1. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Careers with a Biodiversity/Wildlife Degree You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. Destinations of Kent Conservation and Wildlife Graduates

3. Destinations of 2013/14 Wildlife Conservation graduates Grugeon ReynoldsTrainee Accountant Stanstead AirportTerminal Security Officer Cambridgeshire CouncilWildlife Education Assistant University of KentFacilities Coordinator - Recycling Gaia FoundationGaia Foundation Intern Atlantic Whale FoundationResearch Guide for Conservation Work Lang Tengah Turtle WatchCo-Founder London ZooTour Guide Field Studies CouncilTrainee Tutor VenomtechSenior Animal Technician My Vet 24/7Veterinary Nurse Assistant The Conservation VolunteersVolunteer Officer Royal Society of Protection of BirdsWildlife Conservation Volunteer Mauritian Wildlife FoundationPink pigeon volunteer National Centre for Biological SciencesResearch Assistant Imperial College LondonMSc Conservation Science University of EdinburghMSc Outdoor Education (+ Waitress) Imperial College, LondonMSc in Environmental Technology BangorMSc Agroforestry (+ HGV Driver) University of East AngliaMSc Ecology Plus lots of shop assistants, waitresses and bar workers! See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm for full detailswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm

4. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Environment.htm

5. Sources of Environmental Jobs  Environment Post www.environmentpost.co.uk Major source of conservation vacancies. Reference copies are in File R4 in the Careers Service.www.environmentpost.co.uk  ENDS www.ends.co.uk Environmental Data Services has listings of jobs. Includes a Consultancy Directory.www.ends.co.uk  The Guardian on Wednesdays.  Countryside Jobs Service www.countryside-jobs.comwww.countryside-jobs.com  The Green Directory www.greendirectory.net/home.cfm Ethical Careers Service http://peopleandplanet.org/ethicalcareers www.greendirectory.net/home.cfmhttp://peopleandplanet.org/ethicalcareers  Nature Magazine www.nature.com/naturejobs/channels/graduate range of postgrad, PHD and postdoc positions.www.nature.com/naturejobs/channels/graduate  Growing Careers www.growing-careers.com vacancies in environment and conservation, nurseries and garden centres,www.growing-careers.com  Environmental Recruitment Agencies  Environment Job www.environmentjob.co.uk.www.environmentjob.co.uk  Ecological Recruitment Co. www.eco-uk.comwww.eco-uk.com  Green Technical Resourcing www.gtr.uk.comwww.gtr.uk.com  ADC Environment Recruitment www.green4u.co.ukwww.green4u.co.uk  Many jobs in the environment are not advertised - organisations get enough CVs from people applying speculatively to be able to fill their vacancies from these. You need to network and be persistent. See CVs and Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm and Creative Jobhunting www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm to learn how to do this. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm

6. CHOOSING A CAREER CHOOSING A CAREER BOOKLET available from Careers Service. Prospects Planner powerful career choice program www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner Information on many graduate careers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm

7. One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject. BECAUSE: Learn new skills quickly Analyse & solve problems Communicate well Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible “Managers of change” Marketing and Sales Retailing Social Work Personnel Civil Service Accountancy Banking Computing

8. Postgraduate Study MA taught: 1 year Sept to May – lectures, June to Sept – dissertation. PhD – 3 years. Must do an MA first PGCE (teacher training) 1 year See www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm

9. Master's Courses Soils and Environmental Pollution, University of Reading Coastal and Marine Resource Management, University of Portsmouth Conservation and Tourism, University of Kent Conservation Biology, University of Kent Environmental Analysis and Assessment, Royal Holloway, University of London Environmental Diagnosis, Imperial College London Environmental Impact Assessment, Oxford Brookes University Environmental Policy, Planning and Regulation London School of Economics and Political Science Environmental Pollution Control, Middlesex University Environmental Pollution Science, Brunel University Environmental Technology, Imperial College London Risk Management, Middlesex University Rural Development, University of Sussex Water and Environmental Engineering, University of Surrey Environmental Law and Policy, University of Kent

10. New Postgraduate Loans New postgraduate loan scheme for English -domiciled students and EU students studying in English institutions from 2016. Offers students up to £10,000 to help with costs of a masters degree. Students are eligible for the loans if under the age of 30 and studying for a full-time masters, or part-time at 50% intensity or above. There are no subject restrictions. Like undergraduate loans, graduates will only pay them back if they earn over a certain amount - probably the same as undergraduate loans (£21,000), and repay at a rate of 9% of income above this sum. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm#Funding

11. Application Process The smaller company process is much simpler and you can apply much later (often after final exams) but salaries are usually lower and they offer less training and less chance to specialise.

13. EXAMPLE CVs www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/environmental-cv.htm Check you campus emails regularly as I will send you many careers emails Get voluntary experience for your CV: Kent Wildlife Trust www.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk conservation work in Kent including West Blean Woods. Needs volunteers. Run excellent and cheap wildlife study days on, for example, small mammal and bat identificationwww.kentwildlifetrust.org.uk wildlife study days

14. Applications and Interviews Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm Practice Interviews: journalism, teaching, marketing, HR, postgrad study etc. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm Application, interview and selection centre videos www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm Applications and interviews www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm University of Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html

15. BRUCE WOODCOCK A Duty Careers Adviser is available for short (15 minute) consultations: MORNINGS (10.30 am - 12.30 pm) and AFTERNOONS (2 to 4 pm). Don’t need to book an appointment just ask at reception in the Careers Service (Keynes College Driveway) If you need longer ring our reception on 01227 823299 to make an appointment for interview with me. Email: bw@kent.ac.ukbw@kent.ac.uk

16. www.kent.ac.uk/careerswww.kent.ac.uk/careers Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: careerhelp@kent.ac.uk Opening hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed: 15 minutes): 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 to 4 pm Help given for up to 3 years after graduation Weekly careers emails every Monday afternoon careerhelp@kent.ac.uk

17. Careers Employability Award on Moodle Half the unemployment rate for students completing the award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm DP2650 Email bw@kent.ac.uk if you have problems enrollingbw@kent.ac.uk

18. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Careers with a Biodiversity/Wildlife Degree You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

19. Moodle Careers Employability Award 14 Quizzes: need 75% to pass but allowed unlimited attempts Complete 3 of the following seven assignments Employability skills quiz Employability skills quiz: drag & drop How to develop the skills employers want? Test your spelling and grammar! What makes you happy at work? How commercially aware are you? Special interests topic lesson Interview preparation Practice interview What are the most common interview questions? Aptitude tests and assessment centres CV quiz CVs and covering letters: drag & drop quiz Career planning drag and drop quiz Analyse your skills and learn how to make top quality applications Do you want to live to work or work to live? Researching careers Choosing a career Submit a CV Social media Action planning www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm#subject

20. Comments from students who have completed the award You get a really nice certificate! It was so easy, quick and I learned a lot. Without realising, you have finished the course and have already put together a very good CV and covering letter. It really blew my mind with some ideas I’ve never known before, such as portfolio working and working from home. I never thought about obtaining happiness from my work before. It would be mad to apply for a job or attend an interview without doing it! Before the course I had only a vague idea of my career path and opportunities. Now I am applying for summer internships and know how to effectively sell my skills to a prospective employer and have a much more focused plan for my future. The module is very, very useful! I really love how it makes you to think about your personality and helps you to identify your strengths and weaknesses. I found the module to be highly thought-provoking as it really encouraged me to consider how my degree will benefit my future and what I can be doing now to improve my graduate employment prospects. I enjoyed the depth of the module. It went far beyond some general tips on how to write a good CV and prepare for an interview. Rather it went in to detail about the whole process of graduate job search from the beginning to the end. It was very instructive. The amount of time put into this is astounding! I actually spoke to friends from other universities who said they wished they had something like this. It has made me feel a lot more confident when it comes to applications and interviews and has also made me think about skills that I didn't think I had before. I recently had a very successful interview largely because I put the advice on the module into practice.