© AGCAS International Career Connections: ‘WorkGlobal’ Calli Amiras, International & Postgraduate Careers Consultant, Brunel University

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© AGCAS International Career Connections: ‘WorkGlobal’ Calli Amiras, International & Postgraduate Careers Consultant, Brunel University Liz Robertson, International Counsellor (International Students), Oxford Brookes University

© AGCAS Outline Workglobal and how it was developed Challenges Benefits Live demo Initial feedback Future involvement

© AGCAS The outcome Created a careers resource to showcase videos, photos and career narratives of international alumni Developed a solution easily adaptable by other services and gained skills & knowledge of related tools eg Skype, WordPress, VideoPress Collected data and case studies of international alumni and paved the way for employer case studies

© AGCAS Data collection Brunel Alumni newsletter International office Response 42/28 Final numbers good Case studies 28/videos 20 Oxford Brookes Alumni direct mail Corporate Affairs Responses 282 /113 Final numbers slow Case studies 22/videos 2

© AGCAS Case study collection Linked-in, international office, school contacts Detailed questionnaire Filmed interviews Skype/webcam/iphone/flipcam

© AGCAS experience Benefits Challenges of setup /recording Vodburner, HyperCam, IMCapture for Skype Connection issues Quality considerations

© AGCAS Creating resource-challenges Producing a video ‘template’ Lack of uniformity across careers websites Variation in levels of IT expertise Restructuring of CMS Video editing, video hosting Cost

© AGCAS The solution l.org Blog + template + video hosting WordPress Theme(Vidley) VideoPress Use of blogging platform for content Use of pre-designed video theme for layout Use of VideoPress for hosting videos

© AGCAS Structure re Central domain workglobal.org brunelworkglobal.org brookesworkglobal.org anotheruniworkglobal.org Sub-domains universityworkglobal.org Sustainability-3 years(theme and unlimited sub-domains)

© AGCAS Live Demo: http//brunel.workglobal.org

© AGCAS administration-videopress

© AGCAS

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© AGCAS Benefits Sustainability -low cost video case study solution Flexibility, ease of use and updating Use of Skype to collect video case studies from a distance Skype as an international careers guidance tool Building genuine relationships with alumni Closer links with other departments

© AGCAS Feedback “just working on this has given me so many ideas for how to find a job and the courage to try in the UK as well.” ( Russian student –video clip editor ) “I think it is marvellous. Can I send out the link to my agents?”( International marketing officer BI ) “really pleased the institution is still interested in me.” ( USA alumnus ) “Great idea!”( publishing alumnus ) “Now that I have seen this and it looks so crisp, clean and modern I am keen to do it too.” ( Nigerian alumnus )

© AGCAS What next? Possible models 1.Sign up to workglobal( to get university subdomain and current theme) and subscribe to VideoPress 2.Sign up to workglobal and use alternative video hosting eg YouTube or own university server 3.Create own domain, own video blog, own video hosting

© AGCAS Thank you Questions ?