Review Your Options and achieve Career Success after Graduation Tina Allen University of Edinburgh

Aim:  Remind you of aim of CS  Review the range of jobs/postgrad courses that physics/astrophysics graduates enter  Alert you to career deadlines of final year  What services does CS provide that may be relevant to your needs?

Careers Service aims to:  Expand your horizons  Equip you to make informed career decisions throughout your life  Help you achieve high personal and professional achievement, and a fulfilling future  Help you whatever you want to do

What did graduates do with an Edinburgh physics/astrophysics degree in 2010?  Employment 38% (51%)  Further study 42% (35%) - academic/vocational/professional  Time Out2% (10%)  Unemployed18% (4%) (2009 figs in brackets)

Some of Jobs from  Management Trainee – European Space Agency  Physics Teacher  Marine Geophysicist  Publishing Editor - IoPhys  Software Engineer  Medical Physicist  Research Scientist  Science Communicator  Windfarm Dev Analyst  Meteorologist  GCHQ Civil Servant  Fund Analyst  Management Consultant  Actuary  Chartered Accountant  Systems Engineer  Royal Navy  Statistical Officer  Musician / Photographer  Ski Patrol Officer (Canada)

Some of Postgrad Courses from  PhD in: Physics Climate Change Nuclear Astrophysics Musical Acoustics Astronomy/Cosmology Meteorology Active Galactic Nuclei Dark Matter Environ. Acoustics Biophys. Chemistry Neuroscience Soft Condensed Matter Theoretical Physics  MSc in: Neuroinformatics Orthopaedic Engin. Space Science Photonics Plasma Physics Renewable Energy Medical Physics  MA in: Music Business Govt, Dev & Conflict  PGDE/PGCE in Secondary Physics

What stage are you at?  Already have a job/postgrad course offer for September  No ideas! ?(& done nothing so far)!!!  Some ideas of jobs/postgrad courses but you need to do more research  Know exactly what job & firm(s)/postgrad courses you’re aiming at and have all the information/skills you need to get it eg. closing dates, up-to-date CV, interview skills polished, etc.

Thinking of finding a job?  Careers Fair – October 11 th & 12 th (different employers both days) pm - Adam House  Employer Presentations – start 3 October  Careers information workshops this semester  eg. actuarial work, advertising, Civil Service, teaching, conservation, social media careers, management consultancy, international development, the media…..  Skills development workshopseg. business awareness, presentation skills,

Who is recruiting for what I want to do?  Vacancies online on SAGE (the employer database at the Careers Service)  Collect directories from the Careers Service eg. GET, Prospects  Research company websites  Newspapers/periodicals  Professional bodies eg. Institute of Physics  Contacts/networking

Thinking of continuing to study?  Talks:UK21 Oct – taught 28 Oct – research USA13 Oct Europe31 Oct (central area)  Talk to your tutors/discuss topics of research

Have you got all the jobhunting skills you require? Talks at KB:  CV’s29 Sept  Application forms22 Sept  Interviews 6 Oct  Compile your CV & get some feedback at CS  Fill in application forms & get some feedback at CS

 Interviews – book a mock interview with a careers adviser  Assessment Centres – book a practice on 19 Oct  Psychometric tests – take a practice set (5 Oct & 2 Nov) & get extra practice online at CS website

Talk to your Careers Adviser  Book a long interview ( minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s BuildingsTel:  Book a short interview (20 minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s BuildingsTel: book on the day only for 1pm/1.20pm/1.40pm  Use the CS website - details of all events & book through MyEd

Strategy 1  Research & plan as quickly as possible  Decide on number of applications & your priorities  Compile shortlist – how many?  Check closing dates to establish timescale (November for some)  Do forms/CV in draft form & get feedback as soon as possible  Top tip - don’t choose all household names!

Strategy 2  OR – do nothing now!!  Wait until after finals & then start  Graduate Recruitment Fair – May  Summer workshops – CV’s, Interview Skills, Finding a Job in Edinburgh, etc.  But…..you’ll get what’s left over & may need to take some time out by default!