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The Careers Service.
How the Careers Service can help you
Industrial Career Expo– 10 October 2012Kevin MahoneyCareers Service
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The Careers Service.
Careers Service : one-to-one support• 15 minute advice sessions at the Careers
Service (pre-booked or drop-in)
• 30 minute pre-booked sessions offered at the Graduate Research Centre once a fortnight
• 60 minute in-depth guidance interviews offered by appointment
• Monthly faculty-based interview sessions for research staff
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Workshops and talks
• Careers and employability skills sessions covering (e.g.) : careers inside/outside academia; developing skills; applications, CVs and interviews, networking and commercial awareness. For further information and to book go to:
http://ris.dept.shef.ac.uk/skills_seminars/
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Skills training sessions – Autumn 2012• Thursday 18 October – 10.00am to 1.00pm –Marketing Yourself
Effectively: Application Forms and CVs
Friday 19 October – 10.00am to 1.00pm –Marketing Yourself Effectively: Interviews and Assessment Centres
Monday 22 October – 1.00 to 2.00pm – Researchers – Making the Most of the University of Sheffield Recruitment Fairs (SURF)
Thursday 1 November – 1.00 to 5.00pm –Careers in Academia
Wednesday 14 October - 10.00am to 1.00pm –Careers beyond Academia
Tuesday 27 November – 1.00 to 5.00pm Employability Skills Workshop (Networking and Commercial Awareness)
For further details and to book, go to: http://ris.dept.shef.ac.uk/skills_seminars/
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Careers Service – publications for researchers
Series of information-sheets:
• Support for Contract Research Staff/Postgraduate Researchers
• Your PhD......What Next?
• Skills of Researchers
• CVs and Covering Letters for Researchers
• Interview Tips for Researchers
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Careers Service – dedicated web pages for researcherswww.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/postgraduates/
research/
www.shef.ac.uk/careers/staff/crs/
• Summary of support available
• Links to national information sources (e.g. ‘University Researchers and the Job market’ [AgCAS])
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Information about vacancies• Some information is circulated directly to
relevant groups of researchers
• Details of other vacancies about which we have been notifies can be accessed via: http://www.shef.ac.uk/careers/students/jobs
• Information about other sources is available on the same web page
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Other Careers Service Provision
Events Programme Career planning and job-seeking - talks and workshops
Meeting employers
• Recruitment fairs
• Informal interviews
• ‘Skills for Success’ programme
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Engineering,
Science & IT
FairTuesday 30th October
10.30am – 4.00pm
The Octagon Centre
Business &
Finance
FairWednesday 31st
October
10.30am – 4.00pm
The Octagon Centre
Legal
FairWednesday 21st
November
1.00pm – 4.00pm
The Octagon Centre
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Other Careers Service Provision
Printed materials covering:
• employability and skills development
• choice of occupation
• further study
• study and employment abroad
• applications and interviews
• equality and diversity
Database:
• Going Global
Enquiry Services
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How Are Services Publicised?
• Direct emails for some events
• Podcast /on-line talk
• Links with post-doc societies
• Open Evenings at the Careers Service
• WOW
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Specialist careers advisers for PGRs
• Kevin Mahoney (Engineering: Medicine, Dentistry and Health: Social Sciences) [email protected]
• Jane Simm (Arts and Humanities: Science) [email protected]
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General contact information for the Careers Service For general advice and information:
Careers Service office – 388 Glossop Road,
on the corner of Glossop Road and Durham
Road, next to the Students’ Union (tel. 0114
222 0910) Note: we will be relocating temporarily in the Autumn of 2013 – details will be sent out nearer the time
Website – www.shef.ac.uk/careers