Employability, Student voice

Psychometric tests for Chinese students (Profiling for Success)

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Have you experienced taking a verbal or numerical psychometric test in the UK? Have you wondered what your score would have been if the test had been in Mandarin? Would you like to compare your results across both languages?

The Careers and Employment Service are taking part in a research project to try to answer such questions and would like to ask for your participation.  In return you will not only get the chance to practise some of these tests but you will also receive a report that we hope you will find useful.

To learn more about this opportunity please attend a briefing session on Tuesday 28 April at 1pm at the Careers and Employability Centre. The briefing will last just under an hour and you will have chance to view some of the test reports . The tests that are available for you to take are

  • Verbal reasoning
  • Numerical reasoning
  • Abstract reasoning
  • Personality Type Indicator

To find out more please book in using this link.

If you are unable to attend this session but would like to find out more please contact Karen Allan, Employment Adviser on K.Allan@shu.ac.uk

 

Employability, Immigration

Want to work in the UK after your studies?

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Would you like some visa advice?
If yes, then book a place on our Working in the UK after studies workshop.

We will look at all the possible visa routes for international graduates into full time work including:

• Tier 2 Scheme
• Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur
• Tier 5

The workshop will also focus on how to improve your employability and how you can make the most out of your time at Sheffield Hallam University. We will explain the visa rules and how to maximise your chances of success.

The next workshops will take place in the Careers and Employability Centre (unless otherwise stated):

To attend, you must book your place in advance by following one of the links above.

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

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If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

April

  • Tuesday 28 – 10am

May

  • Thursday 7 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 12 – 10am
  • Thursday 21 – 2pm

June

  • Thursday 4 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 9 – 10am
  • Thursday 18 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 23 – 10am

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Welcome

This week’s news

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Friday 10 April 2015

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Best wishes,

International Student Support Team
Student voice

Commonwealth Student? There’s still time to register to vote!

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If you are a student originating from a country within the Commonwealth, you have the right to vote in the General Elections this May.  Don’t waste this precious opportunity to have your say and also represent those international students who don’t have the right to vote.

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If you are not sure if your country is part of the commonwealth, you can check here.

How do I vote?

1. First you need to register online: www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. Fill out the online form, leaving the national insurance number blank. You must do this as soon as possible so there is enough time for it to be processed.  The deadline for registering is 20 April 2015.

2. You will then be sent a letter from the Returning Officer who is the official person responsible for running fair elections. This letter will ask you for proof that you are a citizen of a Commonwealth country. Send back a photocopy of your passport.

3. You will then be registered on the electoral role as a voter. You will be sent a polling card a month before the election. Start thinking about who you’ll vote for!

4. VOTE on 7 May 2015.

You can find more information about voting as a commonwealth student here and there is also a commonwealth student vote Facebook page.

And remember… the deadline to register to vote in the general election is 20 April 2015.

Student voice

SHU GoGlobal blog competition

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Now–Friday 26 June 2015

Share your experience of going global to inspire others and you could win an iPad mini.1798880_642887015833414_8849657337390631202_n

The SHU GoGlobal blog competition is to create an online blog about your experience of internationalising while being a student at Sheffield Hallam University. Internationalising is the process of gaining an understanding of other cultures and developing a global outlook.

The brief is to create an online blog which records the best stories from your time at Sheffield Hallam or your study/work experience abroad and the impact the experience has had on you and your future.

You can read the competition rules at www.shu.ac.uk/global

Social activities

Varsity is back

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Lets all get behind Team Sheffield Hallam and win back our title!

University of Sheffield have defended their Varsity (http://sheffieldvarsity.com/) title two years in a row now and it’s about time we won it back! In order to do that we need the players to play at their best but even more importantly we need all of you to get behind Team Sheffield Hallam.

 

Tickets are on sale now and can be bought from Pod4 (the HUBS), Hallam Active (City and Collegiate campus) and on the Students’ Union online shop ( https://www.hallamstudentsunion.com/shop/varsity/).

The showcase events this year are:

 

Sports Park (Rugby, Cricket, Archery) – 15 April at the Sports Park

Boxing – 18 April at the Octagon

Ice Hockey Final – 22 April at the Motorpoint Arena

 

Tickets won’t stay around for long so make sure you get yours today!

Employability, Immigration

Want to work in the UK after your studies?

Leave a comment

Would you like some visa advice?
If yes, then book a place on our Working in the UK after studies workshop.

We will look at all the possible visa routes for international graduates into full time work including:

• Tier 2 Scheme
• Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur
• Tier 5

The workshop will also focus on how to improve your employability and how you can make the most out of your time at Sheffield Hallam University. We will explain the visa rules and how to maximise your chances of success.

The next workshops will take place in the Careers and Employability Centre (unless otherwise stated):

To attend, you must book your place in advance by following one of the links above.

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

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If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

April

  • Tuesday 14 – 10am
  • Thursday 23 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 28 – 10am

May

  • Thursday 7 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 12 – 10am
  • Thursday 21 – 2pm

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Support

Introduction to mindfulness

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Date/Time
15/04/2015
3pm – 5pm
Multifaith Chaplaincy, Level 2, Owen Building, City Campus

mind-full‘You can’t stop the waves, but you can
learn to surf.’ Jon Kabat-Zinn

Find out more about this powerful technique that
reduces stress and anxiety, improves sleep, aids
concentration and memory, and has an overall
positive impact on wellbeing.

Introduction to mindfulness
A seminar that introduces the concept of
mindfulness and the implications for improved
mental health and wellbeing, as well as teaching
some key mindfulness practices.

Book your place