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Page 1: CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service

CHOOSING A CAREER

Tim Reed [email protected]

Careers Advisory Service

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

Page 2: CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service

Introduction

What is a career? What are the options? How can the CAS help? Where to look for jobs

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What is a career? not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of

events Career choice is not an event or occasion Career choice is a process It is a combination of stages in your life It could contain great variety

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Why is choosing a career so

difficult? ALL JOBS

which match your goals, needs & values

& require your skills, qualities & qualifications

in the desired location

where there are prospects for the future

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What is the ideal job?

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What are the options?

Employment/training Employment & study Academic study Vocational study Time out/Travel

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Employment option examples Advertising

Armed Forces

Arts admin

Broadcasting

Central & Local Gov’t

Computing/IT

Finance

Fire Service

Guidance/Counselling

Info Management/Museums

Journalism

Law

Marketing/Sales

Management ConsultancyNHS ManagementPersonnelPoliceProduction ManagementPublic RelationsPublishingPurchasingRetailSelf-employmentSocial WorkTEFLTeachingTourismTransport

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Jobs directly related to degreewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/degreein.htm

Teacher/Lecturer in Further and/or Higher Education in the UK

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What subject did they study at university?

                   

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Jobs where degree usefulwww.prospects.ac.uk/links/PhilosophyDeg Advertising Account Planner Chartered Accountant Civil Service Administrator IT Consultant Marketing Executive, consumer products Personnel Officer Publishing copy/sub-editor Solicitor Systems Analyst/Systems Developer

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Skills - from Film Studies

Ability to work under pressure Analytical & Problem Solving Communication Visual & Critical Awareness Literacy Research Technical Skills (?)

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Many basic factors affect choice

Hours Perks Location Image Pay

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Graduate Salaries 2008/09 Arcadia £17,500 - £23,000 + 25% store discount AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) from £21,000 + final

salary pension Police (HPD) £21,500 rising to £24,000 after initial training EDF Energy £22,500 - £32,000 dependant on discipline Asda £23,000 minimum Sainsbury’s £23,000 - £25,000 MI5 £23,500 + benefits - varies by function! Marks & Spencer £24,000 - £25,500 Unilever £26,000 Fujitsu £26,000 + £2,000 joining bonus Lloyd’s £26,000 - £30,000 Civil Service up to £27,000 Royal Navy £28,216 + £12,000 joining bonus Mars £29,000 + ExxonMobil £31,500 minimum + acceptance bursary + extras Aldi £40,000 - £57,750 (after 3yrs) + Audi A4

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2 alternative starting points

start from yourself and work out

start from your opportunities and work back

Or, combine the two!

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How can the CAS help? Options Series Leaflets Free careers literature Reference files & books IT facilities Talks & presentations Quick Query Careers Guidance Interview

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Where to look

Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

Directories www.prospects.ac.uk Employer brochures/sites www.mi5careers.gov.uk/

Specialist publications www.psychapp.co.uk/

Careers Fairs

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CAREERS FAIRS - 2009www.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs

Management Finance & Business Fair Leicester 25/2/2009Careers for Causes Leeds 26/2/2009Careers.....Making a Difference University of Leeds 3/3/2009Spring Fair Loughborough 4/3/2009Graduate Fair Abbey Conference Centre 10/3/2009Jobs Fair Falkirk 17/3/2009Jobs Fair Clackmannan 24/3/200920 Mile Fair Bradford 25/3/2009Jobs Fair Stirling 31/3/2009Careers Fair Hatfield 1/4/2009Spring into Jobs Fair Sheffield 29/4/2009Law Alternative Careers 2009 Main Building, Cardiff University 29/4/2009The Summer Graduate Fair in Scotland Glasgow 27/5/2009Edinburgh Graduate Recruitment Fair 2009 Edinburgh 29/5/2009PEOPLESKILLS Virtual Careers Fair Cyberspace 1/6/2009Liverpool Fairs: Graduate Recruitment Festival 2009 St George's Hall, Liverpool 2/6/2009Summer Recruitment Fair 3Sixty RUSU, Whiteknights Campus, Reading 2/6/2009Graduate Recruitment Fair Bath 2/6/2009gradFairZ.com National Graduate Recruitment Fair 2009 - no physical location 8/6/2009Newcastle Graduate Recruitment Fair Newcastle upon Tyne 8/6/2009Yorkshire Graduate Recruitment Fair Leeds 10/6/2009

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Where to look for jobs

Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures/sites Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Online sources

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Online sources Institute of Practitioners in Advertising

www.ipa.co.uk/ Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.uk Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development

www.cipd.co.uk/ Guardian vacancies www.jobs.guardian.co.uk/

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Excellent Websiteswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmen.htm

www.prospects.ac.uk www.get.hobsons.co.uk/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kentgrads.org.uk/

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Where to look for jobs

Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures/sites Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Online Newspapers

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Job ads in the press

Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times Acupuncture - Journal of Alternative &

Complementary Medicine (m) Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management

Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat)

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Where to look for jobs Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures/sites Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Online Newspapers Recruitment Agencies

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Recruitment Agencieswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm

FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment MUSIC - Handle Recruitment ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau STOCKBROKING - Citifocus Ltd SPYING – Bartlett Scott Edgar

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Some tips on choosing a career take time over your choice be realistic do the research make your own decision use the Careers Advisory Service start NOW!

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Once career choice made

Research employers/courses Apply Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain Change your job-hunting/application methods

if they are not working

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Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

Postgraduate study in Australia – 24 Feb 1-2 KLT5 Army visit campus – 25 Feb @CAS Careers in Politics – 25 Feb 2pm GLT2 Interview Skills – 26 Feb 1-2pm KLT5 Using Languages & Working in Europe – 3 March 1-

2pm KLT5 Presentation by INTERAC (Japan TEFL) – 4 March 1-

2pm KLT5 CV Workshop – 4 March 2-4pm KSR16

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CHOOSING A CAREER

Tim Reed [email protected]

Careers Advisory Service

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/