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Careers and Employability

Taught Postgraduate Students

Tom McAndrew Careers & Employment Service

Content

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

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Career Timeline: Postgraduate

• Submit applications• Attend interviews• Start job or course

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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

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Applying for Jobs: general

Stating the obvious :

• Importance of good applications

• Closing dates

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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

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Jobs: occupations and employers

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

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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

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Postgraduate study

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

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Employability Programme

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

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Employability Programme

• Workshops (general)

• Negotiation• Time management• Many employer led

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Employability Programme

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

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Employability Programme

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

Dec• Employer Presentations

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Employability Programme

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

Award

• Exeter Award / Leaders Award

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Last minute work experience

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

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Small change, big difference..

Good quality CV / Cover Letter and Application Forms

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Where to get help

• Careers and Employment ServiceReed Mews (Opposite Student Health Centre)Phone 7244939:00 to 5:00 (10:00 to 5:00 Wednesday)careers@exeter.ac.uk

• T.M.McAndrew@careers.ac.uk www.exeter.ac.uk/employability