Careers events
Researching employers and building commercial awareness
Key Information:
- Date and time
- Thu 31 October 2024
11:00 - 12:00 - Location
- 4X224, X Block, Frenchay Campus, Further info
- Contact
- CBL Learning Hub learninghub.cbl@uwe.ac.uk
- Cost
- Free
- Attendance
- Booking required
Description
Are you a student who has a job or placement interview soon or in the future? Then this is the session to help you!
Business and Law librarians will show you how to find the information about the organisation, that will help you to improve your chances of success in an interview or application.
There is also a How to research employers workbook with similar activities and content to the live workshop. You can access session materials beforehand from the Business and Law Learning Hub site.
This session is open to any Business or Law students.
Workshop objectives
To feel more confident about:
- Discovering what information you should look for when researching an organisation before an interview.
- Becoming familiar with the types of company information available to you for interview preparation.
- Learning to evaluate free websites for company information.
How to attend
This is an on-campus workshop. Please book a place for more information about the room location.
Session materials can be found on the Business and Law Learning Hub site.
- Cost: Free
- Attendance: Booking required
Accessibility
- Accessible parking: Yes
- Step-free access: Yes
- Automatic doors: Yes
- Accessible toilets: Yes
- Guide/assistance dog-friendly: Yes
- Quiet spaces available: Yes
For further details on accessibility, check out our Library accessibility guide or contact us for specific queries.
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