C AREERS AFTER UNIVERSITY Your name here! Also put your subject and College, and maybe where you’re originally from… Date goes here!
I NTRODUCTION What students do after they graduate What qualifications certain jobs need Your course does not restrict your career About us: – Put any other info about yourself here you may have not had space for earlier…
A CTIVITY ! Write down three jobs you’d like to have – It can be anything! Lawyer, doctor, consultant, pilot, lumberjack... Write down why you’d like to have that job – Try and think of multiple reasons if you can Is it for the money, the variety, something you’re passionate about? What qualifications or training do you think you’ll need to have that job?
W HAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO ? Destination of Leavers from Higher Education – 6 months after graduating 96% in employment or further study
W HAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO ? Engineering
W HAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO ? English
S OME CAREERS NEED SPECIFIC DEGREES … Doctor / Nurse – Medicine / Nursing Architect – Architecture Vet – Veterinary Medicine Interpreter / Translator – Modern Languages International aid worker? Town planner? Journalist? Environmental consultant?
… BUT MOST DON ’ T ! Law Teaching Business Journalism and Publishing Public Administration IT Accountancy and Finance Consultancy …and loads more!
T HINK YOU NEED L AW TO BE A LAWYER ?
T HINK YOU NEED E CONOMICS TO WORK FOR A BANK ?
W HAT DID THESE PEOPLE STUDY ? J ESS E NNIS Psychology F RANK O CEAN English A NGELA M ERKEL Physics D ARA O’B RIAIN Maths & Theoretical Physics M ARK P RICE Archaeology D IANE A BBOTT MP History
M ORAL OF THE STORY … Don’t get too hung up on what your degree means for your future career – Don’t worry if you don’t have a concrete plan! – There are comparatively few jobs for which there is only one “correct” degree The most important thing is to choose a course you’re interested in, and which you’ll enjoy!
W ANT TO FIND OUT MORE ? Apply for the CUSU Shadowing Scheme! Applications for the 2015 Scheme (late Jan-early Feb) open in October University Careers Services
T HANKS FOR L ISTENING !