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Employability

Are you on the right track?16/03/2016

Agenda

• Current Graduate Recruitment Market• What do employers expect, get and complain about when recruiting

graduates• Careers in the Railway• Tracsis’ view and experience of graduate recruitment• Our recruitment process• What we look for in CV’s, Covering Letters and people

Graduate Recruitment Market 2016

The Graduate Recruitment Outlook

• The number of graduates hired by organisations featured in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers rose by 3.3% in 2015 (18,818)• These employers plan to expand their graduate recruitment by a

further 7.5% in 2016 (20,798)

2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15340,000

350,000

360,000

370,000

380,000

390,000

400,000

410,000

420,000

430,000

369,445

390,890

403,770

421,635

395,580

Number of Part and Full time students Graduating by Year

62%19%

10%

5%5%

BSc (Hon) Geography (FT) Future Paths

Now Working

Doing further study

Studying and working

Unemployed

Other

What do employers expect, get and complain about when recruiting graduates

Important Factors - Employers Point of View

Attitudes & aptitudes for work

Relevant work experience/industry placement

Degree subject

Degree class

University they attended

Foreign language capability

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Most important factors considered when recruiting graduate (%)

2015 2014 2013CBI, 2015 Data

Employability Skills

What are Employability Skills

‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they

have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the

wider economy.’

CBI, 2010

What are the Employability Skills?

Positive attitude

Team Working

Problem Solving

Application of ITCommunicationApplication of numeracy

Business and Customer Awareness

Self-management

Use of IT

Technica

l Skil

ls

Basic numeracy

skills

Basic lit

eracey s

kills

Analysis

skills

Problem solvi

ng

positive

attitude to w

ork

Teamworking

communication sk

ills

Knowledge about their c

hosen jo

b/career

Self-management/r

esilience

Relevant w

ork exp

erience

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Employer satisfaction with graduates' employability skills (%)

Very Satisfied Satisfied Not satisfied

What can you do to help yourself• Identify what employability skills are your strengths and weaknesses• Look to develop your weakness

General• Coursework• Find Part time work / volunteer• Prepare CV• Get involved

The Railway Industry

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2010-11

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Passenger journeys by year 1950 to 2014-15

Our Railway

2,500 Stations

32,000 Track Kilometres

4,000 Trains

20,000 Daily services

1.5bn Passenger Journeys

110bn Freight Tonnes

58bn Passenger Kilometres

Tracsis’ view

Why Derby Geography Graduates

• Providing local opportunities• Supporting East Midlands partnership• Technical abilities• Modelling/GIS

• There soft skills, such as:• Communication• Professionalism • Team work• Positive working attitudes

Our Recruitment Process

Job Description Released

Applicants Send Application

First Test

Invited to Interview

Interview

Second Test

Aptitude Test

Third Test

Decision

Fourth Test

Tracsis’ Graduate Recruitment Process

SOCIAL MEDIA!

CV• Structure• Personal profile• Education• Work Experience• Key Skills• Interests• Reference

• Tailored to the job• Concise

Covering Letter

• Style – traditional format• Musts:• Identify the job you are applying for

and where you’ve found it• Highlight why you are suitable, with

references to your CV as required• Make reference to the company

(show you’ve researched them)• Keep it short and concise

Selecting an Employer

• What are you looking for? – job or career• Size of company matters• Ethics• Opportunities / personal development• Their financials and position in the market

Our Closing Remarks• Remember you are one of hundreds of thousands • Job or career?• Growth and future!• Is your employer going to offer you what you want?• Image is key!• Behind closed doors• At work

ULTIMATELY ITS EXPERIENCE – don’t be disappointed!

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Alex SarginsonHead of ConsultancyOperations and Planning Systems Division

Tracsis PlcOperations and Planning Systems Division

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