Athens Graduate Workshop Preparing to Succeed!

1. Athens Graduate Workshop Preparing to Succeed! David Pritchard – Careers Consultant www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

2. Aim of today? To analyse some of the obstacles that hamper career progress, Identify tactics to engineer change and share good practice in the ‘art’ of career management

4. HOW? • Together and interactively • Agree whether there is a process for effective career management • Job hunting techniques – what works? • Personal branding – are we any good at it? • One to one (optional) discussions during/after lunch • From a distance – email and skype?

5. Aspirations?

6. What’s Stopping Progress?

7. Is there a secret to effective career management?

8. Good Qualification from Exeter University + A clear understanding of personal skills, interests, values, strengths, aptitudes + Perpetual Skills Development + Motivation and In depth, up-to-date understanding of career opportunities and sectors + Work experience (quality and quantity!) + Commercial Awareness, Business Skills and Emotional Intelligence + Confident and Dynamic Job application strategies = The Perfect Formula for Success and Happiness??????

9. CAREER PLANNING

10. Am I in control?

11. No ‘job for life’ • Ongoing - not about one key decision • Self assessment a key element • Portfolio of skills and experience required • Intrapreneurial attitude to work

12. Some Resources for self assessment; Prospects planner Pathfinder Behavioural Profiling The Big Five Personality Test Holland Code Test Profiling for Success Myers Briggs Target Jobs Career Report Pen and paper!

13. Learn about day to day activities • Review salary and work environment • Understand entry requirements needed (including Post Graduate Study) • Look at employers • Explore related jobs

14. Researching Sectors and LMIwww.prospects.ac.uk

15. “We are looking for drive and determination, self motivation and perseverance” Sally Taylor, Grad Recruitment, Bank of England • “We look for strong team players…” Christina Kerr, PWC • “You need to be able to work on your own initiative – to do the research, find interesting ideas and work on them yourself.” Alexandra Howard, JPMorgan • “…we have a diverse workforce of over 4,500 people in our offices around the world. The variety of backgrounds, attitudes and ideas makes Fidelity a vibrant business.”

16. Why is it important? “Too many candidates are applying to jobs but clearly have no knowledge of how the industry or company works” Brian Hood, Head of Recruitment at Citigroup Corporate and Investment Bank

17. How the ‘business’ operates (SWOT analysis): • Staffing structure – nature of job roles within it and the professional development / training opportunities available • Processes: financial management / accounting, human resources, IT systems in use, production / service delivery processes, legislation it has to comply with etc

18. How the business operates: • Mission statement – purpose of the organisation, what it aims to achieve in the future • Values – its ethos and culture, management style, diversity policies, its impact on the community and its approach to Corporate Social Responsibility

19. How the business operates: • How it markets itself – it’s customers and how it retains them, its competitors and other key players in the industry? • Who are its suppliers? • Types of products / services it provides? • Its growth rate, profitability?

20. Context: • Issues facing the industry • Political – e.g. import / export agreements • Economic – state of the economy, competition • Social – impact on the environment / local community

21. Context: • Issues connected with an organisation’s impact on the environment and sustainable development • Technological advances • Media coverage – recent deals or mergers within that business sector generally

22. Book: All you need to know about Commercial Awareness, Christopher Stoakes www.targetjobs.co.uk • www.insidecareers.co.uk • Reuters and Bloomberg provide business and financial news www.reuters.com & www.bloomberg.com

23. The Only Constant is Change! Shift Happens 2014 SHIFT HAPPENS...keeping up to speed!

25. Passive Job Hunting!

26. Where to look for vacancies Hidden job market Local press/national press/international press Specialist websites for job sectors MyCareerzone Careers Fairs and Exhibitions and Professional Conferences Internships Recruitment Agencies Overseas opportunities – Going Global Overseas gap year or casual employment opportunities

27. CPD? ‘We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit’ (Some guy called Aristotle!!!!)

28. The Hidden Job Market

29. Activities to support job search Work experience Networking Information interviewing Social media - LinkedIn Careers fairs – regional, national, virtual Recruitment agencies Work shadowing Volunteering

31. Networking fact ... 16% of Exeter students who left in 2012 to enter graduate level employment found their job through personal contacts (Data source: 2013 Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey) www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

32. Researching Job Roles Exepert - the ad-hoc Alumni advice scheme • Networking opportunity with those who have left the University and go on to have successful careers. • Helps give an insight into a profession • Open to all students and graduates • Many sectors / professions available • Alumni working around the world For full details and to take part, visit the website: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/exepert

33. Personal Branding and Customising our ProfilesCVs, Applications, Interviews and Assessment Centres

35. Action Planning • Set yourself some SMART objectives • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Realistic • Time limit