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By admin, on April 11th, 2013% Closing Date: 13th May 2013 Location: London, Peterborough Salary: Competitive Start date: Mid August Duration: 2 or 3 years
Operations (Positions available: 2)
In Operations we have created three of the most technologically advanced print sites in the world, printing not only News International titles, but also several other national . . . → Read More: News International – Graduate Schemes
By admin, on March 22nd, 2013% Closing Date: Friday 26th April 2013 at 12 MIDDAY Locations: Bristol, Hamburg
Join a FTSE 25 company and build an international career
Imperial Tobacco is a FTSE 25 company, the UK’s largest FMCG business, and one of the most successful tobacco companies anywhere in the world. Our brands and products can be found in . . . → Read More: International graduate opportunities with Imperial Tobacco
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: 5pm on 19th April 2013
RBC Capital Markets Operations services internal and external clients and covers key processes across all asset classes. It can be a very demanding and challenging working environment as we play a key role in safeguarding against the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, systems . . . → Read More: RBC Capital Markets Operations Summer Analyst Programmes
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: 5pm on 19th April 2013
The European component of the IT Summer Programme is run out of our London office in the heart of the City, overlooking the Thames.
Summer analysts and analysts will gain hands-on experience within IT and career-building mentorship. Every year we recruit successful applicants into our London office for . . . → Read More: RBC Capital Markets Information Technology Summer Analyst Programmes
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: 17:00 on Wednesday 27th March 2013 Location: UK
Economic Consulting – Summer Vacation Scheme
The Economic Consulting Summer Vacation Scheme at Deloitte is your chance to explore what we do in detail – and see how you might fit in. Opportunities are available in the Economic Consulting group, based in London, for . . . → Read More: Deloitte Summer Vacation Scheme
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: 5th April 2013 Location: London
We have designed our programme to attract ambitious, driven individuals who desire something different from their internship experience. We offer a holistic programme which provides exposure to talented investment professionals whilst providing opportunity to learn and grow as individuals.
For 2013 we have four placements available, . . . → Read More: Old Mutual Global Investors Summer Internship
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: 29 March 2013 Location: London and Cambridge
Becoming a part of the IMS Consulting Group over the summer will put you in a key position to see how we help shape the future of global healthcare. We are an international consultancy partnering with clients to chart a path through the ever-changing life . . . → Read More: IMS Consulting Group Summer Internship Programme
By admin, on March 20th, 2013% Closing Date: The deadline for all completed applications for this role is 31st March 2013 Location: Atherstone (Warwickshire), Aycliffe (Durham), Loughborough (Leicestershire) Salary: £27,000 Minimum requirements: Right to live and work in EU, Predicted/Achieved 2:1 in Engineering, Technology or Science-based degree and 300 UCAS points
Graduate Manufacturing Technology Engineer (O2 Engineer)
Responsibilities . . . → Read More: 3M Graduate Engineering roles
By admin, on March 6th, 2013% Closing Date: 3rd April 2013 Location: Nottingham, Bradford or London
A two year graduate scheme incorporating a structured learning and development programme. As a Graduate Trainee working in Experian’s Decision Analytics (DA), you will undertake the role of an Analyst and be required to carry out data analysis and scorecard developments which deliver financial . . . → Read More: Experian: Graduate Analyst – Decision Analytics Graduate Scheme 2013
By admin, on March 6th, 2013% Closing Date: 13 March 2013 Location: London
Never heard of us?
Doesn’t matter neither had we! Do you like taking information from lots of sources, putting it together to build an understanding of processes, systems and events to evaluate gaps, improvements and opportunities? Then this might be the start of something…
The job . . . → Read More: Euroclear UK & Ireland: EUI Operations Graduate
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Here are some of the organisations in which our clients have obtained jobs and internships after coaching:
* PwC
* Deloitte
* KPMG
* Ernst & Young
* Grant Thornton
* Towers Watson
* EMB - Actuarial Consultancy
* Bank of America Merrill Lynch
* Credit Suisse
* HSBC Singapore
* RBS Global Banking
* Barclays
* Proctor & Gamble
* BT
* Financial Services Authority
* Local Government Ombudsman
* Ipsos Mori
Perfect your appearance
Top Tip from the M & S online team
There’s nothing worse than being called in for an interview and having nothing appropriate to wear. Even if you don’t have much of a budget, always have your smart interview outfit ready in case you’re called in last minute.
(for men) Invest in a smart jacket or blazer, comfortable shoes and a pressed clean shirt to make your vital first impression count. See more advice on what to wear to an interview and visit the men’s suits area of the M&S site.
(for women) Get some ideas for smart dressing at the Women's Suits and Tailoring section of the M&S site.
The mantra for graduate job applicants should be "preparation, preparation, preparation".
Graham Keating, Careers Consultant at the Manchester Leadership Programme, Careers & Employability Division, The University of Manchester
Hard Facts:
* Up to 80% of online applications fail
* Most CVs end up in the bin within 20 seconds
* Good people fail at Telephone Interviews
* Excellent candidates fail at Face-to-Face interview!
* Competency or Behavioural Interviews are taking over
* New graduates are finding it harder and harder to get a decent job
"Did you know that for 73% of employers a badly presented and written CV is more of a turn-off than turning up late, wearing inappropriate clothes or swearing during the interview?
Most irritating mistakes are misspelling employer's name, grammatical errors, including irrelevant information and having inappropriate e-mail addresses."
Source: Research by fish4jobs
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