Useful links for employers

Link	Description
Prospects.ac.uk	A dedicated work experience community containing invaluable work experience information for students. Vacancies featured in Prospects Work Experience, the official magazine of the NCWE with a circulation of over 50,000 copies are also posted on the website. This ensures recruiters receive unrivalled access to pre-final year students.
Business North West	Business North West is run by Nationwide Publishing Ltd who have had over 25 years experience organising highly successful consumer and trade shows throughout the UK.
Department of Trade and Industry	Working to create the conditions for business success and help the UK respond to the challenge of globalisation.
Growing Ambitions	Putting real people, doing real jobs, in front of young people to tell them what their careers are really like and give them great ideas for their future. As a nation we are generous in giving to charity, but giving of oneself through a few half-hour career talks a year, gives speakers genuine satisfaction and makes a lasting difference to young lives. Growing Ambitions is a UK-wide initiative. We are a not-for-profit organisation.
London Centre for Arts and Cultural Enterprise	LCACE is a university initiative promoting the exchange of knowledge and expertise with the capital’s arts and cultural sectors. The eight institutions involved are: Birkbeck, University of London; City University; the Courtauld Institute of Art; Goldsmiths, University of London; Guildhall School of Music & Drama; King’s College London; Queen Mary, University of London; and Royal Holloway, University of London. See their Work Placement Toolkit
RateMyPlacement	A website designed by students, for students. Using RateMyPlacement, students who have undertaken a work placement or internship can review their experiences; these reviews can be used by students looking to go on placement to help them make a more informed decision as to which job is suitable for them.
UK Resource Centre for Women in SET	Established in 2004 to support the Government's ten-year strategy for Science and Innovation, the UK Resource Centre for Woman in Science, Engineering & Technology (SET) is a national organisation, funded by the DIUS, providing advice and services for industry, education, girls and women, entering, returning and progressing in SET careers.
Unite	North West based initiative providing support to small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through the use of free short term, 4 week, student and graduate placements. Not only that, but the student’s wage is paid for by the project!