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You can download a copy of this presentation at kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm. The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service Careers with a degree in Comparative Literature/English Language and Linguistics. One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. BECAUSE:

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  1. You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers & Employability ServiceCareers with a degree in Comparative Literature/English Language and Linguistics

  2. One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. 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

  3. Humanities Degree Skills • ability to write well in a variety of styles. • to organise your work and meet tight deadlines. • to convey meaning precisely. • to summarise, argue and debate. • to research, select, analyse, organise and present information. • to think logically. • EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION!“Would you say their are any skill shortages in the UK for actuary'sie their enough out their, is their a shortfall of any kind of actuary?” In an email from an HBOS HR manager to me!

  4. CLS/Language

  5. What can I do with my degree subject? • What graduates in your subject did after leaving Kent • Jobs related to your subject • Employers and vacancy sources www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cls.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/2012ughum.htm#lang

  6. 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

  7. Postgraduate Study • MA taught – 1 year Sept to June – lectures, June to Sept – dissertation. • Research MA 1 to 2 years – often part-time • PhD – 3 years. Must do an MA first. • PGCE (teacher training) 1 year: about 6% of grads • See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm

  8. Postgraduate study • Not much funding available for MA. Fees are about £5,000. At Kent get £1,000 graduate school scholarship reduction • Many students work for a year to fund it or do it part-time whilst working • Consider vocational MA – journalism, publishing, business, HR etc. • Normally apply middle of final year. No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal

  9. Graduate Application Form Questions • Describe a challenging situation which required your persuasive skills and your ability to organise other people in order to reach a successful resolution. • Describe how your personal planning and organisation resulted in a successful achievement of a personal or group task. • Describe a situation where you had to work effectively as a member of a team. What were the team’s aims? How was the team selected? What was your role?

  10. Skills gained with a Humanities Degree: sell these in your applications! • ability to write well in a variety of styles. • to convey meaning precisely. • to summarise, argue and debate. • to plan, organise and meet tight deadlines. • to research, select, analyse, organise and present information. • to think clearly and logically and solve problems. • To gather, assess, interpret and critically evaluate. • EXCELLENCE IN COMMUNICATION!“Would you say their are any skill shortages in the UK for actuary'sie their enough out their, is their a shortfall of any kind of actuary?” In an email from an HR manager to me!

  11. VACANCIES University of Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Work Experience - see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/vacwork.htm OTHER TALKS www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

  12. Applications and Interviews • Humanities CV: must be targeted at the job! www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/English-cv.htm • Media CV www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mediacv.htm • Covering Letters • Practice Interviews – journalism, teaching, marketing, HR, postgrad study etc.www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm • Application, interview and selection centre videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

  13. Other Points • Check you campus emails regularly as I will send you emails most Mondays! • Apply early in your final year if you want a graduate training scheme with a “big” company, advertising, marketing, HR or primary teaching. • Applications and interviews www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm

  14. Location of the Careers Service Open 5 to 5 Monday to Friday including vacations

  15. BRUCE WOODCOCK • A careers adviser is on duty for short (15 minute) consultations in the Careers and Employability Service any weekday morning 10.30-12.30 or afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm. You don't need an appointment to see the duty adviser at these times. Just ask at Careers Reception to see them. • If you need longer ring our reception on 01227 823299 to make an appointment for interview. • Email: bw@kent.ac.uk

  16. Careers Employability Award on Moodle www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

  17. You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The University of KentCareers & Employability Service

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