CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed Head of Careers

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 best career?

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 Government 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 2012  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 Careers FairCareers Fair Lincoln 22/2/2012 Language FuturesLanguage Futures Careers & Employability University of Salford 22/2/2012 Marketing, Media & Communications FairMarketing, Media & Communications Fair London School of Economics and Political Science 23/2/2012 Graduate & Work Experience FairGraduate & Work Experience Fair Oxford 2/3/2012 Careers.....Making a DifferenceCareers.....Making a Difference University of Leeds 6/3/2012 Spring Careers FairSpring Careers Fair Loughborough 6/3/2012 Sheffield Spring into Jobs FairSheffield Spring into Jobs Fair University of Sheffield & Sheffield Hallam 7/3/2012 Careers in Health & Wellbeing FairCareers in Health & Wellbeing Fair Ipswich 14/3/2012 European Internships FairEuropean Internships Fair Brussels, Belgium 16/3/2012 The Spring Graduate Fair at the University of London sponsored by WikiJobsThe Spring Graduate Fair at the University of London sponsored by WikiJobs London 21/3/2012 Graduate Recruitment FairGraduate Recruitment Fair Doug Ellis Sport Centre, Birmingham 22/3/2012

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 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 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 Army: Informal Interviews – 21 Feb Postgraduate study in Humanities & Social Science – 22 Feb 1-2pm KLT5 Careers session for Film Studies – 22 Feb 2-3pm KLT5 Presentation by BUNAC – 28 Feb 1pm KLT5 CV Workshop – 29 Feb 1-3pm KLT5 Careers session for Anthropology – 29 Feb 3-4pm KLT5

CHOOSING A CAREER Tim Reed Head of Careers