Posted by rhulcareers on January 13, 2009
January is usually a month where people are finding money tight. Perhaps you went home for Christmas and are now broke because the pound sterling isn’t, erm, doing so well!
The part-time work fair tomorrow may just help! Remember, most non-EU students are allowed to work up to twenty hours per week during term time, and forty in vacation periods. Even if you earned just the minimum wage you could earn over £110 per week! Many employers will pay above the minimum wage.
So what do you need to do?
Come along to the part-time work fair tomorrow from 12pm – 3.00pm in the students’ union. You will find a wide range of local employers including telephone market research, catering and leisure. Remember, be realistic – you are unlikely to find part-time work closely related to your degree but any job should increase your employability for the future! The list of employers attending and their websites is here.
There is a CV session this evening at 5.00pm in HLT2 if you need to prepare one for tomorrow.
If you work you also need to pay tax. Sorry! Click here to view previous blog entries about getting a national insurance number.
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Posted by rhulcareers on November 13, 2008
Careers Centre, Friday 14 November, 2.30pm – 3.30pm Just turn up!
The days when your academic degree was enough to land you a job are over. Nowadays employers look for a whole range of skills, from teamwork to commercial awareness, in addition to your degree. Your time at University can help you with that. There are many easy to access opportunities for you. Come along to the careers centre at 2.30pm to find out more!
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Posted by rhulcareers on November 5, 2008
Students new to the UK may be surprised by some of the activity taking place today.
Today is Guy Fawkes Day- a day of fireworks and celebration. The day is used to celebrate the failure of a plot to destroy Parliament and King James I. More information can be found here. Guy Fawkes is usually celebrated with fireworks and the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes.
Details of Students Union events can be found here
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Posted by rhulcareers on September 19, 2008
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WELCOME!
If you are a fresher and looking at this blog in your first week perhaps you haven’t yet been distracted by all the other things you are meant to be doing! Or maybe you have attended the International Student induction and have been keen to check out all the support services available to you.
We hope you settle in and enjoy your time at Royal Holloway. There is a jam-packed programme of careers events already organised – from volunteering to teaching, management consultancy to IT. You will get a copy of the full programme in your pigeon holes in your departments or at www.rhul.ac.uk/careers
Coming up:
1 October: Part-time Job Fair, Students Union.
Remember, most international students are allowed to work up to 20hrs per week on their student visa. Just turn up between 12noon and 2.30pm.
7 October: Introduction to Graduate Recruitment
This is aimed primarily at 2nd and 3rd years but anybody can attend. The session covers the typical application process for graduate jobs internationally. You must book to attend this event.
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