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How to get a great graduate job with your
history degree
Simon ReichwaldBright Futures
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What we will cover:The graduate job market today
Why is it so competitive, who is recruiting youWhat do employers want & Some Top Tips
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Graduates hit as
companies scrap
training schemes
[The Times 25/08/2010]
Many graduates 'earn less than school leavers'
People Management Magazine Online
Graduate unemployment at highest for over a decade [BBC News – 26/11/2010]
Graduate
unemployment
up 25 per cent
Times Higher
Education
04/07/2010Nearly 20000 of last year's graduates - one in ten - were unemployed six months after leaving university - up
from eight per cent in 2008.People Management Magazine
[02/07/2010]
Graduate
unemployment
increases 44% in
one year [The
Guardian 02/11/2010]
Value of holding a degree shrinks for 21st-century graduates - The Guardian
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Work experience and networking key to graduate jobseekers [Chartered Management Institute]
New internships for graduate job
hunters [DirectGov]
Pay gap between graduates and those
without degrees widens with age
[The Guardian 07/09/2011]
Networking and work
experience are best ways into
graduate jobs[HRmagazine.co.uk]
Degree seen as vital for social mobility [Financial Times 07/09/2011]
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1,800 : 8
>60%
c18-25k
83
100%
400,000Average
graduate salary as c18-25k
1,800:8Applications:roles for
major FMCG
Average number of applications per vacancy
400,000 new graduates each
year
100% more applications in 2010 than 2008
>60% graduates receive a
2:1 or better
85.6%% of placement or
internship candidates offered graduate jobs
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• It will be tough
• You will need to be resilient
• “The more I practice the luckier I get”
• Take action now and everyday
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Who recruits History grads from this list?
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Where do they want to hire from?
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So what do employers want?
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The Fundamentals –First Impression
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Academic Results? Work Experience? Skills? Competencies? Commercial Awareness? Communication / Influence? Positive Attitude?
What makes you different?
So what are they looking for?
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Adapting & Coping
Leading & Deciding
Delivering results
Innovation &
creativity
Interacting with others &
presenting ideas
Organising &
delivering
Analysing & Interpreting Information
What Competencies do I need?
Make sure you prepare examples for these!
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Focus on -◦Achievements◦Measurable results
Build your network◦Meet and talk to employers◦Be inquisitive, find out
It won’t happen by itself!◦ Not all your ideal employers come on campus◦Go find the employers
What else can you do…
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Differentiate yourself Take Action
You cannot rely on your degree Build your knowledge & your contacts
Go that extra mile
What can I do now?
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and
learning from failure” Colin L Powell
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Your Attitude ◦ You become what you think about
Your actions
“You’re on the ride you might as well open your eyes”
Get involved with the Bright Futures Society
On leaving today...
[email protected]. brightfutures.co.uk
01242 236415
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