TESTIMONIALS
National Committee Training: London September 2009
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From the Committee Members...
"I'm here today to get experience and explore what to concentrate on and how to manage an effective society "
"Bright Futures fills a massive gap at our university. We might only just be starting out but we have big plans and plan to create sub committees and pods relating to particular sectors."
"The biggest advantage of starting a Bright Futures is not only getting something but also about giving back. You learn how essentially to run a business. It gives you some amazing experience."
"I would define a good 1st year for our society by getting ourselves set up and successfully managing our first year, to get as may new members as possible, to get corporates on board and to train students across the university with new skills."
Zivile, UEL (New Bright Futures Society for 2009/10)
"I have joined Bright Futures because I am planning career in finance and this provides an opportunity for me to put those skills onto practice."
"If Bright Futures was an ice cream flavour it would have to be a completely new flavour, something very strong like rum and raisin but completely new with lots of exciting bits!!"
Sigita, Essex Bright Futures Treasurer
"I joined Bright Futures because I liked the concept of Bright Futures and wanted to be part of the society. It’s an inspiring thing to be part of."
"Bright Futures puts you directly in touch with the people that will be employing you at some point."
"If Bright Futures was a car it would have to be the next big thing to be launched by Aston Martin, something that is new but that is going to become much bigger than it is now."
Pranav, Essex (New Committee Member 2009/10)
"The people who typically join Bright Futures are ambitious and like a challenge."
Vaska, Essex
"A great year this year would be defined by a clear focus on quality rather that quantity of events and members and a reputation as a members driven society that delivers what they want."
Tara, Essex (Returning President)
"The best thing about the day today has been the opportunity for networking with the corporates."
"My advice for students attending Bright Futures events, come along and don’t be nervous no-one minds talking to you and they are all keen to hear what you have to say."
"If Bright Futures was an ice cream flavour it would have to be chocolate, it is my favourite! Either that or something that is very smooth no bits, nothing not to like."
Kate Appleby, Birmingham (New To Committee 2009/10)
"The best bit of the day has to be the opportunity to have a go at pitching, real practical experience."
"If Bright Futures was an ice cream flavour it has to be Tutti Fruity its got such a huge variety of things in it."
Nishsi – Birmingham – New To Committee
"The event has been more than I expected, I expected lots of PowerPoint slides and not much interaction and instead I got lots of interaction and not many slides."
"My highlight of the day was the talk by John Dore as it really set the day off well."
Muriel, Brunel Bright Futures
"If I had to describe Bright Futures in three words I would say it was career focused, network orientated and guaranteed to improve your future."
"The day today has made me more aware of the impact I can make by being part of Bright Futures. I want to remain involved with future committees and help to create a legacy ."
"Building the society in the futures is all about training people bringing 1st and 2nd years on and getting them engaged keeping the society alive."
Robyn Menezes, Aston Bright Futures 2008/09 - Now Alumni
"If I had to describe Bright Futures as a car I would choose a Citroen Picasso as it is reliable, good quality, works for everyone, doesn’t exclude anyone."
"My highlight of the day today has been having the opportunity to bounce ideas off other people seeing what worked for them and what hasn’t so that I don’t have to make all of the mistakes myself and can just jump straight in and get things started."
"The event has been very informal and really easy to get involved with. It hasn’t been a chore to listen to and there is no sense of being talked at."
"The key learner for me today is just how organised you have to be to run a great society; you cannot do it at the last minute but really have plan things carefully."
James, Loughborough Bright Futures
"I joined the committee this year because I have been doing project management in placement year an my role of the committee gives me the opportunity to continue doing this during my studies."
"My key action from the day will be to think carefully about how to motivate my society and how to run an effective committee."
"If I had to describe my thoughts on the day, I think it has been, beneficial, practical, despite being initially a bit scary! "
Connie Kirby, Aston - New President for 2009/10
"The reason I wanted to join Bright Futures is that this committee actually helps graduates like me so that we come out of university knowing exactly where to go next."
"My favourite session of the day has been the session on how to promote ourselves; it was both practical and interactive."
"The biggest surprise was dodging the Bright Futures 'Think Cube'!!"
"The people I have met at the event today have been really friendly, very helpful and extremely knowledgeable."
B2 - Archana - Aston – New Marketing Officer
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From the Corporate Investors...
"It is great to come to this type of event where all of the presidents in one place and we can really begin to build relationships."
"Students give us a lot of guidance as to what works on their specific campus, from very general to very specific events. We don’t just use Bright Futures to recruit for specific disciples but from students across the board as an excellent brand building tool."
"It’s great to have a national exposure and at Deloitte the employability agenda is really important to us and the fact that the students are helping us to attract students in this way is really valuable to us."
Palavi Patel, Graduate Recruitment Officer, Deloitte
"Having representatives all in one place is a really efficient way to meet good people. Seeing them sharing their successes and problems and how to solve them really gives you confidence in the students."
"Also really nice to get some face to face time with them informally in the networking time outside of the events."
"Students here are highly motivated to be able to learn to ‘walk the walk’ rather than just talking about it Bright Futures and these students are trying to make it happen."
"I see Bright Futures not just as a group of universities but as a group of individuals and individuals who see the relationship between what you do at university and what you do after university. In the recruitment process we often see that that commercial knowledge is missing and that understanding of what businesses do. They have that commercial edge beyond what we normally see. It is about them being able to bring a practical edge back to their studies."
Helen Eastern, Barclay Card
"If I had to describe the students I would have to say they were engaged, enthusiastic, committed."
"If we get even one application from a Bright Futures student our membership is worthwhile. They are extremely high calibre, enthusiastic and engaged and that what we look for from our people."
"As long as students like this have their brand on our lips it is doing a good job."
Joanna, Graduate Recruitment Advisor, Barclays
"We came on board because we had been very impressed with the students we had met who were part of the society. As an organisation Bright Futures is very well run and makes quite clear the partnership that is available, providing a natural fit that targets the students that we want to target."
"Bright Futures adds value by the diversity of candidate that are involved."
"At KPMG we aren’t just looking at it from an instant recruitment tool but also in the long term relationship, we are looking at these students as the leaders of tomorrow."
"So whether these students join our organisation now or 10 years form now or are our client 10 years from now is how we are looking at it."
"We believe that your feelings towards an organisation and the thoughts that stay with for a long time about them often comes down to the first person you meet from that organisation. It is the great first impressions that these students make that encourage us to keep working with them."
"These students have very similar values to the KPMG values. Keen and motivated looking at their skills and become more employable."
"However we work with Bright Futures, it works well both ways because we firmly believe these people are the leaders of the future."
"These guys understand what employers are looking for and what is happening in the market place. They have all the ideas but don’t always have the structure to make this happen, days like this give students the tools they need to go away and make this happen."
Vanessa Soames, Recruitment Marketing Manager, KPMG
"Highlight of the day was the Rate My Placement presentation on how to do an event. From a corporate perspective what I liked about it was that I got an opportunity to contribute what I would like from an event and how students can contribute to that. They are after all the frontline of where we want to be."
"If I had to describe Bright Futures as a car it would have to be the Ford Transit Van, it is the backbone of university in that it is the vehicle that will get them where they want to be."
Rob Westcott, Career player
"Highlight of he day has been the networking opportunities, getting contacts and starting discussions about what we can do with them on campus."
"Bright Futures adds values because it allows you to get face to face interaction with students, can tell you what you want rather than interacting with lecturers, these guys know what they want and what works."
"If Bright Futures was a Car it would be an Audi TT because it is futuristic and innovative."
Jason Nye, CIMA
"These students here are Innovative, inspiring and bight, in fact lots of them are brighter than I am!"
Chris Griffiths, CIMA
"We have joined Bright Futures looking for international students hope Bright Futures take us to these students."
"In terms of how Bright Futures will add value, we just don’t know yet. This is our wild card. We have spent 18 months looking with no success so this is we hope, they key to finding the right people."
"If I had to describe the students I have met today I would ay they were both very bright and very enthusiastic."
"If I though about Bright Futures as an ice cream flavour it would be Neapolitan as it has sorts of different flavours."
Sue Jerham, Auto Smart
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