Recruiting international students Getting the best from Careers Services Jane Standley Placement & Careers Centre Brunel University

Preparing students for the UK market & managing expectations Specialist Careers Consultant Targeted sessions on UK work culture and employer expectations Overseas study visits Module for the Destinations careers package Visa workshops from immigration lawyers Guidance on visa issues and how students can help employers to help them Research into organisations offering work experience to focus student applications Specific vacancy list

Helping you access students Guidance on international qualifications from our target countries Student access to UK- Naric Attributes of international students Student data - numbers, subjects, year of graduation Targeted s Doing business in …. events Annual international careers fair Planning a virtual international fair InterVisual Try before you buy – internships and placements Free vacancy advertising, employer e-newsletter presentations, workshops,

Case studies Local SME – IT We advised on accessing Chinese students Short projects On campus interviews Graduates working in market research and software enhancement Italian engineering company Wanted Iranian and Iraqi nationals Attended International Fair Targeted student s in advance Excellent contact at Fair and several hires Big 4 accountancy firm Recruited Master’s student Excellent academic record from Belarus Fluent in Russian, Bellarussian and German Did our Postgraduate Employment Prep Prog Engineering design consultancy Recruited Indian graduate – first degree from IIT Master’s in Engineering Design Course involved working on ‘live’ business project

But won’t they go back home after a couple of years? Do you want the best candidate for two years or someone less able for longer?

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