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Services to Employers
Careers and Employability Centre
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Over 16,000 students, from all over the UK as
well as from 100 countries worldwide, currently
study at Loughborough. Academic schools at
the University cover a wide range of disciplines
within the areas of Engineering, Business,
Science, Social Sciences and Humanities.
The Universitys many strengths lie not
only in the experience thats provided to
students, while they are here, but also in
the legacy of education, experience and
skills that they take with them when they
graduate. The quality of employment entered
into by Loughborough graduates has been
consistently above the national average.
Both national and international companies
regularly approach the University to recruit
students, which they know from experience
or reputation are well equipped and prepared
to meet and exceed their requirements, whilst
benefitting the companys bottom line.
The Campus is situated on a leafy 437 acre
single-site and situated in the heart of the
East Midlands of England. The University is
easily accessible, being only 90 minutes by
direct rail link from St Pancras Internat ional,
London, 15 minutes from the East Midlands
Airport and 2 miles from the M1 motorway.
Loughborough University can boast
unrivalled sporting achievement,
internationally acclaimed research
and outstanding teaching quality.
These attributes have helped to
secure various awards and to be
placed highly in the rankings in
the 2011 Guardian University
Guide Loughborough was ranked an
impressive 9th out of 118 institutions,
while in the Times Good University
Guide for 2012 the University ranked
11th cementing its status as one of
the countrys pre-eminent universities.
For the past five years, Loughborough
has been voted the UKs Best
Student Experience in the prestigious
Times Higher Awards highlighting
the excellent community atmosphere,
extracurricular activities and societies,
and the good environment on campus
and around the University.
Loughborough University Careers
and Employability Centre is
dedicated to providing employers
with a wide range of advice and
services in order to connect
with our highly talented pool
of students and graduates.
This brochure details a wide
variety of opportunities and
services that have been
successfully utilised over a
number of years by a wide range
of local, national and international
companies to inform and recruit
the graduates they seek.
National surveys repeatedly show
that Loughborough University
Careers and Employability Centre
is highly respected by employers
and that the Centre is widely
used and appreciated by the
students at Loughborough.
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A dedicated specialist employer liaison
team responsible for liaising directly with
companies ensuring that our students
and graduates have the most up-to-date
information from all leading recruiters;
A full programme of workshops, talks and
other events from both professional staff
located within the CEC and employers;
A vacancy website detailing a wide range
of placement and graduate opportunities
accessible not only to current students,but Loughborough graduates as well;
Careers advisers who run sessions within
academic schools to help students prepare for
placements, graduate careers and further study;
Hosting the Loughborough Employability
Award which recognises the value of student
participation in activities outside of studies;
A wide range of employer information, audio-visual
equipment for watching promotional DVDs and
computers for accessing vacancy information
and completing application forms are available
in the Careers and Employability Centre library.
The CEC is very popular with students and last year
was used by over 75% of finalists at Loughborough
as well as engaging with students from all otheryears at various points during their time here.
Loughborough University Careers and Employability Centre aims to
enhance the quality and employability of all the Universitys students
and graduates, helping them to make informed decisions about
their careers. The Centre not only provides extensive advice to
students, but also a variety of other services and events
to aid every aspect of their journey to employment
and beyond, including:
65% of employers rate theCareers and EmployabilityCentres services as aboveaverage and 26% ratedthem as exceptional
The Universitys commitment to sport,
excellent standards of teaching and research,
combined with the award winning student
experience, ensures that Loughboroughs
graduates are c onsistently employable,
versatile and equipped to successfully
meet the needs of employers worldwide.
The Universitys commitment to ensuring the
quality and employability of its graduates
is continually maintained by:
Providing degree programmes that are
tailored to produce the type of graduates
recruiters seek and industry needs;
Undertaking leading research which informs teaching
and learning making it relevant, and equipping
students to be at the cutting edge of many industries;
Maintaining and building upon excellent national
and international employer relationships to
inform and shape our students experiences;
Offering a large number of courses with
placement opportunities and the relevantsupport from both academic departments
and the Careers and Employability Centre;
Making a wide variety of activities and experiences
available, in conjunction with the Students Union,
to gain and develop employability skills including
opportunities to gain valuable work experience;
Providing students with the most up-to-date
advice, support and opportunities for
placement and graduate employment through
the Careers and Employability Centre.
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Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fair
The Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fair at Loughborough is the
biggest University one-day graduate recruitment event of its kind and
is organised by the CEC. Attr acting over 140 exhibitors and over 5,000
students annually, the fair is a great opportunity for employers to interact
with students and advertise placement and graduate opportunities.
This fair was fantastic with a good varietyof well-prepared students of which the
standard was very high Decathlon
Spring Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fair
The Spring Graduate Recruitment and Placement Fair takes place in
the second semester and sees upwards of 1,500 students seeking
graduate, placement and vacation opportunities, as well as advice
on further study. With over 65 exhibitors at this event it is a great
opportunity to engage with the Universitys quality students directly.
Organisation was very slick, everythingwent extremely smoothly with goodquality, and quantity, of studentsattending Barclays Capital
Both fairs are promoted t o all students on campus via direct email,
plasma screens, an extensive cross campus poster and flyer
campaign, internet notice boards and social networking sites.
The Careers and Employability Centre provides us withappropriate platforms on which to help build the skillsof top students whilst offering consistent exposure tothe Universitys most engaged studentsAccenture
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Employer Presentations
Employer presentations are a great way to
raise the profile of employers on campus
and to promote opportunities to students.
The format for the event is led by the employer
but with advice and guidance from the CEC
on what makes a presentation successful
and which also appeals to students.
Drop-In Sessions
Organising a drop-in session in a high foot fall
area in a prime location on campus is a
unique opportunity to interact with passing
students, to raise brand awareness and to
communicate recruitment opportunities.
The CEC will be able to identify and book a
location to meet your needs from 11am to
3pm during key times in both semesters.
Advertising on the CECs website
and distribution of your promotional
materials across campus for this
session is included in the package.
On Campus Interviews
and Assessment Days
Facilities are available to employers toundertake interviews or assessment
days with our students and the centre
can arrange for the hire of an interview
room on campus on your behalf.
Ad-Hoc Events
The Employer Liaison Team is committed
to providing a consistently high level of
customer service and is therefore willing
and able to organise most ad-hoc activities
on behalf of employers. The types of
ad-hoc requests in the past have ranged
from promotional hot air balloons to
crime scene investigations and from fish
and chip vans to freedom of movement
displays. The team are happy to receive allrequests, however innovative, and will aim
to accommodate these wherever possible.
As part of the package for all these activities
the Employer Liaison Team provides the
following: a dedicated member of staff to
organise the venue, both on and off campus,
catering, audio-visual equipment hire,
advertising and booking management, as
well as all other necessary requirements.
Employers can advertise vacancies free
of charge for placement, internship and
graduate opportunities on Careers Online.
Careers Online is the CECs interactive
system whereby employers can manage
their own account and upload or edit
vacancies as and when required. The system
is widely used by Loughboroughs 17,000
students as well as past graduates.
Promotional Materials
The CEC is happy to receive employer
posters and promotional materials, whichcan be distributed campus-wide as well
as being displayed within the CEC.
Targeted Emails
The CECs targeted email service
provides employers with the opportunity
to communicate their opportunities
to students remotely, quickly and
directly into their email box.
The process for sending emails is very
simple, once the form is completed
and returned by the employer, within
three days of receipt the mail shot canbe sent directly to all Loughborough
students or targeted groups, including:
Specific year groups i.e. first year,
second year, finalist or postgraduate
School/Department
Nationality
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The CEC has a range of services available
for small to medium sized enterprises
which can be tailored to meet the individual
needs of each company. A member of
the Employer Liaison Team can meet with
company representatives to offer advice
on recruiting graduates and to identify the
appropriate CEC service/s to attract suitable
candidates from Loughborough to apply.
To help nurture and support Loughborough
students employability development the
CEC runs a series of skills sessions and
workshops throughout the academic year.
Topics covered can include commercial
awareness, leadership, networking skills,
interview techniques, covering letters
and many more. These sessions are led
by trained careers staff and can attract
up to 200 students for each event.
Employers are invited to contribute to these
sessions and are also able to organise
their own skills session at a convenient
time and on relevant topics to suit both the
student and the companys requirements.
w:www.lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/employers
t: 01509 222096
For more details, including prices
and information on how to book
these initiatives, please contact
the CECs Employer Liaison Team
If you feel any of the initiatives detailed in this brochure would be useful to raise
your company profile or if you are unsure which ones would be best for you, the
Employer Liaison Team at the Careers and Employability Centre can help you
develop a strategy for the autumn term, or for the whole academic year.
iHigh Fliers Research, 2011
approximately 89% of the2010 graduates went on tograduate level employment
or further studyi
The Employer Liaison Team can
provide and facilitate various
sponsorship opportunities for
employers to promote their
opportunities further.
These include:
CEC Finalist Packs: 2,000 are producedeach year for finalist students and contain
information on career related topics, as
well as a range of employer information and
promotional items.
CEC Careers Fairs: at each of theseevents a glossy, attractive A4 programme
is designed which is available to students
both online prior to each event, and also in
hard copy on the day. Employers are able
to place adverts in this publication and
this is a fantastic way to reach thousands
of students.
Loughboroughs Student Union:various opportunities are available to
employers to promote their brand and
opportunities via the Lufbra union. These
include plasma screens, posters, emailshots, exhibition stands and the website.
Loughborough Students UnionExecutive: opportunities via the Executivecan include, sponsoring elections, societies,
and student social events as well as
sports teams.
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Herbert Manzoni Building
Loughborough University
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3TU
Enquiries: 01509 222051/[email protected]
www.careers.lboro.ac.uk
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Careers &Employability Centre