1. The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service Careers with a degree in Comparative Literature You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

3. Skills gained on an Comparative Literature Degree CL graduates are attractive to many employers because of their: Analytical reasoning Critical thinking & argumentationargumentation Verbal skills: good handling of oral & written language, ability to understand & analyse subtle differences in spoken & written formVerbal skills Communication skills: awareness of different styles and registers, and of intercultural differences in language useCommunication skills: IT skills: use of basic software (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excel), social media, and discipline specific software (e.g. Praat).IT skills:

4. The more you enjoy university life, the more you’ll get out of it. Employers like you to have what they call “customer-facing experience”. You’ll get loads of that if you take a part-time job or work as a student volunteer. It’s a terrific help if you can understand how businesses work, show you can get things done and apply simple common sense. It was my work experience that gave me all these things, not my academic course. Kate, marketing officer with a PR agency Join three university societies and become actively involved in at least one. Alan Richardson, Graduate Recruitment, Royal Bank of Scotland Group

5. One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing

6. CLS/Language

7.  What can I do with a Comparative Literature Degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cls.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cls.htm  What can I do with an English Language and Linguistics Degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/linguistics- careers.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/linguistics- careers.htm  Example CVs www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm  Bruce Woodcock Email: bw@kent.ac.uk - for enquires that I can answer BRIEFLY!bw@kent.ac.uk

8. CHOOSING A CAREER CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm and booklet available from Careers Service. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program. www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner I Want to work in ….. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm

9. Postgraduate Study MA taught – 1 year Sept to June – lectures, June to Sept – dissertation. PhD – 3 years. Must do an MA first. PGCE (teacher training) 1 year: about 6% of grads Also vocational MA: journalism, publishing, business, HR etc. Normally apply middle of final year. No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal Fees are about £5,000 for MA. At Kent get £1,000 graduate school scholarship reduction See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm

10. New Postgraduate Loans for 2016-17 For English-domiciled students and EU students studying in English institutions. Up to £10,000 loan. For taught or research Master’s courses, by distance learning or part-time You must normally live in England. If you’re studying full time your course can last for one or two years. You can apply from summer 2016. Interest is charged at the Retail Price Index (RPI) plus 3% You don’t have to repay until your income is over £21,000 a year. www.practitioners.slc.co.uk/media/6854/sfe_pgl_qg_1617_d.pdf

12. VACANCIES University of Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Work Experience - see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/vacwork.htm OTHER TALKS www.kent.ac.uk/ces/events

13. Applications and Interviews Humanities CV: must be targeted at the job! www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/English-cv.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/English-cv.htm Media CV www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mediacv.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mediacv.htm Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm Practice Interviews – journalism, teaching, marketing, HR, postgrad study etc. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm Application, interview and selection centre videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

14. Your final year is too late to start your career planning! Check you campus emails as I will send you emails on vacation work etc. on Mondays Start your career planning well before your final year. Students who start early get the best jobs!

15. www.kent.ac.uk/careerswww.kent.ac.uk/careers Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk careerhelp@kent.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed): 10.30 to 12.30 & 2 to 4 pm

16. BRUCE WOODCOCK A careers adviser is on duty for short (15 minute) consultations in the Careers and Employability Service any weekday morning 10.30-12.30 or afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm. You don't need an appointment to see the duty adviser at these times. Just ask at Careers Reception to see them. If you need longer ring our reception on 01227 823299 to make an appointment for interview. Email: bw@kent.ac.ukbw@kent.ac.uk

17. Careers Employability Award on Moodle Half the unemployment rate for students completing 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 enrollingbw@kent.ac.uk

18. The University of Kent Careers & Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm