1. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers UCL Careers Service 49 - 51 Gordon Square www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Mon - Thurs 9:30 - 17:00 Friday 11:00 - 17:00 during both term and vacation

2. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers UCL Careers Service Vacation Work Work Experience Help with CVs and Application forms Careers Advisers Help - I’m clueless!

3. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Talking to People Information staff will help you find the most appropriate facilities Drop-in session with a careers adviser individual booked appointments with a careers adviser - up to 1 hour

4. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Information in the Library Occupations Employers Courses Vacancies Take away literature - from fact sheets to booklets Newspapers, specialist journals, wide range of reference books Computer career packages Facilities for internet searches/writing CVs Video library Linx - alumni database

5. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Group Sessions Careers talks Seminar and workshop e.g. interview skills Aptitude test Personality questionnaires Short courses e.g. The City |Course Fairs e.g. London Graduate Recruitment Fair

6. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers What are employers looking for? Degree Transferable skills Work experience A motivated individual who is a ‘team player’ ?Knowledge of a particular job

7. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Examples of transferable skills gained on your degree course team working, especially via group projects communicating - presentations and report writing analytical, numerical, problem solving skills computer skills the ability to handle information the ability to work methodically and accurately time management and organisational skills business awareness (liaison with industry)

8. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Where to get evidence of transferable skills Degree Work experience/work shadowing Voluntary work Student societies Interest Travel

9. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Types of work experience Formal work placements/internships Subject-related research schemes Advertised positions Non-advertised positions Voluntary positions

10. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Where to find work experience? Vacation opportunities booklet JOB magazine Work window/employment file National/Local Press Agencies Speculative applications

11. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers UK vacation work National Centre for work experience www.ncwe.com Civil Service Jobs www.civil-service.gov.uk/jobs/ Ragtime www.ragtime.co.uk STEP www.step.org.uk Work Experience Bank www.prospects.ac.uk/workbank/ Work Window www.careers.lon.ac.uk/job/wwvac.htm www.work-experience.org.uk

12. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Non-UK Work Experience BUNAC www.bunac.org.uk Camp America www.campamerica.co.uk Eurocamp www.eurocamp.co.uk International Summer jobs www.summerjobs.com Work Experience USA www.workexperienceusa.com

13. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Suggested CV Structure Contact details Education Employment Achievements Skills Interests References

14. www.ucl.ac.uk/careers Covering letters Ist paragraph –State who you are and what you want 2nd paragraph –Why they should be interested in you and why you want to work for them 3rd paragraph –Closing comments