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Careers programmes Cibyl Prizes surveys

Win £500 to spend at a shop of your choice and help the careers service at the same time

This year we’re taking part in the Cibyl survey, one of the UK’s largest student careers aspiration surveys.  Cibyl provide employers and universities across the nation, with unparalleled insights into students’ career thinking. They will use your survey answers to provide us with a detailed feedback report. The reports will tell us how satisfied you are with your careers support and the wider university experience, as well as which employers you aspire to work for. Take the survey and you’ll be giving us valuable feedback.

In return for your help, Cibyl are giving away…

  • a £100 Amazon gift card (given away every week- 14 to give away!) 
  • a pair of Apple AirPods (two given away at close of survey)
  • £500 gift card of your choice! Choose from shops such as ASOS, Uber, Argos, Amazon, John Lewis, GAME, JD Sports and M&S (two given away at close of the survey) 

Tell us what you think of your university course, which employers you like, and how you’re feeling about life after graduation. Cibyl will use the results to put together research reports to help universities and employers across the UK, so that they know what kind of job you want.

It only takes 15 minutes (and you can take it on your mobile!)

Take the survey now

Would you like to know more about Cibyl? Here’s some extra information:

The Cibyl Graduate Research is the UK’s most comprehensive piece of research into students’ views on graduate careers and recruitment: over 67,000 UK students took part last year. Cibyl also powers The UK 300, so ranking your favourite employers is a great way to influence their status in the publication.  

Cibyl is an excellent tool for helping students to think about graduate careers: the questions require you to rank employers in a variety of ways, helping you to think laterally about your career options and why you like, or don’t like, certain companies. 

Your answers are completely anonymous. You are welcome to read our privacy policy which can be found here.  Cibyl abides by all MRS codes, ESOMAR codes and ISO 20252. We are conducting this survey in partnership with your Careers Service. 

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Advent Calendar Feedback Prizes surveys Trendence UK

Careers Advent Calendar: How The Trendence Student Survey Could Net You A £500 Gift Card

Hands up who is due some good luck in 2021? 

How would you like to win a £500 gift card to spend in a shop of your choice including Amazon, Argos, ASOS, GAME, JD Sports, John Lewis and M&S? 

To be with a chance of winning, all you have to do is take part in the Trendence Student Survey. It takes just 15 minutes to complete and you’d be doing your bit to help us out, too, which has gotta be good karma, right?

Start right here >>> Go.qub.ac.uk/studentsurvey

Your feedback matters

Employers across the UK want to know your thoughts about the future and, most importantly, what you think of them. Your survey answers could help shape how employers treat graduates in the future. We want to know what your dream employer looks like. Does a company need to have status and prestige or a strong record of promoting equality and diversity? Would you sacrifice having a good work-life balance for a higher salary? Or do you think you can have it all? 

Tell us by taking the survey today.

More prizes than ever

The prizes on offer this year are bigger and better than ever, including: 

  • A £500 gift card

(Choose from ASOS, Uber, Argos, Amazon, John Lewis, GAME, JD Sports and M&S – two given away)

  • A pair of Apple Airpods

(Two given away)

  • £100 Amazon gift card 

(Given away every week – 14 to give away)

What are you waiting for? Take the survey today and let’s start building a bright future for the world of work.

>>> Go.qub.ac.uk/studentsurvey

Read: More about the Trendence Survey

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Degree Plus Festival DegreePlus Employers Prizes Skills

What is the Degree Plus Employability Festival?

Lunch and learn all about Queen’s employability award on 11 November from 12.30pm- 1.30pm.

What is Degree Plus?

Degree Plus is Queen’s employability award. It allows you to earn an extra certificate at graduation in recognition of the extra-curricular activities you take part in during your time at Queen’s. Volunteering, exchange programmes, peer mentoring and language courses all count towards the award.

How do you earn Degree Plus?

There are two ways of earning your Degree Plus Award. The first is called Provider Verified – where you complete one big activity and the activity provider automatically applies for the award on your behalf. The second route is called Combined Experience – this is where you complete two or more smaller extra-curricular activities and you apply for the award yourself, stating on the application form which of the 12 Degree Plus Employability Skills you enhanced during your chosen activities.

Provider Verified is the most straightforward way to get the award. Once you have completed the activity, you will automatically be recommended for the award. You don’t need to do anything else except collect your certificate at graduation (it will list the activities you completed on the certificate).

What happens at the Degree Plus Employability Festival?

During the Degree Plus Employability Festival, you will have a chance to meet providers who are offering programmes, activities and courses that are pre-approved for Degree Plus accreditation.

These are people who have the power to make you more employable in a number of ways. Firstly, the programmes they offer are designed to enhance your employability skills, making you instantly more attractive to prospective employers. Secondly, just by completing their activity, you will be provided with an award that you can talk about in future interviews as proof positive of your skills. Lastly, the fact that you took part in an activity and earned the award is in itself a testament of your initiative and automatically sets you apart from the crowd.

What types of providers are attending the festival?

From exchange and placement programmes to volunteering, research, mentoring and language courses, there will be a number of providers there offering a range of fun and rewarding activities that can help you achieve an extra certificate at graduation in recognition of the skills you have developed. All the providers attending the festival have confirmed that they are still running their programmes and activities this year.

Who else will be at the Festival?

You can also chat with the Degree Plus team and hear what employers like EY and NICVA have to say about the award.

Where is it being held?

The Festival is being held virtually in MyFuture, our online careers portal. You might previously have used MyFuture to search for jobs and events, or even to access CV help and support. But the portal has added a host of new features, including a virtual event hosting function, so we are excited to show you around.

Where does the lunch bit come in?

All attending students will be entered into a draw to win one of six £20 Just Eat vouchers – now who said there is no such thing as a free lunch?

The DEGREE PLUS EMPLOYABILITY FESTIVAL is being held virtually on 11 November between 12.30-1.30pm.

Register via MyFuture

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Competition Employers Feedback Prizes surveys Trendence UK

Win £500 to spend at a shop of your choice and help the Careers Service at the same time

The Careers & Employability Service needs your feedback to continue to give you excellent careers support. We are taking part in the Trendence survey, one of the UK’s largest student surveys about careers aspirations.  Trendence UK is providing our service with careers reports which will tell us how satisfied you are with your careers support and the university experience. As well as which employers you aspire to work for and which events you find the most effective. 

This year, in particular, it is crucial you provide your feedback on how you would like to access careers information. Take the survey, and you will be giving us valuable feedback on how we can tailor our services to best suit you. 

In return for your help, Trendence is giving away…

  • a £100 Amazon gift card (given away every week – 14 to give away)
  • a pair of Apple AirPods (two given away)
  • a £500 gift card! Choose from options such as ASOS, Uber, Argos, Amazon, John Lewis, GAME, JD Sports and M&S (two given away)

Tell us what you think of your university course, which employers you like, and how you’re feeling about your future career. Trendence UK will continue to use the results to put together research reports to help universities and employers across the UK, so they know how to support your career journey.

It only takes 15 minutes (and you can take it on your mobile!)

Take the survey now: http://sgiz.eu/s3/careerservice

Would you like to know more about Trendence? Here’s some extra information:

The Trendence Graduate study is the UK’s most comprehensive piece of research into students’ views on graduate careers and recruitment: over 74,000 UK students took part last year. Trendence also powers The UK 300, so ranking your favourite employers is a great way to influence their status in the publication. 

Trendence is an excellent tool for helping students to think about graduate careers: the questions require you to rank employers in a variety of ways, helping you to think laterally about your career options and why you like, or don’t like, certain companies. 

Your answers are completely anonymous. You are welcome to read our privacy policy which can be found here.  Trendence abides by all MRS codes, ESOMAR codes and ISO 20252. We are conducting this survey in partnership with your Careers Service.