INSIGHTFUL TALKS! Hello and a warm welcome to Monster Graduates. This issue we share our advice with you on everything from the basic post degree essentials - including CV tips and job hunting help, to building your professional profile. Moving on - we have teamed up with the Summer Graduate Fair where you will be able to take advantage of special Industry Insight talks and get the latest industry information from the experts. They know exactly what employers are looking for when they recruit and how you can go about finding a way into the industry of your choice. Come on, what are you waiting for? What is a CV? How do I plan a job search? When it's time to start looking for jobs, it's easy to forget just how important a powerful and cohesive CV can be in opening doors. We take you through the CV basics, from making sure there are no gaps to turning every skill and experience you have into a winning CV. You can be lucky finding your first job, but more often than not it's a question of planning. Our guide takes a look at the ways you can create a strategy for finding work that is methodical and successful. How do I build a professional profile? What jobs can I do with my degree? Your professional profile is powerful thing. Those who do it successfully find that great jobs and offers come to them because people in the industry have heard about them. You can develop your profile too, no matter what industry you're in. You've got the degree, now what do you do? Obviously if you've studied for a vocation then you know where you're going. However, if you're one of the many thousands of graduates who are still thinking about what career you'd like, you need to really think about your options. Career Talks Don't forget to attend the career talks when you visit this years' Summer Graduate Fair to hone your skills when it comes to getting that job. Full of hints and tips they'll give you the inside track for a career win. Speakers and topics include; Getting the most out of Monster, Successful Job Hunting with Jenny Ungless, City Life Coaching; Entrepreneurship with Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Goal Setting and Networking with Mark Covell, Olympic Sailor & Silver Medallist; and You're Hired! How to write a brilliant CV! With Corinne Mills, Personal Career Management. Who's hiring graduates? Graduate careers fairs are an important resource for graduate appointments – even if you don't get a graduate placement as a direct result of the fair, you're still taking steps towards your chosen career and moving closer to recruitment in your perfect job. If you want to make the most of your job searching then why not take advantage of our new Twitter facility keeping you up to date in real time with tweets that best match your search criteria. If you would no longer like to receive emails from Monster.co.uk, please >unsubscribe here. Subscription to job search agent alerts will remain unchanged. This email was sent to: [Email address] Monster respects your online time and privacy. Requests for unsubscribing or for changing preferences can be made only by clicking on the link above and may take up to 10 days to take effect. If you have any doubt about the authenticity of an email from Monster, simply open a new web browser, type in: http://www.monster.co.uk, log into your Monster account safely and securely and then perform the requested activity. Questions? Email us directly by visiting http://my.monster.co.uk/ContactUs.aspx. Please do not reply to this email. To read the Monster Privacy Commitment, visit http://my.monster.co.uk/privacy/default.aspx. Monster, Chancery House, Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1QS, United Kingdom Copyright 2010 – MONSTER is a registered trademark. All rights reserved