1. Kirsty Palmer Head of Employability

2. What we do We work with employers, including bringing them on to campus We work with academics to embed employability skills into curricula We show students the skills and aptitudes they need to get a job

3. What we don’t do We don’t offer Careers Advice. You can’t book an appointment with us. We don’t rewrite CVs

4. How we do it The Job Shop  Where? Ground floor, Student Centre : ◦ Drop in service for any employability-related query ◦ CV checking and job search support ◦ Online resources ◦ Focus on graduate job search, placement search and part time work search  Support in navigating the whole job application process- CV checking, application forms, mock interviews, assessment centre preparation

6. How we do it Career Gym Where- 1 st Floor, Student Life Centre Employer Events and presentations Career-focused workshops Volunteering Drop in sessions ELearning Careers Fairs (various venues)

7. This session will looking at the key expectations of employers: -What content should be in your CV? -How should it be formatted?

10. How we do it Online Job Shop Online: Part time work, full time, graduate roles and placement vacancies advertised: https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/jobshoponline https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/jobshoponline Extensive online employability resources: https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/employability-jobshop https://my.lsbu.ac.uk/page/employability-jobshop

12. How we do it Experience Mentoring Schemes Volunteering Placements & work experience Summer & Winter Internship Programmes

15. Where are we going? Moving up the university league tables – aiming for 90% in work or study and 75% graduate employment. All students understand what they need to do from day 1 to secure a job No longer a need for separate employability sessions

16. Kirsty Palmer Head of Employability