Careers Advisers' Conference Tackles Challenges Of Grad Job Market

Biennial conference of UK careers advisers' association to take place over three days in September

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The AGCAS conference will feature 80 workshops covering everything you would want to know about getting your students into jobs
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The AGCAS conference will feature 80 workshops covering everything you would want to know about getting your students into jobs

Preparations are in full swing for the premier event in the UK's higher education careers calendar, the AGCAS Biennial Conference, which takes place at the University of Nottingham from 13 to 15 September 2011.

The conference is aimed at anyone interested in careers information, advice and guidance, employability and/or the graduate labour market. The theme is Working Smarter for Sustainability and Success.

The three-day conference will include keynote presentations from Will Hutton, Executive Vice Chair of The Work Foundation; Richard Riley, Executive Officer, Universities West Midlands; and Ruth Spellman OBE, Chair of the UK Careers Professional Alliance.

There’s also a packed schedule of workshops and opportunities to network with careers professionals, employers, academics, managers, policy-makers, representatives from professional organisations, publishers, and service providers.

Here’s a sample of the 80 workshops on offer:
The Triple Jump Passport: An interactive guide to managing the demands and expectations of MBA students

College students career services and the development of the labour market in China

How to find a job online

The Place to Be: Pros and cons of centralised or devolved models for effective management of career and placement services

Find out more and book your place here

AGCAS (the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services) is the voice of higher education careers and employability professionals.


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22 June 2011
 

interested to know what 'triple jump passport' means? sounds liks a good event if you're in the Uk


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Maria Ahmed
By Maria Ahmed
22/06/2011

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