Keep Calm & Get Organised

Career Planning Talk: English & Film Studies (Finalists)

Rowanna Smith, Careers Consultant

Employability and Graduate Development

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Tel: 01392 724493 Email: careers@exeter.ac.uk

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Looked at ways to:

• Research your career options

• Gain relevant work experience

• Develop your job hunting skills

• Develop your general skill set

Last Year’s Talk

Keep Calm and Get Organised!

• Reviewing the Career Timeline

• Applying for jobs

• Post Graduate Study

• What help can you get?

• Contacts

This Year’s Talk

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

The process you should have worked

through so far:

• What are you seeking?

• What are you offering?

• What opportunities are available

• Matching and prioritising your plans

Review Your Career Timeline

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Review Your Career Timeline

• Explored work and/or further study options

• Acquired relevant work experience

• Developed your employability skills

• Created a dynamic CV

If you need to work to a different

timescale, be aware of the

consequences and plan

accordingly.... Don’t just stick your

head in the sand!!!

• Graduate recruitment at same level now as before the credit

crunch BUT 3.9% decrease from last year

• Growth areas: retail, consulting, engineering, utilities and

IT/telecoms companies recruiting significantly more

graduates

• Engineering up by 10%, Public Sector up by 5%

• Starting salaries static at £ 26,500 (median, Association of

Graduate Recruiters )

• Increase in telephone screening in application process

- used by 53% of AGR

Source – High Fliers Survey Summer Review 2013

Graduate Job Market 2013

Ensure a Strategic Approach

• Be clear about what you are applying for and why

• Use a range of job hunting techniques

o Graduate & Sector-Specific Websites

o Recruitment Agencies

o Proactively network... Make use of expert, professional

institutions, work contacts

o ‘Follow’ specific companies

o Get Linked-In

• Be prepared.. Contact cards

• Be organised.. Record what, where when

• Maintain self belief

Graduate Job Market 2013

Quality not Quantity!

“ The definition of insanity is doing the same

thing over and over and expecting different

results ”

Benjamin Franklin

Applications

• Make sure you...

o Tailor your application to the job and employer

o Write clearly about reasons for choosing the job

o Sell your skills, personal qualities and experience

o Demonstrate passion and enthusiasm

o Review progress and maintain momentum

• Closing dates?

oDon’t wait for deadlines! Some companies

will be shortlisting in October and November

Applying for Jobs

• www.ex.ac.uk/careers

• ‘My Career Zone’ – filtering option

• Employer presentations and events

• Career Zone Information

oDirectories and magazines

oReference books

oWeb access

We Can Help

• BBC Jobs

• BBC Writersroom

• Graduate Recruitment Bureau

• Graduate-jobs.com

• Inside Careers Vacancies

English & Film Studies Job Vacancies

Identify professional institutions that offer specialist information, networks

and job sites for the sector you are interested in e.g.

• PM Jobs – Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development HR

Recruitment site

• Prospects

• Simply Marketing Jobs

• Target Jobs

• The Graduate

• The Guardian - Media Graduate Jobs

Graduate Recruitment

Why do PG study?

• Seeking an academic challenge

• To increase your knowledge, professional expertise and skills

• To gain a qualification that will progress your career

• To increase your chance of employment in a chosen field

Postgraduate Study

Courses

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/pgstudy/ www.prospects.ac.uk/postgraduate_study www.targetcourses.co.uk/

Taught v research?

• PhDs and MRes courses offer professionalism in research

skills and the opportunity to pursue a specialist area of

interest

• Pursuing a research career outside academia? Then a

research degree offers both the theoretical grounding and

practical experience required by research institutions

• Many postgraduate courses can act as conversion courses

if you want to enter a different sector

• Some vocations demand a postgraduate qualification as an

entry requirement

Postgraduate Study

Useful Checks

• Thoroughly research your future Sector and Job Role to be sure

you are choosing the right course

• Is the course recognised by the relevant professional body?

• What are the employability figures of previous postgraduate

students - www.unistats.com web site gives some information on

employability

• Check how the department is rated. A department that is rated 4*

is world renowned for its research. You can check this on

www.rae.ac.uk

Postgraduate Study

Application

• Establish method – direct or via central body

• Produce good quality application forms – these can

be checked in the Career Zone.

• Research and apply for funding

• Apply early - if it is a popular course, you will

probably need to apply before Christmas

• Paying the fees - find out when and how they must

be paid

Applying for Postgraduate Study

Endorsements

“The Career Zone gave me practical advice

and things to research but more than

anything they gave me confidence. I truly

could not have done it without their help, and

am extremely grateful for the support.”

Marie Notermans – TARGETjobs ‘undergraduate of the year’

• One to one guidance

• Job hunting talks and workshops including

• Effective applications & CVs

• Interviews & Assessment Centres

• Employer Mock Interviews

• Online Psychometric Tests

• Exepert networking scheme

• ‘Careers in...’ events

We Can Help

• Informal ‘Focus on ...’ seminars

• CVs

• Application forms

• Interviews

• Assessment Centres

• Getting started

• Social Media

We Can Help

• General talks and workshops

• Negotiation

• Time management

• Entrepreneurship

• Commercial awareness

• Leadership

(many are employer led)

We Can Help

Career Research & Networking Events

• Virtual (International) Careers Fair 15 - 25 October

• Careers and Placement Fair 23 October

• Law Fair 13 November

• CEMPS Careers Fair February

• Widen Your Options Events February

We Can Help

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Duration

12 months (January 2014 – December 2014)

Who can apply?

All current undergraduate and postgraduate students from all colleges and campuses.

When can I apply?

Open to applications from September 23rd to October 31st 2013.

How do I apply?

Apply in My Career Zone (select 'View Current Jobs', then select 'Mentoring Opportunities').

Career Mentor Scheme

Benefits for Mentees Who are the Mentors? Mentee Eligibility

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Student Internships

Student Campus Partnerships(SCP)

in University colleges and professional services departments

Student Business Partnerships (SBP)

in large, local organisations and SMEs

•Competitive pay

•Challenging roles and projects

•Part-time, flexible work

•Support and training provided

•Develop your career and employability

For more info: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/internships

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

GBP

Graduate Business Partnership(GBP)

• F/T graduate level paid employment (£16,540 minimum)

• Working for organisations in the South West

e.g. NHS, DCC, UoE, SWW and SMEs

• Wide range of sectors

e.g. HE; Advertising; Arts+Culture; Engineering;

Legal

•Variety of roles

e.g. Marketing, IT, Web Development, PR, Technical,

Environmental, Engineering, Market Research, Business

Planning, Accounts and Sales

For more info: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/graduates/gbp/

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

ACCESS TO INTERNSHIPS

A2I

Access to Internships helps Exeter students and

graduates secure paid internships.

Typically we offer subsidies between £500-£1000

to potential employers to help towards the cost of

your paid internship.

It is up to you to find an internship, but we can

advise you how.

To find out more and register:

www.exeter.ac.uk/internships/access

• 3 years access to The Career Zone

– In person

– Telephone appointments

– Skype

– Email guidance

• Work placements

– Regional Job Sources

www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/jobs/external/uk/

– Graduate Business Partnership

Following Graduation

Employability & Graduate Development Career Zone, The Forum

Phone: (01392) 724493

Email: careers@exeter.ac.uk

Web: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

Opening hours:

Term time: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday - Friday)

Vacations: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday)

College Careers Consultants

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