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Working During & After Your Studies

Working During & After Your Studies. Who We Are. Sharon Bolton Shahida Osman International Student Support Careers Consultant Registry Careers Service Level 3 Sherfield Level 5 Sherfield. Careers Service : What can we offer you?. Provide individual guidance about career options

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Working During & After Your Studies

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  1. Working During & After Your Studies

  2. Who We Are • Sharon BoltonShahida Osman • International Student Support Careers Consultant • Registry Careers Service • Level 3 Sherfield Level 5 Sherfield

  3. Careers Service : What can we offer you? • Provide individual guidance about career options • Help you to identify next steps for job hunting in the UK & abroad • Check CVs, applications and covering letters with feedback • Employer events throughout the year e. g. Careers Fairs, Forums etc. • Careers workshops & Seminars • Advertise job vacancies for graduate jobs, internships and other opportunities on behalf of employers • Resources – Careers Library & Information on the website Level 5, Sherfield Building

  4. Job Market & Recruitment in the UK • Competitive? • Recruitment – Where are the jobs advertised? • Selection – not simply about sending out a CV • When should you apply? • How many applications is best? • How can you improve your chances? • Importance of developing your language fluency

  5. Time frame for Graduate Job Search in the UK? • Annual recruitment cycle • Graduate Programme - Early applications – don’t wait as it’s a rolling programme, often close before CD • Internships similar – also some off cycle internships – recruitment ad hoc • Other companies – recruit all year round • Careers Events: Fairs, Careers Forums, employers presentations Careers Service - “JobsLive”; Careers publications, via Dept. • Specialist Graduate Publications, Employer Directories - Free • Further Study – PhD applications – start early in the autumn term & check out funding regulations. • Check the visa regulations if applicable – MSc courses • Hidden Job Market – very large!

  6. What are Employers looking for in recruits? • Willingness to learn • Team players • Communication skills - clear oral and written English • Analytical thinking and problem solving skills • Interpersonal skills / Persuading and influencing skills • Leadership qualities • Drive and resilience • Enthusiasm & motivation

  7. What can you do? Action Plan • What do employers want from candidates? • Good language & many personal transferrable skills • How can I make myself employable? • Get involved in clubs, societies & other activities • How do I develop the skills • Work experience / Voluntary / other activities • Good CV & Covering Letter – very important! • Careers Service can help you improve these

  8. Careers Service 2013 - 2014

  9. Temporary work /Part-time Jobs • Casual work during term time • Vacation work • Internships (Fairs) • Resources for vacancies • Local & Free Newspapers • “Cold Calling” • “JobsLive” – registration required!

  10. International Graduate Destinations 2012 • Response rate • Undergraduates (UG) = 41.1% (260 responses from 633 target). • Post-Graduate Taught (PGT) (e.g. MSc etc.) = 23.2% (214 responses from 923 target) • Post-Graduate Research (PGR) = 40.2% (39 responses from 97 target).

  11. International Graduate Destinations 2012

  12. Resources

  13. Careers Website – “JobsLive” • Only open to IC students but need to REGISTER • Log-in >>>User Name / Password follow instructions • Specify types of Emails & Jobs you want to receive • Register for Weekly Newsletter • To look at Vacancies and Events on JobsLive at: • www.imperial.ac.uk/careers

  14. Careers Service www.imperial.ac.uk/careers Level 5, Sherfield Building Tel: 020 7594 8024 Opening hours: Mon – Fri - 10.00 – 17.15 20 minute Consultations: – must book on-line on the day 10.00 - 12.30pm & 2.00 – 5.00pm 40 minute Consultations: – book in person or telephone to discuss any career related issues

  15. Immigration Rules on Working DURING studies • Non-EEA students can work: • UG students: up to 20 hours per week in term time, unlimited hours in holiday time • MSc students: up to 20 hours per week until course end date • PhD students: up to 20 hours per week until viva & final corrections done

  16. Permission to Work: visa wording • Work / Business as in Tier 4 Rules • Work 20 hours max in term-time • No recourse to public funds. Work limited to max 20 hours per • week during term time • No recourse to public funds • Work (and any changes) must be authorised

  17. EEA Nationals • Special Rules for Bulgarians, Romanians and Croatians: • apply for a Registration Certificate confirming that you are a student (application form BR1 / CR1) • Apply as soon as possible if you intend to take a job (can take 3-4 months) • permission to work up to 20 hours per week in term-time

  18. Work AFTER studies • Student visa holder after end of course • (short-term but full-time) • Long-term and full-time (current options) • Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur (1-2 years) • Tier 2 Skilled Worker (Work Permit) (3 years) • Tier 4 Doctorate Extension (1 year) • Tier 5 Youth Mobility / Temporary Worker (1-2 years)

  19. Points Based System • Tier 1: Graduate Entrepreneur, Entrepreneur, Investor, Exceptional Talent, Highly Skilled / Post Study Work • Tier 2: skilled workers with a job offer, to fill gaps in the UK labour force • Tier 3: low skilled workers to fill specific temporary labour shortages: (dormant) • Tier 4: students, doctorate extension • Tier 5: youth mobility, temporary workers, sponsored researchers

  20. Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur • “For MBA and other UK graduates who have been identified by Higher Education Institutions as having developed genuine and credible business ideas and entrepreneurial skills to extend their stay in the UK after graduation to establish one or more businesses in the UK” • The UKBA defines a business as a sole trader, partnership or a • company registered in the UK. • www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas- • immigration/working/tier1/graduate-entrepreneur/

  21. Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur • 20 visas available at Imperial (10 ring-fenced for MBA) • Call for applications: July and November • Application form: www.imperial.ac.uk/international/current/visas/working/workingafteryourstudies • Panel of entrepreneurial experts • Letter of endorsement from Imperial and bank statement showing £900 / £1800 for previous 3 months when applying • 1 year visa initially, possible to extend for a second year • Monitoring on a quarterly basis: report and visit • No restriction on working hours

  22. Tier 2 General • UG and PGT students on student/Tier 4 visa who have been awarded their degree (or PhD students who have completed at least 12 months) are eligible to switch into Tier 2 if they have a job offer • Employer must be on list of registered sponsors • No Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT) required if switching within UK • Not part of the 20,700 cap if switching within UK

  23. Tier 4 Doctorate Extension • Open to any PhD student completing their degree after April 6th 2013 • To work or look for work for up to 12 months after end of PhD • CAS issued by Student Records: Imperial will monitor you (‘light touch’) • Can subsequently switch within UK into Tier 1 or • Tier 2 (General)

  24. Tier 5 Temporary Workers / Government Authorised Exchange • Open to those already in the UK as a student, who want to switch into the Government Authorised Exchange category to do work that is directly relevant to their qualification • 2 years visa: professional training (eg internship) • Sponsor has no intention of employing applicant in UK after training concluded • www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier5/government-authorised-exchange/ • List of schemes: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/ • documents/workingintheuk/gae-list.pdf

  25. General Tips on Points Based System • Things are changing – check you have latest advice, application form and follow Home Office guidance • Maintenance requirement: £900 for 3 months! • Don’t breach your student visa conditions!

  26. More information • UKCISA: • Work during Studies • Work after Studies • Home Office: • http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/ • International Student Support: • http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/international/current/visas • Careers Service: • http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/careers/ug/international

  27. Any Questions? • careers@imperial.ac.uk • international@imperial.ac.uk

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