1. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service SMSAS Internships Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability Service bw@kent.ac.uk You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. Advantages of a Placement. Gain lots of new skills: and have lots of evidence of these skills for final year applications. Usually get higher degree class - about 5% higher on average. Gives you a chance to try out a career. Gain greatly in self confidence and maturity. Learn application and interview skills. Some employers only recruit placement students. May get a job offer for when you graduate Much lower unemployment rate after graduation and usually in much better quality jobs. Helps applications for PhD places. Can be well paid!

3. Sandwich Placements Need to apply early in second year (e.g. some closing dates late October!) Need to apply widely, not just to companies in Kent. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/placements.htm

4. Sources of Placements Emails from School Kent University Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Prospects www.prospects.ac.ukwww.prospects.ac.uk UoK Placements page - lists placement sources and much more www.kent.ac.uk/careers/placements.htm#websiteswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/placements.htm#websites www.gradcracker.com Speculative CVs

5. Creative Jobhunting The BBC say a third of jobs are never advertised. Why? Develop a LinkedIn profile Do lots of research – will uncover placements others haven’t found, often with less competition Do workshadowing and short unpaid internships: can lead to proper internships and will add to CV KEW-NET – mentoring from Kent Alumni www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/kew-net.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/student/kew-net.html BKEW – small bursaries up to £250 for short unpaid internships www.kent.ac.uk/employability/working/students/ bursary-and-expenses.html www.kent.ac.uk/employability/working/students/ bursary-and-expenses.html

6. Destinations of Kent Actuarial Graduates www.kent.ac.uk/careers/actuarial.htm

7. Destinations of Kent Maths Graduates What can I do with a Maths degree www.kent.ac.uk/careers/maths.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/maths.htm

8. MATHS/ACTUARIAL JOB AREAS  Actuarial Work: insurance firms (Friends Provident) and Consultancies (Mercer)  Pensions Analyst: Deloitte, Nat West Bank  Accountancy: KPMG/PWC  Banking: Lloyds TSB  Tax: Coutts Bank  Statistical Work: GSS  Operational Research: GORS  Defence: GCHQ, DSTL  Computing: Logica, FDM  Teaching: PGCE  Risk Management

9. “SCIENTIFIC” MATHEMATICS gradcracker.com Scientific Officer - Qinetiq (2),Research Project Ass't - Pfizer Defence industry and other science and engineering companies: mathematical modeling and designing algorithms. The work is often research orientated and can be intellectually stimulating GCHQ www.gchq.gov.uk national intelligence and securitywww.gchq.gov.uk HM Government Communications Centre www.hmgcc.gov.ukwww.hmgcc.gov.uk QinetiQ (an agency of the Ministry of Defence) Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (dstl) (explosives/weapons technology) www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.phpwww.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.php Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG www.desg.mod.ukwww.desg.mod.uk BAe Systems global aerospace and defence AWE www.awe.co.uk (Atomic Weapons Establishment)www.awe.co.uk Roke Manor Research communications research lab. of Siemens specialising in AEA Technology www.aeat.co.uk does contract researchwww.aeat.co.uk The Met Office

10. Careers Pages Maths http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Maths.htm Actuarial http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/actuarial.htm Inside Careers Actuarial Careers Guide www.insidecareers.co.uk www.insidecareers.co.uk Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html

11. The Application Process

13. Skills gained on a Maths/Actuarial Degree Maths/Actuarial graduates are attractive to many employers because of their:  Ability to analyse information in a logical way  Investigative and problem solving skills.  Numeracy  IT skills  Especially finance & computing

15. WEB PAGES  Applications and Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm  Example CVs & Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm  Practice Interviews www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm  Interview videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

16. EXAMPLE CVs Maths www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mathematics-cv.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mathematics-cv.htm Actuarial www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actuary-cv.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/actuary-cv.htm

17. Careers Employability Award on Moodle Half the unemployment rate for students who complete the award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm DP2650 Email bw@kent.ac.uk if you have problems enrolling DP2650bw@kent.ac.uk

18. www.kent.ac.uk/careerswww.kent.ac.uk/careers Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed: 15 minutes): 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 to 4 pm Help given for up to 3 years after graduation Weekly careers emails every Monday afternoon careerhelp@kent.ac.uk

19. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability Service bw@kent.ac.uk You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm