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CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/. Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service. Introduction. What is a career? What are the options? How can the CAS help? Where to look for jobs. What is a career?. not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of events

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  1. CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service

  2. Introduction • What is a career? • What are the options? • How can the CAS help? • Where to look for jobs

  3. What is a career? • not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of events • Career choice is not an event or occasion • Career choice is a process • It is a combination of stages in your life • It could contain great variety

  4. 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

  5. What is the ideal job?

  6. What are the options? • Employment/training • Employment & study • Academic study • Vocational study • Time out/Travel

  7. Employment option examples Advertising Armed Forces Arts admin Broadcasting Central & Local Gov’t Computing/IT Finance Fire Service Guidance/Counselling Info Management/Museums Journalism Law Marketing/Sales Management Consultancy NHS Management Personnel Police Production Management Public Relations Publishing Purchasing Retail Self-employment Social Work TEFL Teaching Tourism Transport

  8. Jobs directly related to degreewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/degreein.htm • Teacher/Lecturer in Further and/or Higher Education in the UK

  9. What subject did they study at university?

  10. Jobs where degree usefulwww.prospects.ac.uk/links/PhilosophyDeg • Advertising Account Planner • Barrister • Civil Service fast streamer • Health Service Manager • Investment Analyst • Newspaper Journalist • Recruitment Consultant • Software Engineer • Solicitor • Stockbroker

  11. Skills - from Film Studies • Ability to work under pressure • Analytical & Problem Solving • Communication • Visual & Critical Awareness • Literacy • Research • Technical Skills (?)

  12. Many basic factors affect choice • Hours • Perks • Location • Image • Pay

  13. GRADUATE SALARIES 2011 • Arcadia – retail management £18,500 - £23,000 • Boots - brand/buying/marketing grad scheme £24,000 + £1k welcome! • Barclays Bank - future leaders development programme £36k (+£8k bonus!) • Civil Service - up to £27,000 • Explore Learning - education management £21,000 • Exxon Mobil - graduate schemes £34,000 • FiveTen Group - recruitment £20-£25k • GCHQ - defence research £25,000 (+ benefits) • IBM - range of schemes £27,000 - £32,000 • Jaguar Land Rover – purchasing grad scheme £27k • John Lewis - buying/retail management/merchandising graduate schemes £25,000 • L’Oreal - management training scheme £28,000 • McDonald’s - trainee business manager £18,500-21,500 • MI5 - £24,750 + benefits - varies by function! • Motability - £28,500 (+ joining bonus!) • Slaughter & May - training contract £38,000 • Waitrose - retail management £25,000

  14. 2 alternative starting points • start from yourself and work out • start from your opportunities and work back • Or, combine the two!

  15. How can the CAS help? • Options Leaflets • Free careers literature • Reference files & books • IT facilities • Talks & presentations • Quick Query • Careers Guidance Interview

  16. Where to look • Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm • Directories www.prospects.ac.uk • Employer brochures – eg. Mars @ www.mars.com/global/careers-at-mars/students.aspx • Specialist publications www.psychapp.co.uk/ • Careers Fairs

  17. CAREERS FAIRS - 2011 www.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs The National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition-Birmingham-28-29/10/2011 Options Careers Information and Recruitment Fair-Colchester-31/10/2011 Newcastle Business Placement Fair-Newcastle upon Tyne-31/10/2011 Northumbria University Careers in Law Fair 2011-Newcastle upon Tyne-1/11/2011 Engineering, Science & IT Graduate Recruitment Fair-Sheffield-1/11/2011 Public Sector & Policy Fair-LSE-1/11/2011 Business & Finance Graduate Recruitment Fair-Sheffield-2/11/2011 JobFair 2011-Canterbury Christ Church University-2/11/2011 Sussex University Science, Engineering and IT Fair-Brighton-2/11/2011 Science Employability Fair-De Montfort University, Leicester-3/11/2011 University of Brighton Careers Fair-Brighton-3/11/2011 Business & Management Fair-LSE-3/11/2011 Careers and Recruitment Fair - Canterbury 3/11/2010

  18. Where to look • Vacancy publications • Directories • Employer brochures • Specialist publications • Careers Fairs • Job Centres • Online sources

  19. Online sources • Institute of Practitioners in Advertising www.ipa.co.uk/ • Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.uk • Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development www.cipd.co.uk/ • Guardian vacancies www.jobs.guardian.co.uk/

  20. Excellent Websiteswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmen.htm • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.get.hobsons.co.uk/ • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ • www.kentgrads.org.uk/

  21. Where to look • Vacancy publications • Directories • Employer brochures • Specialist publications • Careers Fairs • Job Centres & LSCs • Internet • Newspapers

  22. Job ads in the presswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm • Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times • Acupuncture - Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine (m) • Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat)

  23. Where to look • Vacancy publications • Directories • Employer brochures • Specialist publications • Careers Fairs • Job Centres & LSCs • Internet • Newspapers • Recruitment Agencies

  24. Recruitment Agencieswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm • FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment • MUSIC - Handle Recruitment • ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel • SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau • STOCKBROKING - Citifocus Ltd

  25. Some tips on choosing a career • take time over your choice • be realistic • do the research • make your own decision • use the Careers Advisory Service • start NOW!

  26. Once career choice made • Research employers/courses • Apply • Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain • Change your job-hunting/application methods if they are not working

  27. Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm • CV preparation - 1 Nov 1-2pm KLT5 • Presentation by MATCHTECH - 1 Nov Keynes Atrium • Presentation by NHS - 2 Nov 1-2pm KLT5 • Presentation by College of Law – 2 Nov 2.30-3.30 KLT5 • CAREERS FAIR - 3 Nov 2-5pm Eliot College • Journalism Workshop - 4 Nov 9.30am-4.30pm • Presentation by Teach First – 8 Nov 1pm KLT5 • Aptitude Tests (Bloomberg) – 9 Nov 8.45am-12noon & 2-5pm KSA1 • Presentation by Endsleigh – 10 Nov 12-2pm KLT5

  28. CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service

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