Nigel Royle Careers and Employability Service 1st Year Psychology Nigel Royle Careers and Employability Service

Broad career pathways and researching your career Career planning, skills awareness Opportunities to develop your employability while at university On line Career Centre resources

Psychology BPS professional areas This slide shows all the BPS recognised branches and all of these routes will require further specialised study which many of the speakers later on will explain their own branches. For any of the others who are not represented today the Bps website is a uesful resources detailing all the accredited courses for each branch of the discipline. What proportion of students go on to qualify for branch registration? Difficult to give an accurate figure but probably between 10 and 20%. Most psychology graduates are working in other professions or careers more or less related to their first degree subject. If going into psychology perhaps look for options which are less popular. Many have to go and gain substantial work experience outside and apply for courses later voluntary/paid – may have part time jobs other work etc. Courtesy of BPS website www.bps.org.uk

Psychology/ Social Science Other Career Directions Teaching, Social work, Nursing, OT, Guidance, Addiction, Welfare Rights, housing, advice and support work, psychology HR, Management, marketing, finance, IT, communications, logistics, recruitment, sales, public sector management, Law Psychology/ Social Science Grad Social Media Research Business Journalism, film, TV production, communications/PR Security Services MI6, MI5, GCHQ, civil service, Police work and Prisons service Security and government Academic Research Social Research Government research

How do career plans emerge? Eureka moment? I’ve always wanted to …. My careers adviser, teacher, etc told me I should Trial and error Part time job leads on to a full time job Networking/connections Advertised jobs Line of least resistance

Researching your career options BPS.org.uk , prospects.ac.uk (what can I do with my degree) (What jobs would suit me questionnaire) Post grad study search Targetjobs.co.uk On line career centre www.uws.ac.uk/careers

Employers like Psychologists…. especially when they can show Strong Scientific principles and rigour Numerate and statistical techniques An understanding of human behaviour, motivation, learning processes, communication, individual differences, how the mind processes information etc People based skills – communicating, helping , supporting, listening, questioning Research skills Analysis, critical thinking Initiative This slide describes some of the particular skills that Psychologists accumulate throughout their studies whilst gaining knowledge of their subject matter It is particularly important that you articulate these to employers. Do employers want these skills – invariably yes.

UWS and HEAR Higher Education Achievement Record UWS - 2016 graduates onwards Transcript of modules plus + Section 6 Additional verifiable Activities Awards and prizes Students Union Agreed university student roles and activities

How to improve your Employability. PLACEMENTS and WORK EXPERIENCE GAP YEAR PART-TIME WORK How to improve your Employability. VOLUNTEERING Enterprise RELATED ACTIVITIES Student Rep. Student Union Activities ENTERPRISE Business Games and Competitions Hobbies/interests

Voluntary experience – examples One Giant leap (Sense Scotland) Activity Assistants (mental health) Renfrewshire Association for Mental health Circles Network – Mental health advocacy Samaritans Bipolar Scotland NHS volunteers work with people with mental health problems.

Get active within University Student Societies Student Campaigns/ Sustainability Hub volunteers Student representative Student Guides Routes for All STEM Ambassadors Peer Assisted Student support

UWS Volunteer Recognition Award Get university recognition for skills gained through your volunteer activity Student reps, sports clubs, societies and any External volunteering Awards: classic, leadership and strategic depending on level of responsibility Register on Banner. Follow guidelines on VRA moodle module

Enterprise Initiatives : SIE intern Paisley - Tanja Paivarinta - Tuesday 1st November from 11am to 1pm Student Hub - uws.intern@sie.ac.uk Fresh Ideas challenge www.sie.ac.uk/freshideas UWS Enterprise Services Discuss business and innovation ideas with Gillian Fleming gillian.fleming@uws.ac.uk (Accelerator programmes, funding, enterprise skills development)

Enterprise workshop Workshop: “Future proof your degree” Thinking about the future world of work in a systematic way, pondering what products and services may crop up in your field Paisley Campus A100 16th November 2016 14:00

UWS Careers Service Professional advice on your CV, application and interview Professional career guidance On line vacancy site www.uws.prospects.ac.uk Volunteering, part time work, internships Email: careers@uws.ac.uk www.uws.ac.uk/careers

On line Careers Centre

Booking a careers appointment or event For appointments from next week…. Go to www.uws.ac.uk/careers and follow the link to new on line careers centre Sign up using your university network log in Click on my calendar and choose your campus Select a suitable appointment time Job done!

Key messages for YOUR career Many career paths are open to psychologists Start your Careers planning now Register with the On line Careers Centre www.uws.ac.uk/careers Use the self assessment resources to get ahead Look for additional activities to stand out

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