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Everything you wanted to know about careers, but were afraid to ask Geography 2008

Everything you wanted to know about careers, but were afraid to ask Geography 2008. Emma Baker Careers Adviser. Where are you now?. Aims of the session:. How can you chose the ‘right’ career? What do Geography students go on to do?

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Everything you wanted to know about careers, but were afraid to ask Geography 2008

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  1. Everything you wanted to know about careers, but were afraid to askGeography 2008 Emma Baker Careers Adviser

  2. Where are you now?

  3. Aims of the session: • How can you chose the ‘right’ career? • What do Geography students go on to do? • What are employers looking for in applications and interviews? • How can you sell a Geography degree?

  4. Common Myths • A Careers Adviser will tell you what job to do • Most graduates will get a place on a graduate training scheme • You have to get a job related to your degree • It is always better to have a postgraduate degree

  5. Self Knowledge Knowledge of the Options Getting the Job Researching Options Making Decisions

  6. What do you want? • What skills do you like using? • What factors are important when choosing? E.g: • Earning over £30k within 2 years • Having weekends off • Travelling • Having lots of responsibility • Location • Not working in an office www.careers.lon.ac.uk/sortit

  7. What do Geography graduates do? 80% of the 2007 graduates were in work 6 months after graduation • Inspector- Laboratory technology company • Geotechnical Consultant- Environmental Consultancy • Assistant Architect- Architecture and Building Company • Trainee Traffic Control Engineer- Transport for London • Geospatial Analyst- Defence Geographic Centre • Sales Negotiator- Foxtons • Asset System Management- The Environment Agency • Officer Training- RAF • Graduate Engineer- Engineering Consultancy • IT Manager- Logistics Company

  8. Further Study 18% went on to further study • MSc Sustainability and Management • MSc Quaternary Science • MA Cultural Geography • PGCE Primary • MA Management • MSc Sustainability and Management • MSc Quantity Surveying

  9. What jobs are out there? • www.rhul.ac.uk/careers • www.prospects.ac.uk • Prospects planner • Occupational profiles • Newspapers e.g. Guardian Saturday • Networking • Careers directories • Careers service events • Recruitment Consultancies • Professional bodies Employer websites

  10. Careers in Geography • www.rgs.org our work schools careers and further study • www.careers.lon.ac.uk/development • Conservation www.environmentjobs.co.uk • www.newscientistjobs.com • Cartography www.soc.org.uk • Town Planning www.rtpi.org.uk

  11. What are employers looking for? Mouchel- Engineering Consultants Throughout the recruitment process, we’ll be looking for a number of things: • good business awareness, • a flair for generating and communicating ideas • the ability to work well as part of a team to deliver results. • graduates who can think around a problem and • have the drive and ambition to make an impact on the business.

  12. Selling your Geography degree

  13. Selling your skills in applications and interviews • Situation • Task • Action • Result e.g. I looked after a small team of helpers in my part time job as an Events Assistant. I made sure that each member of the team was aware of their tasks on the day and who to go to if there was a problem. The result went very smoothly and we received a letter of thanks from the customer.

  14. Getting Skills on Your CV • MSc Geography, Royal Holloway • Communication skills- regularly delivering presentations to small groups in seminars • Analytical skills- Analysed numerical data from questionnaires as part of project • Work Experience • Commercial Awareness- learnt information about the company brand to increase persuasive sales to customers

  15. Getting some extra skills on your CV • Volunteering • Geography Ambassadors • www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk • Clubs and societies • Part time work • Work experience • Travel

  16. Further Help- Careers Service • Ground Floor, Horton Building • www.rhul.ac.uk/careers • Library • Quick queries 11- 12 and 2- 4pm • Mock Interviews • Career Discussions • Alumni Evening

  17. Further Further Help • Employer presentations • How to sell yourself at interview Tues 18th • Procter and Gamble-Monday 24th • Lunchtime seminars • CV workshop- Wednesday 19th • Practice psychometric tests- Wednesday 26th • University of London courses • Careers in Charities- 26th November

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