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Penultimate Physics Career Planning

Penultimate Physics Career Planning. Darren Johnson Careers Adviser. BE PREPARED. Many Career Options some may require : Postgraduate study Work Experience either paid or unpaid Give yourself time to find out and get experience if required.

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Penultimate Physics Career Planning

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  1. Penultimate Physics Career Planning Darren Johnson Careers Adviser

  2. BE PREPARED Many Career Options some may require : • Postgraduate study • Work Experience either paid or unpaid Give yourself time to find out and get experience if required

  3. Getting Started with Career PlanningWhat Makes You Tick? • Motivation • Interests • Personality • Values • Skills Prospects Planner via www.prospects.ac.uk MyPotential www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice IOP Careers Section www.iop.org/careers

  4. WHATS GOING ON EVENT CALENDAR Make sure you read and attend events of interest this term and next www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice >Students > Forthcoming Career Events

  5. Science, Engineering & I.T Fair 9th February 2011 12 – 3-30pm The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, Department of Physics 12 – 3-30pm The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics, Department of Ph www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice>Students > Forthcoming Career Events > Career Fairs

  6. Employers Attending • Army • Atkins • BAE Systems • Cummins • Detica Ltd • Dstl • Jaguar Land Rover • Knowledge Transfer Partnerships • Lloyd’s Register • Metaswitch Networks • Ocado • OpenBet Ltd • RM • Scott Logic • Thales • Waterstons

  7. Discovery Event – Feb 24th 2011 D.S.U Building 12- 2.30pm Find out about a range of careers , in an informal setting, previous years have included: Professional Services Consultancy/Tax/Audit, Broadcasting/Property Development/Police/Journalism/Public Relations/Human Resources/Environmental Sustainability/ Arts Administration

  8. Recognising and Articulating Transferable Skills / Completing Applications PDP – access via “Employability & Skills” tab in duo (https://duo.dur.ac.uk/) • Why should I use it? • Employers want you to give examples of your skills when you apply for a job and this is a handy way of reviewing and selecting your evidence e.g. your best teamwork example. • PDP encourages you to reflect on how well an activity went and what you learnt from it. This kind of self-awareness is exactly what employers are looking for. In fact, many employers will expect you to keep a personal development plan once you are working for them. • If you keep your PDP up to date it is a really good way to spot the skills that you maybe haven't had a chance to develop. You can then do something about this to make sure that you will have an example to use by the time you get an interview. • If you take time over your PDP you should be able to copy material straight across into application forms or your CV, which will save you lots of time!

  9. Durham Award Durham Award – apply in final year –  login to duo and look at the Durham Award information under the Home tab to find out how to apply for the Award.  http://destinations.dur.ac.uk/ The Durham Guide To Career Planning On-Line http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice/students/generalinformation

  10. Internships/Vacation Experience- Early Deadline Examples Scientific Research Related IAESTE – 10th December www.iaeste.org.uk CERN – 26th January 2011 MBDA Missile Systems – 25th Feb 2011 Management Consulting Mercer – 31st January 2011 Investment banks – from now generally until late January – www.milkround.com Many others, majority of deadlines will go before 31st March 2011 www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice > Students> Vacancies

  11. Other Vacation Opportunities Examples: STEP - www.step.org.uk Study/Work Abroad – Information Room , CAS

  12. Example Destinations of Physics Graduates Scientific Research – Defence Science Technology Lab (DSTL) British Nuclear Group Transport Research Lab

  13. Destinations of Physics Graduates Engineering I.B.M United Utilities M.O.D EADS Astruim Ltd

  14. Destinations of Physics Graduates Consultancy (I.T) DETICA UBS Consultancy (Actuarial) PwC

  15. Destinations of Physics Graduates Banking Analyst – JP Morgan / HSBC Utilities Yorkshire Water EON (power/gas)

  16. Destinations of Physics Graduates Finance - Accounting Professional Services – KPMG/PwC For most recent examples see: http://www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice/undergraduates/destinations/

  17. Employer Graduate Scheme Early Deadlines Some examples from 2010: Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG) – 11th November JP Morgan – 9th Nov Civil Service Fast Stream (MOD/GCHQ) – 30th Nov British Energy – 28th December Yorkshire Water – 6th January

  18. Vacation Work Websites www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice http://targetjobs.co.uk/workexperience www.efinancialcareers.com www.work-experience.org www.milkround.com www.prospects.ac.uk www.europa.eu.int/eures/index.jsp www.wse.org.uk www.volunteering.org.uk

  19. Be Proactive ! • Visiting Employer Speaker Talks • Lunchtime Talks – Interview/CV/Application Forms • Practise Assessment Centre Workshops – (Weds) • Other Employer Led Skills Sessions - STAR • Check CAS website www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice > Students > Events

  20. Careers Advisory Service 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U) Term Time & Vacations 10am – 1pm 2.15pm – 5pm Tel: 0191 334 1424/1437 careers@durham.ac.uk www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice

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