Evening with Industry 2009

Date: Friday 20th November 2009
Time: 7pm-11pm
Location: Aston Villa - 1874 Suite

Aston Bright Futures has a proven track record for putting on winning Dinner with Industry events. We are looking to improve on this further, and would like to invite you to Aston Bright Future’s ‘Evening with Industry’ 2009.

The evening will guarantee a fun-filled event that attracts corporates, students and faculty to network together; ensuring students gain the careers advice they need, assist corporates find the best people for their business and to build relationships between faculty and companies.

The event will offer:
•    Speed networking throughout the evening
•    Two Course meal and a Chocolate Fountain
•    Claire Young as guest speaker (Apprentice runner-up 2008)
•    Competition for the most innovative student who ‘advertises’ themselves to Corporates
•    Entertainment from Aston societies with WildKatz confirmed!
•    Faculty presence
•    Raffle, in association with The Princes Trust (www.princes-trust.org.uk)

Tickets for the event:                   Members - £15
                                                  Non-members - £25
(It is £5 to become a member of Bright Futures so £20 with the Evening with Industry ticket for new members - sign up at one of our many events or when you buy your ticket!)

Ticket sales this week! On the following days:

• Monday 9th November: (our skills event) 2-4pm MB504

• Tuesday 10th November: 12-1.30pm Guild Hall and 2-3.30pm Main Building Upper Ground Foyer

• Wednesday 11th November: 12-2pm Guild Foyer

• Thursday 12th November: 1-3pm Guild Foyer

• Friday 13th November: 11am-3pm Guild Foyer

Come along at any of these days to purchase your ticket or  register your interest for the Evening with Industry by contacting Connie Kirby, President of Aston Bright Futures at – kirbycp@aston.ac.uk

For information about the “1874 suite” at Villa Park Click this link http://www.avhe.co.uk/page/Dining/0,,10005,00.html

Companies already confirmed (with many more to come):
The College of Law, Nestle, Deloitte, PWC, KPMG, CSC, Analysys Mason,
RateMyPlacement, Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Discovery Graduates, Phoebus Software Ltd

Guest Speaker - Claire Young “The Apprentice” Runner up 2008

Finalist and Runner-Up of the BBC ‘The Apprentice’ 2008 and Entrepreneur

Age | 30 years old
Location | Born in Johannesburg, brought up in Wakefield West Yorkshire, now live in
the Midlands and Yorkshire with my business
Employment history | Sales, Marketing, Retail Buying, Consultancy
Likes | Holidays, Time with family and friends, Cinema, Horse riding, Reading,
My animals Max and Alfie, Fashion, Cocktails & dancing, Running
Dislikes | Liars, Cheaters, Laziness, People who play it safe
Friends would describe me as | Driven, Resilient and Exuberant
Weaknesses | Impatient, Intolerant, Trying to organise other people
Business role model | Oprah Winfrey
Post- Apprentice Claire comments on a variety of business matters with BBC, Sky and GMTV. Claire has also launched a prestigious venue management company. (www.elegantvenues.co.uk)

Company sponsor profiles

The College of Law          

If you want the highest quality and most rewarding legal education available, you’re looking in the right place. You’ll be joining an organisation at the very heart of the legal profession, which sets the standard for legal training in the UK and internationally. Focused on law – and only the law – we’re the first choice for more prospective and qualified lawyers than anyone else.

All our courses are delivered by qualified, experienced lawyers. We can help you gain the business acumen and commercial knowledge required for practice in today’s legal world, drawing on our expertise in what firms and chambers expect of their trainees. Studying with us will enhance your prospects by fully preparing you for life as a lawyer.

For more information about The College of Law visit their website at :

http://www.college-of-law.co.uk/

Nestle - kind sponsors of our Nestle Chocolate Fountain!

Nestlé. It’s a name which means thousands of different things to millions of different people. And yet, when it comes to a Nestlé career, it all boils down to one crucial ingredient: you.

We don’t believe in a generic, one-size-fits-all approach. Instead we’ve created a programme which gives you the freedom and, critically, the support to find your own niche and start making an impression from day one. You won’t get told what to think or how to act. But you will get to make serious contributions to live projects, move about the business and take part in placements where you can shine.

For more information about internships or graduate careers at Nestle visit their website at : http://www.nestlecareers.co.uk/

Deloitte

You won’t find many firms that offer the same breadth of career choice as Deloitte. With Consulting still a core part of our offer, we’re active in over 30 specialist disciplines, which means that whatever area of professional services you’re interested in, there’ll be something to suit. Remember, none of these disciplines ploughs a lonely furrow; all co-operate and collaborate to give clients an integrated, cohesive service. This means that you’ll end up with exceptionally well-rounded experience under your belt.

The disciplines we offer are extremely varied, but fall into four main service line areas: Audit, Tax, Consulting and Corporate Finance.

Since we want to help you fulfil your potential, we strongly emphasise career development and training. Deloitte employees are already among the best-qualified finance, tax and actuarial professionals – and we aim to keep it that way.

For more information about a career at Deloitte, visit their website at :

www.deloitte.co.uk/graduates/

Analysys Mason

Analysys Mason is the world’s leading independent adviser in telecoms, IT and media, and for over 20 years our pioneering work has helped to shape these industries in providing unrivalled strategic and technical consultancy to governments, regulators and many of the world’s foremost network operators, equipment manufacturers, broadcasters, IT companies and financial houses.

Analysys Mason is dedicated to growing and supporting its people, and provides first-class training and professional development. An initial training programme will help develop your core consulting skills and industry knowledge, but your most important learning will take place on the job by contributing to client projects. We offer a diverse and international working environment, and all of our graduate recruits participate in an assignment abroad within their first six months

For more information about a career at Analysys Mason, visit their website at :

http://www.analysysmason.com/Join-us/Graduate-recruitment/

KPMG

We offer a range of challenging and high-quality career opportunities to ambitious people from a wide range of academic disciplines. Opportunities are available in our three service areas: Audit, Tax and Advisory.

Great support, excellent training, early responsibility, and fascinating clients; these are just some of the many factors that help to make KPMG in the UK one of the leading graduate employers.

From day one you can expect plenty of exposure to clients, and challenging projects that will help you develop the skills you need to succeed as a professional. We’ll support you every step of the way and give you high-quality training both in technical areas and soft skills, including effective communication, presentation and negotiation techniques.

Your development programme will reflect your individual needs, take account of your strengths and place emphasis on the areas that you need to develop most. In fact, you’ll be able to use the skills you acquire not only in the work environment, but across the other aspects of your life too.

For more information about placement and graduate opportunities, visit their website at : http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/Graduates/

CSC

For more than 50 years we at CSC have developed smart, technology-enabled solutions to solve our clients’ toughest challenges, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and a passion for exceeding expectations.Over the past five decades, technology has radically changed the world we live in. We have remained at the forefront of our business because we have understood how to use technology change and innovation to deliver value to our clients.

We are often asked, “What is it that you do?” We tell them, humbly and yet truthfully: we do amazing things. We help solve big challenges. Technically complex, mission-critical challenges.

For more information about placement and graduate opportunities, visit their website:
http://www.cscgraduates.co.uk