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Department of Computing Careers Workshop 1 Karen Gui Careers Consultant

Join us for a workshop focusing on career choices, acquired skills, and job opportunities in the computing field. Explore topics like selecting a career path, employer size considerations, and networking tips. Discover the essential skills for success and how to apply your computing degree effectively. Contact us or visit our online resources for more information!

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Department of Computing Careers Workshop 1 Karen Gui Careers Consultant

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  1. Department of Computing Careers Workshop 1 Karen Gui Careers Consultant

  2. Topics to be covered • How to choose your career or next step • Employers – does size matter? • Networking for the Shy and Nervous

  3. Exercise: ‘Drug-dealing and Pimping 101’ • To be a successful drug-dealer or pimp, what skills / experience / knowledge must you possess? • Just for the purposes of this exercise, please put aside all your moral, legal and social objections to these activities (if any). Thank you!

  4. Some options • Employment • Postgraduate Study • Time Out • Something Else

  5. What are skills? “Acquired measurable behaviours”

  6. Communication Numeracy Analytical Teamwork; working with others Creative problem-solving Commercial awareness Information Technology Organisational skills Time-management Attention to detail Top 10

  7. What skills have I got? Sport/team work Paid work Studies Local community work Work experience Work shadowing Volunteering

  8. PASSION IS OVERRATED!More helpful to consider: • Skills + knowledge acquired so far • Application of your Computing degree – important or not to you? • Personality • Values • Location of job – how far are you willing to travel or relocate?

  9. GOLDSMITHS CAREERS SERVICE Online resources Websites www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sortit www.windmillsonline.co.uk/interactive/ www.careerstagged.co.uk/ www.prospects.ac.uk Targetjobs.co.uk University of London Temp Agency http://uol.itssystems.co.uk/UOL/index.asp

  10. GOLDSMITHS CAREERS SERVICE How to contact us • 020 7919 7137 • careers@gold.ac.uk • www.gold.ac.uk/careers • In person! 23-24 Laurie Grove • Find us on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/goldsmiths.careers • Follow us on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/careersgold • VLE – Careers Service https://learn.gold.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1828 • Monday -Thursday 9.30 - 4.30 • Friday 11.00 - 4.30

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