Projecting a professional image help for ECS students

Projecting a professional image – help for ECS students Career Destinations, Bldg 37 023 8059 3501 www. southampton. ac. uk/careers 9 – 5. 30 Mon-Fri (Wed 9 -3. 30) Diana Fitch djf 4@soton. ac. uk 1

Today • Introduce Career Destinations Ø Who we are Ø Where we are Ø How we can help • Employability Ø What it means for you now • Employability tutorials • CV workshops 2

First Years : Introducing Career Destinations • Careers information • – Job sectors – Summer options – Recruitment process – Part-time work Appointments for guidance and CVs • Careers Events Calendar • Stand out from the crowd – Volunteering, Mentoring – ECSS, sport, etc www. southampton. ac. uk/careers >>>> Graduate Passport Ensure you stand out from the crowd www. soton. ac. uk/careers/passport 023 8059 3501 3

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Graduate Employability “A set of achievements Skills, Understanding Personal attributes That make an individual more likely to gain employment and be fulfilled in their chosen occupations. ” 7

What do employers want? • A good degree • Someone who has got involved • Work Experience – “the missing ingredient in undergraduate education” • Someone who has thought about what they have to offer • Someone who has focus NB! These will also give YOU the EVIDENCE that you need for a good CV 8

IT, Science & Engineering Careers Fair 11 - 3. 30 October 21 st - Garden Court (near SU) Ø Detica Ø Customer Systems Ø Dstl Ø Selex Galileo Ø Factset Ø NDS Ø Cap. Gemini Ø True Clarity Ø IBM Ø American Express Ø Symantec Ø Deutsche Bank Ø Bloomberg 9

The changing world of work • Globalisation 24/7 languages • The power of the customer • Flatter structures • Multi-skilling and re-skilling of the workforce • Change is the only constant • Uncertainty and volatility • Technology 10

E-skills bulletin Q 2 2009 • Year into the slump in demand for IT/Telecoms staff – unemployment for ICT staff at its highest for 5 years • Quarterly decline of 27% in press/web job adverts (largest single decline)Adverts for ICT contractors were 11% down Q 4. 07 - Q 1. 08 • Shortages most likely in Systems Development, IT/Telecoms Management, Programming and Systems Design BUT • Number of ICT staff in work was 4% higher for first quarter 2009 (over same qtr 2008) and compared with 1% fall in general workforce • Actual pay was up 4% on same quarter previous year too • 15, 000 staff worried about redundancy – actually only 7000 made redundant • ICAEW report slightly improving confidence in the IT sector compared to economy as a whole • Not brilliant but in general more resilient than economy as a whole currently. 2008 ECS Graduate pay? £ 14, 000 - £ 40, 000 (£ 12, 000 - £ 40, 000) 11

Employability Skills Software Engineer • technical competency; • knowledge of various applications; • enthusiasm and knowledge of project lifecycles; • • ability to learn new skills and technologies fast; • career motivation and a willingness to continue to further your knowledge and analytical and problem-solving skills; attention to detail, even in pressurised • an awareness of current issues affecting the situations as deadlines approach; industry and its technologies. a logical mind; • numeracy (aptitude tests are an integral part of the application process); • knowledge of the sector that you would like work in e. g. finance or business; • • ability to communicate effectively with clients, colleagues and senior management; good interpersonal and communication skills; Prospects. ac. uk 2009 Anxiety about AGR 2008 Survey • writing and literacy skills, leadership skills • soft skills particularly communication, problem solving, • managing own learning and being self-motivated 12