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Experience Works

School of Maths

2011 Placement Fest

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Introduction

Benefits Finding Opportunities

Advertised Hidden

Applying Support Available

Erasmus Work Funding

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Why?

Develop skills in the workplace:Employers’ top 3 ways to improve skills (in order of

effectiveness): Completing an internship or industrial

placement Taking on a leadership position in a student

society Gaining very people-focussed work

experienceSource: 2008 Association of Graduate Recruiters Survey

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Benefits of Work Experience

Put theory into practice Develop employability skills Experience an industry and its culture Network Learning about yourself Financial Benefits A job!!

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What do Employers look for?

The research… Almost all of the UK’s leading graduate recruiters

are offering work experience Nearly two-thirds of recruiters warn that graduates

who have no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful in the recruitment process

Irrespective of academic results it is very hard for an applicant to demonstrate the skills and competencies that employers look for if they have no prior work experience

(High Fliers Research 2011)

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Employers The ‘big four’: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG,

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) Other companies offer accountancy/ finance

schemes too, eg: Tesco, BAE, Unilever, Co-operative Public Sector: NHS, Universities, charities, local

authorities… SME’s (small companies) more research needed by

you to find opportunities

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Discovering OpportunitiesAdvertised https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/ Goldman Sachs: Finance year in industry (London; Dublin;

Frankfurt; Paris; Zurich) KPMG: Professional Service (various locations) ASDA: Trading and Finance (Leeds) Peugeot Citroen: Finance (West Midlands) Nestle: (various locations) Mercers: Retirement Analyst (Belfast) Debenhams: Finance and Merchandising Insight Days e.g. KPMG

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Applying: important points to remember!

Apply early: many one year internships close December, January & WILL FILL EARLY so don’t leave to the week of the closing date!

RESEARCH: job role, organisation Why do you want to work in this area? Current issues (business press) Enthusiasm for Finance Use examples from a variety of experiences (part

time work, society, volunteering, study, sports)…

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Discovering OpportunitiesHidden

Identify specific companies Structured schemes (speculative approaches)

Careers Centre Faculty Resources http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/my-faculty/engineering/using-your-degree.asp

Network https://alumni.leeds.ac.uk/

Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event/

Where do Leeds graduates go? http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/destinations/maps/examplejobs.asp

Prospects (job profiles) http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_financial.htm

Yell www.yell.com

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Applying for Hidden Opportunities/ SME’s

Research Make a named contact What YOU can offer THEM Be confident & professional– 1st impressions count! CV/ Interview? Get support from the Careers Centre If you haven’t heard back – chase it up Think creatively about where to find opportunities Use contacts and networks – now is not the time to

be shy!

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Overseas Opportunities

Prospects Country Profile http://www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm

Going Global http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/go/goinglobal.asp

Erasmus database http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work-experience/erasmus-work/downloads.asp

Research companies with international offices

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Exclusive University of Leeds Opportunities

Unilever, Seacroft 12 week paid internships in summer 2012 Various project roles including: Operations/

Engineering/ Logistics/ Supply Chain/ Quality/ Environment/ IT

Closing date Friday 2nd December, but apply early https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy/Vacancy.aspx?

relatedguid=69f2cb62-aaee-423a-a4fb-298f7dfc5a89

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Support Available

Careers Centre http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk Drop in appointments Monday – Friday 9am-4pm Career Consultants Resource Room Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event

Department Tutors Placement and Personal

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ERASMUS Work Placements

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What is Erasmus? European Commission incentive scheme, to increase mobility of Higher

Education Students around Europe Two sections - Study and Work Placements 2012/13 is the last year!

Isn’t this just for language students?

Aimed at everyone, not just language students! Support given to help University students to undertake

work experience in Europe, as a part of their course

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What do I get from Erasmus Work? 1. A small, flat-rate ‘GRANT’ 2010/11: total of €378 per month (£330)

2. A Tuition Fee WAIVER 2011/12: worth £900

For a full year spent in Europe (at least total of 7 months), Must be EU national & eligible for UK ‘Statutory Student Funding’ (ie Student Loans; dependent on

residency criteria). Islands students NOT eligible for this.

3. From 2011/12 – EXTRA PAYMENTS for Widening Participation (€500) Priority Countries (€400).

4. Students also receive payment from job, usual Student Loan (and grant) & Leeds bursary (if applicable).

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How do I qualify for Erasmus Work?

You are responsible for arranging your own placement. Your School must approve it. You need to be organised and get a placement arranged

and approved in good time – start planning early!

You must be a student registered at the University on a normal degree course. You must be registered before AND after the Placement (most students go away after the 2nd year).

Also,

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Will my work placement qualify for Erasmus? Your placement must be

a part of your degree (approved by dept & recognised by the University – NO summer jobs!).

in an EU country. 3 – 12 months long (but can do eg 3+6 or 4+5).

a full-time job. timely (must fit into cycle, eg 1 Jun 2012 to 30 Oct 2013).

a job NOT working directly for the EC, or representations / public institutions of the UK (eg embassies, consulates, national agencies, cultural institutes, schools)

British Council Language Assistants are eligible.

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Erasmus Work

If you are interested, or want to know more, please contact:

Angie Willshaw

Email erasmuswork@leeds.ac.uk

Telephone (0113) 343 7104

Webpage http://tiny.cc/50rkf(http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work-experience/erasmus-work/index.asp)

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Rebecca Evans

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5-7 Cromer Terrace

Telephone – 0113 3435295

Email – workexperience@leeds.ac.uk

http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/