Patrick Greenhalgh Careers Adviser Careers and Employability

1. Patrick Greenhalgh Careers Adviser Careers and Employability

2. Fire precautions • In the event of the fire alarm sounding: • Make your way to the nearest signed exit and move away from the building • Wheelchair users will be directed to a refuge point • Do not re-enter the building until told it is safe to do so

3. Graduate labour market Graduate application process Working with Keele students

4. Graduate labour market

5. Recruitment myths • Degree = good job • Graduates only work for big companies • Taking a non vocational degree will limit opportunities in the job market • It doesn’t matter what A level grades I have - it’s the degree that counts

6. Recruitment facts • Competition for graduate positions • Competency based application process • Flexibility of the degree • Stepping stones to a career

7. Destinations

8. Destinations

9. Graduate Jobs

10. Graduate application process

11. Graduate application process • Online application form • Traditional CVs and application form • Telephone interviews • Psychometric tests • First interviews • Assessment centres - psychometric tests, group exercise, in tray exercise, presentations, first and second interviews, assessment in a social environment

12. What are recruiters seeking? • Problem solving • Strategic planning • Decision making • Effective communication • Ability to prioritise • Numerical/IT skills • Dealing with pressure and resilience • Team work skills

13. What employers will be interested in • Academic qualifications • Relevant work experience • General work experience • Positions of responsibility • Extra-curricular activities • Voluntary work

14. Career development at Keele

15. Career development at Keele • Distinctive Keele Curriculum (DKC) • Subject combinations • Elective choices e.g. languages, IT • Voluntary work • Internships/work experience • Study abroad • Personal Development Planning (PDP)

16. Career development at Keele • Student mentors and student ambassadors • Positions of responsibility in student societies • Become a Student Academic Representative (StARs) • Entrepreneurship activities • Keele Link programme – schools and colleges • Voluntary activities • Work experience placements • Study abroad

17. Career development at Keele • Careers and Employability Centre • Careers advisers and information staff • Website incorporating internship and graduate vacancy database • Workshop and presentation programme • Careers surgery, guidance interviews and e-guidance • Wrap-around support

18. Employers on campus Teach First Knights Eversheds Fast Stream Civil Service JET SEO London Baker Tilly PWC Enterprise Rent -A -Car Santander CIPFA Houses of Parliament ILEX NHS

19. Making the most of university • Enjoy your academic programme - take the opportunities that are on offer • Be an active student – engage in the co-curriculum. • Research your career ideas early – organise relevant work experience • Develop skills through any part-time jobs you have

20. Thank you Any questions? http://www.keele.ac.uk/careers/