Yr2 Career Planning

What are your options with a chemistry degree?

Deborah FowlisCareers Adviserwww.chemistrycareersmole.blogspot.co.uk

This session will cover: Information on the graduate labour market Career options for chemistry graduates Recent job adverts for chemists & the skills &

experience required Suggestions for developing your skills and

work experience How to actively CHOOSE your career rather

than let it choose you

Career Management Programme Yrs 1-5

Year One – Getting the most out of University

Year Two – Career Planning

Year Three – Implementing Career Decisions (Where to look for jobs, applying for placements, making successful applications/getting through the selection process)

Year Four/Five – Career Review – how to review career progress and plan for the future)

Quick Quiz

1. Approximately how many UK students graduate with a degree in Chemistry EACH year?

A) 2,330

B) 5,729

C) 19,106

D) 284,165Source:www.prospects.ac.uk

2. How much more can a 2010 chemistry graduate expect to earn over the course of their career compared to someone with A-levels?

A) £1,395 B) £77,197 C) £108,020 D) £214,626 E) £403,353Source: www.bis.gov.uk

3. What is the average 2011 graduate starting salary?

A) £20,000 B) £25,000 C) £29,000 D) £40,000 + car

Source: various

4. Play your Cards Right (or Guess the 2011 median graduate salary by sector)

£25,000 £39,000 £25,000 £28,500 £25,000 £27,750 £35,500

Energy/Water/Utility Investment bank Science Actuarial Logistics Managt. Consult. LawSource:www.agr.org.uk-Winter 2012

5. On average, how many applicants were chasing each graduate-level job in 2012?

A) 35 B) 47 C) 52 D) 127

In 2012, 69% of top employers stipulated a 2.1

Source :http://www.highfliers.co.uk/download/GMSummerUpdate12.pdf

6. Which of the following are NOT possible career options for a chemistry graduate?

Human Resources Officer Health and Safety Inspector Recruitment Consultant Petroleum Engineer Accountant Investment banker Marketing Executive Prison Governor Management Consultant

How do you generate ideas for a career?

First destinations of Edinburgh chemistry graduates 2011

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/careers/explore

First destinations of Imperial chemistry graduates 2011

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/careers/resources/destinations/undergraduates/chem

Where could chemistry graduates work (as chemists)?

NHS

Academic Research

Env Protection

Consultancies

WaterIndustry

Education

Gov’ment

Power Gen

Oil & Gas

Pharma

Manufac.Industry

Chemists

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•Food & Drink•Brewing & Distilling•Toiletries•Paper•Plastics•Metals•Paints•Polymers•Fine chemicals

How do you generate ideas for a career?

Websites … www.rsc.org/Education/courses-and-careers/profiles/ind

ex.asp - profiles of people with a chemistry background.

http://careers.abpi.org.uk/case-studies/Pages/default.aspx - 97 profiles of people working in chem/pharma industry

www.careersbox.co.uk/films/royal-society-chemistry/ - 8 talking heads of chemistry graduates

www.rsc.org/images/gotadegree_tcm18-48908.pdf downloadable booklet from RSC covering everything

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Websites……..

www.prospects.ac.uk See “Options with your Chemistry Degree”

for a range of possible careers. See ‘Types of Jobs’ provides further

information on jobs eg entry requirements, job content

‘What Job would Suit Me?” (Prospects Planner) -interactive interest/skills programme generates list of possible careers based on your answers.

How do you generate ideas for a career?

Vacancies/Job Descriptions:

What are they?

Description of the essential and desirable qualities wanted in potential employees

MOST candidates will have the essential qualities to a greater or lesser extent.SOME candidates will have SOME of the desirable qualitiesFEW candidates will have ALL the qualities

*Matching vacancies to your skills

1. Find a position that interests you from the vacancy list.

2. Identify the 3 main “general” skills that are looked for.

3. Outline an example of how you would demonstrate each skill right now.

4. Add another example of how you could develop that skill further or in a different way while you are at university.

*What can I do alongside my degree to develop skills?

Work part time Get vacation work/industrial placement Sports & Student Societies Attend skills/languages courses Volunteer (in the UK and abroad) Travel Study abroad

Vacancy websites

Look at job vacancy websites

- to collect a ‘portfolio’ of interests www.ed.ac.uk/careers/sage www.newscientistjobs.com/ http://jobs.rsc.org/ www.prospects.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk

How do you generate ideas for a career?

Interactive Career Tools

Career Planning Programme (Careers Service)Prospects PlannerTarget Jobs Careers Report

How do you generate ideas for a career?

What about YOU?

The Career Planning ProcessMaking decisions Implementing decisions

Engaged in process

Self awareness

Opportunity awareness

Finding the opportunities

Making applications

Managing the selection

process

Deciding what next

Reviewing Progress

Now stand up.

Yes, really – STAND UP (please)

*YOU make choices :

Your career choices are likely to be linked to

Values Interests Abilities and achievements Work and life experience Skills Personal qualities and temperament Subject-specific knowledge Personal barriers and restrictions

Some important values… Location Salary Working Hours Opportunities for Advancement Altruism Ethical Companies Working Environment Autonomy

*YOU make choices :

Your career choices are likely to be linked to

Values Interests Abilities and achievements Work and life experience Skills Personal qualities and temperament Subject-specific knowledge Personal barriers and restrictions

What about YOU? Eureka moment?

It’s the year 2020

So what happens next?

Use the booklet to help you think about your own career management

Start to use careers service centre, sessions and activities

Research any ideas you have in more detail – www.prospects.ac.uk & www.ed.ac.uk/careers are good places to start

Talk your ideas through with a careers adviser

Where is the Careers Service?

Weir Building, KBTel: 0131 650 5773

9.15 to 4.45 Mon- Fri, except Tues 11-4.4520 min appts booked on the day 1-3

Longer if necessaryDROP IN CHEMISTRY MUSEUM THURSDAY 1-2

Main Library, Central AreaTel: 0131 650 4670

Email: careers@ed.ac.uk

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