International student briefing- apply your skills in the job market

Welcome to theCareers andEmployability Centre

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Information about……

• Identifying your skills and competencies

• Providing evidence of your skills and competencies

• Job search strategy in the UK

• CEC briefings and events

• Resources available from CEC

• Your questions and queries

Identifying your skills

CV checklist handout

• Look at the skills area that has been highlighted

• Write down something that would demonstrate this skill

• How would you give evidence of having this skill?

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/applyingforjobs/cvs

Evidence of skills - example

Eg. Organisation skills

I worked as an activity leader on a children's summer camp in

America. There were ten leaders and due to bad weather we had

to come up with a plan to keep the children busy indoors. I

suggested we brainstorm some ideas and then get into groups of

three to spend an hour developing one idea each. I then drew up a

rota so that we all knew what we were doing and when. The extra

activities were popular and the other leaders were happy to have

shared the workload and limited the amount of additional work.

Evidence of skills

How can you gain experience and develop skills?

http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/gettingexperience

Part time working in the UK -Working in term time

• Visa conditions usually allow non EEA students to work a

maximum of 20 hours work per work during term

• Non EEA students cannot be self employed or provide services

as a professional Sportsperson or entertainer

• There are no restrictions for EEA students

• BUT the University recommends that you only work 15

hours per week max if you are an undergraduate, and 20

hours per week if you are a postgraduate

Part time working in the UK –Campus jobs database

• Jobs advertised our website

www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/search

• Other places to look

- The Argus newspaper

- Jobcentreplus

- Websites

- Employment agencies

- On the street!

Working in the UK after graduation

Tier 2 (General) open to recent graduates with a Bachelor's or

Master's degree, PhD, or a PGCE or PGDE, from a UK

recognised or listed body.

• Applicants must have an offer of a skilled job from a licensed

sponsor and be paid as specified in the relevant UKBA Code of

Practice, but not less than £20,000

Working in the UK after graduation

• If you apply before your student visa expires in the UK the

employer will not have to meet a ‘resident labour market test’ to

show they have been unable to fill the position by a resident

worker, and the jobs will not be subject to the annual limit on Tier

2 numbers (i.e. Certificates of Sponsorship ‘Unrestricted’)

• Applicants will need to hold £900 in their own bank account for a

period of 90 consecutive days

Working in the UK after graduation

• UKCISA http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/ • UKBA http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

Next steps …..

1. Clarify your career plans, consider who to apply to, you could

target firms already on the register of Tier 2 sponsors

2. If you are offered a position and given a ‘Certificate of

Sponsorship’ you can apply for permission to stay in the UK for

up to three years

3. Direct employers to the information on the UKBA web site

about joining the register of Tier 2 sponsors if they have not

joined yet

Next steps…..

4. Research the organisation carefully and think about how to

provide evidence of your suitability for a position.

5. Try networking – do you have any contacts which would

enable you to make a personal approach.

6. Develop a back up career plan that does not depend on

getting a UK work permit – Include applying for options in your

home country.

Messages from UK employers...

• Many of the employers at our Graduate Fairs are already Tier 2

sponsors

For example - Amex, Baker Tilley, Deloitte, Grant Thornton,

Santander, Accenture, Capgemini, Cummins, Edwards, FDM

group, General Electric, Logica, Mitsubishi • There has been a positive response to the changes from

employers visiting the University of Sussex including BT and

Logica. • Currently around 23,000 organisations are registered to employ

international graduates.

So, how can you get to see us?

• Briefings – Sussex plus, Finding part time work, CVs and

Applications • Careers Advisers are available daily. • Call in or phone 01273 678429 Excellent for CV, personal

statements, cover letters and application form feedback.• Come along to the events – listed on news & events page• Follow us on twitter & face book