Your Careers & Enterprise Centre Gemma Garrett School of Geography Careers Consultant

A quiz According to a 2016 Unite Students survey of over 6,500 undergraduates across the UK*… …what percentage of current undergraduate have used their university careers service? A – 10 % B – 34 % C – 73 % 34% *www.unite-students.com/insightreport

A quiz What percentage of current undergraduate said they intended to use the university careers service? A – 30 % B – 65 % C – 84 % 65%

Why aren’t they coming to see us? 18% said: “I don’t know where to go or what they offer” 26% said: “I don’t feel confident enough” 35% said: “I am not yet sure what career I want”

I don’t know where to go… Room WG3, ground floor of Queen’s Building (near the Octagon) Call us on 0207 882 8533 or visit us in WG3 9.30am-5pm, Mon-Fri https://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5476

http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5476

I don’t know what’s on offer… 1-2-1 support Feedback on CVs, applications, interviews Work experience & jobs Events & training Mentoring Careers information www.careers.qmul.ac.uk

I don’t feel confident enough… We have lots of opportunities for QMUL students with little or no work experience – a great way to build your confidence and skills: QConsult QProjects QTemps Work experience hub: www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/workexperience We offer internships, work experience in a charity, consulting projects and challenging temp work as well as advertising external opportunities. Check out some of the ways we can help you to get this on our qmplus page: http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=5476.

Elena Bozova, Summer 2017 Mentee QMentoring Can help you to: Gain insight to an industry/profession Explore potential career paths Build your professional network Develop your employability skills Find work experience opportunities To find out more, please email: qmentoring@qmul.ac.uk Please note, students in receipt of the QMUL Bursary will be prioritised for a place on this programme Deadline: 6th October “QMentoring has been a fantastic way to gain advice & it has raised my confidence hugely when it comes to applying for internships.” Elena Bozova, Summer 2017 Mentee www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/students/choices/qmentoring

I’m not yet sure what career I want… Have a chat with our Careers Consultants, even if you don’t know what you want to. Book a 20 min 1-2-1 to start with. Have a chat with some of the 250 employers & alumni that will be on campus this year www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events Visit Geography Careers QM+ Page and read some graduate job profiles at www.prospects.ac.uk

Explore your options at events 29th Sept: QMUL Job Market 4th Oct: Civil Service Fast Stream talk 5th October: Careers in insurance 12th Oct: Business & Finance Fair 19th Oct: Law careers for non-law students tbc: Careers in teaching event tbc: Careers events on marketing and market research tbc: Careers in the Foreign Commonwealth Office tbc: Careers in the public sector discussion panel tbc: Skills workshops on applications, interviews, etc www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events 28-Sep QMUL Jobs Market 04-Oct Civil Service Fast Stream presentation 05-Oct Careers in insurance panel (part of Focus on Finance) 12-Oct Business and Finance Careers Fair 19-Oct Law careers for non-law (HSS) students 23-Oct Ace your application with the civil service fast stream 30/31-Oct Law Careers Fair (Day 1 and Day 2) 01-Nov Video assessment workshop (led by FDM) 16-Nov Ace the Assessment Centre with the Civil Service Fast Stream TBC Careers event with Foreign Commonwealth Office TBC Careers event with Market Research Society TBC Public sector careers panel TBC Careers in teaching event (with different routes/providers represented) TBC Careers in Marketing TBC Skills workshops on: applications, commercial awareness, etc

Especially for you… Workshops, lectures and tutorials: Pathways to success lecture CV workshop Plus: Careers tutorials Events: Careers in International Development (28th Nov) Careers in sustainability and environmental services (date tbc) Where can a Geography degree take you? (Spring)

http://qmplus.qmul.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=4768 Geog Careers QM+ page: info about careers, where to find work experience opp’s, what other Geographers have gone on to do, updates on opportunities, C&E services, etc 13

Recap: How can we help? @careers 1-2-1 careers appointments Call 0207 822 8533 or visit WG3, Queen’s Building Online resources QM+: Careers & Enterprise, Geography Careers Events and workshops www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/events Work experience www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/students/workexperience Enterprise support (funding, workshops, 1-2-1 advice) www.careers.qmul.ac.uk/students/enterprise Find us: 9.30am-5pm, Mon-Fri in WG3 (ground floor of the Queens Building) @careers

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