1. Careers Centre Experience Works School of Maths 2011 Placement Fest

2. Careers Centre Introduction  Benefits  Finding Opportunities  Advertised  Hidden  Applying  Support Available  Erasmus Work Funding

3. Careers Centre Why? Develop skills in the workplace: Employers’ top 3 ways to improve skills (in order of effectiveness):  Completing an internship or industrial placement  Taking on a leadership position in a student society  Gaining very people-focussed work experience Source: 2008 Association of Graduate Recruiters Survey

4. Careers Centre Benefits of Work Experience  Put theory into practice  Develop employability skills  Experience an industry and its culture  Network  Learning about yourself  Financial Benefits  A job!!

5. Careers Centre What do Employers look for? The research…  Almost all of the UK’s leading graduate recruiters are offering work experience  Nearly two-thirds of recruiters warn that graduates who have no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful in the recruitment process  Irrespective of academic results it is very hard for an applicant to demonstrate the skills and competencies that employers look for if they have no prior work experience (High Fliers Research 2011)

6. Careers Centre Employers  The ‘big four’: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)  Other companies offer accountancy/ finance schemes too, eg: Tesco, BAE, Unilever, Co-operative  Public Sector: NHS, Universities, charities, local authorities…  SME’s (small companies) more research needed by you to find opportunities

7. Careers Centre Discovering Opportunities Advertised https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/  Goldman Sachs: Finance year in industry (London; Dublin; Frankfurt; Paris; Zurich)  KPMG: Professional Service (various locations)  ASDA: Trading and Finance (Leeds)  Peugeot Citroen: Finance (West Midlands)  Nestle: (various locations)  Mercers: Retirement Analyst (Belfast)  Debenhams: Finance and Merchandising  Insight Days e.g. KPMG

8. Careers Centre Applying: important points to remember!  Apply early: many one year internships close December, January & WILL FILL EARLY so don’t leave to the week of the closing date!  RESEARCH: job role, organisation  Why do you want to work in this area?  Current issues (business press)  Enthusiasm for Finance  Use examples from a variety of experiences (part time work, society, volunteering, study, sports)…

9. Careers Centre Discovering Opportunities Hidden  Identify specific companies  Structured schemes (speculative approaches)  Careers Centre Faculty Resources  http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/my-faculty/engineering/using-your-degree.asp http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/my-faculty/engineering/using-your-degree.asp  Network https://alumni.leeds.ac.uk/ https://alumni.leeds.ac.uk/  Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event/ https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event/  Where do Leeds graduates go?  http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/destinations/maps/examplejobs.asp http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/destinations/maps/examplejobs.asp  Prospects (job profiles)  http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_financial.htm http://www.prospects.ac.uk/types_of_jobs_financial.htm  Yell  www.yell.com www.yell.com

10. Careers Centre Applying for Hidden Opportunities/ SME’s  Research  Make a named contact  What YOU can offer THEM  Be confident & professional– 1 st impressions count!  CV/ Interview? Get support from the Careers Centre  If you haven’t heard back – chase it up  Think creatively about where to find opportunities  Use contacts and networks – now is not the time to be shy!

11. Careers Centre Overseas Opportunities  Prospects Country Profile http://www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm http://www.prospects.ac.uk/country_profiles.htm  Going Global http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/go/goinglobal.asp http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/go/goinglobal.asp  Erasmus database http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work- experience/erasmus-work/downloads.asp http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work- experience/erasmus-work/downloads.asp  Research companies with international offices

12. Careers Centre Exclusive University of Leeds Opportunities  Unilever, Seacroft  12 week paid internships in summer 2012  Various project roles including: Operations/ Engineering/ Logistics/ Supply Chain/ Quality/ Environment/ IT  Closing date Friday 2 nd December, but apply early  https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy/Vacancy.aspx?relatedg uid=69f2cb62-aaee-423a-a4fb-298f7dfc5a89 https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy/Vacancy.aspx?relatedg uid=69f2cb62-aaee-423a-a4fb-298f7dfc5a89

13. Careers Centre Support Available  Careers Centre  http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk  Drop in appointments Monday – Friday 9am-4pm  Career Consultants  Resource Room  Events https://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Eventhttps://stars.leeds.ac.uk/Event  Department Tutors  Placement and Personal

14. Careers Centre ERASMUS Work Placements

15. Careers Centre What is Erasmus?  European Commission incentive scheme, to increase mobility of Higher Education Students around Europe  Two sections - Study and Work Placements  2012/13 is the last year! Isn’t this just for language students?  Aimed at everyone, not just language students!  Support given to help University students to undertake work experience in Europe, as a part of their course

16. Careers Centre What do I get from Erasmus Work?  1. A small, flat-rate ‘GRANT’ 2010/11: total of €378 per month (£330)  2. A Tuition Fee WAIVER 2011/12: worth £900  For a full year spent in Europe (at least total of 7 months),  Must be EU national & eligible for UK ‘Statutory Student Funding’ (ie Student Loans; dependent on residency criteria). Islands students NOT eligible for this.  3. From 2011/12 – EXTRA PAYMENTS for  Widening Participation (€500)  Priority Countries (€400).  4. Students also receive payment from job, usual Student Loan (and grant) & Leeds bursary (if applicable).

17. Careers Centre How do I qualify for Erasmus Work?  You are responsible for arranging your own placement.  Your School must approve it.  You need to be organised and get a placement arranged and approved in good time – start planning early!  You must be a student registered at the University on a normal degree course.  You must be registered before AND after the Placement (most students go away after the 2 nd year). Also,

18. Careers Centre Will my work placement qualify for Erasmus?  Your placement must be  a part of your degree (approved by dept & recognised by the University – NO summer jobs!).  in an EU country.  3 – 12 months long (but can do eg 3+6 or 4+5).  a full-time job.  timely (must fit into cycle, eg 1 Jun 2012 to 30 Oct 2013).  a job NOT working directly for the EC, or representations / public institutions of the UK ( eg embassies, consulates, national agencies, cultural institutes, schools)  British Council Language Assistants are eligible.

19. Careers Centre Erasmus Work If you are interested, or want to know more, please contact: Angie Willshaw Email erasmuswork@leeds.ac.uk Telephone (0113) 343 7104 Webpage http://tiny.cc/50rkf (http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work-experience/erasmus-work/index.asp)http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/students/work-experience/erasmus-work/index.asp

20. Careers Centre Rebecca Evans Careers Centre 5-7 Cromer Terrace Telephone – 0113 3435295 Email – workexperience@leeds.ac.ukworkexperience@leeds.ac.uk http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/