Careers Information and Employer Liaison Conference University of Warwick Kerrie Barnett, Senior Publications and Events Officer, AGCAS
Amount of products updated each year 202 Occupational Profiles 38 Options titles 28 Country Profiles 14 Industry Insights 6-9 Special Interest Series All products are updated on a two-yearly cycle.
Product cycle Occupational Profiles, Country Profiles and Options: updated every month throughout the year. Industry Insights: updated from September to January. Special Interest Series: updated from March to April. Teaching Publications (Applying for a PGCE, Getting a Teaching Job, Teacher Training): updated every August to September.
Location of products on Prospects website Occupational Profiles: Jobs > Types of jobs Industry Insights: Jobs > Industry insights Options: Careers advice > Options with your subject Country Profiles: Careers advice > Country Profiles Applying for a PGCE, Getting a Teaching Job, Teacher Training: Job sectors > Teaching and education > Applying for a PGCE, Getting a teaching job, Teacher training
Location of Special Interest Series Applications, CVs and covering letters Careers advice > CVs and covering letters: Careers advice > Job application advice: Flexible working Jobs > Flexible working: Gap year Student life > Gap year: Going for interviews Careers advice > Interview tips: Careers advice > Interview tests and exercises: Careers and further study for international students International students > Already in the UK: Job seeking strategies Careers advice > Job hunting: Postgraduate study and research Study > About postgrad study:
Location of Special Interest Series cont... Self-employment Jobs > Self-employment: Using your language skills Careers advice > Using your language skills: Working abroad Jobs > Working abroad: Your degree, what next? Careers advice > Starting out > Your degree, what next: Your foundation degree, what next? Careers advice > Starting out > Your foundation degree, what next: Your HND, what next? Careers advice > Starting out > Your HND, what next: Your Masters, what next? Careers advice > Starting out > Your Masters, what next: Your PhD, what next? Careers advice > Starting out > Your PhD, what next:
Products on AGCAS website AGCAS member services may upload the following products to their own websites: Changing or Leaving Your Course Diversity Matters Education Alternatives Teaching – Frequently Asked Questions All of these products can be found under the Resources tab on the AGCAS website or by using the quick text search function.
Volunteering to write for AGCAS Why write for AGCAS: Help to maintain a vast and comprehensive set of resources. Enhance your industry or sector knowledge. Add to your catalogue of published work. Contribute towards your professional development.
Making a bid How to submit a bid: Look out for the recruitment messages on the discussion links. Respond to them with an that includes: Which title(s) you are interested in and why. What experience you have in the relevant job sector. Details of relevant industry or personal contacts. Information on previous writing experience. The bid does not need to be formal and we are happy to accept new writers with no previous experience.
Support when writing The writing process Writers are sent detailed guidelines which instruct them on how to complete the update. Each writer will be assigned an editor who will be available for support throughout the writing process. Writers are given around two months to complete the update so it is not a rushed process. Look out for the recruitment s and if there are any queries get in touch with the publications team.