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GLOBAL SKILLS AWARD Where are the jobs? (How do I find vacancies?) kent.ac.uk/careers/

GLOBAL SKILLS AWARD Where are the jobs? (How do I find vacancies?) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/. Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service. Introduction. Where to look for jobs/internships What else you can do?. Where to look. Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

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GLOBAL SKILLS AWARD Where are the jobs? (How do I find vacancies?) kent.ac.uk/careers/

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  1. GLOBAL SKILLS AWARDWhere are the jobs? (How do I find vacancies?) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service

  2. Introduction Where to look for jobs/internships What else you can do?

  3. Where to look Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Directories www.prospects.ac.uk Employer brochures – eg. dstl @ www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/gradrec.php Specialist publications www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/ www.psychapp.co.uk/ Careers Fairs

  4. Careers Fairs - 2011 www.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs GO11 - Graduate Opportunities Fair University of Central Lancashire, Preston 17/11/2011 Volunteering Fair Leicester, Main Campus 17/11/2011 Science, Technology & Engineering Fair Plymouth 23/11/2011 Law Careers Fair Exeter 24/11/2011 Rural Enterprise and Land Management Careers Fair Harper Adams UC 24/11/2011 Law Futures Ground Floor Lady Hale Building University of Salford 28/11/2011 Newcastle Careers in Computing Fair Newcastle upon Tyne 28/11/2011 Business & Law Careers Fair De Montfort University, Leicester 29/11/2011 Technology Careers Fair De Montfort University, Leicester 6/12/2011 Teaching & Education Recruitment Fair Hope Park, Liverpool 7/12/2011 Creative Futures Newport 24/1/2012 Recruitment Fair Bordeaux, France 1/2/2012 Creative Careers Week Newcastle upon Tyne 6/2/2012

  5. Where to look Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Online sources

  6. 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/

  7. 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

  8. 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/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/PDWPgrad.htm

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

  10. Job ads in the presswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat) Times Higher Educational Supplement www.thes.co.uk   good source of jobs in universities. Academic Jobs EU www.academicjobseu.com Academic and related vacancies for research institutes in the EU. aut4jobswww.aut4jobs.com Higher education vacancies Association of Commonwealth Universities www.acu.ac.uk/adverts/jobs international university jobs Eduserve Vacancies www.vacancies.ac.uk on-line information services for clients in education, government, health and other sectors. The National Postgraduate Committee www.npc.org.uk - the representative body for Postgrads in UK links to job search resources New Scientist www.newscientistjobs.com

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

  12. 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

  13. What else can you do?www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm ask your friends ask your relatives ask your “network” ask a careers adviser

  14. Next Steps Decide on the job you want Research employers Apply early Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain Change your job-hunting methods if they are not working

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