Careers Centre Experience Works School of Maths 2012 Placement Fest.
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Careers Centre
Experience Works
School of Maths
2012 Placement Fest
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Introduction
Benefits Finding Opportunities
Advertised Hidden
Applying Support Available
Erasmus Work Funding
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Why?
Develop skills in the workplace:Employers’ top 3 ways to improve skills (in order of
effectiveness): Completing an internship or industrial
placement Taking on a leadership position in a student
society Gaining very people-focussed work
experienceSource: 2008 Association of Graduate Recruiters Survey
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Benefits of Work Experience
Put theory into practice Develop employability skills Experience an industry and its culture Network Learning about yourself Financial Benefits A job!!
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What do Employers look for?
The research… Almost all of the UK’s leading graduate recruiters
are offering work experience Nearly two-thirds of recruiters warn that graduates
who have no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful in the recruitment process
Irrespective of academic results it is very hard for an applicant to demonstrate the skills and competencies that employers look for if they have no prior work experience
(High Fliers Research 2011)
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Employers The ‘big four’: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) Other companies offer accountancy/ finance
schemes too, eg: Tesco, BAE, Unilever, Co-operative Public Sector: NHS, Universities, charities, local
authorities… SME’s (small companies) more research needed by
you to find opportunities
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Discovering OpportunitiesAdvertised https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/ Lloyds Banking Group - Customer Value Management Internship
(Bristol, Yorkshire, South West) Baker Tilly - Internship Opportunities in Accountancy and
Business – 2013 (UK wide) Santander Group - Financial Services Undergraduate Placement
- Finance, HR, Marketing, Operations, Retail, Communications (UK wide)
Bloomberg - Internship Opportunities in Global Data, Financial Products Sales and Analytics, Research and Development and Operations Business (London)
Insight Days e.g. KPMG
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Applying: important points to remember!
Apply early: many one year internships close December, January & WILL FILL EARLY so don’t leave to the week of the closing date!
RESEARCH: job role, organisation Why do you want to work in this area? Current issues (business press) Enthusiasm for Finance Use examples from a variety of experiences (part
time work, society, volunteering, study, sports)…
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Discovering OpportunitiesHidden
Identify specific companies Structured schemes (speculative approaches)
Careers Centre Faculty Resourceshttp://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/my-faculty/maps/index.asp
Network https://alumni.leeds.ac.uk/
Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event/
Where do Leeds graduates go? http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/destinations/maps/examplejobs.asp
Prospects (job profiles) http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_financial.htm
Yell www.yell.com
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Applying for Hidden Opportunities/ SME’s
Research Make a named contact What YOU can offer THEM Be confident & professional– 1st impressions count! CV/ Interview? Get support from the Careers Centre If you haven’t heard back – chase it up Think creatively about where to find opportunities Use contacts and networks – now is not the time to
be shy!
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Overseas Opportunities
Prospects Country Profile http://www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm
Going Global http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/go/goinglobal.asp
Research companies with international offices
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Exclusive University of Leeds Opportunities – open to applications as of today!
Unilever, Seacroft, Leeds 12 week paid internships in summer 2012 Various project roles including: Operations/
Engineering/ Logistics/ Supply Chain/ Quality/ Environment/ IT
Closing date of 31 December, but apply early Link: https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy/Vacancy.aspx?
relatedguid=faa0f471-9fbb-4ec2-9f0b-0677c628b32c
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Support Available
Careers Centre http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk Drop in appointments Monday – Friday 9am-4pm Career Consultants Resource Room Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event
Department Tutors Placement and Personal
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ERASMUS Work Placements
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What is Erasmus? European Commission incentive scheme, to increase mobility of Higher Education Students around Europe Two sections - Study and Work Placements Work: Support given to help University students to undertake work experience in Europe, as part of their
course.
British Council Language Assistants
BCLAs qualify for Erasmus Work funding (apply from October 2012 – deadline usually 1 Dec)
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What do I get from Erasmus Work? 1. A small, ‘GRANT’ 2012/13: total of €370 per month (for most countries)
2. A Tuition Fee WAIVER *subject to annual government review – OK for 13/14
2012/13: worth £920 For an UG full year spent in Europe (at least total of 7 months),
3. EXTRA PAYMENTS for Widening Participation (€500) – given to students from low income household Priority Countries (€400) given to students working in certain countries
4. Retain usual student loan (& grant) unlike other “sandwich” students
5. Small Leeds bursary (if applicable).
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Do I qualify for Erasmus Work?
Does my work placement qualify for Erasmus? a part of your degree (NO summer jobs!). 3 – 12 months long (but can do eg 3+6 or 4+5 months) in an EU Country a full-time job (eg at least 25 hours per week) Approved by your home School/subject area Max of 2 placements allowed for Erasmus Work Jobs working directly for the EC, or representations / public institutions of the
UK (eg embassies, consulates, national agencies) NOT eligible.
You must be a registered student at the University (before and after your placement) on a normal degree course.
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How do I apply for the grant and fee waiver?
Most important thing: get your placement arranged and approved!
Work placement tutor gives your name to Careers Centre. Application for Erasmus grant & fee waiver is emailed in May/June.
Deadline for applying is either 2 weeks before your placement starts, or December of year of placement (ie December 2013 for 2013/14), whichever is earliest.
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Erasmus Work
If you are interested, or want to know more, please contact:
Angie Willshaw
Email erasmuswork@leeds.ac.uk
Telephone (0113) 343 7104
Webpage http://tiny.cc/50rkf(http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work-experience/erasmus-work/index.asp)
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Sarah Goldstone
Careers Centre
5-7 Cromer Terrace
Telephone – 0113 3435361
Email – workexperience@leeds.ac.uk
http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/
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