Information Services and Systems

Careers Information Services Information Staff: Jo Davies, Careers Information Manager Linda Palmer, Employer Projects Coordinator Trisha John, Receptionist / Information Assistant

Information Services and Systems Our information channels Website, Blog, Facebook, Twitter Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment The Waterfront & Students’ Union Societies Job vacancies database & updates Online event information & booking for:  Employers’ talks, workshops, Careers Fair Careers and Employability Helpdesk Reference books – integrated with the Library

Information Services and Systems Careers Fair: Tata Steel

Information Services and Systems Careers Fair: HM Revenue & Customs

Information Services and Systems Careers Fair: HSBC

Information Services and Systems We are the Internet Our professional community – examples of key organisations:  AGCAS: Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services: Our professional body  HECSU: Higher Education Careers Services Unit: - supporting Careers Advisory Services and funding/commissioning/undertaking research.  Graduate Prospects – the commercial subsidiary of HECSU. Provides Careers Information, and promotional services for employers.

Information Services and Systems Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Aims and Objectives: We are AGCAS - 2,250 careers practitioners in over 130 HEIs Collaboration and sharing information: – discussion lists – LinkedIn – Conferences, for example: Careers Information and Employer Liaison (CIEL) Conference (every two years) for Information Staff – AGCAS qualifications and other Continuing Professional Development courses/events – Research Careers Information resources

Information Services and Systems Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) HECSU funds, commissions and undertakes research in career-related learning and careers guidance in Higher Education Institutions. Owned by two formal representative bodies for Higher Education in the UK:-  Universities UK  Guild HE Part of HECSU: - Graduate Prospects National Council for Work Experience

Information Services and Systems Graduate Prospects Commercial subsidiary of HECSU Structured Careers Information portal reflecting principles of guidance embedded in professional practice Information for EU and International Students Examples of content contributed by AGCAS members:  Job type profiles  Degree discipline profiles  Employment sectors  Working abroad - country profiles

Information Services and Systems Graduate Prospects Free services for students and graduates include:  alerts: Jobs, postgraduate courses  Newsletters: jobs, careers advice  Prospects Planner job exploration tool Careers Services Desk at GP also designs and provides back-office systems:-  Event management }All these are  E-guidance}free to  Vacancy handling}Careers Services

Information Services and Systems Your turn now! Search for “social media” in the ICT Community on the AGCAS website to find out how Careers Services engage with these things. On Graduate Prospects  find resources to help students analyse and develop their skills.  Choose a degree subject and find out about possible career options.  Choose a job type and find out what it involves, entry routes and requirements, who the potential employers are and sources of information on relevant job vacancies.

Information Services and Systems Careers & Employability Service

Information Services and Systems Social Media Facebook Page Blog: Ask Jo … Careers Agony Aunt Twitter LinkedIn

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Information Services and Systems Information Literacy Skills Searching for and evaluating information: ces/ ces/ Information Literacy Strategy Business information databases

Information Services and Systems Online life Collaborate with Librarians offering teaching sessions, e.g. Managing Your Online Presence What’s your E-reputation? Information Services and Systems News Blog Many employers use Google, Facebook and LinkedIn to find and assess interviewees and potential staff. Presentation skills – online CVs:

Information Services and Systems And finally … some more food for thought! “Is Google making us stupid?” google-making-us-stupid/6868/ google-making-us-stupid/6868/ Socrates feared that the new technology of writing would make people “cease to exercise their memory and become forgetful”. How does the Internet affect our thinking? How do we cope with information overload? Are we losing the ability to read?