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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
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
Career Timeline: Postgraduate
• Submit applications• Attend interviews• Start job or course
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
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
www.exeter.ac.uk/employability
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 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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