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The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Choosing a career with an English Degree. You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. Quote: the assistant editor of “The Observer” newspaper.
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The University of KentCareers and Employability Service Choosing a career with an English Degree You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
Quote: the assistant editor of “The Observer” newspaper "To be interesting you have to have interests and experiences, what they are does not matter. Pursuing interests has spin-offs. In flailing after mine I managed to pick up tips or hints every bit as useful in my work as whatever academic skills I inadvertently acquired. Debating at the union society taught me how to speak in public without unduly frightening myself or the audience and in writing for the University paper, I discovered that journalism gave you the opportunity to bore more people than you could possibly ever meet".
BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing One third of graduate jobs accept a degree in English
Media Jobs • Lots of Kent graduates do enter the media. • Get relevant experience and practical skills - Inquire, campus radio, UoK Drama etc. • Talk to or workshadow journalists and other media professionals. • Need NCTJ Diploma for most journalism jobs • Be pushy, patient and persistent! • See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmedia.htm
Teaching • 1 year postgraduate course (PGCE) or Schools Direct • Many students go to Christ Church • £5,000 bursary with 2:1 • Need at least 2 weeks experience in a state school for secondary and a month for primary • www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm • Presentation: APPLYING FOR TEACHER TRAINING 1 pm KLT5 Tues 18thFeb
Law 2 years further training at about £10,000 per year Only 30% chance afterwards of becoming a solicitor Finance Accountancy, banking, insurance Any degree subject. Need 320 ucas points and grade a GCSE maths Lots of jobs!
CHOOSING A CAREER • CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htmand booklet available from Careers Service. • Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program. www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner • I Want to work in ….. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm • Careers Award Choosing Assignment
Alumni Careers Network • Informational interviews - where student and graduate meet informally to talk about the graduate's work, how they got their start in that field and how their career has developed since then and get advice • Advice by phone or email • Work-shadowing: spending a day following and observing the graduate as they go about their day-to-day work. www.kent.ac.uk/ces/files/careers-network.html
School of EnglishCareers Employability Award on Moodle www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Moodle/English.htm
Bruce Woodcock • Careers adviser for all School of English students • A Duty Careers Adviser is available for short (15 minute) consultations: MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and AFTERNOONS (2 to 4 pm). Don’t need to book an appointment just ask at reception in the Careers Service (Keynes College Driveway) • Or can book a formal interview at Careers reception • Email:bw@kent.ac.uk • Check your campus emails regularly as I send you emails on Mondays
Location of the Careers & Employability Service Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays including vacations
You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm