Advertise your vacancy and Recruitment support
Advertising your vacancy
Advertising your job opportunities on our online vacancy portal, Target Connect, is a great start to your recruitment campaign at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
Target Connect is free to use and has over 20,000 active current students and recent graduates regularly searching for opportunities.
Registering an account is simple and, once complete, you will have total control to advertise student work opportunities or graduate roles, set preferred deadlines, view applications, shortlist candidates and manage interviews in the way that suits your timescales.
You can use Target Connect to advertise a range of opportunities including:
Graduate Roles
Immediate vacancies for recent graduates or graduate schemes and opportunities for final year students who will graduate in the summer.
Year Placement
For penultimate year students who are looking for a 12-month work placement (summer to summer) between their second and third year.
Internships
Short-term opportunities, typically between 4-8 weeks, aimed at students seeking professional level work during the Christmas, Easter and summer vacation periods.
PLUS: You can also advertise other opportunities including: Volunteering, work-shadowing, mentoring opportunities, company insight schemes and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
Recruitment support
Whether you have recruited in the past, or are completely new to the process, our expert Careers Network team are on hand to share their experience and advice on recruitment strategies.
We work with you to understand the needs of your business and guide you through the most effective options from beginning to end. Examples include: Creating a recruitment communication strategy, devising a structured internship or placement programme, designing an eye-catching job advert and sifting applications to support you to best optimise outcomes.
“I would recommend using Careers Network as their support, experience and expertise has made this a smooth and effective process that has had a significantly positive effect on our business.” Hashtag Me
To find out more and get your recruitment drive started, get in touch.
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Target Emails
Boost the impact of your job advert, increase visibility of your vacancy and attract the right candidates with our Target Email service - a cost-effective way of ensuring you are maximising your exposure to relevant student groups. You can tailor your comms to students by year group, department / course or both. For more information on the list of courses, prices or to arrange a targeted email just get in touch.
The Target Email service is also a great way to maximise attendance at your upcoming event online or on campus.
Employer events
Attending or getting involved with our employer events to engage directly with our students.
Important information for employers
All vacancies advertised on Target Connect are subject to review and approval by º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ before they are published to students. We are guided by National Minimum Wage legislation and the AGCAS Position Statement on unpaid internships when reviewing your roles. Please also review our Employer Code of Practice.
Due to the high demand for this free service, we aim to approve any new organisation or vacancy within 3 working days, though during busy periods this may take slightly longer. Once organisations have been approved, you will be notified via email. Please note that we perform a compliance check against every new organisation wishing to join Target Connect. If you have any issues registering with or using the platform, please contact us.