Keep Calm & Get Organised Career Planning Talk
Transcript of Keep Calm & Get Organised Career Planning Talk
Keep Calm & Get Organised
Career Planning Talk: English & Film Studies (Finalists)
Rowanna Smith, Careers Consultant
Employability and Graduate Development
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
Tel: 01392 724493 Email: [email protected]
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
Looked at ways to:
• Research your career options
• Gain relevant work experience
• Develop your job hunting skills
• Develop your general skill set
Last Year’s Talk
Keep Calm and Get Organised!
• Reviewing the Career Timeline
• Applying for jobs
• Post Graduate Study
• What help can you get?
• Contacts
This Year’s Talk
The process you should have worked
through so far:
• What are you seeking?
• What are you offering?
• What opportunities are available
• Matching and prioritising your plans
Review Your Career Timeline
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
Review Your Career Timeline
• Explored work and/or further study options
• Acquired relevant work experience
• Developed your employability skills
• Created a dynamic CV
If you need to work to a different
timescale, be aware of the
consequences and plan
accordingly.... Don’t just stick your
head in the sand!!!
• Graduate recruitment at same level now as before the credit
crunch BUT 3.9% decrease from last year
• Growth areas: retail, consulting, engineering, utilities and
IT/telecoms companies recruiting significantly more
graduates
• Engineering up by 10%, Public Sector up by 5%
• Starting salaries static at £ 26,500 (median, Association of
Graduate Recruiters )
• Increase in telephone screening in application process
- used by 53% of AGR
Source – High Fliers Survey Summer Review 2013
Graduate Job Market 2013
Ensure a Strategic Approach
• Be clear about what you are applying for and why
• Use a range of job hunting techniques
o Graduate & Sector-Specific Websites
o Recruitment Agencies
o Proactively network... Make use of expert, professional
institutions, work contacts
o ‘Follow’ specific companies
o Get Linked-In
• Be prepared.. Contact cards
• Be organised.. Record what, where when
• Maintain self belief
Graduate Job Market 2013
Quality not Quantity!
“ The definition of insanity is doing the same
thing over and over and expecting different
results ”
Benjamin Franklin
Applications
• Make sure you...
o Tailor your application to the job and employer
o Write clearly about reasons for choosing the job
o Sell your skills, personal qualities and experience
o Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm
o Review progress and maintain momentum
• Closing dates?
oDon’t wait for deadlines! Some companies
will be shortlisting in October and November
Applying for Jobs
• www.ex.ac.uk/careers
• ‘My Career Zone’ – filtering option
• Employer presentations and events
• Career Zone Information
oDirectories and magazines
oReference books
oWeb access
We Can Help
• BBC Jobs
• BBC Writersroom
• Graduate Recruitment Bureau
• Graduate-jobs.com
• Inside Careers Vacancies
English & Film Studies Job Vacancies
Identify professional institutions that offer specialist information, networks
and job sites for the sector you are interested in e.g.
• PM Jobs – Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development HR
Recruitment site
• Prospects
• Simply Marketing Jobs
• Target Jobs
• The Graduate
• The Guardian - Media Graduate Jobs
Graduate Recruitment
Why do PG study?
• Seeking an academic challenge
• To increase your knowledge, professional expertise and skills
• To gain a qualification that will progress your career
• To increase your chance of employment in a chosen field
Postgraduate Study
Courses
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/pgstudy/ www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate_study www.targetcourses.co.uk/
Taught v research?
• PhDs and MRes courses offer professionalism in research
skills and the opportunity to pursue a specialist area of
interest
• Pursuing a research career outside academia? Then a
research degree offers both the theoretical grounding and
practical experience required by research institutions
• Many postgraduate courses can act as conversion courses
if you want to enter a different sector
• Some vocations demand a postgraduate qualification as an
entry requirement
Postgraduate Study
Useful Checks
• Thoroughly research your future Sector and Job Role to be sure
you are choosing the right course
• Is the course recognised by the relevant professional body?
• What are the employability figures of previous postgraduate
students - www.unistats.com web site gives some information on
employability
• Check how the department is rated. A department that is rated 4*
is world renowned for its research. You can check this on
www.rae.ac.uk
Postgraduate Study
Application
• Establish method – direct or via central body
• Produce good quality application forms – these can
be checked in the Career Zone.
• Research and apply for funding
• Apply early - if it is a popular course, you will
probably need to apply before Christmas
• Paying the fees - find out when and how they must
be paid
Applying for Postgraduate Study
Endorsements
“The Career Zone gave me practical advice
and things to research but more than
anything they gave me confidence. I truly
could not have done it without their help, and
am extremely grateful for the support.”
Marie Notermans – TARGETjobs ‘undergraduate of the year’
• One to one guidance
• Job hunting talks and workshops including
• Effective applications & CVs
• Interviews & Assessment Centres
• Employer Mock Interviews
• Online Psychometric Tests
• Exepert networking scheme
• ‘Careers in...’ events
We Can Help
• Informal ‘Focus on ...’ seminars
• CVs
• Application forms
• Interviews
• Assessment Centres
• Getting started
• Social Media
We Can Help
• General talks and workshops
• Negotiation
• Time management
• Entrepreneurship
• Commercial awareness
• Leadership
(many are employer led)
We Can Help
Career Research & Networking Events
• Virtual (International) Careers Fair 15 - 25 October
• Careers and Placement Fair 23 October
• Law Fair 13 November
• CEMPS Careers Fair February
• Widen Your Options Events February
We Can Help
Duration
12 months (January 2014 – December 2014)
Who can apply?
All current undergraduate and postgraduate students from all colleges and campuses.
When can I apply?
Open to applications from September 23rd to October 31st 2013.
How do I apply?
Apply in My Career Zone (select 'View Current Jobs', then select 'Mentoring Opportunities').
Career Mentor Scheme
Benefits for Mentees Who are the Mentors? Mentee Eligibility
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
Student Internships
Student Campus Partnerships(SCP)
in University colleges and professional services departments
Student Business Partnerships (SBP)
in large, local organisations and SMEs
•Competitive pay
•Challenging roles and projects
•Part-time, flexible work
•Support and training provided
•Develop your career and employability
For more info: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/internships
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
GBP
Graduate Business Partnership(GBP)
• F/T graduate level paid employment (£16,540 minimum)
• Working for organisations in the South West
e.g. NHS, DCC, UoE, SWW and SMEs
• Wide range of sectors
e.g. HE; Advertising; Arts+Culture; Engineering;
Legal
•Variety of roles
e.g. Marketing, IT, Web Development, PR, Technical,
Environmental, Engineering, Market Research, Business
Planning, Accounts and Sales
For more info: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/graduates/gbp/
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
ACCESS TO INTERNSHIPS
A2I
Access to Internships helps Exeter students and
graduates secure paid internships.
Typically we offer subsidies between £500-£1000
to potential employers to help towards the cost of
your paid internship.
It is up to you to find an internship, but we can
advise you how.
To find out more and register:
www.exeter.ac.uk/internships/access
• 3 years access to The Career Zone
– In person
– Telephone appointments
– Skype
– Email guidance
• Work placements
– Regional Job Sources
www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/jobs/external/uk/
– Graduate Business Partnership
Following Graduation
Employability & Graduate Development Career Zone, The Forum
Phone: (01392) 724493
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers
Opening hours:
Term time: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday - Friday)
Vacations: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)
College Careers Consultants
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