1. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service English Language and Linguistics Careers Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability Service bw@kent.ac.uk You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

2. “Students in their first or second year at university need to ask themselves what job they want to do. It’s important that they do not wait until their final year to think about finding a job, especially in the current market”. Sarah Shillingford, Graduate Recruitment Partner, Deloitte

3. The more you enjoy university life, the more you’ll get out of it. Employers like you to have what they call “customer-facing experience”. You’ll get loads of that if you take a part-time job or work as a student volunteer. It’s a terrific help if you can understand how businesses work, show you can get things done and apply simple common sense. It was my work experience that gave me all these things, not my academic course. Kate, marketing officer with a PR agency Join three university societies and become actively involved in at least one. Alan Richardson, Graduate Recruitment, Royal Bank of Scotland Group

4. Skills gained on an English Language and Linguistics Degree ELL graduates are attractive to many employers because of their: Analytical reasoning Critical thinking & argumentationargumentation Verbal skills: good handling of oral & written language, ability to understand & analyse subtle differences in spoken & written formVerbal skills Communication skills: awareness of different styles and registers, and of intercultural differences in language useCommunication skills: IT skills: use of basic software (e.g. Word, Powerpoint, Excel), social media, and discipline specific software (e.g. Praat).IT skills:

5. Get actively involved in university life … Graduate Application Form Questions Describe a challenging situation which required your persuasive skills and your ability to organise other people in order to reach a successful resolution. Describe how your personal planning and organisation resulted in a successful achievement of a personal or group task. Describe a situation where you had to work effectively as a member of a team. What were the team’s aims? How was the team selected? What was your role?

6. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skills-Kent.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. Destinations of 2013/14 BA language and Linguistics grads Hartley FowlerTrainee Chartered Accountant Dodgeball UKEvents Manager Sabre FinancialCommunications Assistant SagaMarketing Executive DishoomMarketing & PR Assistant DSN MarketingDigital Marketing Assistant Thompson ReutersContent Editor Robert DyasPublishing Assistant FHM MagazineEditorial Production Intern Run Wild Media GroupEditorial Assistant DJ Murphy PublishingEditorial Assistant Wise Buddha ProductionAssistant Producer Dynamis MediaOnline Journalist Press Association, NewcastleJournalism Course (NCTJ) Virgin CareSpeech & Language Therapist Christ Church University - MedwaySpeech & Language Therapy PG Dip Nihonmatsu Board of EducationAssistant Language Teacher – Japan Buckinghamshire CouncilTeaching Assistant Roehampton UniversityPGCE Primary University of KentMA Linguistics & Comparative Philology 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

11. Your final year is too late to start your career planning! Check you campus emails as I will send you emails on vacation work etc. on Mondays Start your career planning well before your final year. Students who start early get the best jobs!

12.  What can I do with an English Language and Linguistics Degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/linguistics-careers.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/linguistics-careers.htm  Comparative Literature Careers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cls.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cls.htm  Example CVs www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm  Bruce Woodcock Email: bw@kent.ac.ukbw@kent.ac.uk

13. CHOOSING A CAREER CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm and booklet available from Careers Service. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program. www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplannerwww.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner I Want to work in ….. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm

14. 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

15. 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

16. VACANCIES University of Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Work Experience - see www.kent.ac.uk/careers/vacwork.htm

17. CHOOSING A CAREER CHOOSING A CAREER www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm and booklet available from Careers Service. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm Prospects Planner - powerful career choice program. www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplannerwww.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pplanner Target Jobs Career Planner https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report I Want to work in ….. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin.htm

18. 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.

19. Applications and Interviews Humanities CV: must be targeted at the job! www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/English-cv.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/English-cv.htm Media CV www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mediacv.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/mediacv.htm Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm www.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

20. Moodle Careers Employability Award  Assessed by a range of quizzes and assignments  Only 2% unemployment rate for students completing the award compared to 5% for other Kent students.  Will greatly improve your career planning and jobhunting skills, giving you strategies to make career choices and will increase your chances of getting a graduate level job.  Takes about 12 hours to complete  On completion you will get a University of Kent Careers Employability Award to add to your CV  Get 60 Kent Employability points for successful completion of the module.Kent Employability points  www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm

21. Bruce Woodcock An adviser is on duty for 15 minute consultations in the Careers and Employability Service any weekday morning 10.30-12.30 or afternoon from 2 pm to 4 pm. You don't need an appointment - just ask at Careers Reception to see them. Check you campus emails regularly as I send you emails most Mondays. These can also be found at www.kent.ac.uk/ces/files/newsletters.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/files/newsletters.html Apply early in your final year if you want a graduate training scheme with a “big” company, advertising, marketing, HR or primary teaching. If you don’t know what you want to do, can book an interview with me at Careers reception (Keynes Driveway)

22. 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): 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 to 4 pm Help given for up to 3 years after graduation Weekly careers emails every Monday afternooncareerhelp@kent.ac.uk Location of the Careers Service

23. The University of Kent Careers and Employability Service Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability Service bw@kent.ac.uk You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm