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Accessing Brunel Talent
Contents Introduction to Brunel
Introduction to Brunel 3 Welcome to Brunel University London
From local SMEs to international organisations, we can help you connect with, engage and
Key Facts and Figures 4 employ our talented students and graduates. As a university, we play an active role within
our region and local community to work in partnership with business and communities to
Build Your Brand on Campus 6 support our education and research activities.
Advertising Vacancies 10 Our single campus in West London is home to over 14,000 students and from more than
130 countries. We offer a varied range of courses, with 95% of them offering a placement
opportunity we are placing over 800 students with employers annually.
Giving Back 19
We are working with an increasing number of employers helping them to attract our students
Other Ways to Engage 22 as volunteers, interns or on placements and into graduate employment. By collaborating
with us you are able to raise your profile and tap into our students’ knowledge, expertise and
Contact Us 23 creativity through our tailored recruitment service.
Whether you partner with us regularly or are considering engaging for the first time, we
hope that this brochure will outline how our services can entice innovative and fresh thinking
graduates into your workforce.
The Employer Engagement Team
Shane Adams is the first point of contact for new businesses looking to engage with
Brunel University London, recruiting students into summer internships, placement and
graduate roles.
Shane.adams@brunel.ac.uk
Tel: 01895 265 778
Emma Gilbert looks after our most engaged employers, making sure we offer the best
service possible and exploring ways we can build better partnerships.
Emma.gilbert@brunel.ac.uk
Tel: 01895 268 864
James Lewis is the newest addition to the employer engagement team, hired to help grow
engagement with employers offering part-time and vacation jobs to our students. In addition
to this, James will also play an active role in connecting employers with some of our diverse
student societies here at Brunel.
James.lewis@brunel.ac.uk
Tel: 01895 268 849
2 3
Facts and Figures 2018/19
Student Attendance at Fairs
Male to Female student ratio Summer Placements, Careers
Male – 54% International Fair
Female – 46% Law Fair
Brunel’s local Jobs Fair
Biosciences Fair
STEM Fair
Autumn Placement and Careers Fair
Autumn Part-time Work Fair New to 2019/20
Students by Nationality Creative Fair New to 2019/20
Economics and Accountancy Fair New to 2019/20
UK – 73%
Non-EU – 18% 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Other/EU – 9%
Average Salary 2015/16
Dept of Social Sciences, Media..
Student Cohorts Dept of Politics, History and Law
College of Business, Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace..
Arts and Social Sciences Dept of Mathematics
College of Engineering, Dept of Life Sciences
Design and Physical Sciences Dept of Electronic and Computer..
College of Health and Dept of Education
Life Sciences Dept of Economics and Finance
Dept of Design
Dept of Computer Sciences
Dept of Clinical Sciences
Dept of Arts and Humanities
Brunel Business School
Home/EU Students 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000
Overseas Students 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000
4 5
Build Your Brand on Campus Build Your Brand on Campus
Having a presence on campus is fundamental in attracting great students to your
organisation. There are a number of ways you can engage on campus such as attending Top tips:
Brunel’s Professional Development Centre’s general and specific Careers Fairs where you’re
able to connect with a large number of students, or more singular events such as Employer in • We encourage companies attending our careers fairs to follow up and run an
the Foyer drop in sessions and workshops. ‘Employer in the Foyer’ drop in session 1–2 weeks after attending a fair, allowing you
Whatever your requirements, please get in touch with the employer engagement team so we to re-connect with people you met at the fair for more in-depth conversations
can discuss how we can help. • On the day of the fair make sure you bring company branded roller banners and
promotional material to give out to students
Careers Fair For more information including details on costs and what’s included,
sponsorship packages or to book a space at one of our events, please contact
Brunel’s Professional Development Centre runs a number of general and focussed careers careers-fairs@brunel.ac.uk
fairs throughout the academic year designed to help companies build their brand to mass
audiences and connect employers with students actively looking for part-time jobs, seasonal
work, summer internships, placements and graduate jobs. Employer Testimonial
“We really value going to the on-campus careers events, including those that are targeted
Autumn Term at areas such as Engineering. It allows us to showcase our wide range of opportunities to all
groups of students. It also offers us an opening to answer questions from the students that
October November they value so much, such as about the application processes, what it’s really like to work at the
Airport and the variety of careers that they could embark on at the airport. What makes our
time at these events even more valuable is the opportunity for us to attend with Brunel Alumni
Autumn Autumn Economics &
Design who the students can really relate to as an inspiration for their first career steps.”
Part-time Placement and Accountancy Creative Fair STEM Fair
Placement Fair
Jobs Fair Careers fair Fair Lana Gilbert
Emerging Talent Specialist – Heathrow Airport
Spring Term
January February March
Bioscience Fair Local Jobs Fair Law Fair International Fair
Summer Term
April May June July August
Summer Placement,
Careers and Part-time
Work Fair May 2020
6 7
Employer in the Foyer Workshops
Advertising on our job board but had little or no response? Stand out from the crowd and Workshops are a great addition to other engagement on campus. These work well when tied
get more exposure promoting your opportunities at one of our ‘Employer in the Foyer’ in with drop-in sessions to boost the number of interactions you have on campus.
drop in sessions. Sessions take place between October and March on Mondays, Tuesdays Workshops can be used to either provide students with a detailed overview of your company
and Thursdays from 11am–4pm outside the library. Peak time for student footfall is and importantly the opportunities that are available. Workshops can also be skills based. If
between 12–2pm. candidates seem to be less successful at certain points of your recruitment or assessment
process, why not use a workshop to support students in building specific skills and
What’s provided? experience to enhance their chances at those stages?
• Table, Chairs, Power, Wi-Fi, Access to AV screens for slides/presentation
(to be sent before the date of the event) What’s provided?
A suitable room with computer and projection will be provided.
What shall I bring on the day?
• Roller banner What shall I bring on the day?
• Promotional material to give out to students about your company/vacancies You may want to hand out literature on the opportunities you have or other merchandise to
promote your brand.
How will the event be advertised?
How will the event be advertised?
All events are advertised on our events page, social media and shared via targeted emails,
sent out by our placement and careers advisers. All events are advertised on our events page, social media and shared via targeted emails,
sent out by our placement and careers advisers.
Please make sure any text you would like us to promote in the build up to the event is sent
across at least one week before the date of the event. Please make sure any text you would like us to promote in the build up to the event is sent
across at least one week before the date of the event.
Employer Testimonials:
“We attended “Employer in the Foyer” at the start of the academic year. This was a great Top tips:
experience as it allowed us to talk to students directly and discuss the opportunities we had on
offer. We met some really amazing students that were engaging, very keen to learn about us • Workshops are not always the most flexible option for students, given their busy
and what we could do for them.” schedules. So we always recommend running a drop-in session, which is the most
flexible option for students, to be run on the same day at the workshop. This
Daniella Stewart increases the chance of positive interactions!
Completions Manager - Life Residential
“The pop up sessions at Brunel University London have given us the opportunity to engage
and attract a multitude of students, from a number of different cohorts.”
Natasha Walder-Smith
Talent Acquisition Advisor – Huntress
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Advertising Vacancies Online Recruit Alumni Talent
Job Board Are you looking to recruit seasoned graduates from the Brunel alumni community for
experienced roles?
The Brunel Job Board is the best initial way to promote opportunities and can be used to Take advantage of the job board on our online Alumni Network portal and promote your
advertise part-time jobs, summer internships, placements or graduate jobs. The job board more experienced roles with us. With thousands of worldwide alumni signed up, it’s the
is open to both current students and recent graduates. You can upload an unlimited number perfect space to showcase your local and global vacancies to Brunel talent.
of vacancies free of charge. Registering a vacancy is very simple. If you have not previously
Email your job description to: alumni@brunel.ac.uk
registered you can do so by clicking here and selecting register from the dropdown options.
From there simply follow the on screen instructions. Before advertising please make sure you
read our vacancy policy here
Previously registered to the job board? If you already have an account with us but have
Are you Brunel alumni?
misplaced your log in details, please contact employer.engagement@brunel.ac.uk If you’re a member of the Brunel alumni community and are looking to recruit fellow
Once you have posted your opportunity our team will approve the advert and make it Brunelians to your business, you can sign up to the Alumni Network and add your company
available to the most relevant groups of students by year group and discipline. vacancies yourself, as and when they become available.
Visit brunelalumni.com to get started.
Getting the most out of your advertisement:
Dos:
• Make sure you put relevant information in each field.
• You must include at least one paragraph of information about the company itself.
• Your contact details are not displayed to students. Therefore, please make sure you include
relevant how to apply instructions, including emails and/or application links.
Don’ts:
• Do not be brief. Any job seeker needs to understand from a job description who they
are going to be working for, what they will be doing and if they are suitable for the role.
Ensure this can be understood by including as much information as possible.
Top tip:
• GET ON CAMPUS! Over 2000 companies regularly advertising on the job board,
it is very competitive and adverts can sometimes get lost amongst themselves.
Therefore, it is vital you get on campus and engage with students in person!
• Options include: Careers Fair, Drop-in sessions and Workshops as well as other one
off events.
• Testimonial – If you have a current student or alumni working for you, make sure
you include a testimonial in your advert.
10 11
Voluntary Work Placements
Whether you’re looking for volunteers for a one-off event, or looking to fill a regular volunteer
opportunity, Brunel Volunteers are happy to help.
Introduction
Brunel Volunteers work alongside voluntary groups, charities and other not-for-profit A work placement is an opportunity for students to gain experience and develop new skills.
organisations in the Hillingdon and London area. Our students are keen to learn new skills It can also bring considerable benefits to businesses; offering a low-cost recruitment solution
and help to improve the community in which they live. We provide organisations with for up to 12 months, provide valuable professional development for staff and gain a fresh
students eager to volunteer, and also assistance and collaboration on community events. perspective from creative young people.
Here at Brunel University London, we have a wide range of courses in which placements are
an integral part of the course. Brunel has a distinguished history as a pioneer in providing
Registering with us work experience within our degree programmes. We have strong, long-standing industry
• If you have any volunteering roles that you would like us to advertise please download links and an excellent track record for placing students in various companies from large
the Brunel Volunteers Volunteering Opportunity Form. You must fill out a separate charity corporates to SMEs.
form for each role you have.
• Please read and sign our Partnership Agreement Form. You only need fill the form Benefits of Recruiting a Placement Student
out once.
Recruitment Opportunities: A placement student is an inexpensive solution to recruit some
• Email the completed forms to brunelvolunteers@brunel.ac.uk along with a copy of your
additional resource, if you have short term work which needs to be completed or a project
Public Liability Insurance and Logo.
which you have not had the time to undertake.
• Upon response by the BV team, an advertisement for your role will be placed on our
Building Talent Pipelines: Recruiting a student on a placement allows you to access a wider
website brunel.ac.uk/volunteers, and there will be a notification on our Facebook,
range of talent and get a head start on finding the best new graduate for your company.
Instagram and Twitter.
Fresh Ideas: Our students offer new ideas and ways of thinking, reflecting the interests and
• Volunteers apply through us, and we relay all applicants to you for selection. Unfortunately,
needs of the next generation of consumers.
we cannot accommodate organisations without Public Liability Insurance, or promote
volunteering roles looking to replace paid roles. Staff development: It enables your existing staff to gain experience in supervising or
mentoring a young person, therefore helping them develop their management and
If you have any questions please contact Nancy Rawlings – Brunel Volunteers Manager professional skills.
nancy.rawlings@brunel.ac.uk
Cost: Advertising and recruiting students from Brunel is free of charge. Also, as the
“Every single opportunity that I have volunteered for gives me great happiness and pleasure. commitment of recruiting a placement student is short term, there are no long term
Helping people, seeing them smile, hearing their feedback – these are all just a few of the overheads to your business.
things that make volunteering so special and unique in its own way.”
Brunel Volunteer Student Types of Placements and Timelines
“I would like to give you a personal thank you for the great job that you have done on my
At Brunel there are various options when hiring a placement student.
wards. The rooms that you have painted look great and I believe will add to the well-being of
our patients.” They are Thick Sandwich: The students on these courses are second year students who are
available between 11–15 months. The students can begin their placement any time from June–
Community partner – Riverside Centre – Hillingdon Hospital
September each year and will have to have completed their placement by September of the
“Just to say a big thank you to Brunel and your volunteers, for all the hard work and following year, in order to return to university to finish their final year.
contributions you made, to ensure the Junior Citizens event was another success. Your
Timeline to advertise opportunities: Anytime between October–September each year.
volunteers are instrumental in the smooth running of the day. They really are a big help and
important to the experience the children have whilst attending Junior Citizens.” Thin Sandwich: The students on these courses are first year and second year students
looking for a 5–6 month placement. The students can begin their placement any time from
Community partner – Hillingdon Junior Citizens
June–July each year if they are in their first year and between January–April, if they are in
their second year. The placement must have finished by December for first year students and
by September for second year students.
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Placements Placements
Timeline to advertise opportunities: Any time between February–July for first year students
and between September–December for second year students.
Testimonials
Courses Offering a Placement Option Employer Testimonial:
Thick Sandwich “LEGO’s Product Technology department has been active with Brunel Design students for over
seven years. We have been very impressed with the competence and versatility of our Brunel
• Arts (English, Music, Theatre) – Business (International Business, Finance, HR, Marketing)
interns, and they have been a part of developing great LEGO products.”
Biosciences – Computer Science – Design (Industrial and Product) – Digital Media (Digital
Design and VFX) – Economics and Finance – Engineering (Civil, Electrical and Computer Oliver Wallington
Engineering, Mechanical/Aerospace) – Law – Mathematics – Politics and History – Sports Concept Manager, LEGO
Science
Thin Sandwich Student Testimonial:
• Anthropology – Communication and Media – Psychology – Sociology “The Chanel Placement gave me a real insight into the Fragrance & Beauty industry, offering
opportunities to design and project manage retail solutions for boutiques, sites and windows.
Placement Criteria This placement year was viewed by the company as more of a full-time role, which allowed
me to develop a multitude of new skills, work alongside multiple departments and also
Length: Brunel University London requires that the minimum length of a placement be 44 communicate closely with suppliers to manufacture our designs. I was also very lucky to
weeks of paid work (30 weeks unpaid) for Thick Sandwich students and 22 weeks of paid be offered a full-time role prior to graduating and 3 years into the job, I am still very happy
work (15 weeks unpaid) for each Thin Sandwich placement. working with this company.”
Salary: The average salary range for a placement student is £15k–£18k p.a.
Type of Job: Brunel requires that the work students undertake has to be related to Contact Us for more information about how you can benefit from recruiting a student or to
their course. discuss the placement criteria in more detail please contact the placement team here. Every
Supervision: Every placement student must be allocated a workplace supervisor who will course has a dedicated Placement Team who are on hand to answer your questions.
provide feedback to the student’s placement tutor on their progress during their placement.
Our Services
We try our best to make our recruitment process as simple as we can for our placement
providers and we provide a variety of services to make the recruitment process easier,
ensuring you are recruiting the best talent possible to meet your organisation’s needs. Some
of our services include
• Advertising your vacancies on our job board free of charge
• Advice and feedback on your job descriptions in order to attract applications
• Collating applications on your behalf
• Arranging interviews with the successful applicants
• Support through the entire placement
14 15Brunel Summer Santander SME Graduate
Internship Programmes Internship Schemes
The Brunel Summer Internship Programme (BSIP) Santander SME Graduate Internship Scheme
The Brunel Summer Internship Programme (BSIP) aims to increase the employability of The Santander SME Graduate Internship Scheme has been designed to support upcoming
students from under-represented backgrounds by providing them with internship experience graduates and SMEs to develop, learn and innovate new ideas within their respective
in their first year. The programme is funded by the Office for Students meaning that students fields. Bringing together emerging talent and growing businesses - all with the support of
who are eligible for the scheme must meet a select criteria. All first year students who meet Santander’s partial funding.
the criteria are able to register for the programme, from across all of the degree subjects we The scheme is in line with our access and participation plans for 2019/20, increasing the
offer at Brunel University London. figures of progression to professional employment or further study for our Widening Access
The programme aims to build on the student’s academic experience and employability skills. graduates (those who will be graduating the summer of 2019).
Students registered on the programme will be able to attend workshops and one-to-one Alongside this aim, we continue our work supporting SMEs – providing your company with
meetings in order to develop their understanding on various employability related matters 50% funding towards the intern’s pay (your company match funding the rest).
such as CV writing, how to succeed in interviews and business etiquette.
To participate in the scheme your business must be an SME (small or medium sized
This programme is funded by the university and each student will be provided with a bursary enterprise), employing fewer than 250 people and have an annual turnover of £50 million or
that equates to the London Living Wage for the 280 hours of work that they complete. There less. It must also be registered and based in the UK.
is no cost for employers to join this programme and all sectors are welcome.
For more information on the scheme or register your interest please email
For more information on the programme or to register your interest please email santander@brunel.ac.uk
BSIP@brunel.ac.uk
Testimonials
“This is the first time we have operated an intern scheme, we found the process simple and
believe exceptionally beneficial to us as a business and the individual intern”. Phil highly
recommends the scheme to other potential internship providers, he explains the scheme
“allows an economical safe way to utilise an intern scheme.”
Julia has moved on to working with a different company but highly values the experience and
skills she gained from completing the internship. Phil will soon be on the lookout for a new
intern to help with their next festival!
16 17MMP Uxbridge Giving Back
Want print, then partner with the best in the business! Careers Uncovered
Pass your knowledge and experience on to the next generation…
Every year we invite alumni and other speakers at all stages of their career to take part in our
series of sector-specific ‘uncovered’ events.
At these events, you’ll be meeting students who were in your shoes a few years back, sharing
your experiences of joining the workforce in your sector and passing on professional insights,
tips and advice. You’ll help demystify job roles, dispel common myths and most importantly,
inspire students to begin their journey to success.
A fantastic opportunity to engage with our students on campus, these half-day sessions
are flexible in format, usually combining networking with short company presentations.
Feedback from these sessions is continuously positive. Our students come away feeling
inspired, with renewed motivation to apply for more ambitious roles. In turn, employers
benefit from a significant increase in enthusiastic and focused applicants.
Uncovered 2019/20
Finance Uncovered – October 2019
Accountancy Uncovered – October 2019
Creative Industries Uncovered – October 2019
Psychology Uncovered – November 2019
Law Uncovered – January 2020
Politics, Public Sector and Charities Uncovered – January 2020
If you’d be interested in participating, please contact employer.engagement@brunel.ac.uk
Testimonials
Startup Packeges Available “It was fantastic to meet so many bright enthusiastic talented students. The emails are pouring
in already so we will be sure to share some success stories with you.’ Creative Industries
864 Uxbridge Road, Hayes UB4 0RR uncovered event.”
Tel: 01895 543MMP(667) Sam
Email: Uxbridge@minutemanpress.com Endeavor
Web: uxbridge.minutemanpress.com
18 19INTERVIEWathon Mentoring
Designed to help students prepare for upcoming interviews, helping them to enhance their
interview skills and put some of the advice they’ve been given by our dedicated team of
Brunel Professional Mentoring Programme
placement advisers and careers consultants into practice. Brunel Professional Mentoring Programme is a career focused mentoring scheme and is part
Open to all final year students, last year’s event helped over 50 students prepare for of the Professional Development Centre (PDC). The programme is one of Brunel University
upcoming interviews and even resulted in students securing positions at companies they London’s Widening Access and Progression (WAP) schemes and initiatives targeting UK
were interviewed by. and EU level 2 and 3 students from backgrounds underrepresented in universities. Targeted
students are matched with an experienced professional to act as their mentor.
If you would like to volunteer some of your time to take part in this event then you
can do so by registering your interest by contacting the employer engagement team The Mentoring programme offers two main strands; face-to-face mentoring and e-mentoring.
employer.engagement@brunel.ac.uk
Face-to-face Mentoring
Employer Testimonial The face-to-face strand runs for six months from November to May. Mentees meet their
“The Brunel Interviewathon was an event like no other that we have attended. It was a first mentor every month in their workplace. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to find
for us to be a part of and what a great experience it was. I think the value in this event came out more about an industry from someone with first-hand experience and links to other
to both parties – employers and students. For the students, it gave an insight into the types occupations. Having regular meetings in their mentor’s workplace enable students to
of questions they may come across should they submit an application with us. And for our experience a professional environment and to hone vital interpersonal skills that employers
Heathrow colleagues it was a chance to see the amazing talent that Brunel host and those they require when seeking graduates.
could be working with in the near future. We would definitely love to attend the next one.”
Lana Gilbert E-mentoring
Recruiter, Heathrow Airport
E-mentoring is a new and exciting addition to the programme and is delivered through the
MentorNet platform. Online mentoring offers a lighter touch mentoring option that allows
mentors and students more flexibility around their busy schedules. In many cases our
students are also invited to their e-mentors’ places of work.
Both the face-to-face and the e-mentoring strands provide our target students with
the opportunity to practise interview skills in a mock panel interview, experience a real
assessment centre, and develop goal setting and action planning skills to help them secure
the right placements, internships, and ultimately, an appropriate graduate job.
This scheme also ensures that you can immerse yourself in facilitating various vital learning
and development opportunities students need, such as:
• Work shadowing
• Interview preparation
• Practice presentations
If you are interested in joining our team of mentors as an individual you should have more
than 2 years’ experience of graduate employment and be enthusiastic about helping students
to succeed. We welcome mentors from all professional backgrounds. Click here for more
information or to Register as a mentor
To support the mentoring programme as one of our corporate partners click on the link for
more information or feel free to contact the team if you have any questions – their details
are here
For more information about the mentoring programme please click here
20 21Other Ways to Engage Contact us
Women in Brunel Engineering & Computing (WiBEC) If you are a new business looking to recruit students into summer
internships, placements or graduate roles, please contact Shane
The Women in Brunel Engineering and Computing (WiBEC) mentoring programme supports
female graduates and undergraduates to attain their full potential in the engineering or Adams on shane.adams@brunel.ac.uk or 01895265778
computing industry sectors. The programme consists of one-to-one mentoring, professional
skills development and bespoke visits to industry. Since the pilot programme in 2014, over If you are a new business looking to recruit students into part-time
400 female students have benefited from this support. roles and vacation work, please contact James Lewis on
We are always actively looking for additional mentors, with either engineering or tech james.lewis@brunel.ac.uk or 01895 268849
related specialisms. If you are interested in finding out how you or your company can get
involved, please contact Giselle Hayward, Women in Engineering Mentoring Manager for an If you are an existing employer to Brunel looking for more information
informal chat.
about upcoming events, please contact careers-fairs@brunel.ac.uk
wie-mentoring@brunel.ac.uk
brunel.ac.uk/women-in-brunel-engineering-and-computing If you are having any issues relating to our online jobs board please
Tel: +44 (0)1895 266343 contact employer.engagement@brunel.ac.uk
Follow us on social media
@BrunelPDC
@BrunelPDC
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Brunel PDC
#makeithappen
#unleashyourpotential
22 23Testimonial
“PwC have worked together with the Careers Service over the last academic year, during this
time I have attended a number of events organised both by the University and myself. The
events are always well organised, with a great attendance rate of students that are interested
in PwC and the roles that we have available. The PDC staff can not do enough to help, either
advertising company events to the wider team or by extending their hospitality when PwC are
on Campus. Engagement with the University has increased applications, and has also enabled
me to have a closer bond with Brunel students. I would absolutely recommend working with
Brunel careers service.”
Jill McCourt
Senior Student Recruitment PwC
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