CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service

Introduction What is a career? What are the options? How can the CAS help? Where to look for jobs

What is a career? not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of events Career choice is not an event or occasion Career choice is a process It is a combination of stages in your life It could contain great variety

Why is choosing a career so difficult? ALL JOBS which match your goals, needs & values & require your skills, qualities & qualifications in the desired location where there are prospects for the future

What is the ideal job?

What are the options? Employment/training Employment & study Academic study Vocational study Time out/Travel

Employment option examples Advertising Armed Forces Arts admin Broadcasting Central & Local Gov’t Computing/IT Finance Fire Service Guidance/Counselling Info Management/Museums Journalism Law Marketing/Sales Management Consultancy NHS Management Personnel Police Production Management Public Relations Publishing Purchasing Retail Self-employment Social Work TEFL Teaching Tourism Transport

Jobs directly related to degree Teacher/Lecturer in Further and/or Higher Education in the UK

What subject did they study at university?

Jobs where degree useful Advertising Account Planner Barrister Civil Service fast streamer Health Service Manager Investment Analyst Newspaper Journalist Recruitment Consultant Software Engineer Solicitor Stockbroker

Skills - from Film Studies Ability to work under pressure Analytical & Problem Solving Communication Visual & Critical Awareness Literacy Research Technical Skills (?)

Many basic factors affect choice Hours Perks Location Image Pay

GRADUATE SALARIES 2011  Arcadia – retail management £18,500 - £23,000  Boots - brand/buying/marketing grad scheme £24,000 + £1k welcome!  Barclays Bank - future leaders development programme £36k (+£8k bonus!)  Civil Service - up to £27,000  Explore Learning - education management £21,000  Exxon Mobil - graduate schemes £34,000  FiveTen Group - recruitment £20-£25k  GCHQ - defence research £25,000 (+ benefits)  IBM - range of schemes £27,000 - £32,000  Jaguar Land Rover – purchasing grad scheme £27k  John Lewis - buying/retail management/merchandising graduate schemes £25,000  L’Oreal - management training scheme £28,000  McDonald’s - trainee business manager £18,500-21,500  MI5 - £24,750 + benefits - varies by function!  Motability - £28,500 (+ joining bonus!)  Slaughter & May - training contract £38,000  Waitrose - retail management £25,000

2 alternative starting points start from yourself and work out start from your opportunities and work back Or, combine the two!

How can the CAS help? Options Leaflets Free careers literature Reference files & books IT facilities Talks & presentations Quick Query Careers Guidance Interview

Where to look Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures – eg. Specialist publications Careers Fairs

CAREERS FAIRS The National Graduate Recruitment ExhibitionThe National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition -Birmingham-28-29/10/2011 Options Careers Information and Recruitment FairOptions Careers Information and Recruitment Fair -Colchester-31/10/2011 Newcastle Business Placement FairNewcastle Business Placement Fair -Newcastle upon Tyne-31/10/2011 Northumbria University Careers in Law Fair 2011Northumbria University Careers in Law Fair Newcastle upon Tyne-1/11/2011 Engineering, Science & IT Graduate Recruitment FairEngineering, Science & IT Graduate Recruitment Fair -Sheffield-1/11/2011 Public Sector & Policy FairPublic Sector & Policy Fair -LSE-1/11/2011 Business & Finance Graduate Recruitment FairBusiness & Finance Graduate Recruitment Fair -Sheffield-2/11/2011 JobFair 2011JobFair Canterbury Christ Church University-2/11/2011 Sussex University Science, Engineering and IT FairSussex University Science, Engineering and IT Fair -Brighton-2/11/2011 Science Employability FairScience Employability Fair -De Montfort University, Leicester-3/11/2011 University of Brighton Careers FairUniversity of Brighton Careers Fair -Brighton-3/11/2011 Business & Management FairBusiness & Management Fair -LSE-3/11/2011 Careers and Recruitment FairCareers and Recruitment Fair - Canterbury 3/11/2010

Where to look Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres Online sources

Institute of Practitioners in Advertising Chartered Institute of Marketing Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Guardian vacancies

Excellent Websites

Where to look Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Internet Newspapers

Job ads in the press Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times Acupuncture - Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine (m) Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat)

Where to look Vacancy publications Directories Employer brochures Specialist publications Careers Fairs Job Centres & LSCs Internet Newspapers Recruitment Agencies

Recruitment Agencies FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment MUSIC - Handle Recruitment ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau STOCKBROKING - Citifocus Ltd

Some tips on choosing a career take time over your choice be realistic do the research make your own decision use the Careers Advisory Service start NOW!

Once career choice made Research employers/courses Apply Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain Change your job-hunting/application methods if they are not working

Careers Presentations CV preparation - 1 Nov 1-2pm KLT5 Presentation by MATCHTECH - 1 Nov Keynes Atrium Presentation by NHS - 2 Nov 1-2pm KLT5 Presentation by College of Law – 2 Nov KLT5 CAREERS FAIR - 3 Nov 2-5pm Eliot College Journalism Workshop - 4 Nov 9.30am-4.30pm Presentation by Teach First – 8 Nov 1pm KLT5 Aptitude Tests (Bloomberg) – 9 Nov 8.45am-12noon & 2-5pm KSA1 Presentation by Endsleigh – 10 Nov 12-2pm KLT5

CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service