1. © AGCAS an online international alumni careers resource Calli Amiras, International & Postgraduate Careers Consultant, Brunel University calli.amiras@brunel.ac.uk Liz Robertson, Careers Counsellor (International Students), Oxford Brookes University liz.robertson@brookes.ac.uk

2. © AGCAS Outline Workglobal and how it was developed Challenges Benefits Live demo Technical aspects Initial feedback Future involvement

3. © AGCAS The outcome of PMI funding Created a careers resource to showcase videos, photos and career narratives of international alumni Developed a solution easily adaptable by other services and gained skills & knowledge of related tools eg Skype, WordPress, VideoPress Collected basic employment data on a large alumni group

4. © AGCAS Initial data collection Brunel Alumni newsletter International office Response 42/28 Final numbers good Case studies 30/videos 25 Oxford Brookes Alumni direct mail Corporate Affairs Responses 282 /203 Final numbers slow Case studies 27/videos 8

5. © AGCAS Case study collection Linked-in, international office, school contacts Existing relationships vs new contacts Detailed questionnaire Filmed interviews Skype/webcam/iphone/flipcam

6. © AGCAS Overcoming barriers Flexibility – formats, location, language Timing-accommodating time differences Showing examples of other alumni Selling benefits to others Personal communication Flattery

7. © AGCAS Live Demo: http//brunel.workglobal.org

8. © AGCAS http://brookes.workglobal.org

9. © AGCAS Creating resource-challenges Producing a video ‘template’ Lack of uniformity across careers websites Variation in levels of IT expertise Restructuring of CMS Video editing, video hosting Cost

10. © AGCAS The solution l.org Blog + template + video hosting WordPress Theme(Vidley) VideoPress Use of blogging platform for content Use of pre-designed video theme for layout Use of VideoPress for hosting videos

11. © AGCAS Structure re Central domain workglobal.org brunelworkglobal.org brookesworkglobal.org anotheruniworkglobal.org Sub-domains universityworkglobal.org Sustainability-3 years(theme and unlimited sub-domains)

12. © AGCAS experience Benefits Challenges of setup /recording Screen capture vs recording Vodburner, HyperCam, IMCapture for Skype Connection issues Quality considerations

13. © AGCAS Filming video clips-challenges Length Quality-what’s good enough? Webcam issues Pre-rehearsal/prompts Interview questions limited Self–generated-off message? Large file transfer-YouSend it Editing –reducing time required

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15. Vodburner Free initially Combined recording and editing facility Help desk Cost 109 dollars

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17. Videopress vs u-tube 3 GBs of storage No ‘spicy ads’ No bandwidth limits Full integration with WordPress.com Can upload videos as much as 1 GB Not limited to 10min Can automatically re-size itself to fit content’s width

18. © AGCAS administration-videopress

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20. administration-content

21. © AGCAS Film editing Windows Movie Maker Compatibility of formats Vodburner Storage? Learning new skills/using student help

22. © AGCAS Benefits Sustainability -low cost video case study solution Flexibility, ease of use and updating Use of Skype to collect video case studies from a distance Skype as an international careers guidance tool Building genuine relationships with alumni Closer links with other departments

23. © AGCAS Feedback “just working on this has given me so many ideas for how to find a job and the courage to try in the UK as well.” ( Russian student –video clip editor ) “I think it is marvellous. Can I send out the link to my agents?”( International marketing officer BI ) “really pleased the institution is still interested in me.” ( USA alumnus ) “Great idea!”( publishing alumnus ) “Now that I have seen this and it looks so crisp, clean and modern I am keen to do it too.” ( Nigerian alumnus )

24. © AGCAS Comments and interaction

25. © AGCAS What next? Possible models 1.Sign up to workglobal ( to get university subdomain and current theme) and subscribe to VideoPress 2.Sign up to and use alternative video hosting eg YouTube or own university server 3.Create own domain, own video blog, own video hosting

26. © AGCAS Current costs Domain-workglobal and Vidley theme–free for 3 years Vodburner $109 lifetime subscription Skype free Videopress $59.99 Admin costs

27. © AGCAS Additional application MBA ‘book’

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29. Thank you Questions ?