Brighton & Hove City Council V Talent Year

Brighton & Hove City Council are running a year-long placement scheme which offers training and development possibilities to young people aged 16-25. The placements take place within the council's Children and Young People's Trust in a variety of areas. The deadline for applications is 8 January 2010, more information can be found here.

Winter Vacation Opening Times - Updated

The Careers and Employability Centre will now be closed until the new year.

• Monday 21 December 2009 to Friday 1 January 2010 - CLOSED
• Monday 4 to Friday 8 January 2010 - Open 2-5pm, short interviews 2-4pm

As usual you can book short interviews by phone from 10am on the day you'd like to see us. We return to our regular hours and appointments schedule on Monday 11 January 2010.

Hot Job!

Ever dreamed of working for the BBC? They now have an opportunity for a Researcher working on Helicopter Heroes, a Yorkshire based programme following air ambulance services. Applicants will be enthusiastic with strong people skills - in particular an ability to get on with contributors from a wide variety of backgrounds - sometimes in sensitive situations. For more information see our website.

Win a luxury skiing holiday with graduate jobs survey

Market research and consultancy firm 2i Research wants to learn about graduates’ real life experiences of their jobs to help future generations of students make career decisions and advise employers on understanding their staff’s needs. All graduates who fully complete the online survey will be entered into a prize draw for a luxury break for two people in Val d'Isère. The survey takes five minutes and is open to anyone who graduated between 2006 and 2009. Complete it here.

UKRC Technical Training Grant

The UKRC Training Grant is a new scheme to help women progress in Science, Engineering and Technology. Grants of up to £500 are available to help fund professional and technical study and training in a wide variety of courses. More information on the scheme and eligibility can be found online.

Graduate Barometer 2010: have your say and land a job in Berlin

The Graduate Barometer 2010 is a large-scale, independent piece of research into students’ views on graduate careers and recruitment, looking at what you think makes a graduate job attractive. Your views on graduate employers will also help decide the winners of the TARGETjobs National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2010. Have your say and take part in a prize draw to win cash prizes or a paid 6-month contract in Berlin at the careers research company Trendence. The survey is open until 31 December 2009 here, the prize-draw winners will be announced in March 2010.

Financial Times Graduate Trainee Journalist Scheme

The Financial Times is offering graduates the chance to join their team as trainee journalists in September 2010. The deadline for applications is 31 December 2009, more information can be found at www.ft.com/graduates.

IAESTE Summer Placements

The deadline to register and apply for IAESTE placements is 10 December 2009. The placements are paid, overseas summer work experience for Science and Engineering Students organised by the British Council. They're looking for highly motivated undergraduates, normally resident in the UK and in their 2nd year and above. More information and application forms can be found online.

Speech and Language Therapy Open Day

East Sussex Downs & Weald NHS Primary Care Trust Speech and Language Therapy Department are running an open evening on Tuesday 8th December 2009 6pm - 7.30pm. The evening will include a presentation on the different career paths within speech and language therapy and related courses. Interested students will also be invited to spend an observation session with one of the therapists. The event takes place Sturton Place, Station Road, Hailsham, BN27 2AU. If you intend to attend please inform head office on 01323 446247.

JOB SPOT

Cafe Laziz, on Gardner Street in the North Laine area have a sign up for part time staff. Go check it out!

Job spotted: Saturday 5th December.

Rough Guides Competition

Imagine being paid to travel in South or Central America; experience ultimate adventures, sample local food, view jaw-dropping sights and then write all about it. Sound like your dream job? Rough Guides and STA Travel are running a competition giving two students the chance of a lifetime to become a Rough Guides travel writer.

To enter write, in no more than 500 words, about a place you know well. It can be any location but all entries should have an ‘on a budget’ theme. The deadline is 31 January 2010, terms and conditions and entry criteria can be found here.

Sussex Internship Programme

Applications opened this week for for internships taking place between March and May 2010 in the Sussex Internship Programme. It provides over 100 30-day grant-supported internships for recent graduates at a wide variety of games, web, software development, animation, TV, e-learning, music, film and advertising companies.

The deadline for applications is Friday 15 January 2010. It is well worth taking part as several recent participants have been offered full time jobs following their internship. More information can be found here.

Winter Vacation Opening Times

During the 2009 - 2010 winter vacation the Careers and Employability Centre will be closed on the University's closure dates and offering reduced opening hours and short appointments during the rest of vacation.

• Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 December - Open 2-5pm, short interviews 2-4pm
• Wednesday 16 December - CLOSED
• Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 December - Open 2-5pm, short interviews 2-4pm
• Wednesday 23 December to Friday 1 January - CLOSED
• Monday 4 to Friday 8 January - Open 2-5pm, short interviews 2-4pm

As usual you can book short interviews by phone from 10am on the day you'd like to see us.
We return to our regular hours and appointments schedule on Monday 11 January 2010.

Compass Jobs Fair

The Compass Jobs Fair is a specialist event for anyone who wants to work in social work and social care. It takes place tomorrow, 3 December 2009 at The Royal Horticultural Halls in London. The event includes master classes on interviews and searching for your first job and is an opportunity to speak to a variety of employers from Local Authorities, voluntary organisations, and agencies. Students on a social work course can claim a £5 travel bursary and a £5 lunch bursary. For more information see the Compass website.