Dear ##FIRSTNAME## Welcome to the March edition of the Graduate Jobs South newsletter.
GJS services to business Did you know our Business Directory has over 500 hits per month? Make the most of your listing in the directory by logging in and updating your company profile on the Business Directory Forgotten your password or username? Contact us and we can email you the details Advertise a placement, internship or work experience Advertise full or part-time jobs Raise your company profile "Your service was excellent. The overall speed and efficiency of submitting the applicant's details could not be better. Please accept my thanks for your sterling service.” Air Improve Limited
How we market GJS to candidates  | - GJS heavily promotes its service to Southampton Solent University, the University of Southampton and the University of Winchester at Careers Fairs, through printed and online promotion, at careers guidance interviews, presentations, on Facebook and much more.
- Across the UK we promote GJS to higher education careers services for those students and graduates who may wish to return, or start their career in the South.
- Student and graduate jobs located in the South are advertised on the GJS website until the application deadline passes.
- Jobs are also emailed out to our registered candidates when the vacancy matches their profile (currently we have over 5,000 candidates from all years of graduation)
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GJS partner university academic term dates If you're thinking of advertising a job or a placement on the GJS website it may be handy to know when the students are available over Easter and the Summer to start work. Please note the majority of final year students will have finished their exams by the end of May. Southampton Solent University Easter Vacation: Monday 30 March - Friday 17 April, 2009 Summer Term: Monday 20 April - Friday 10 July, 2009 University of Southampton - Easter Vacation: Monday 23 March 2009 - Friday 17 April 2009
- Summer Term: Monday 20 April 2009 - Friday 19 June 2009
- University of Winchester
- Easter Vacation: Monday 30 March 2009 - Friday 24 April 2009
- Summer Term: Monday 27 April 2009 - Friday 19 June 2009
HOW TO MANAGE YOUR BUSINESS MORE EFFECTIVELY DURING A DOWNTURN 
Jobserve Southampton – GJS is supporting the 'Graduate Zone' on Thursday 14th May, 2009 
First Move GJS is involved in a publication called 'First Move South East' which will promote career opportunities in the South East for students and graduates. The publication will be distributed via careers services from May and will be given out at graduation events, and online via the GJS website. If you are a small to medium sized employer and are interested in appearing in the 'Business Directory' section of the magazine please drop us an email and we can discuss this further.
Changes in employing International students and graduates During 2008 and 2009 a new points-based system for international workers has been introduced. This system will replace most of the existing work-based categories. Please see the Home Office website for details.
Have you hired or short-listed a candidate from the GJS service? Please let us know by logging in and giving us your feedback in relation to the vacancy. Your feedback can help us plan how to improve the GJS service.
Making a job offer and pre-employment checks GJS advertises opportunities for you on the website but we do not make any checks on the candidates on our database, this is up to you. We have included some information below from the Business Link website which will help you with this process. Once you have interviewed your candidates and decided on the person you would like to hire it is important that you go through various checks Once you have decided you want to employ somebody, the next stage in the recruitment process is to inform the successful candidate. There are checks you may wish to make, or are advised to do, such as checking an individual's eligibility to be in the UK and take up the employment in question. The offer letter should set out the main terms and conditions of the job and whether the offer is conditional, i.e. subject to the outcome of checks such as educational qualifications. Read the Business Link guide which will tell you about how to make a job offer, carry out checks and when these should be done.
Fish on Toast? 
The University of Southampton's entrepreneurial society provide students who join with all the skills and financial backing they need to succeed in business and enterprise. They are looking for employers to attend their networking events and to get involved in their projects. Go to www.fishontoast.com for more information.
Thank You
Thank you for taking the time to read our eNewsletter, and don't forget to tell your colleagues and friends about GJS. If you have any comments or suggestions for the content of these eNewsletters please email us at graduate.jobs@solent.ac.uk | 
