VIRTUAL CAREERS IN GREATER CHINA and SOUTH EAST ASIA FAIR
Monday 25th - Friday 29th October 2010
The Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services in Scotland (AGCAS(S)), a representative organisation for all university careers services in Scotland, has obtained funding from the Scottish Government in order to deliver a series of 4 virtual international careers in Asia fairs by 2011. These events are intended to allow students and graduates from all universities in Scotland to engage with graduate recruiters from across Asia.
The second of these virtual fair will take place Monday 25th - Friday 29th October 2010 with a particular focus on China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore. For this event the project team has obtained funding from the Prime Minister's Initiative fund (PMI2) in order to pen the fair to students and graduates of ALL universities in the UK.
What are virtual careers fairs?
Virtual fairs take place on a web-based platform upon providing software tools including a vacancy database, an e-guidance facility, a CV bank and online chat rooms.
These tools allow students to:
· Participate in live online question and answer sessions with employers from across Greater China and South East Asia.
· View a wide range of job opportunities and/or internships available to students/alumni from ALL UK universities.
· Submit your CV to a database which can be viewed by a large number of actively recruiting employers
The same tools allow employers to:
· Access to a database of CVs from students/alumni from ALL UK universities including large numbers from the target countries looking to return home to pursue their careers.
· Advertise job opportunities and/or internships to students/alumni from ALL Scottish universities.
· Promote the organisation’s brand.
· Participate in live online question and answer sessions with potential candidates from across Scotland.
Participation is FREE to students AND employers.
