Careers
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Graduate Recruitment Schemes
- Associated British Foods - http://www.abf.co.uk/
- Bakkavör Group - http://www.bakkavor.com/about/
- British Sugar - http://www.britishsugar.co.uk/
- Diageo - http://www.diageo-careers.com/Pages/Trainingschemes.aspx
- Fyffes - http://www.fyffes.com/fns/careers/grad-programmes.aspx
- Glanbia - http://www.glanbia.com/
- IAWS Group - http://www.iaws.com/
- Kraft Foods - http://www.kraftfoods.co.uk/
- Kerry Group - http://www.kerrygroup.com
- Mars - http://www.mars.com/global/home.html
- Marks and Spencer - http://www.marksandspencer.com
- Moypark - http://www.moypark.com
- National Grid operates an Environmental Placement Scheme - http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/nguk
- Nestle - http://www.nestle.co.uk/Careers/
- Samworth Brothers - http://www.tastyjob.com/
- Sainsbury's - http://www.sainsburys.co.uk/home.htm
- Tate & Lyle - http://www.tateandlyle.com
- Tesco - http://www.tesco-graduates.com/
- Unilever - http://www.unilever.co.uk/ourcompany/careers/unilever_graduate_leadership_programme
Teaching - PGCE
- Queen's University Belfast - http://www.qub.ac.uk
- Stranmillis University College - http://www.stran.ac.uk/
- University of Ulster - http://www.ulster.ac.uk
- St Mary's University College - http://www.stmarys-belfast.ac.uk
- Teach First - http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/
- Training & Development Agency for Schools - http://www.tda.gov.uk
- General Teaching Council Northern Ireland - http://www.gtcni.org.uk
- Graduate Teacher Training Registry - http://www.gttr.ac.uk/
Graduate Job Websites - General
- Countryside Jobs Link - http://www.countrysidejobslink.co.uk/
- EarthworksJobs.com - http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/
- Edie - http://www.edie.net/
- Environment Jobs - http://www.environmentjob.co.uk/
- Environmental and Land-based Careers - http://www.afuturein.com/
- Evergreen Resources - http://www.evergreen.org.uk/
- FoodTechCareers - http://www.foodtechcareers.org/
- Green Renewable Jobs - http://www.greenrenewable-jobs.com/
- Growing Careers - http://www.growing-careers.com/
- Jobs.ac.uk - http://www.jobs.ac.uk/
- Loadzajobs.ie - http://www.loadzajobs.ie/
- Local government - http://www.lgjobs.com/
- Nature - http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html
- New Scientist - http://www.newscientistjobs.com/
- NIjobs.com - http://nijobs.com/
- Queen's Careers Advisory Service - http://www.qub.ac.uk/co
- The Green Directory - http://www.greendirectory.net/
- The Guardian (Wednesdays) - http://www.guardian.co.uk/
- YourFoodJob - http://www.yourfoodjob.com/
- Jobs in Agriculture - http://www.jobs-in-agriculture.co.uk
- Farmers Weekly - http://www.fwi.co.uk/
- Farmers Guardian - http://www.farmersguardian.com/
Applying for Jobs - Further Information
- BBC Onelife : Help on filling in forms and writing CVs - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/work/index.shtml?cvs#topics
- Department of Employment & Learning Northern Ireland : NI Careers Service Homepage. - http://www.careersserviceni.com
- Fish4Jobs : Practical tips and advice on CVs and interviews, free psychometric tests - http://blog.fish4jobs.co.uk
- GradIreland.com: Information on applications, CV - http://www.gradireland.com/
- Hobsons : Information on covering letters, CVs, Application forms - http://www.get.hobsons.co.uk/advice/advice
- Job Centre Online : NI jobs informtion - http://www.jobcentreonline.com
- Jooble : Jobs across the UK - http://jooble.org.uk/
- Loadzajobs : Information on CVs and writing application letters - http://www.loadzajobs.co.uk/
- Monster.co.uk : Career Centre - http://content.monster.co.uk/job_hunting
- National Academic Recognition Centre for the UK - To give information and advice on the comparability of overseas qualifications with those from the UK - http://www.naric.org.uk/
- Prospects.ac.uk - Information on Applications, CVs, interviews, assessment Centres - http://www.prospects.ac.uk
- The Guardian : CV Surgery - http://jobsadvice.guardian.co.uk/
- Total Jobs : Offers a series of personality and work style tests - http://www.totaljobs.com/Graduate
Postgraduate Study Resources
- Prospects - http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
- FindaMasters - http://www.findamasters.com/
- Findaphd.com - http://www.findaphd.com
- Hobsons - http://www.postgrad.hobsons.com
- Hotcourses - http://www.hotcourses.com/
- StudyLink - http://pg.studylink.co.uk/
Sources of funding
- Queen's Postgraduate Office at Queen's - http://www.qub.ac.uk/home/Research/PostgraduateOffice/PostgraduateAwards.
- Prospects website, "Funding my further study" - http://www.prospects.ac.uk
- Postgradireland - http://www.postgradireland.com/index.asp
- DELNI - http://www.delni.gov.uk/index/further-and-higher-education/higher-education/studentfinance/he-student-info-postgrad-finance.htm
- Bursary Map - http://bursarymap.direct.gov.uk/
- Research council websites
- Research government bodies and local authorities
Useful Career Links
- Belfast Hills Partnership - http://www.belfasthills.org
- British Ecological Society - http:www.britishecologicalsociety.org
- Consumer Council - http://www.consumerline.org/
- Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) - http://www.dardni.gov.uk/
- DEFRA - http://www.defra.gov.uk
- Ecological Recruitment - http://www.eco-uk.com
- Environment Agency - http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
- Environmental data interactive exchange - http://www.edie.net
- Environmental data services - http://www.ends.co.uk
- Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United Nations - http://www.fao.org/
- Food Science Central - http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/
- For Farmers.com - http://www.forfarmers.com/work/h/Jobs/
- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management - http://www.ieem.net/careers.asp
- Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment - http://www.iema.net
- International Council of Science (ICSU) - http://www.icsu.org/
- International Food Information Council - http://www.ific.org/
- International Portal on Food Safety, Animal & Plant Health - http://www.ipfsaph.org
- International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST) - http://www.iufost.org/
- NatureNet - http://www.naturenet.net
- RDC - http://www.rdc.org.uk/
- The Energy Saving Trust Advice - http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk
- The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) - http://www.fwag.org.uk
- The Field Studies Council - http://www.field-studies-council.org
- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - http://www.rics.org/
- National Trust - http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/
- Wildlife Trusts - http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/
- World Health Organisation (WHO) - http://www.who.ch/
- World Health Organisation Food Safety Page - http://www.who.int/foodsafety/en/
