1. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 1 How will my Masters help my career? Careers Adviser Abi Sharma

2. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 2 What are employers looking for Jobs directly related to the content of your masters Soft skills gained from your masters Other jobs you can do The current climate for job recruitment

3. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 3 The Employer wants…. Academic requirements Knowledge of the sector Knowledge of the company Knowledge of the job Soft skills

4. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 4 Over to you Look at a job description Make a note of 1) The academic requirements 2) knowledge of the sector required 3) the soft skills required 4) the experience required

5. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 5 1) Knowledge of the Sector Masters Sector Knowledge Job directly related to your Masters

6. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 6 Jobs directly related to a business/management masters Management in …retail / NHS / hospitality etc… Human Resources Management Consultant Chartered Accountant Management Accountant Marketing roles: creative / account planning Market Research

7. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 7 Jobs directly related to an economics/finance masters Actuary Chartered accountant – audit / tax / consultancy Management accountant Retail banking roles Investment banking – back / front office Insurance – retail / wholesale Tax adviser Management consultant Economics consultant

8. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 8 Find out more at.. www.prospects.ac.uk YOUR careers library: WG3, Queens Target Take away guides http://www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events/

9. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 9

10. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 10

11. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 11 2) The soft skills you gain Analytical & logical problem solving skills Attention to detail Ability to grasp concepts Time Management skills Presentation skills Independent learning Commercial awareness Ability to communicate ideas Research skills and theories

12. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 12 Skills Audit… Tick the relevant box: 1 – not developed the skill 2 – moderately good at this 3 - very strong and capable at this skill

13. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 13 Which means you can do…. almost ANYTHING!!! 40% in jobs unrelated to degree/masters

14. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 14 Career options in the credit crunch! Headlines you’ve seen…. ‘Panic on campus – worst year to graduate in 20 years’ BBC, December 2008 ‘Downturn hits financial sector with 47% fewer graduate jobs’ Guardian, February 2009 ‘Big companies target elite universities as they cut back on recruitment’ Telegraph, February 2009 ‘Stack shelves and work behind a bar advises AGR’ Daily Mail, February 2009

15. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 15 Headlines you haven’t seen 5.4% decrease of jobs over all sectors ‘only 15% of graduate vacancies are places on graduate trainee schemes’ Simon Dixon, Benedix ‘51% more graduate jobs in the public sector’ Sky adds 1000 jobs, 25K additional jobs in FMCG BBC, Recession Tracker (online) The 3 universities most often targeted by the larger employers are Manchester, London and Warwick Times, February 2009

16. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 16 So what can you do? Improve & get evidence for your soft skills - through your course - through on campus activities Get work experience

17. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 17 Also…. Sign up for a careers events & use Careers Who in your network can help? Keep an eye on opportunities in your home country: www.careers.lon.ac.uk/ijowww.careers.lon.ac.uk/ijo

18. Careers Service www.careers.qmul.ac.uk 18 Queen Mary Careers Service WG3 Queens Building – 020 7882 5065 Opening times: Monday-Thursday10.30am-5pm Friday10.30am-4pm Drop-in sessions: Monday-Thursday10.30am-12.30pm 2.00pm-4.30pm Part of www.careers.qmul.ac.uk