Bablake Careers Newsletter - Issue 10 (17-18)

CAREERS NEWSLETTER

2017-­‐18

We hope the recent snowfall did not prevent our more senior pupils attending last weekend’s ‘What Next’ careers fair at the NEC. With so few visitors on the Friday, we had almost VIP access to the delegates present!

ISSUE 10 – Friday 9 March 2018

CHANNEL 4’S ‘THE JOB INTERVIEW’ IS OUR NEW GUILTY PLEASURE

It is no surprise we are totally obsessed with the second series of Channel 4’s ‘The Job Interview’ and would heartily recommend our students view a few of the episodes via ‘catch up’ TV. We will not drop any ‘spoilers’ for those intending to watch the programme but, from the first 3 shows, we have been able to predict correctly each of the candidates who have been offered the job advertised. It is refreshing to see employers rewarding the best applicants.

Very few people can honestly claim not to have a few nerves b efore an interview, but be reassured that d oing your preparation, looking the part, being your best n atural and friendly self, and responding to questions with enthusiasm go a long way towards success. We will post an infographic about basic interview p rinciples in the next newsletter.

This year’s L6th Mock Interview Morning takes places on Saturday 30 June. See http://www.2morrow-­‐2day.com/mock-­‐interview.html for more info.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF! NEW COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES ESSAY COMPETITION FOR LOWER 6TH

This essay competition is open to Lower Sixth students, currently interested in studying a humanities or social studies subject at university, but all can apply.

For details on how to register, please see: https://www.nchlondon.ac.uk/2018/01/11/nch-­‐london-­‐ essay-­‐competition-­‐awards/.

Those entering must submit a 1500 word essay by Sunday 20 May 2018.

The most successful students not only will impress future university admissions tutors, but also future employers and/ or their chosen universities.

A long shortlist of entrants last year received a £40 gift voucher, but there were other prizes of a significant monetary value, including £2000 for the winning writer and £1000 for the second best essay!

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CAREERS FORUM (SESSION 13) – STUDY ABROAD FAIR -­‐ Wednesday 14 March (Main Hall) 5ths: 8.45-­‐ 9.15am, L6th: 9.15-­‐ 9.45am

After opening with a flagship event at Aston Villa Football Ground on Sunday 11 March, INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK comes to Bablake’s Main Hall during Life Choices next week, and we are indebted to Antony Adams for arranging what will be our third Study Abroad fair since 2016.

Students from the Fifth Year and L6th will be able to talk to representatives from the following universities:

Canada: Bishop’s, Carleton, Concordia, Memorial Newfoundland, Ryerson and Waterloo.

Europe: ESCP Europe Business School.

Italy: IED -­‐ Instituto Europeo Di Design.

Netherlands: Maastricht.

USA: Florida State; UES London (experts in assisting with USA applications).

Switzerland: Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne.

It would be good to ask our delegates about the costs, tuition styles, course options, and scholarships/ bursaries available for those looking at a full 3 year + course abroad. Do not ignore the value of spending an exchange term or year with a university outside the UK rather than a full course abroad.

See http://www.ieweek.com/ for more specific information about International Education Week.

RECENT TWEETS FROM @BABLAKECAREERS

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES! MARKETING -­‐ THE BEST WAY? This time last year we had cleared We have begun tweeting about

the Careers Office run by Mr John Galsworthy, Mr Roger Mann and Mrs Sue Sutton until 1998 when Mrs Chris Scott – now retired -­‐ and Mr Woodward took over. We will be celebrating our 20th year in charge at the start of April in our excellent new Careers Centre outside the Dining Room.

the promotional information we brought back from the ‘What Next’ fair. Once we have documented all of our thoughts on the marketing trends we saw, we will be tweeting more directly about some of the specific information gathered.

Twitter lets us highlight useful events and articles from employers or universities, but importantly it also allows us to praise and endorse the excellent actions and achievements of many of our students, especially those working as a

team outside the classroom. Recently we have commended Lucie Barnes and Krina M istry on their excellent, performances at interview for an exciting engineering apprenticeship and an Optometry degree respectively.

A REMINDER! ‘BEYOND BABLAKE’ WEEK (L6th) – Monday 2 July to Friday 6 July All Lower Sixth students should be planning their schedule for this week. CREST/ EPQ research, work placements and university open day/ taster day visits are all suitable plans for the week.

CAREERS FORUM (SESSION 14) Thursday March 22 1pm (Careers Centre) ‘Preparing for Reality’. This session will be led by former pupil Dr Francesca Kinsella-­‐Mitchell and will suit prospective medics, especially those in the 5th year and L6th.

THOUGHT OF THE FORTNIGHT

SCHOOL INFO

Mr Mark Woodward

#IWD2018

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