this bank where I really wanted to work all the time.
But this time I was cool: no rush, no cheating, I got it right and landed my perfect job. So if you are stuck with the tests, I suggest you get online and practice on gradintel and you will make it happen – come on if celebrity dancers can perform all those twists and turns on Strictly Come Dancing, surely you can pass a reasoning test?
You just need gradintel as your professional coach and if you are a member of the Bright Futures Society http://www.bright-futures.org.uk/ you get automatic use of this great software to take these tests and build your Bright Futures Profile. Good luck.
- Article submitted by Marina from Edinburgh Bright Futures,
Aston Bright Futures has seen a busy month!
We have had six events since our last update – including a mock assessment centre with Nestle, which was fully booked in 24 hours of the event being publicised!
Additionally, we have been to Nestlé’s Headquarters for their Nestle Partnership Fund to try and win £1,500! Although we didn’t quite win, we came second, beating the other four Bright Futures societies and had an amazing day making Kit-Kats!
We have put our second prize winnings towards a very fitting Nestlefied Chocolate Fountain for our Evening with Industry event. An event, which I’m sure, you will hear all about in the next newsletter!
If you would like to book a skills event or work with us in any other way, please contact us on kirbycp@aston.ac.uk. We are now taking bookings for Term Two.
This month we had our much anticipated annual award winning ‘Dinner With Industry’ which was on the 26th November!
It was held at the Dolphin Hotel in the centre of Swansea; tickets sold out fast! Dinner with Industry is an event when students get to mix with businesses both global companies such as ACCA and CIMA and local businesses such as South West Wales Media!
It is a sit down three-course meal that cost only £8 for members! This event was invaluable to all students who attended as well as business who were looking for the best students to apply!
Other events that we have up and coming is the Christmas ball with SIFE and the Business and Economics Society! If you want any other information find us on Facebook and we are happy to answer all questions! "
Finally Bright Futures has arrived in St Andrews.
This month we met with the Students Union to be fully affiliated to the university. However, this has not stopped our new committee who organised the first official event with Deloitte on 19th November, a champagne reception in a trendy bar.
We have also secured a 30% discount for our members at a local bar, to give an added incentive to join Bright Futures. Although we are a new society, we are going hit the ground running and plan to hold a series of events through the second semester including a high profile talk on ‘The Recession’. Watch this space.
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Edinburgh University Bright Futures got off to an amazing start!
We had a busy summer and managed to secure sponsorship from a number of companies such as Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, Barclays, Nestle, Accenture, Centrica and Citi.
During Freshers’ week we signed up over 200 new members and our weekly events are very successful. So far we hosted workshops on communication skills with Accenture, on application forms with PWC, on group work with Nestle and a business simulation game with Barclays.
In October we had workshops on psychometric tests with GradIntel, commercial awareness with Deloitte and career planning with OnTrack International. And we’ve already started planning one of our major events for next semester, the annual Apprentice competition. As you see, there’s much more to come!"
Loughborough Bright Futures Students are off to a flying start thanks too generous support from Accenture!
We have already been visited by CIMA, Deloitte and L’Oreal, all strong numbers of client turnout; and as a result strongly promoting both the nPower and L’Oreal competitions for this 2009/10. Both competitions are attracting massive interest, and we have plans for entering both competitions with a Committee team, and aim to get pretty far.
On the 23rd November we hosted an event with The College of Law which went really well, considering Loughborough societies was started up this year; and on the 9th of December look out for the event Unilever. At this event we will have a new potential sponsor by Babcock, so we are aiming to impress them!
Next term will see the Loughborough final of the L’Oreal competition with a judging panel composing some members of Bright Futures, L’Oreal, hopefully our sponsor Accenture, and the university marketing team.
We also plan to do a employability session with PWC, and a placement based talk looking at the corporate side and the students side with Rate my Placement and Ernst and Young.
Finally we are looking to do a Bright Futures reunion conference just before Easter after all the new committee’s are organised with a turn out from the Bright Futures national team... hopefully!
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We love Nestle so much, sometimes we spend a little time going onto their website for a relief (especially if I can’t manage to go to the shops and pick up a pack of Munchies) by playing their online games, in particular Pinata Smash as it’s a great way to relieve stress without leaving your desk. Try it http://www.n
