This document introduces GradLink, an online careers site that helps international students educated in the UK find jobs overseas. It provides information on using the GradLink site, advice for selling a UK education abroad, and testimonials from students, universities, and employers praising GradLink's role in connecting qualified graduates with opportunities. The key takeaways are that a UK education is appealing globally if students emphasize skills like English proficiency, but graduates must actively research markets, apply to jobs, and use resources like GradLink to tap opportunities in overseas job markets.

1. Getting the edge back home
and beyond

2. Today’s session
1. Introducing GradLink
2. How to use the GradLink site
3. Selling your UK education overseas
4. Advice – from research to interview
5. Next steps

3.  Jobs
 Employers
 Go-CV! CV building service
 In-depth advice sections
 Blog, events
 Social Media
 Case studies
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The UK’s award-winning careers site
for international students
*All employers on GradLink recognise the advantages
of recruiting UK-educated graduates
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5. www.gradlinkCHINA.com
www.gradlinkAFRICA.com
www.gradlinkASEAN.comwww.gradlinkINDIA.com
www.gradlinkCANADA.com
www.gradlinkGULF.com

6. 500+ Global Employer Network

7. 120+ UK universities

8. Recognition
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THE Award Winners 2015!!
5 major award nominations in 3 years!

9. GradLink supporters

12. Testimonials:
students/graduates
“Absolutely love the idea of GradLink ASEAN!
For years many graduates from the UK have been
struggling to secure a job in their home country.
GradLink will help solve this problem.”
Quoc Khai, MBA, Cardiff Metropolitan University
"GradLink helped me to find my job!
GradLink is definitely the best option for Chinese students
in the UK for searching the graduate job market."
Wuzhen, Computer Science, University of Bristol

13. Testimonials:
universities
“GradLink ASEAN is an incredibly useful resource for South East
Asian students. The ability to direct our Malaysian students to
an up to date source of careers advice and job adverts is a real
bonus.”
Julia Hilton, Careers Adviser, University of Oxford
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14. Testimonials:
employers
“GradLink China has provided us with some great
candidates. It has proved to be a valuable channel for us
to attract high-quality overseas Chinese graduates.”
Qin Hua, HR Partner, Bosch Power Tools China
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15. Testimonials:
employers
“GradLink is a very useful and user-friendly resource to
make international students and leading firms in their
home countries visible to each other.”
Tom McCrum, Associate Director, Human Resources,
KPMG ASEAN

16. Testimonials:
employers
“GradLink Africa offers the missing platform for
African students to return home after completing
their courses abroad.”
Mr Isaac Sarpong, Associate Director
International Tax Services, EY Ghana

17. Advice

18. Employability of UK-educated
returnees: language
“Having a good command of spoken and written
English increases employability.”
Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, Executive Director,
Malaysian Employers Federation
“Even companies in China who prefer to
operate in Chinese, are looking for managers
who speak both Mandarin and English if they
want to expand abroad.“
Manoj Vohra, Asia Director
Economist Intelligence Unit, BBC, 2015

19. Employability of UK-educated
returnees: skills and learning
“72% of Ghanaian employers prefer to employ
a graduate educated in the UK, because they
are skilled, creative, can manage different
situations and adapt easily.”
British Council Ghanaian Employer Survey
“75% of large employers favour the early
specialisation offered by UK study.”
Ipsos Survey of 800 Canada and US employers

20. Selling your UK education
overseas
• Emphasise spoken and written English
• Sell your university, department and lecturers
• Sell the UK education approach
• Sell the UK
• Fill the commercial awareness gap
• Show your global perspective

21. research --> interview

27. Actions
– Visit www.gradlinkUK.com
– Apply for the jobs
– Register on Go-CV!
– Follow GradLink on social media
– Check blog and events section regularly

28. Summary
• A UK education can be attractive to global employers - but you need to
sell it
• Overseas graduate job markets offer great opportunity – but you need
to do your research and be proactive
• Demonstrate your commercial awareness
• Give due work to applications
• Resources like GradLink are here to
help you