What can I do with a Degree in HPA?

1. What can I do with a Degree in HPA? Careers and Employability Service Nicola Urquhart Careers Adviser www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. What we will cover • The graduate labour market • What do employers want? • What skills do HPA graduates have? • What do HPA graduates do: the jobs they get their typical employers the further courses they study www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

3. The graduate labour market in 2013 • Approximately 30% - 40% of vacancies are open to graduates with a degree from any discipline • Employers increasingly focusing on professional attributes in addition to transferable skills • Relevant work experience increasingly important • Need for students to think earlier about their employability • Employers are expecting to increase their graduate recruitment by 2.7% in 2013

4. What do employers want? Commercial Awareness Degree awarded at 2.1 or above Work Experience Extra-Curricular Activities Professional attributes Employability skills

5. What skills do HPA students have? • Attention to Detail • Communication • Critical Evaluation/Interpretation • Literacy • Research skills! • Time Management Skills • Analytical Skills and Creative Thinking

6. Skills and attributes that graduate recruiters are looking for? Leadership Communication Adaptability Energy Contextual/cultural awareness Self awareness Report writing Adaptability Problem Solving Numeracy Positive attitude Reflection Confidence Integrity Team working Capacity to develop Reliability Drive and resilience Project management Enthusiasm/passion IT skills Business and customer awareness Planning and organisation Enterprise Maturity

7. What is a career? • Career choice is not an event or occasion • Career choice isaprocess

8. Jobs directly related to your degree

9. Jobs directly related to your degree • Archivist • Arts Administrator • Auctioneer/Valuer - Fine Arts • Editorial Assistant • Exhibition Organiser • Heritage Manager • Heritage Officer/Interpreter • Historical Buildings Inspector/Conservations Officer • Lecturer, Art History (HE/FE) • Librarian, Special/Academic • Magazine Journalist • Museum/Art Gallery Curator • Museum Education Officer • Museum/Gallery Conservator/Restorer • Museum/Gallery Exhibitions Officer • Picture Researcher

10. Jobs that are not directly related to your degree Many employers value the skills you have gained more than the subject

11. Many options open to you! • NHS Management • Human Resources • Advertising • Production Management • Public Relations • Publishing • Purchasing • Retail • Self-employment • Social Work • TEFL • Teaching

12. Researching Careers • http://www.prospects.ac.uk/museum_gallery_curator_job_description.htm • Overview of the sector • Job descriptions • Salary and conditions • Entry requirements • Training • Career development • Employers and vacancy sources • Related jobs

13. Graduate Schemes www.kent.ac.uk/careers/graddirectories.htm • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.get.hobsons.co.uk • www.targetjobs.co.uk • www guardianuk300.com • www.top100graduateemployers.com • www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html

14. Example Graduate Schemes • Accenture • Aldi • Arcadia • BAE Systems • BBC • Bloomberg • British Sugar • Cancer Research UK • Deliotte • DFID • Diageo • Ernest & Young • EU Careers • IBM • L’Oreal • Mars • McDonalds • MI5 • National Grid • Penguin • TeachFirst • BBC

15. Example Graduate scheme (Bloomberg ) • Finance • IT • Media • Sales

16. Example graduate scheme: DFID • Engineering • Finance • General Management • IT • Purchasing • Research and Development

17. Postgraduate Study • Approx. 22% of HPA graduates do PG study after graduation • MA taught – 1 year Sept to June – lectures, June to Sept – dissertation. • Research MA 1 to 2 years – often part-time • PhD – 3 years. Nearly always a MA first. • PGCE (teacher training) 1 year: • See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm

18. 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, HR, Media Production etc. • Normally apply middle of final year. No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal

19. Study Abroad • Many postgraduate courses are now taught in English, especially in the Netherlands and Scandinavia • No course fees in Sweden and about £1,000 in Germany and Denmark • See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm#PGAbroad

20. Being Successful • “ Most people find a job in the creative industries by word of mouth: the more people you know in the industry the better your chances”

21. Using Social Media to Job Search Twitter • Follow organisations, @SkillsetSSC, @ace_national, @IPA_Updates • Follow @unikentemploy • Get industry updates • www.twitjobsearch.com • Remember everything is public

22. Facebook • ‘Like’ company pages • ‘Like’ https://www.facebook.com/UKCES • Is your profile professional enough?!

23. LinkedIn • www.linkedin.com • Search for jobs. • Use key words in your profile. • Follow companies. • Connect with people in the industry. • Join relevant groups.

24. What do HPA graduates do?

25. In broad terms (recent destinations) • Employment 67% • Further Study 22% • Not available 6% • Seeking employment 5%

26. Typical Employers • Antique Dealers • Art Dealers • Arts Organisations • Civil Service • Commercial Galleries • Craft & Design Institutions • Heritage Centres • Local Authority Museums • National Galleries • National Museums • Picture Libraries • Schools, Colleges, Universities • Stately Homes • Tourist Boards • Valuers & Auctioneers

27. Entry level job titles • Art Gallery Administrator • Assistant Curator: Schools - Tate Britain • Cultural Tour Operator - Martin Randall Travel Ltd • Education Officer (Families & Young People) - V&A • Exhibitions Registrar - National Gallery • Fine Art Administrator - International Auction House • Junior Picture Researcher - The Folio Society • Part-time Picture Researcher - The Welcome Trust • Picture Desk Administrator - Quarto Publishing plc • Public Art Co-ordination Officer - Bolton Metro • Publishing Agent (Fine Art Reproductions) - Isle of Wight Museum Service • Trainee Assistant Curator - Norwich Gallery

28. University of Kent Employment examples HERITAGE/ARTS Administration (x2) - Courtauld Institute, Sothebys Art Adviser - Castle Galleries Auction Administrator - Spink & Son Ltd Collections Assistant - National Museum Display Assistant - Turner Contemporary Gallery Manager - Galleria Guiding Warden - Buckingham Palace Intern (x2) - Christie's Auctioneers, CAPC Musee D'Art Contemporian Library Assistant - West Barnes Library Museum Assistant (x3) -Greece, Herne Bay Museum, Paisnel Gallery Photographic Designer - Jarvis Photography Print Assistant - Christie’s Auctioneers Tour Leader - Leeds Castle Trainee Archivist - Gloucestershire Archives Trainee Evaluator - Bonhams Auctioneers Volunteer Curator - Tate Modern Visitor Service Host - National Army Museum

29. Employment examples EDUCATION Administrative Assistant - Essex University Classroom Assistant (x3) - Bearnes Primary, St. Francis De Sales Junior, Dane Court Grammar EFL Teacher (x5) - British Council, Language School, Canterbury Christchurch University, GEOS, Japan Examinations Officer - Christ the King's 6th Form College Lecturer/FE Certificate - Canterbury College Programmes Senior Administrator - University of Surrey Teacher - Montessori School MEDIA Editor - Educational Publishing Co Editorial Assistant - Radio Times (BBC Worldwide) PR Assistant - PR Company Production Co-ordinator - European Technology Publishing Publicity Assistant - Macmillan Reporter - Purple Media Researcher- Brooklapping (TV) Sub-Editor - Barbour Index

30. Further study examples Art Foundation Course - Middlesex MA - Courtauld Institute of Art MA English - Kent MA Film Studies - Kent MA Film Studies - Nottingham MA Gallery Studies -Essex MA History & Philosophy of Art - Kent MA History & Theory of Art - Kent (x5) MA History of Art - Courtauld Institute of Art MA History of Art - Bristol MA History of Art - Essex MA History of Art - Oxford MA Industrial Relations - Kent MA Medieval & Tudor St - Kent MA Modern Art – Essex MA Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics - Kent MA by Research - History of Art - Kent MPhil History & Theory of Art - Kent PGCE Art & Design - Homerton College PGCE Primary - Canterbury Christ Church

31. Self-employment/Freelance In the creative arts and culture industry 44% of people are self-employed compared to 13% in the UK as a whole. http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/selfemployment.htm

32. Placements and Internships - Definitions • Internship: • Usually 1-3 months long, during a summer vacation. • The student works on a defined project at a graduate level. • Graduate Internship • Usually 3-6 months long, after graduation. • The student works on a defined project at a graduate level.

33. Placements and Internships - Definitions • Placement: • Also called sandwich year or year in industry. • Usually 9-12 months long during the penultimate year of study. • Must be relevant to degree course. • The student works on a defined project at a graduate level. • Work experience/shadowing: • 1-2 weeks unpaid. • A taster of the career area. • Insight day • Taster days organised by companies.

34. Top Tips during your Placement/Internship • Make an impression: • Use your initiative. • Get feedback. • Be professional. • Network • Ask to shadow/work in different departments. • Connect with your colleagues on LinkedIn. • Keep a log of the skills you have gained with examples.

35. Searching for placements/internships • www.kent.ac.uk/ces • Vacancy database • ‘ ‘I want to work in….’ section • www.ratemyplacement.co.uk • www.prospects.ac.uk • Vacancy database • Job sectors • Graduate directories • Speculative approach

36. Searching for placements/internships • http://graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/p!ecaaefg • www.targetjobs.co.uk • www.milkround.com • www.insidecareers.co.uk • www.thejobcrowd.com

37. General advice • Market Yourself ! - It’s not necessarily who you know but who knows you • Read the relevant trade, industry, websites and directories (find out what’s happening) • Develop your networking skills (record and follow up contacts) • Find out who actually makes the decisions for hiring • Make use of your time at university!

38. What if I’m still stuck? • Make the most of opportunities (planned happenstance) • Think about it little and often • Make an appointment to speak to a careers adviser

39. How the Careers and Employability Service can help you.

40. What we do Careers Talks and Workshops Careers Library: Employer Directories, Occupational Profiles, Books etc Comprehensive Web Pages Careers Employability Award (CEM) on Moodle Vacancy Database Alumni Careers Network Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair Drop In - Quick Query Careers Guidance Interviews

41. Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces

42. Careers and Employability Service Web Pages • I want to work in …. http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmedia.htm • What can I do with my degree in http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/HistoryOfArt.htm • Choosing a Career http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm • Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm • Example CVs & Covering Letterswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm • Creative Career Search http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm • Employability Skills http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm

43. HISTORY OF ART LINKS - Useful Websites • Arts Council (links to Visual Arts organisations & resources)www.artscouncil.org.uk • Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) www.ahrc.ac.uk • Art Galleries Listingswww.artefact.co.uk • art jobsterhttp://artjobster.com Artworkers jobsite: arts, media, visual arts, gallery, museum, community arts, heritage, theatre, dance, festivals, music, & art therapy jobs. • Association for Heritage Interpretationwww.heritageinterpretation.org.uk • Association of Art Historians once a member you can apply for up to £500 of support for relevant work experience in a gallery or similar www.aah.org.uk/funding/voluntary-work-fund • Auction Guide Onlinewww.auctionguide.com • Bonhamswww.bonhams.com • Christie's www.christies.com/home_page/home_page.asp • The Creative Way www.creativeway.org.uk creative careers in the Thames Gateway • Cuture 24 (gateway to 2,500 museums)www.24hourmuseum.org.uk • Guide to Art Collections Around GB and Irelandwww.artguide.org/uk • Museum Net www.museums.co.uk • Museums, Libraries and Archives Councilwww.mla.gov.uk • Museums Association  www.museumsassociation.org • Online directory of UK Postgraduate courseswww.prospects.ac.uk/student/pgdir

44. Careers Employability Award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm • The module takes about 12 hours to complete • But this can be done at your own pace You do this by completing: • 9 quizzes • 3 short assignments • 1 feedback form

45. Comments from students who have completed the award. • “I liked the fact that the assignments relate to how you would fill in answers on a graduate job application step by step and provides examples of how to fill it in.” • “I really enjoyed the quizzes. They effectively highlighted the gaps in my knowledge, as many of the answers surprised me. I also found the module on creating my own CV very useful, these skills will be invaluable for tailoring my CV to particular jobs.” • “There is a wealth of information about everything; I especially liked the individual information about specific job types and the advice given about interview skills.”

46. Attend Careers Talks and Workshops. • A Career in Sales • Champions Life Academy • The Network • CRCC (Asia, China Internship Programme ) • http://www.kent.ac.uk/calendar/ (Student Skills and Employability) • http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm

47. Vacancy Database • All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs, sandwich placements or vacation work/internships are entered on this database which offers: • Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest you • Employers notifying vacancies are often specifically targeting Kent graduates, so competition for jobs is lower than on other vacancy sites www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

48. Speak to an adviser: • Quick query, drop in and speak to an adviser 10.30am -12.30pm and 2.00pm-4pm Monday to Friday. • E mail careerhelp@kent.ac.uk and an adviser will respond to your query. • You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in.

49. Action points • Use www.prospects.ac.uk, including Prospects Planner, to research options available • Use www.kent.ac.uk/ces • Get relevant work experience • Think beyond the stereotypes of organisations e.g. Asda , e-on • Find out how the sectors you are interested in recruit • NETWORK !! • Have a back up plan • Make use of the Careers and Employability Service

50. Careers and Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm