Keep your eyes wide open and be ready to pounce when the right opportunity comes by

Invitation to join Universum Talent Networks

As an international student at one of the world’s leading universities, I hereby invite you to become part of Universum Talent Networks. At Universum, we’re committed to connecting leading international employers with top global talent. This invitation is personal and non-transferable.

Finding employers that value your unique skills and experiences as an international student is tough and tedious work. Upon joining our global talent network, we provide you with career opportunities at exciting companies looking for your particular mix of skills and traits.

As a member, you will also be provided with valuable feedback on your profile’s match to your preferred industries’ requirements and be able to benchmark your competitiveness in relation to our member base.

Join Universum Talent Networks by going through our quick registration process here: http://www.universumtalentnetworks.com/uk

We look forward to connecting you with your dream employers.

Best regards,

Universum

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Global job hunting tips

Global resources: guides and links

  • Prospects: International graduate jobs and Country profiles, including country-specific advice on CV, applications advice, sources of placements and jobs etc.:
  • NASES: country guides are full of useful advice. They include information about which sectors are growing, where to look for vacancies, how to apply for jobs - including example CVs - and interview tips:
  • GOINGLOBAL: country-specific career and employment database containing more than 30,000 pages of constantly-updated information on topics such as job search resources (e.g job sites, internship programmes and temporary staffing agencies), employment opportunities, employment trends, business resources, salary ranges, work permit/visa regulations, cv writing guidelines and examples, cultural/interviewing advice.

    Simply visit online.goinglobal.com from a PC or laptop connected to the University network and create a personal account with your own password by clicking the Create Personal Account link in the top navigation bar. This will enable you to use the database from your desktop in any location.

    Graduates of the University who are based away from the University of Exeter network and would like to gain access to GOINGLOBAL should email us at careers@exeter.ac.uk

 European resources: job portals

Global resources: job portals

Other places to look

  • You may also want to look for specific country (e.g. Spain) recruitment websites, using Google, or similar search engines,
  • Search for Universities or Colleges in that country and look at their Careers & Employability information for specific job search websites that they recommend.
  • Join LinkedIn (professionals ‘face-book’ clone) and then network, network, network, e.g. by joining job groups such as jobs 2.0, Europe Jobs, India Jobs etc. For advice on using social network in your job hunt see: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/jobapplications/social-media
  • Search for local newspapers using online directories e.g. www.kidon.com/media-link and www.thepaperboy.com
  • Local versions of “monster” e.g. www.monster.fr
  • University of Exeter Employability & Graduate Development Service: The Information Bank in the Career Zone has a number of useful books including ‘The Live and Work in .....’ series. Currently books held are: Australia and New Zealand, Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg,   China & Hong Kong,  France,  Germany, Ireland,  Italy,  Japan,  Russia and Eastern Europe,  Saudi and the Gulf,  Scandinavia,  Spain,  USA & Canada