Sarah Robinson Careers Consultant Agenda How Careers Network
Sarah Robinson, Careers Consultant
Agenda • • How Careers Network can support you Assess where you’re at in your career planning stage – What support do you need? • • Identify the range of job roles and employers graduates go on to Resources - where to find vacancies and opportunities
Set up your own business Develop your personal skills Confirm your choice of career Meet employers and find vacancies Explore further study Sell yourself with CVs and applications Gain work experience Impress at interviews
Careers Network CV and Application Clinic Advice Desk and mock interviews Email enquiries Skills for Success Workshops Application forms, interviews, CVs and assessment centres Recruitment Fairs and Events www. intranet. birmingham. ac. uk/careers for details of dates, times and venues of events and how to book an appointment College of Life & Environmental Sciences Follow us on les careers
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Postgraduate Workshops Autumn 2014 Workshop Date CV Writing – update your CV 15 October 15. 00 – 16. 30 Work Experience for Postgraduates – what, where, how 22 October 14. 00 – 15. 30 Interview skills – prepare to approach job interviews with confidence 12 November 15. 00 – 16. 30 Thinking of doing a Ph. D? 25 November 16. 00 – 18. 00 Postgraduate careers networking event with employer speaker 27 November 13. 00 – 15. 00 Sign up via Careers Connect
Meet employers • Autumn Fair – 15 th & 16 th October • National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition –Olympia, London – 10 th & 11 th October –NEC, Birmingham – 7 th & 8 th November • Business, Finance & Consultancy Fair – 5 th November • Science, Engineering & Technology Fair – 29 th October
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Enterprising your time at Birmingham Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Birmingham, part of the Careers and Employability Centre aspires to encourage and promote enterprise, innovation and entrepreneurship. Seeing opportunity Being enterprising Freeing potential bout how a e r o m t u To find o novation n I d n a ip h s ur Entreprene u visit can help yo k u. c a. m a h b www. ei.
Career Development Path: Where are you now? Indicate on the diagram below using the numbers from 1 to 5, your current stage in choosing a career path. You can then review at a later stage and track your progress towards having a more definite career plan. I’ve started to find out about career options that interest me 3 I’ve got a few ideas but haven’t started to research them yet. I’ve got no ideas about what I’m going to do next. 1 I’ve started to find out about jobs that interest me but haven’t made a final decision. 2 4 5 I know what I want to do. I’ve researched my ideas and have a definite plan.
What do you believe are your main barriers to being successful in the job market?
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Making Career Choices www. intranet. birmingham. ac. uk/as/employability/careers/choosing
What are the options?
What have graduates of your course gone on to do? Environmental Health Officer Law (GDL) Student Public Health Inspector Environmental Consultant Environmental Protection Officer Regulatory Services Officer Business Manager Occupational Hygienist Food Safety Trainer Account Manager Compliance Manager Ecologist Recruitment Consultant Food Safety Officer Safety Risk Manager Quality & Development Manager Health & Safety Inspector Trading Standards Inspector Public Health Intelligence Analyst Housing Services Manager
Where have graduates of your course gone? Division of Malaria Control, Ministry of Health HQ, Kenya Wm Morrissons Manufacturing Dudley MBC Nanshan Hospital, China University of Toronto Bibendum Wine Ltd Health Service Executive Stroud District Council Software Innovation Siemens Healthcare, Australia GE Aviation Shropshire Training Limited HM Forces The Government of Bermuda Heinz Public Health England The European Safety Bureau UNICEF Northern Island Civil Service Presly Pest Control Ceylon Electricity Board, Sri Lanka
What have graduates of your course gone on to do?
Employers interested in your degree in the UK Many are employed by local authorities but opportunities also exist with: • The armed forces • Retailers • Holiday companies • Airline / shipping companies • NHS • Central government and its agencies eg Environment Agency, Food Standards Agency, Health and Safety Executive • Private consultancies
Opportunities related to your degree Jobs related to your degree advertised at: • www. ehn-jobs. com • www. jobsgopublic. com • www. lgjobs. com • Local authority websites • National and local press • www. shponline. co. uk • www. healthandsafety-jobs. co. uk • www. jobs. nhs. uk • www. newscientist. com/jobs • www. environmentjobs. co. uk • Company websites
The hidden job market…
Websites: International • www. targetjobs. eu Employers in Europe • www. gradmalaysia. com/singapore • www. gradchina. com • www. entrypark. com • www. corporateinformation. com • www. international. monster. co. uk • www. careers. lon. ac. uk/ijo
Press and Professional Journals Newspapers • Often have sector focus on different days • See http: //www. thepaperboy. com/ and www. kidon. com for links to worldwide newspapers
International databases • Going Global www. as. bham. ac. uk/careers/international/ • Nases Country Profiles • Prospects Country Profiles http: //www. prospects. ac. uk/cms/Show. Page/Home_page/In ternational_students/p!elmbb • Prospects International Jobsonline • UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office www. fco. gov. uk • http: //www. careerjet. com Thousands of jobs here and all over the world http: //www. nases. org. uk/content/193325/country_guides
International Agencies • http: //www. globalcareercompany. com • http: //www. asian-jobs. com/ • www. careersinternational. com • http: //www. embassyworld. com • http: //eliteic. net/en/ • http: //www. careerforum. net/event/index. asp? lang=E
What are your career strategies?
How do I stand out from the crowd?
How can you add value? • Start job hunting early • Gain experience • Widen your networks of people who may be able to assist in your career development • Talk to employers • Market your Masters effectively
Careers Network Careers Reception: (0121) 414 6120 E-mail us via our e-guidance service – www. intranet. birmingham. ac. uk/careers www. facebook. com/lescareers @LEScareers
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