Mentoring opportunity for international students

What is mentoring?

"Mentoring is a supportive form of employee training that many experts believe should be independent from other training activities. Mentoring usually takes place outside the conventional top-down employee-manager relationship. Instead, the mentee sets the agenda based on their own development needs, with the mentor providing guidance to help the mentee achieve their goals."

Business Link

This mentoring opportunity will give students a chance to link with an experienced professional who

works with a major international vehicle rental company and who has considerable experience in

graduate recruitment. He is ideally placed to provide excellent tips on job search strategy and making yourself stand out from the crowd.

This opportunity will be suited to students based in the Central Scotland area and it is open to students from all subject backgrounds. You must be motivated, enthusiastic and willing to commit both your time and effort to the mentoring relationship.

The mentoring will take place over a period of approximately nine months and will include a combination of face to face meetings, telephone and email contacts at pre-arranged intervals. The time commitment will be no more than a few hours per month.

If you are interested please contact: Elaine Wilson as soon as possible. 

This visit is being organised as part of the Scottish Government-funded Workplace Experience programme for international students

If you have any questions before you apply please contact:

Workplace Experience Coordinator, Kirstin Heggie, Email: kirstin.heggie@glasgow.ac.uk

Insight Visit to HSBC, Glasgow, Tuesday 29th November 2011

10.00 - 12.00    

This Insight Visit to the Glasgow offices of HSBC will give students an opportunity to see how this global company works, what their business is about and the types of careers available within the organisation.

There will be a presentation about HSBC, a tour of a branch and a Question and Answer session with various members of staff.  This opportunity will give you a chance to learn about how a major financial organisation operates, to network with other attendees and to have your questions about the company and industry answered.

Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis  

 If you are interested please contact: Elaine Wilson as soon as possible. 

This visit is being organised as part of the Scottish Government-funded Workplace Experience programme for international students

Marketing project with a Scottish company

A company involved in renewable energy own a specialist computer model which is used to identify the location of commercially viable hydropower sites in Scotland. They are actively seeking overseas partner organisations for collaboration. This student project will focus on the development of a marketing strategy to have the computer model adopted in another country on a commercial basis.

This project represents an opportunity to gain an insight into the working environment of an energy company
and to gain real experience of the design and implementation of a marketing plan. You can also develop an insight into renewable energy and hydro power specifically.

The main focus of the project will be for you to:

Identify an appropriate country(s) of interest
Identify possible classes of channel partners, then specific organisations
Devise an engagement strategy
Engage with overseas organisations to explore their potential interest
There may also be the opportunity to participate with the Company in scoping of in-country projects and
negotiation of contracts.

For further information contact: Elaine.E.Wilson@glasgow.ac.uk

Or follow the Workplace Experience link on the AGCAS Scotland website.