Careers and Employability Taught Postgraduate Students Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service.

Careers and Employability

Taught Postgraduate Students

Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service

Content

• Career Timeline• Applying for jobs• Further study• Employability Programme for 2010/2011

www.exeter.ac.uk/employability

http://www.exeter.ac.uk/employability

Career Timeline: Postgraduate

• Submit applications• Attend interviews• Start job or course



Career timeline

• Where are you now?• Self knowledge• What can I do with my postgraduate course?• Matching• Work experience• Develop Employability skills• CV• Explore work and/or further study



Applying for Jobs: general

Stating the obvious :

• Importance of good applications

• Closing dates



Labour Market

• 17.9% more graduates taken on in 2010 than in 2009 (top graduate schemes)

• Most areas growing except for law and public sector

• 45 applicants on average for each graduate scheme (70 for oil and energy companies)

• Lowest number of applicants for accountancy and professional services (15)

• Investment banks , high street banks, accountancy and professional services recruitment up by a third

• Average graduate salary £29,000• Top graduate salary £42,000• In 2011 similar picture to this year predicted

Source: High Fliers Research June 2010

Jobs: vacancies

www.ex.ac.uk/employabilityJobsurfingProspectsGradsouthwestTargetjobsSpecialist sites and links


http://www.ex.ac.uk/employability


Jobs: occupations and employers

• Careers Information Room• Free Directories • Files• Reference books



Jobs: occupations and employers

www.ex.ac.uk/employability• ‘I want to work in…….’• What can I do with my degree?• Your Masters ...what next?• Prospects• Targetjobs• Specialist sites and links


http://www.ex.ac.uk/employability


Postgraduate study

• Why do further PG study?• Another taught programme vs research• Academic vs vocational• Who pays? • Career prospects?



Employability Programme

• Workshops (jobhunting)• Effective applications • CVs• Interviews• The Interview Experience• Assessment Centres• Understanding Psychometric tests




• Workshops (general)

• Negotiation• Time management• Many employer led




• Mock Interviews• Psychometric Test on line• Widen Your Options




• Careers Fairs• Careers and Placement 26 and 27 Oct• Law 3 and 4 Nov• Virtual 11 Oct to 10

Dec• Employer Presentations




• CV Prize Draw• On line Application Form Competition• Floella Benjamin Career Development

Award

• Exeter Award / Leaders Award



Last minute work experience

• Community Action• Term Time Working (The Works)• Involvement in Societies



Small change, big difference..

Good quality CV / Cover Letter and Application Forms



Where to get help

• Careers and Employment Service

Reed Mews (Opposite Student Health Centre)

Phone 724493

9:00 to 5:00 (10:00 to 5:00 Wednesday)

[email protected]• [email protected]


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Careers and Employability Taught Postgraduate Students Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service.

Documents

study employability

employability skills

career prospects

postgraduate study

help careers

content career timeline

postgraduate course

matching work experience