The Quick Guide to Graduate Job Hunting Negotiating the graduate job market successfully/Getting your 1st graduate job Paul Martin Careers and Graduate Employability Advisor
What do you want to do when you finish university?
Questions you need to ask yourself Do you know what Job you would like to do?What are you good at: skills/knowledge/experience?What sector would you like to work in?Who do you want to work with?What are your values?
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Research –become the expert in this area
Talk to people doing the job
Talk to employers direct
Jobs Fairs Uclan Manchester University
What makes you different? Relevant skills are?Relevant experiences are?Relevant achievements?
Work Experience/Voluntary work
Mobility
Different routes into the Graduate Job Market Structured Graduate Training Schemes Entry Level Jobs SMEPublic Sector
Graduate vacancy sites
Beware of deadlines
Where to look for science jobs General science websites Specialist science jobs websites Prospects website has suggested vacancy sites
Other popular job websites
Employment Search Engines
Unadvertised Vacancies May not be recruiting now But may keep your CV on file Less competition –save costs of advertising
Recruitment Consultant Temping Agencies Handle recruitment for companies/screen applicants Contact you if find a suitable role for you Match jobseekers and employers First contact is key Hiring organisations pay temping agencies a fee to find an employee The agency pays the hired candidate from the fee Many companies use this as a recruitment tool First contact is key
What are my chances of getting a job? Depends on you demonstrating your skills, experience and career motivation communicating this effectively
Summary Find a job role that excites you Start your research now not when you finish Find out as much as you can – look at job vacancies Try and get work experience/voluntary work Work on your ‘pitch’ Get help with the application process
Use the Careers team working in your school? Find out where they are based When they are in your school Use them!