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ANTHROPOLOGY CAREERS SESSIONWhat do Anthropology graduates do?
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/
Tim ReedHead of Careers
Introduction
• What is the Careers & Employability Service?
• What skills do Anthropology graduates have?
• What do Anthropology graduates do:
the jobs they get
their typical employers
the further courses they study
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
What is the best career?
The Careers and Employability Service
• Location
• Staff
• Opening times etc
• Services & facilities
Specific CES facilities
• Reception & Careers library
• Options Leaflets & free careers literature
• Reference files, books & postgraduate prospectuses
• IT facilities - www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm
• Alumni careers network
• Careers Employability Module (CEM) on Moodle
• Quick Query
• Careers Guidance Interview
• Talks & presentations
Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm
Examples of Careers Talks
• Interview Skills, CV Workshop, Choosing a Career
• Careers in Politics, Getting a job in the Media, Applying for Teacher Training
• Journalism Workshop, T.E.F.L. Presentation, Using languages & Working in Europe
• Postgraduate Study in the Humanities
• Presentation by Deloitte
• Presentations by BUNAC: (i) Work in USA & Canada (ii) Work in Australia & New Zealand
• Presentation by Pearson (summer internships)
• Presentation by NHS
• Presentation by PwC: Commercial Awareness
How to use the CESBegin by doing some research
Perhaps into yourself (ideas, interests, preferences)
Then into your opportunities (use vacancy database, Directories)
Use IT: CES website & PROSPECT PLANNER
Attend talks/workshops/presentations etc
Quick Query at CES
1:1 careers interview
Anthropology graduates’ skills• Ability to work under pressure
• Analytical & Problem Solving
• Communication
• Data interpretation
• Negotiation
• Planning & Organising
• Problem Solving
• Presentation
• Research
• Scientific (?)
• Statistical & computing techniques
• Team work
• Time management
Employability skillswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm
CES Moodle Resource
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
Employability Points
www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints/
Global Skills Award
www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/skills/programmes/gsalectures.html
Kent Union Volunteering
www.kentunion.co.uk/volunteering/
CES Employability skills exercise
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillstest.html
What do Anthropology graduates do?
• What do they do in broad terms?
• Jobs where the degree is useful
• Transferable Skills
• Examples from University of Kent
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What do Anthropology graduates do?
What do Anthropology graduates do?
Michael Crichton - author of Jurassic Park
Kurt Vonnegut, Chad Oliver, Ursula LeGuin - science fiction writers
Tracy Chapman and Mick Jagger - singers
Prince Charles - Prince
David Lynch - film director (Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive)
Douglas J. Preston - Horror writer
Aaron Elkins - Mystery writer
Jane Goodall - Primatologist
Mo Mowlam - writer, researcher, politician
Jobs where the degree may be useful• Anthropology Researcher/Fieldworker
• Charity Fundraiser
• Development Administrator
• Foreign & Commonwealth Office Administrator
• Journalist
• Multi-cultural Teacher
• Museum Ethnographer
• Personnel Manager
• Race Equality Officer
• Social Researcher
• Social Worker
• Specialist Librarian
• Tourism Consultant
• University Researcher/Teacher
Employment option examples
AdvertisingArmed ForcesArts adminBroadcastingCentral & Local Gov’t Computing/ITFinanceFire ServiceGuidance/Counselling Info Management/MuseumsJournalismLawMarketing/Sales Management Consultancy
NHS ManagementPersonnelPoliceProduction ManagementPublic RelationsPublishingPurchasingRetailSelf-employmentSocial WorkTEFLTeachingTourismTransport
GRADUATE SALARIES 2012 Arcadia – retail management £18,500 - £23,000
Boots - brand/buying/marketing grad scheme £24,000 + £1k welcome!
Barclays Bank - future leaders development programme £36k (+£8k bonus!)
Civil Service - up to £27,000
Explore Learning - education management £21,000
Exxon Mobil - graduate schemes £34,000
FiveTen Group - recruitment £20-£25k
GCHQ - defence research £25,000 (+ benefits)
IBM - range of schemes £27,000 - £32,000
Jaguar Land Rover – purchasing grad scheme £27k
John Lewis - buying/retail management/merchandising graduate schemes £25,000
L’Oreal - management training scheme £28,000
McDonald’s - trainee business manager £18,500-21,500
MI5 - £24,750 + benefits - varies by function!
Motability - £28,500 (+ joining bonus!)
Slaughter & May - training contract £38,000
Waitrose - retail management £25,000
Employment• Administrator - NHS
• Animal Technician - Isle of Wight College
• Assistant Language Teacher - JET
• Assistant Visitor Services Manager - National Trust
• Biomedical Analyst - Labo Nuytinck
• Campus Rep Co-ordinator - GTI Publishing
• Carer - Allied Healthcare
• Children's Section Manager - Waterstones
• Clerical Assistant - Sibley Pares
• Copyright Assistant - Music Sounds
• English Teacher - Ding Ding Dang (S. Korea)
• HR Assistant - Kent County Council
• Library Assistant - Canterbury Christ Church University
• Manager - Southern Water
• Manager - The BB Company
• Marketing Assistant - Juzi
• Marketing Assistant - Taylor & Francis
• Merchandise Officer - Animal Aid
• Office Administrator - Lission Aviation Fellowship Centre
• Police Officer - Police Service
• Project Manager - Eva Organization for Women
• Purchasing Assistant - West Sussex County Council
• Recruitment & Assessment Administrator - NHS
• Reserve Assistant - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
• Sales Executive - Ark Group
• Student Worker - City Church
• TEFL Teacher - Seoul English Village
• Trader - Lipmann Walton & Co Ltd
• Trainee Chartered Accountant - Crane & Partners
• Voluntary worker - Seeds for Africa
• Youth Worker - Cambridge County Council
Further Study• Anglia Ruskin University - PGCE
• BPP - LPC
• Brunel University - MSc Medical Anthropology
• Brunel University - Pg Dip Youth & Community Work
• Canterbury Christ Church University - PGCE Primary (x2)
• Edinburgh University - MSc Research Methods
• Greenwich University - MSc Speech & Language Therapy
• Kings College London - MSc Public Service Policy & Management
• Kingston University - PGCE Secondary Languages
• Manchester Metropolitan University - PGCE Secondary RS
• Northumbria University - PGCE
• Oxford Brookes University - PGCE Secondary Religious Studies
• SOAS - MA South East Asian Studies
• SOAS - MSc Migration Mobility
• Sussex University - MA Medical Anthropology
• UCL - MSc Urban Studies
• University College London - MSc Social Anthropology
• University of Amsterdam - MA Anthropology
• University of Amsterdam - MSc International Development Studies
• University of Durham - MA Research Methods (Anthrop.)
• University of Durham – MA International Studies
• University of Edinburgh - MA Social Work
• University of Kent - MA Anthropology (x7)
• University of Kent - MA Social Anthropology (x5)
• University of Kent - MA Visual Anthropology (x3)
• University of Kent – MPhil Biological Anthropology
• University of Kent - MSc Environmental Anthropology (x2)
• University of Nottingham - PG Diploma Nursing (Adult)
• University of Surrey - MA Social Science
• University of Sydney (Australia) - MA Anthropology
Longer Term Prospects
• Administrator (SOAS)
• Area Youth Work Co-ordinator (Camden Youth & Connexions Service)
• Assistant to SA Co-ordinator (Oxfam)
• Business Analyst (Convergys B.V.)
• Business Manager (Edwards Reeves Photographer)
• Capital Planner (NHS)
• Consultant (South Thames Regional Health Authority)
• Co-ordinator for Haematology (East Kent Health Trust)
• Head of Customer Services (Thurrock Council)
• Immigration Judge (Dept, for Constitutional Affairs)
• International Property Consultant
• Owner of Yacht Delivery Co.
• Personnel Officer (De La Rue International)
• PR Manager (MEP)
• Primary Teacher (Surrey LEA)
• Programme Support Officer, Central Africa (Oxfam)
• Research Executive (NOP)
• Senior Campaigner (Greenpeace)
• Senior Communications Co-ordinator (World Society for the Protection of Animals)
• Senior Lecturer (Southampton Solent University)
• Senior Social Work Practitioner (Brentwood Community Mental Health)
• Speech & Language Therapist (South Kent Community Health Care)
• Synodical Secretary (London Diocesan Fund)
• Teacher (KCC)
• Television Producer (BAZAL Productions)
• Travel Consultant (STA Travel)
CES Resources• Alumni Careers Network
• Employer Files
• Occupational Files
• Occupational Profiles
• Prospects Postgraduate Directory
• Prospect Planner - generates job ideas
• Prospectuses
• Alternatives - Ethical Careers (083/084)
• What can I do with my degree in Social Sciences – Anthropology section (043)
• Working Abroad - Development Work (077)
• CES www pages on Anthropology (with links) at:
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Anthropology.htm
ANTHROPOLOGY CAREERS SESSIONWhat do Anthropology graduates do?
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/
Tim ReedHead of Careers