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The Grade @ Exhibit This
June 4th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
The Grade team will be exhibiting the best of its work at The Birmingham School of Media exhibition, Exhibit This, next week.
Come along to see the creative talent of final year Media and Communications students from Birmingham City University.
The exhibition will last two days, starting on Monday June 8, 2010 from 6pm at The Bond, Fazeley Street, Birmingham. The Grade will be exhibiting the best podcasts, best articles and first magazine edition alongside many other final year projects.
With seven different specialisms, including radio, television, journalism, web and new media, pr, photography and music industries, exhibiting throughout the two days there is a wide range of business ventures, ideas and talents on display.
For more information visit the Exhibit This website, follow @exhibitthis on Twitter or join the Exhibit This Facebook Event Page.
Want to ‘Challenge’ yourself this summer?
May 16th, 2010
Posted in Gap Years, The Fun Stuff
With graduation on the horizon, the pressure of finding a job is slowly increasing. Many students may find themselves looking for work two, three months after leaving university, but that doesn’t mean an easy ride through summer is on the cards.
Use the summer wisely. Build or learn new skills that may, ultimately, clinch a dream job when employers are narrowing down applicants.
There are many opportunities available around Birmingham and the West Midlands. This year The Challenge, a youth and community based project, are launching their three month program in the city centre. The project aims to help young people understand the responsibilities of adulthood, whilst bringing together people of different social backgrounds and encouraging them to get involved in their local community.
Success for the Employment Zone
May 6th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
Birmingham City University’s debut graduate fair, ‘Discover Potential – Improve Prospects’, put on by the Employment Zone proved a huge success with over 500 students benefitting from the advice on offer.
The Grade also had its own celebrating to do, with the launch of the first ever magazine, that went down a storm with students. See our student feedback video for all the gossip!
Student Services’, Employment Zone launched the three-day event in order to provide different Birmingham City University campuses with faculty specific graduate fairs. To ensure that the each day benefited the relevant students the most, specific employers were invited to attend one of the days and meet with students who were looking for guidance and advice on future employment in their professional field.
The event, which began last Tuesday, started at the Millennium Point campus and continued into the week at the City North and Gosta Green campuses.
The Grade Magazine Launch
May 1st, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
The Grade launches its first magazine at Birmingham City University’s Employment Zone careers fair, but what do the experts think?
Podcast: What’s so helpful about career fairs?
April 28th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
The Grade hears from both employers and students about how you can use career fairs to your advantage when job hunting. Featuring opinions from Tripp Martin of Enterprise Rent-a-car and Osman Yousef of Remploy, we are reminded that despite difficult job seeking conditions at the moment, companies are still looking for graduating bright sparks.
Download or listen to the podcast below to find out more about today’s ‘Discover Potential’ careers event at Birmingham City University’s City North Campus.
The Grade’s First Edition
April 27th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
Now in our six month of production, The Grade has pulled its talents together to complete the first of many graduate magazines.
Packed with advice, information and tips for graduates in the Birmingham area, the magazine is a sought after companion of the final year student.
With a free audio CD of all our podcasts and interviews included you’d be silly to miss it!
Pick up a copy at any of the ‘Discover Potential – Improve Prospects’ events this week. For more information on the weeks line up and locations click here.
Birmingham City University’s Employment Zone
April 25th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff
With the “Discover Potential” graduate fair just days away, the Employement Zone have put together a series of videos about why you should attend.
The Grade will also launch its first issue at the event, so come and find us!
Employment Zone part three: Graduate Fairs
April 20th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff, Work Experience
The Discover Potential and Improve Prospects fairs are there to support students beyond the typical showcasing of job vacancies and placements opportunities. It is a chance for them to see what their options are in the world of work.
Graduate fairs are also a great opportunity to speak to potential employers and ask questions; giving you valuable information and insight into companies and industries. You can almost treat it as a networking event in itself. Companies are on hand to inform students about interviews and prepare them for what is to come. Going along to a graduate event will leave you well informed and hopefully provide you with some useful contacts.
Alongside all of the fairs we arrange we run several workshops including training sessions on networking.
If you are unable to attend these sort of events, we also have plans to launch our Life beyond Birmingham City University publication, which is a guide for all things you might be considering after graduation. This will be a great resource for all students and graduates thinking about their future plans.
These fairs are aimed at all students and are themed around entrepreneurship, volunteering, and employment for graduates.
Don’t forget, Birmingham City University’s three-day Graduate Fair starts Tuesday 27th April, 10am at MillenniumPoint.
Graduate Fair this month!
April 18th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff, Work Experience
Birmingham City University are treating all of their students to the three day graduate fair, Discover Potential- Improve Prospects. Starting Tuesday 27th April, the fair will commence at Millennium Point 
on Tuesday, then City North Campus on Wednesday, and finishing at Gosta Green Campus on Thursday; all running from 10am -2pm.
This is the chance for you to receive advice from the experts and network with the professionals in charge of the hiring and firing in Birmingham.
We will also be there handing out the first issue of the magazine version of The Grade ever! Don’t miss out.
Work abroad with global experiences
April 16th, 2010
Posted in The Fun Stuff, Work Experience
If you have sunnier climates or fast paced cities on the brain then an international internship could be for you. Global Experiences offers a unique selection of exciting international destinations to graduates looking to set sail.
Global Experiences set out to design packages for people who want to work, study and live abroad. They cater for a wide range of industries, with everything from politics to fashion. So anyone can do it! You needn’t travel too far either, the destinations on offer range from Dublin to Australia, with many in between.
It is reassuring to know that Global Experiences’ advisors have all worked, lived or studied abroad themselves so they will be able to offer both expert advice and speak from personal experience. They say:
“We are a group of “do as I did” people, not “do as I say” posers.”
Working abroad can be an adventure and an amazing contribution to your CV too, working overseas shows courage, ambition and gives you priceless life experience.
For more information on the internships they offer visit their website.
