Career Consultant
Spent the majority of his career working in education, Hughes has extensive experience in the education market including international education, education product design, teaching and training etc.
It’s hard to talk about a career if you have no UK experience under your belt. In partnership with UK charities and businesses, our ignition programme offers volunteer and work experience where you can gain an insight into UK industries, improve soft skills, and practice speaking English!
Aligned with our mission to empower Chinese talent, we support the East Midlands-China Student Ambassadors Scheme. Initiated by Nottingham City Council, EMCAS from East Midlands area help to facilitate Sino-UK trade relationships, cultural exchanges and more.
If you are a member of EMiCSA, you can access Career Insider ignition programme for free please contact us for more details.
Positive social impact has always been at the heart of what we do. We want to inspire our students to get more involved with UK local community through charity work.
RSPCA Radcliffe is an animal shelter located 20 minutes outside of Nottingham. We’re working with them to support their mission to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals!
If you are a charity in the UK please contact us to see how we can help you raise awareness, funding, and recruit volunteers.
Understand the environment
and the people you want to work with.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. A successful application is never just about CV format, it is about cross-cultural awareness, business acumen,soft skills, and the right attitude. It is essential for you to understand those concepts before you apply for a job in the UK. .
A successful application is never just about CV format, it is about demonstrate cross-cultural awareness, business acumen, soft skills, and the right attitude.
You should start your job-hunting journey with a clear understanding of what you want. On top of creating immaculate paperwork, we also help you planning your career journey by providing professional information, analysing your personal situation, create actionable plan.
Job sites like Indeed or Monster.comhave a million vacancies advertised, however, not all of them are suitable for you. Every day, our team analyses UK jobs and graduate schemes to see which would be appropriate for international students. What’s more, we provide in-depth information about these positions in both English and Chinese to ensure you have a full understanding of the requirements and how you can apply.
Learn MoreCareer Insider Cross Cultural Career Bootcamp is developed by our own team of international talents from both UK and China, with a combined 50 years of experiences studying and working internationally. We compared and analysed in depth of the difference between Chinese and UK working culture to ensure you make the seamless transition, and turn our international experience into a treasure rather than an obstacle.
Learn MoreFrom online forms and assessment centres, to competency-based questions and strength-based questions. Each application can be very different and you might have a thousand questions you want to ask. Our industry mentors are here to provide one-to-one, industry specific and instantly applicable advice for different stages of your application.
Our mentor team combines the best of both worlds: our experienced Chinese mentors understand your issues deeply and our UK mentors deliver the most authentic and cutting edge local culture and knowledge. They have from 3-30 years of experience working in fortune 500 companies to help you understand what is actually going on behind each role.
Career is not just about salary, it is about working in a field that you find satisfying and creating value. Our mentors share their own story of how they did it.