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Unusual Careers for Arts Students

Unusual Careers for Arts Students. Lucy Hawkins, Careers Adviser English , 2005. Objectives. By the end of this session: Understanding of how to use the careers service Realistic information on destinations Techniques to decide what you’re looking for Resources to learn about options

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Unusual Careers for Arts Students

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  1. Unusual Careers for Arts Students Lucy Hawkins, Careers Adviser English, 2005

  2. Objectives By the end of this session: • Understanding of how to use the careers service • Realistic information on destinations • Techniques to decide what you’re looking for • Resources to learn about options • Strategies to test whether options would suit you • Directions to lots of help around applications

  3. Is this an ‘Unusual Career for an Arts Student’? • Read your card • Pass it to your LEFT RIGHT if yes if no • If you can’t decide, pass it forwards

  4. Add your knowledge • Think of a job/career that you know a former art student does • Create your own card to add to our pack

  5. Yourown career card A GREAT CAREER FOR ME Features: Research this using:

  6. Career Planning

  7. Career Connect • 2,200+ alumni mentors • 1,500+ vacancies and opportunities • 2 years worth of archived jobs • 6,500+ employers • Create your profile and upload your CV • See events, book when required • Book individual appointments

  8. Q: What could I do next? A: Anything! Emily Unia (Merton, 2004) Political Reporter, BBC NW Lucy Qureshi (Trinity, 1999) Graduate-entry Medicine Martin Grosvenor (Exeter, 2009) Audit Associate, Ernst & Young Kate Shuttleworth(Merton, 2007) Associate, McKinsey & Company Jordan Goldman (St Catz, 2003) Freelance Screenwriter Alex Stewart (St Anne’s, 2004) Police Officer, Metropolitan Police

  9. Q: What could I do next? A: Anything! Lucy Hawkins (St John’s, 2005) Careers Adviser Daniel Cormack (Teddy Hall, 2002) MD,Acteon Films Rebekah Berry (St Anne’s, 2005) Investment Analyst, Forum Gruppe, Germany Salvatore Ruggiero (Teddy Hall, 2006) Publishing Rights, Hachette Phoebe Scriven (St Peter’s, 2011) Innovation Consultant, Happen

  10. Looking at LinkedIn • University page with careers search • Groups (alumni group)

  11. Deciding what next Self awareness Occupational awareness Blinding Light Lucky Dip Decision making Taking action

  12. Self-awareness Make your ideal job description: • Reflect on experience • Must haves? • Must avoids? • What’s satisfying for you? • What’s interesting? Self awareness Occupational awareness Review, filter, decide Take action!

  13. Occupation awareness Structured programmes Informal opportunities • Standalone opportunities

  14. Occupation awareness Structured programmes • Graduate Schemes • Formal internships • Vacation schemes (Law) • Career Fairs • Ethical Internship Programme

  15. Work experience at Oxford • TONS on CareerConnect(our website) • The Student Consultancy • The Internship Programme (from January) • Insight Into Teaching • Springboard • The Shed Innovation Workshops

  16. Occupation awareness Structured programmes Informal opportunities • Standalone opportunities

  17. Occupation awareness Found on: • Graduate sites, e.g. Prospects • National sites, e.g. Guardian Jobs • Sector sites, see Career Briefings • Employer websites • CareerConnect • Current = save search for emails • Archive to assess timescale • Standalone opportunities 91%

  18. www.careers.ox.ac.uk

  19. Career Briefings

  20. Challenge Time! • Pick a challenge from the sheet that you feel might be useful • There are resources available if you need them Self awareness Occupational awareness Review, filter, decide Take action!

  21. Occupation awareness Structured programmes Informal opportunities • Standalone opportunities

  22. Occupation awareness Informal opportunities • Unadvertised internships • Shadowing/work experience • Volunteering • Offering a project • Starting something yourself! Via: • Alumni mentors • Speculative emails • LinkedIn groups • Information Interviews • Pro-activity!

  23. Plan of action TIME invested

  24. Deciding what next • It’s only the first step • You’re not tied to a career • You don’t have to have it all planned out • You have us for life

  25. Where is The Careers Service? Opening Hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,Friday 9:00 – 5:00 Thursdays10:00 – 7:00 56 Banbury Road Computer Science

  26. What do we do? • Daily group discussions – ‘Career Lounges’ • Individual appointments • Mock interviews and assessment centres • Sector-specific talks and workshops • Skills sessions: CVs, interviews, figuring it out • Free handouts and glossy guides • Reference books

  27. What should I be doing now? Come to a Career Lounge

  28. Any questions? www.facebook.com/OxfordCareers www.twitter.com/OxfordCareers http://linkd.in/OxfordCareers www.youtube.com/oxfordcareersservice www.careers.ox.ac.uk 01865 274646reception@careers.ox.ac.uk

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