Conference News : 2022 Career conference | How could international students thrive in the UK job market
Here is to your future —— “Fitting in and Standing out”
As the UK economy grows into Industry 4.0, the focus is on finding enough people with the right skills to drive success in a competitive global market.
It is well recognised that some of the answer to finding sufficient talent for our future is in the young Chinese postgrads coming out of our top UK universities.
For this route to work, we have to make sure such students are able to make the adjustments to UK working culture and also help them to be able to take up the opportunities.
We are delighted at EFEC to have joined forced with CUUC (University of Cambridge Urban Cluster) to help this effort.
Our first and highly successful joint venture saw us put on a conference for Postgrad Chinese national students interested in careers in the UK on Saturday 3 December in Cambridge.
This conference – well-attended by both those at the Hughes Hall, Cambridge, venue and online – was led by excellent speakers.
Claire Angus, manager of the Recruitment Gateway of the prestigious Cambridge Network, outlined the kinds of opportunities for postgrads in the exceptional Cambridge region jobs market and the sorts of skills employers need.
（Claire, ‘what employers are looking for’）
Andrew Imms, entrepreneur and successful businessman gave a summary of what it takes to be an entrepreneur (like millions in the UK economy) and ways to mix careers by working both as an employee and a company owner.
（Andrew, ‘The Enterprenurial Route’）
Caryn Toh, Associate Immigration Solicitor at Ronald Fletcher Baker, brought her extensive knowledge and experience in all aspects of immigration law to the attention of the audience and showed them how and what to do to make sure the all-important Visa can be obtained.
（Caryn, ‘ Making sure of visas’）
EFEC’s own Andrew Thomson reflected on the things he has learned from his wide-ranging and international career to look at the world a postgrad faces and the means to succeed in it, with the value that can be added by appropriate and well-guided coaching.
（Andrew, ‘why coaching matters’）
And the finale was an expert view of what it really means to become a global citizen and succeed in a variety of economies and roles, by EFEC CEO Lily Lin. This was a compelling account drawn on personal and professional experience and reinforced call the key messages of the day for the students.
(Lily, ‘ Fitting in and Standing out)
As the EFEC-CUUC partnership flourishes, we are developing the full EFEC support services for postgrad and undergraduate students helping them on their journey into the UK economy.
The success of EFEC in China and the UK and in our new dimension of Europe (where we are taking on the Futures By Design legacy for the UK / EU partnership) makes for an excellent contribution to the world of CUUC and their international focus on urbanisation and its dynamics and consequences.
