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Employability
Elliot NewsteadStudent Recruitment OfficerSchool and College ServicesUniversity of Leicester
Who gets paid the most?
Secondary school teacher Mechanical engineer Plumber
Hairdresser/barber Medical practitioner Chief executive
£85,223
£71,279
£40,031
£36,789
£27,866
£12,138
Most likely a degree
Degree
Degree/Apprenticeship
Degree
Apprenticeship/FE qualification
Apprenticeship/FE qualification
* Median gross annual pay, ROGERS, S. 2012. What do you get paid? The 2012 UK salary survey results Guardian [online]. 22 November [Accessed 16 /4/2013]. Available from http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/nov/22/pay-salaries-survey-ashe-ons
Chief executive
Medical practitioner
Mechanical engineer
Secondary school teacher
Plumber
Hairdresser/barber
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Employability
• What is employability?
• Identify ways to improve your employability
• Create your personal action plan
Why is employability so important for graduates?
Now
Degree = employment
Degree + extracurricular = employment
UCAS tariff + 2:1 degree + right university + extracurricular + work experience = employment
Higher UCAS tariff + 2:1 degree + right university + extracurricular + work experience of measurable value + own personal brand = employment
Graduate Labour Market 2014
2013 recruitment is still well below pre-recession levels – the number of vacancies on offer this year remains more than 10% lower than in 2007 (HF)
85 is the average number of applications per vacancy (AGR)
More than a quarter of jobs are only available to graduates (IE)
Over half top graduate recruiters warn that graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes (HF)
20% of new graduates start their career in London – this is confined to a small area of London: Camden, Tower Hamlets and Westminster boroughs (CB)
Approximately 60% of graduate jobs do not require a specific degree – good ‘all-rounders’ are preferred (CB)
8560%50%25%20%10%
What is employability?
• Employment – having a job (being employed!!)– Full time– Part time– Voluntary
Employability is remaining
employable throughout your career
What is employability?
Whole-life employability is determined by 6 main areas:
1. What you know (knowledge)
2. What you can do (skills)
3. What you have achieved (results)
4. What you have learned and how you have applied it (experience)
5. What you believe (values)
6. How you are perceived (behaviour)
How can I improve my
employability?
1. Knowledge
2. Skills 3. Results
4. Experience
5. Values6. Behaviour
Further educati
onHigher educati
on
Apprenticeships
Work experienc
e
Work experienc
e
Extra curricula
rCurricular
Volunteering
Academic results
Work achievemen
ts
Extra-curricular
achievements
Work experienc
e
Volunteering
Research and
examples
Research and
examples
Academic experienc
e
How can I improve my employability?
• Knowledge – through learning, whether formal or on-the-job
• Results – by working harder and working smarter
• Experience – by trying new things and being critical
• Values – realising what your values are, realising others wont share them, and learning to communicate this effectively
• Behaviour – how you think you are perceived, how you are REALLY perceived, and how you would like to be perceived
According to the Higher Education Careers Service Unit……the top skills that employers are looking for are:
• Communication skills
• Teamwork skills
• Analytical skills
• Numeracy skills
• Creativity
• Flexibility
• A positive attitude
Identify which skills you need for the following activities:
Writing an assignment on the computer
Participating in a sports game
Preparing a group presentation
Writing revision notes
Performing an experiment
Answering a maths question
Mentoring other students
Balancing study, work and family commitments
Team workin
gLeadershi
p
Written communication
Computer literacy
Problem solving
Time management
Oral communicatio
n
Adaptability
Action plan – what can I do now?
How can I improve my employabili
ty right NOW?
1. Knowledge
2. Skills
3. Results
4. Experience
5. Values6. Behaviour
Employability in summary
• Employability is a full-time job
• Employability is crucial in the current employment market
• Try to identify what employers want
• Take active steps to improve your employability NOW