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Where to Look for Opportunities

Where to Look for Opportunities. … and how to apply. It’s a jungle out there…. University. www.ucas www.unistats www.directgov/studentfinance Open Day visits Summer Schools Sponsored degrees Sandwich courses. Employment. See local Reading Employers sheet Word of mouth

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Where to Look for Opportunities

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  1. Where to Look for Opportunities … and how to apply

  2. It’s a jungle out there…

  3. University • www.ucas • www.unistats • www.directgov/studentfinance • Open Day visits • Summer Schools • Sponsored degrees • Sandwich courses

  4. Employment • See local Reading Employers sheet • Word of mouth • www.schoolleaverjobs • www.connexions-berkshire.org.uk • www.jobcentreplus/jobs • Reading Chronicle, Newbury Weekly News, etc. • Oracle vacancy list/website • Council website • NHS website

  5. Apprenticeships • www.apprenticeships.org.uk • www.notgoingtouni • www.lostsocks (Chiltern Training) • www.wbtc • www.connexions-berkshire.org.uk • www.schoolleaversjobs www.raf/careers

  6. Apprenticeships/College • NCTS • Reading College • Bracknell & Wokingham College • College courses via college websites • Always ask what happens to their students

  7. How and where to look…

  8. Places to look… • On-line… see useful websites sheet • In newspapers • Word of mouth – families, friends • Modern social media – Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, etc. • Job Centre, Connexions/Adviza • Employment agencies • On spec – write to them • On spec – talk to them

  9. The toolkit • CV 1 • CV 2 • Covering letter • On-line applications • Interview skills • Positive attitude • Persistence/resilience

  10. More resources… • Work experience/work shadowing • Volunteering • Careers diagnostics • Your support team • Connexions/Adviza • Time (it’s a process) • The ‘shopping trip’

  11. Questions to consider • Do you know what you want to do? • What do you need for this? Are you willing to do it? Is there another route? • Do you know the kind of thing you’d like to do? • … and what don’t you want to do? • What are you good at? • What motivates you? • How do you feel about this process? • What is the time frame?

  12. More questions • Do you know what kind of apprenticeships come up regularly… • And what they could lead to? • Do you have a plan? • If not, come and see us at Adviza/Connexions… • Until things fall into place, and then…

  13. Life’s a Beach

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