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Decisions after School or College…Decisions after School or College…
Simon ReichwaldSimon Reichwald - CEO Bright Futures - CEO Bright Futures@brightfuturesNT@brightfuturesNT
University, Careers & that word University, Careers & that word ‘Employability’‘Employability’
What students need to know aboutWhat students need to know about
• Student Recruitment– AGR Advisory Council– YEUK Advisory Board– Global & SME Employers
• A bit about the Bright Futures Society (NFP)– Student Empowerment &
Personal Responsibility– 60 Universities– 2013 Launched Societies
into Schools
A bit about me & Bright FuturesA bit about me & Bright Futures
The Media Hype....The Media Hype....The Bad, The Ugly & The GoodThe Bad, The Ugly & The Good
The Media Hype....The Media Hype.... New graduates face tougher struggle in their search for jobsLocal Government Association figures show regional variations in job availability as almost half of graduates are still looking for work after three months The Guardian
Graduate unemployment at highest for over a decade [BBC News]
Graduate unemployment levels on a par with school leaversLatest data shows 25% of 21-year-olds who left university with a degree in 2011 were unemployed compared with 26% of 16-year-olds with GCSEs The Guardian
Up to a fifth of graduates 'without work' after
universityA fifth of students are being left without a job six months after graduating from some
British universities, according to official figures.
The Telegraph
The Media Hype....good newsThe Media Hype....good news
Graduate vacancies at five-year high, suggests research – BBC 2014
Warning over engineering shortage A report warns that the UK needs to increase the number of science, technology and engineering graduates it produces by 50%. BBC News
A study, by High Fliers Research, of 100 major firms
says there will be a 9% rise in
this recruitment - about 1,400 extra jobs – Jan ‘14
Work experience Work experience and networking and networking key to graduate key to graduate jobseekers
jobseekers [Chartered Management Institute]
Networking and work experience are best
Networking and work experience are best
ways into graduate jobs
ways into graduate jobs
[HRmagazine.co.uk]
[HRmagazine.co.uk]
Rise in number of Scotland's graduates in permanent jobs BBC
Graduates with industry placements more employable Pareto Law
51.6%
>60%
c£18-26k
83
110,000
350,000Average graduate salary as £18,345-£22,535 & £26k
51.6% of Graduates in FT Graduate Employment – 6 months after graduation
Average of 83 applications per
vacancy
Almost 350,000 new graduates each year
110,000 Freshers with 320 UCAS points
>60% graduates
receive a 2:1 or better
1/3rd 33% of graduate roles filled by
placement or internship candidates
Some Some RecruitmentRecruitmentTrendsTrends
Some School, College & University Recruitment Trends
• Opportunities for– Graduates are UP– School Leaver & Higher Apprenticeship are UP
• More routes into employment & a good career• So what are the right option for each of your students?
• ‘Simon’s 3 Reasons for going University’…– NUS research – 79%
• ‘Why are you going to University?’
• Differentiate • 1/3rd Graduate Recruiters do not fill all roles– A key reason is lack of skills
• CBI Report on the need for more ‘rounded and grounded’ young people, ‘not just an exam factory’
• Academic success is no longer enough for employment
Becoming ‘Job Competitive’
• 47 x 47 x 47?
• So it’s worth making the right career choice…
Making the best career choiceMaking the best career choice
• Where to start?– Which University?– Careers Web content - www.allaboutcareers.com – Careers Video Content - Where to start...
– Connect with employers face to face & Online e.g. Linked In• Find out what is out there• What do those employers seek when recruiting?• What roles play to your strength?
–Major Graduate Employers (<10%) and SMEs
How can your students How can your students get ahead of the game?get ahead of the game?
• What more do employers look for now…
How to Stand out Today?How to Stand out Today?
Prepare examples of these!Prepare examples of these!
• Knowledge – not need to know it all (as world changes too fast), but know how to find out things
• Attitude – open to learning and trying new things• ‘Extra’ Employability skills (e.g. self management,
commercial & customer awareness, agility, resilience, collaboration, being networked)
• Strengths – knowing yourself & what you do well• Global Perspective – interested in the experiences of
others and global developmentsAnd then learn how to EVIDENCE IT
Further Areas for Student Further Areas for Student DevelopmentDevelopment
How can we all help them?How can we all help them?
• Differentiate themselves, with their STORY• Cannot rely on academic achievement alone – extra curricula• Make the most of the opportunities & experiences School, College
& University offers – students need to start taking action now!• Build knowledge of careers options, skills & employers ‘contacts’• Make it ‘fun’ & Empower them…
““Will it make the boat go faster?”Will it make the boat go faster?”
Start at Bright Futures School Society…?