Careers and Employability Taught Postgraduate Students Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service
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Careers and Employability Taught Postgraduate Students Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service
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Careers and Employability Taught Postgraduate Students Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service. Content. Career Timeline Applying for jobs Further study Employability Programme for 2010/2011. www.exeter.ac.uk/employability. Career Timeline: Postgraduate . Submit applications - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Careers and Employability
Taught Postgraduate Students
Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service
Content
• Career Timeline• Applying for jobs• Further study• Employability Programme for 2010/2011
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Career Timeline: Postgraduate
• Submit applications• Attend interviews• Start job or course
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Career timeline
• Where are you now?• Self knowledge• What can I do with my postgraduate course?• Matching• Work experience• Develop Employability skills• CV• Explore work and/or further study
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Applying for Jobs: general
Stating the obvious :
• Importance of good applications
• Closing dates
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Labour Market • 17.9% more graduates taken on in 2010 than
in 2009 (top graduate schemes)• Most areas growing except for law and public
sector• 45 applicants on average for each graduate
scheme (70 for oil and energy companies)• Lowest number of applicants for accountancy
and professional services (15)
• Investment banks , high street banks, accountancy and professional services recruitment up by a third
• Average graduate salary £29,000• Top graduate salary £42,000• In 2011 similar picture to this year predicted
Source: High Fliers Research June 2010
Jobs: vacancies
www.ex.ac.uk/employabilityJobsurfingProspectsGradsouthwestTargetjobsSpecialist sites and links
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Jobs: occupations and employers
• Careers Information Room• Free Directories • Files• Reference books
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Jobs: occupations and employers
www.ex.ac.uk/employability• ‘I want to work in…….’• What can I do with my degree?• Your Masters ...what next?• Prospects• Targetjobs• Specialist sites and links
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Postgraduate study
• Why do further PG study?• Another taught programme vs research• Academic vs vocational• Who pays? • Career prospects?
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Employability Programme
• Workshops (jobhunting)• Effective applications • CVs• Interviews• The Interview Experience• Assessment Centres• Understanding Psychometric tests
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Employability Programme
• Workshops (general)
• Negotiation• Time management• Many employer led
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Employability Programme
• Mock Interviews• Psychometric Test on line• Widen Your Options
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Employability Programme
• Careers Fairs• Careers and Placement 26 and 27 Oct• Law 3 and 4 Nov• Virtual 11 Oct to 10
Dec• Employer Presentations
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Employability Programme
• CV Prize Draw• On line Application Form Competition• Floella Benjamin Career Development
Award
• Exeter Award / Leaders Award
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Last minute work experience
• Community Action• Term Time Working (The Works)• Involvement in Societies
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Small change, big difference..
Good quality CV / Cover Letter and Application Forms
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Where to get help
• Careers and Employment ServiceReed Mews (Opposite Student Health Centre)Phone 7244939:00 to 5:00 (10:00 to 5:00 Wednesday)[email protected]
• [email protected] www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
