Dear ##FIRSTNAME## Welcome to the July edition of the GJS newsletter. GJS works in partnership with Southampton Solent University, the University of Southampton and the University of Winchester to help students and graduates, and those from other universities in the UK find graduate level positions within regional businesses in the South. This year, around 11,000 students are graduating from our partner universities and around a third will be looking for work in the region. GJS is working hard to promote these regional opportunities and to encourage graduates to return to the region or to stay and start their career. Can you help us promote the region and any opportunities you may have in the pipeline? It needn't be a graduate job, it could be a short-term project or placement, whatever it is we want to find you the right person for the job. Contact meredith.smith@solent.ac.uk to find out more.
In this newsletter: - Free graduate recruitment
- Are you hiring from GJS?
- Case study: SMEs and Internships in the South
- Raise your profile as a top regional employer using GJS
- News from Solent , Southampton and Winchester universities
- Autumn Careers Events
Free graduate recruitment GJS continues to provide South of England businesses with a free online graduate recruitment service. The GJS service is dedicated to improving graduate retention in the region. Take advantage of this excellent service and advertise graduate opportunities free of charge. Read more
Are you hiring from GJS? Have you advertised an opportunity on the GJS website recently? Please complete the ‘Give Feedback’ section in your GJS account to let us know if you interviewed or hired any of our candidates. This information is invaluable to GJS as it is used to help our candidates improve their approach to job hunting and to feedback to our university partners. Read more
Case study: SMEs and Internships in the South An Indian restaurant (The Old Dehli Eatery) in Southampton used the GJS service in May of this year to successfully recruit a graduate for a part-time Marketing Intern role. Owner Abdul Kayum said: “As a small business we are always looking at ways how we can save money and were very impressed how GJS exceeded our expectations.” Read more |  |
Raise your profile as a top regional employer using GJS You can now raise your company's profile, promote your brand and enhance your reputation as a graduate employer to thousands of graduates who are interested in regional opportunities by taking advantage of our newest recruitment innovations. Prices start from as little as £120 pcm for a web button advert on our homepage. Read more
News from Solent , Southampton and Winchester universities  | Southampton Solent University's enterprising volunteering students are 'cleaning up' Southampton with 'Ernie' a re-vamped milk float who has been put into action in the highly-student populated Polygon to combat the annual mounds of household items left on pavements during the yearly move out. Read more |  | Aiming higher: Graduation 2009 marked the achievements of students and honorary graduates. More than 4,500 students attended Graduation at the University of Southampton last week, alongside nine leading figures in the fields of the arts, science, archaeology, law and business. Read more |  | The new Voluntary Sector Internship Scheme at the University of Winchester is the first of its kind in the country. Operating alongside Community Action Hampshire, the scheme will provide three days a week management work experience plus an additional bursary of £1,000 towards a one year postgraduate programme in business. The scheme starts this September and runs for one year. Read more |
Autumn Careers Fairs University of Southampton 3rd November, 2009 AIESEC Careers Fairs PLUS+. AIESEC are taking exhibtor bookings for their Careers Fair on the University of Southampton campus. Contact Annabel Lawday National Sales and Marketing Manager annabel@aiesec.co.uk for further information. Read more
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 | 
