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TRANSFERABLE SKILLS TRAINING: EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE ACADEMIA

Tim Reed [email protected]

Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE ACADEMIA

Introduction

What employers look for The recruitment process Making applications (CVs & cover letters) The CAS at the University of Kent

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

What is the ideal job?

What do Employers look for in Postgraduate applicants?


In general:

Interest in the job applied for Good and consistent academic achievement (ability to learn) Relevant work experience Relevant skills General Skills in IT, languages, driving etc Evidence of participation Good References


Rank the following:

Honesty & integrity Ability to listen to others Can integrate quickly into team Ability to present ideas clearly (verbally & in writing) Good time management Attention to detail & thoroughness Capable of learning new IT systems quickly Negotiation skills Can be asked to undertake independent research Ability to identify areas for change or improvement


On appointment:

Honesty & integrity Ability to listen to others Can integrate quickly into team Ability to present ideas clearly (verbally & in writing) Good time management Attention to detail & thoroughness Capable of learning new IT systems quickly Negotiation skills Can be asked to undertake independent research Ability to identify areas for change or improvement


After one year:

Ability to identify areas for change or improvement Can be asked to undertake independent research Negotiation skills Capable of learning new IT systems quickly Attention to detail & thoroughness Good time management Ability to present ideas clearly (verbally & in writing) Can integrate quickly into team Ability to listen to others Honesty & integrity

Employability – what is it?www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm “...the combination of factors and processes which enable

people to progress towards, or get into employment, to stay in employment and to move on in the workplace…” (Scottish Executive 2006)

“…the possession by an individual of the qualities and competences required to meet the changing needs of employers and customers and thereby help to realise his or her aspirations and potential in work..” (CBI, 1999)

“…a set of achievements- skills, understandings and attributes - that make individuals more likely to gain employment and be successful in their chosen occupations…” (Learning to Work – SFC 2004)

Skills - from Psychology Communication Independent learning Information technology Numeracy (& Statistics) Problem solving Research methodology Scientific methods Teamwork Use of quantitative and qualitative data

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillstest.html

Postgraduates’ Skills

Applicants qualified to doctoral level usually have the following skills:

■ an ability to understand and create knowledge at the forefront of their discipline

■ an ability to conceptualise, design and implement projects for the generation of new knowledge and/or understanding

■ an ability to analyse a problem and generate creative solutions to it, drawing on existing knowledge and the gathering of new knowledge

■ an ability to work independently and under their own initiative

■ an ability to plan and deliver a large piece of work independently and over a long period of time

■ experience of cutting edge research skills and techniques.

www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Employers%20Briefing_8pp_A4.pdf


Doctoral study is also likely to facilitate the development of other competencies such as:

■ the ability to communicate complex ideas in both written and oral forms to a variety of audiences

■ an understanding of the principles of teamwork and the ability to collaborate with, and manage, senior colleagues

■ the ability to network and build contacts

■ an understanding of their own career goals and aspirations and how these may be realised given developments in the labour market

■ an approach to personal and professional development built on awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses and an understanding of when it is appropriate to ask for help.

www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Employers%20Briefing_8pp_A4.pdf

Postgraduates’ SkillsDepending on their experience/discipline they may also have the

following competencies:■ experience of working in partnership with industry or a non-academic

organisation■ experience of teaching and mentoring undergraduates■ experience of health and safety practice■ high level numerical and analytical skills■ experience of working with a diverse workforce and being involved in

international activity and collaboration■ experience of leading people and teams■ experience of liaising with industrial partners and knowledge transfer

activity■ the ability to secure research funding through persuasive writing■ understanding of opportunities for commercialisation of their work and

knowledge of IP issues■ experience of communicating research and complex ideas to a wide

variety of audiences including the general public.www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Employers%20Briefing_8pp_A4.pdf

Top 7 Postgraduates’ Skills

Recruiting researchers: survey of employer practice 2009 (CRAC):

data analysis problem solving drive & motivation project management interpersonal skills leadership commercial awareness

THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Application numbers

Application numbers and quality Main sources of applications

Website Careers service University fairs Referrals

Common themes in unsuccessful applications The university experience in applications Applications and motivation

Screening

Purpose of Screening Overview of the application process Killer questions (essential work requirements) Application questions (including competency-based questions) Testing Additional screening tools

What is the purpose of screening?

Way of filtering out the less able candidates to achieve a manageable number of high-potential candidates

Opportunity for candidates to better understand the role and company and therefore self-select out of the process if they don’t think the fit is right

Overview of application process

Online applications dominate the graduate recruitment market Having online applications now means the application form is

integrated into the screening rather than being an isolated stage Online also means more recruitment tools can be incorporated

into the screening stage to gain more information on candidates and assist with selection

Application windows usually open in Sept/Oct and can close as early as April

– Some programmes will close as soon as available assessment places are filled

– If students are interested then they need to apply early or they might miss out

Killer questions(essential work requirements)

Entry point for the online application form In 2010 campaign 50-100 applications for each Graduate position Minimum criteria can include:• Proof of entitlement to work in UK• Minimum GCSE requirements (usually for English and Maths)• Minimum UCAS points or specific A level courses, e.g. 280 points OR Maths A level for Finance programs• Minimum degree classification and possibly role-specific degree subject• For retail roles, a willingness to undertake shift work, e.g. working bank holidays, late nights and

weekends.• Flexibility for location and possibly hold a valid driving license• Relevant work experience

Auto reject usually sent if minimum criteria not met Most organisations do not offer feedback at this stage

Application questions

Education background Work experience Extra curricular activities and positions of responsibility Competency-based questions with examples of the following:• Leadership• Teamwork• Impact on/ influencing others General applicant literacy, e.g. spelling, punctuation and grammar. Early notice of dyslexia or any disabilities to ensure any psychometric

tests are fair – candidates need to be open and honest. Proven understanding of the role and personal motivation to join

Watch out for:• Inappropriate email addresses• Photos which detract• Proofing when cutting and pasting

Testing Comes at various stages of the process Allows recruiters to score candidates objectively Focuses on specific behaviours and skill sets, e.g. numerical

understanding Behavioural/Personality tests help match to the company core values

and behaviours, e.g. customer focus (regardless of role) A Situational Judgement Test (SJT) allows recruiters to gain an insight

into the candidates decision-making within the relevant environment:• SJT also gives candidates clear understanding of the role and kind of work situations they

may encounter• Usually a minimum cut-off score Psychometric testing, e.g. behavioural, verbal, abstract reasoning and

numerical Some organisations offer feedback on request at this stage Fast response will improve chances of getting through to next stage

Additional screening tools

Employers use a range of additional offline screening tools before inviting to assessment centre, including:

• Telephone interview• Face to face interview• Manager recommendations (if internal

applicants)• Site visit

Recruitment confidence

HOW TO PREPARE A CV

CV Preparation

What is a CV? Who do you send it to? Do you need a covering letter?

What is a CV?

One of many ways to apply Your marketing tool A4 – sized Flexible & targeted Stylized: Chronological/Skills-based Different in other countries

http://www.prospects.ac.uk

http://www.eurograduate.com/planning.asp

When is it used?

As the main tool for on-spec applications When requested by an employer In support of other application information Never without a letter via email as attachment When your Referee needs more info

What does it contain? Personal details Academic background Work Experience Skills Interests & achievements Additional information References

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/phdcvIT.htm

Wendy Stephens 06-02-84

15 Green Cross Road, Dover, Kent, DV2 3YZ. Mob: 07787970655 E-mail: [email protected]

Education2006-2010 PhD in Computer Science, University of KentThesis Title: Identification of Ambimorphic Modalities in Data Mining Systems (Funded by EPSRC bursary) Supervisors: Dr A. Turing and Professor A. LovelaceBrief Synopsis of Research: Had it not been for local-area networks, the emulation of link-level acknowledgements might never have occurred. The notion that cyberneticists cooperate with highly-available modalities is often good. We instrumented a deployment on the KGB's network to quantify topologically scalable epistemologies's impact on J. Quinlan's study of Ambimorphic Modalities. Had we emulated Planetlab overlay network, as opposed to deploying it in a controlled environment, we would have seen degraded results in Data Mining. Reliable systems are particularly theoretical when it comes to embedded methodologies. It is always a significant objective but fell in line with our expectations.A detailed synopsis is in the appendix attached to this CV.

During my PhD I have also led seminars, supervised undergraduates in the laboratory and taken a course on "Effective Tutoring and Assessment".

Research Interests: My current research centres around the random behaviour of fuzzy epistemologies.

2003 - 2006 BSc (Hons) Computer Science, University of Kent.Upper Second Class Honours.Modules included: Structured Programming, Software Engineering (Including Object Oriented Theory), Networks and Communication Systems Group project on database design. I achieved well above average marks for this project.

1996 - 2003 Folkestone High School2002 A-levels: Chemistry B, Computer Science B, Maths C 2000 GCSE’s: 8 including Maths and English and German, all at grades A to C

Employment2009 - 2010 Research Assistant, Dept. of Computer Science , University of Kent, Canterbury, UKI work as part of Professor Andrews’ research group on the influence of replicated archetypes on complexity theory. My work involved testing the significant unification of evolutionary programming (SortesHeal), disproving that lambda calculus and erasure coding are regularly incompatible.

July 2005 - September 2005 Tesco (Shop Assistant)Duties involved taking orders and stock control, generally dealing with customers and organising other assistants. I built a strong relationship with customers and staff.

Skills General skills in research project management and data analysis. Specific expertise and interests in:

Computing Skills: Applications: Microsoft Office Suite, Internet Explorer, Paint Shop Pro, Dreamweaver and several e-mail packages. Programming Languages: C#, Java, Prolog, Perl, SQL, and HTML. Operating Systems: Unix, Windows Vista, Windows XP Teaching Skills: Postgraduate Demonstrator. Regularly supervise practicals for undergraduate students and have supervised the undergraduate research projects of 2 final year students. Have lead several seminars for undergraduates in the computer science department.

Time Management It was important to complete my PhD within 3 years and this I did successfully. I also met without fail, the many deadlines in my teaching and supervisory duties. I have extensive experience of juggling different tasks and bringing these to a successful conclusion.

Other skills Knowledge of research methodologies Statistical software: extensive experience with SAS. Data and information collection Writing and presenting reports Full current clean driving licence I have a reasonable understanding of written German.

InterestsI enjoy rugby and was a member of the Kent University Rugby Club. The latter involved participating in activities, such as raising money for charity events, for example, in RAG week. I also enjoy current affairs and travelling. ReferencesDr Alan Turing (PhD Supervisor)Department of Computer Science University of KentCanterburyKent CT2 7NJ

Professor Ada LovelaceDepartment of Computer Science University of KentCanterburyKent CT2 7NJ

Academic CVAn academic CV by a PhD student applying for research posts follows a different

format and can be longer than the conventional 2 sided CV. It might include: A section on conferences attended (including presentations or poster displays) Publications: chronological order, but if most recent not relevant use a

subheading such as "Relevant publications". Other subheadings could include "Peer reviewed", "In Progress", and "Conference Proceedings". A long list of publications could be an appendix

A synopsis of your PhD at beginning or as appendix; More than the usual two referees. One or more from postgraduate degree and

one from employer/other individual commenting on personal qualities outside academic performance

Evidence of teaching/presenting skills such as leading seminars/practicals. Also administration experience, plus any record in attracting funding

List of scientific techniques used e.g. NMR, HPLC etc Give evidence of IT, time management, project management and report

writing skills For research posts in industry mention contact with industry - placements Another strategy is to produce a two side CV and then to put a synopsis of

your research, conferences, publications and references on a third (and perhaps fourth) page.

APPENDIXDetailed Synopsis of PhDThe research roadmap is as follows. Primarily, we explored the need for Smalltalk. We placed our work in context with existing work in this area. To answer this question, we demonstrated that interrupts are largely incompatible. Similarly, to answer this obstacle, we argued that although congestion control can be made collaborative, concurrent, and event-driven, the Ethernet and vacuum tubes are regularly incompatible. Many computer scientists agree that, had it not been for local-area networks, the emulation of link-level acknowledgements might never have occurred. This fell in line with our expectations.

The notion that cyberneticists cooperate with highly-available modalities is often good . To what extent can write-ahead logging be constructed to realize this? While previous solutions are promising, none have taken the pervasive method we propose. Despite that conventional wisdom states this challenge is entirely solved by simulation of cache coherence, we believe that a different approach is necessary. The disadvantage of this type of method, however, is that IPv6 and Boolean logic are often incompatible. The disadvantage of this type of method, however, is that multicast solutions and link-level acknowledgements are rarely incompatible.

Combined with e-commerce, such a hypothesis improves an analysis of vacuum tubes. We prove that Internet QoS can be made event-driven, robust, and wireless. The basic tenet is the deployment of the producer-consumer problem. Despite the fact that prior solutions to this obstacle are bad, none have taken the permutable approach we propose. While it might seem perverse, it is derived from known results. It should be noted that Herte runs in W(n) time. Therefore, we see no reason not to use e-business to emulate authenticated models.

We question the need for the analysis of active networks. Despite the fact that conventional wisdom states this riddle is entirely answered by the refinement of SCSI disks, we believe a different approach is necessary. Although such a hypothesis is mostly a compelling goal, it fell in line with our expectations. This is a direct result of the construction of local-area networks. However, this solution is mostly satisfactory. Combined with checksums, such a claim deploys a novel methodology for the improvement of 4 bit architectures.

Conferences, Presentations and Courses AttendedResearch Council Graduate School, November 7th - 12th 2006. Ergonomics Society Group Meeting, Nottingham, February 2005, presented poster. Publications/Conference PapersTuring, A., Andrews, J. & Stephens, W. Decoupling Markov models from suffix trees in scatter/gather I/O. Journal of Knowledge-Based, Optimal Technology 82 (2007), 57-60. Harris, I., and & Turing, A. Simulating consistent hashing using perfect methodologies in POT the Workshop on Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery (Dec. 2006). Babbage, C. & Turing, A.,. Visualizing the Turing machine using embedded archetypes. Journal of Embedded Configurations 25 (Nov. 2007), 85-102. Awards, Fellowships, and Grants EPSRC Research Bursary 2005 - 2008 Burroughs Wellcome Computational Equipment Grant, (2008 - 2009) NSC Travel Grant to FARO Advanced Study Institute, 2007

Professional MembershipStudent member of the British Computer Society

Tailoring your application Emphasize relevant qualifications Highlight key text/information Focus on relevant skills Research employer requirements and insert key phrases into

your application Cherry pick what you include!

For example: specific research or course module titles, work experience,

voluntary activities, individual achievements, travel, IT skills, languages, sporting honours, positions of responsibility & egs of leadership, teamwork, flexibility, meeting/surpassing targets, communication, taking the initiative, problem-solving etc…

Keep a comprehensive list of all of these!

CV styles

Standard/Chronological Skills-based Computing/Online Media Legal

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm

Hints on wording

Avoid personal pronouns where possible - “I’s” Start with verbs wherever possible Use short sentences & concise phrases Focus on accomplishments Refer to specific projects with quantifiable results Use personal power words

Personal power words created instructed analyzed produced

negotiated designed calculated maintained

administered controlled reviewed observed

consolidated delivered founded increased

studied invented supplied detected

programmed recommended distributed

developed solved prepared installed selected

arranged formulated solved started

Who do you send it to? Named representative of organisation Director/Manager of Personnel Referees OTHERS WHO REQUEST IT

eg. Recruitment agencies, Sponsorship/Funding bodies

Common Mistakes! Too long Untargeted & disorganised Contains errors/missspellings Not accomplishments focused Error examples

www.createyourcv.co.uk/CMS/191_CV-Bloopers!.asp

CV Nightmares

“Received a plague for salesman of the year.”

“As indicted, I have over five years experience of analysing investments.”

“I am loyal to my employer at all costs …. Please feel free to respond to my CV on my office voice mail.”

Cover letter: "Thank you for your consideration. I hope to hear from you shorty!"

What is a good application?

Well-researched Targeted Accurate (content, speling, grammar) Informative Interesting Easy to read Enthusiastic

What about the covering letter? One side of good quality A4 paper Formal/conventional layout Addressed to a named person State position applied for & where advertised Explain why applying Convince the reader of your interest & suitability (egs!) Give dates when available/can start Sign off “Yours sincerely” (if sent to named person)

15 Green Cross RoadDover

Kent DV2 3YZ

25th January 2011Ms Verity WiseGraduate Recruitment ManagerGreat Big Bank Co.Anywhere StreetLondonSW1

Job Reference Number 12345 (state this if it is mentioned in the advert)

Dear Ms. Wise

I am writing in response to your advertisement in “Prospects Finalist" for Graduate Trainees and enclose my CV for your consideration.

I first became interested in retail banking through talking to a Kent graduate, currently in the second year of your Management Training programme, at the University Careers Fair. Since then, discussion with my careers adviser and with management staff at my local branch has confirmed my decision to aim for a career in this field.

Through my academic studies, I have been able to develop my interest in business together with my numeracy skills. While at University, I have also been able to utilise my skills in working with people through a variety of vacation jobs. My work as a research assistant was valuable in teaching me the importance of ascertaining client needs and providing clear and accurate information.

I will be available for interview if required at your convenience. I can be contacted at my address (above) and look forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely

Wendy Stephens

Further Information Careers Advisory Service website

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm CAS booklet “Making Applications” AGCAS Booklet CAS Reference Files (013 series) Example CVs (013) Quick Queries at the CAS Reference Books (eg. CVs for Graduates) DVDs “Your Job’s online” & “Looking Good on Paper”

CV preparation

University of Kent Careers Advisory Service

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

Location: entrance to Keynes College driveway.Careers Advisory Service, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7ND

Telephone: 01227 823299

Email: [email protected]

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 09.00-17.00

Drop-in times (no appointment needed): 10.30-12.30 & 14.00-17.00pm

Facilities for postgraduate students

quick queries (drop-in & email) one-to-one careers interviews careers library careers website job vacancy database free careers literature talks & presentations throughout the year help making job applications careers fair in November

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

Making Successful Applications Working in the UK Tour Of The Careers Advisory Service Presentation by Chartered Insurance Institute Presentation by MATCHTECH Group Canterbury Christ Church University Postgraduate Teaching Event Choosing A Career Interview Skills CV Workshop Presentation by Deloitte Presentations by BUNAC:

Work in USA & CanadaWork in Australia & New Zealand

Visit by Army Presentation by Pearson (summer internships) Presentation by NHS

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS TRAINING: EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE ACADEMIA

Tim Reed [email protected]

Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

Postgraduates’ Employmentwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/PDWPgrad.htm

What do researchers do? (stats) Where are researchers employed? DLHE destination survey examples

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

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

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

What subject did they study at university?

What do PhDs do? 80.7% of UK-domiciled PhD grads entered the workplace Few in stop-gap jobs 8.1% continued career outside UK 3.2% unemployed six months after graduating

Half (49.3%) employed in education sector (approx 20% in teaching and 20% in postdoc research) 16.6% employed in Health & social work sector 14.1% employed in manufacturing sector 10.1% in finance, business & IT 4.5% in public administration

14% took up research careers outside academia

(Source: HESA DLHE Surveys)

Where are Researchers employed? Universities Research Councils and institutes Central/local government NGOs Social and market research Public health laboratories National Health Service Business and industrial research

The PhD qualified postgraduate

Options

RESEARCH-RELATED CAREER

Research & DevelopmentProject Research

Research ConsultancySpin out companies

ANY DISCIPLINE CAREER*NEW DIRECTION*

Any business area including: Finance, Retail, Journalism,

School Teaching etc.

ACADEMIC CAREERContract Research

Lecturer PostOther Research

Professional TutorsTeaching in FE or Schools

SUBJECT RELATED CAREEREngin/Science - Lab Manager

- Chartered EngineerHumanities - Publishing

- Archive WorkBusiness - Consultancy

- Accountancy

Any discipline careers examples Advertising

Armed Forces

Arts admin

Broadcasting

Central & Local Gov’t

Computing/IT

Finance

Guidance/Counselling

Human Resources

Info Management/Museums

Journalism

Law

Marketing/Sales

Management ConsultancyNHS ManagementPoliceProduction ManagementPublic RelationsPublishingPurchasingRetailSelf-employmentSocial WorkTEFLTeachingTourismTransport

CAS Destination Survey Masters MSc Conservation & Tourism-Self Employed-Bush Camp Company/Safaris-Safari Consultant MSc Conservation & Tourism-Employed FT-Coral Cay Conservation-Education & PR Co-

ordinator MSc Conservation Biology-Further Study-University of Kent-M.Phil MSc Conservation Biology-Employed PT-Zoological Society of London-Research Intern MSc Conservation Biology-Employed FT-Global Vision International-Head of Science Field Staff MA English & American Literature-Employed FT-Guardian News & Media-Trainee Librarian MSc Environmental Anthropology-Further Study-University of Kent-M.Phil Anthropology MSc Environmental Social Science-Further Study-University of Kent-PhD Social Policy MSc Health Psychology-Employed FT-Canterbury Christ Church University-Research Assistant MSc Health Psychology-Employed FT-Buckinghamshire Primary Care Trust-Graduate Mental

Health Worker MSc Intellectual Disabilities-Employed FT-NHS-Clinical Psychology Assistant MSc Intellectual Disabilities-Employed FT-The National Autistic Society-Assistant Psychologist MA Social Anthropology-Further Study-University of Kent-M.Phil Anthropology MA Social Anthropology-Self Employed-Proof Reader & Translator

www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm

CAS Destination Survey PhD PhD Biodiversity Management-Employed FT-Herpetological Conservation Trust-

Research & Monitoring Officer PhD Drama-Employed FT-Rose Bruford College-Programme Director PhD Drama-Employed FT-Southampton Solent University-Lecturer PhD English-Employed PT-Brook Farm/WEA - Farm Sec/Permaculture Design Cert. PhD Film Studies-Employed FT-University of East Anglia-Lecturer/PGHE PhD Law-Employed FT-University of Keele-Lecturer PhD Medieval & Early Modern St-Employed FT-University of Kent-Lecturer PhD Physics-Employed FT-University of Kent-Post Doctorate Research Associate PhD Social Policy-Employed FT-Kent County Council-Policy & Strategy Officer PhD Social Psychology-Employed FT-South Bank University-Lecturer PhD Spanish-Self Employed-Accent Business Communication-Director PhD Statistics-Employed FT-University of Kent-Research Associate


Employers recruiting researcherswww.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/Recruiting_researchers_employer_survey_2009.pdf

Abcam plc Abintegro Accenture Allen & York Ltd Altran UK and Ireland AMEC Arcadia Group Limited Associated Independent Stores Ltd AstraZenica Audit Commission AXA UK Baker Richards Consulting Bank of America Bank of England Belzona Polymerics Limited BG Group BMT Group Ltd BP BP Research & Technology, Refining & Marketing in the UK British Sugar Plc Business Research Group (UK) Ltd Byrne Looby Partners Ltd Cambridge Design Partnership Capita Hartshead CellAura Technologies Ltd Corus CRAC Credit Suisse Curtis+Cartwright Consulting Ltd Detica DLA Piper Doosan Babcock Energy Ltd Draeger Safety DSDL E.ON Engineering Ltd Egbert H Taylor & Company Ltd

Ely LillyEMB Consultancy LLPemnos UK LimitedEnterprise Rent A CarESR technologyEvershedsFinancial Services AuthorityGalson Sciences LimitedGranta DesignHarris WatsonHM Forces/The Army:Headquarters Recruiting GrouphsbcInterserve Project ServicesJaguar Land RoverJBA ConsultingKaplan Higher EducationKPMGLeeds Building SocietyLINE CommunicationsLiquid CapitalLogicaLondon Borough of Tower HamletsMBDA SystemsMC2 (Manchester) LtdMedical Research CouncilMewburn EllisMicrodecMorrisbyMott MacDonaldMycorrhizal Systems LtdNaRECNelsons Solicitors LLPNHS Institute for Innovation andImprovementNorth Somerset CouncilNSK Europe LTD

Office DepotOnalytica LtdOrdnance SurveyOxford PharmaGenesisParker HannnifnPerformance-Essentials LtdPfizerPGL Travel LtdPilkington Group LimitedProcter & GambleProcter & Gamble TechnicalCentres LimitedQinetiQQuintessa LimitedRAND EuropeRolls-Royce PLCSimon Mort Reports LtdSouthside Thermal Sciences(STS) LtdSpace NorthwestSQW GroupSunray7 LtdThe Cambridge CrystallographicData CentreThe Co-operativeThe FoundationThe National Physical LaboratoryThe Shephard GroupThe Work FoundationThinktank TrustUBS Investment BankUnileverVesuvius UK LimitedVolterraWaymont Consulting LimitedWigan Council

Sources of Information Your PhD… what next? (AGCAS) www.prospects.ac.uk/links/yourphd Your Masters… what next? (AGCAS)

www.prospects.ac.uk/links/yourmasters What do PhDs do?

www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/1.UKGRAD-WDPD-full-report-Sep-2004.pdf Beyond the PhD www.beyondthephd.co.uk Vitae www.vitae.ac.uk/ PhD Jobs Site www.phdjobs.com/ CAS Postgraduate Destination Survey


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