1. Exams over … What next? Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

2. Introduction n What stage are you at? n What is a career? n What are the options? n How can the CAS help? n Where to look for jobs

3. What is a career? n It is not necessarily a linear or planned sequence of events n Career choice is not an event or occasion n Career choice is a “process” n It is a combination of stages in your life n It could contain great variety

4. Why is choosing a career so difficult? ALL JOBS which match your goals, needs & values & require your skills, qualities & qualifications in the desired location where there are prospects for the future

5. What is the ideal job?

6. Options available Advertising Armed Forces Arts admin Broadcasting Central & Local Gov’t Computing/IT Finance Fire Service Guidance/Counselling Info Management/Museums Journalism Law Marketing/Sales Management Consultancy NHS Management Personnel Police Production Management Public Relations Publishing Purchasing Retail Self-employment Social Work TEFL Teaching Tourism Transport

7. Jobs directly related to degree n Teacher/Lecturer in Further and/or Higher Education in the UK

8. What subject did they study at university?

9. Jobs where degree useful www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PhilosophyDeg www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PhilosophyDeg n Chartered Accountant n Civil Service Administrator n Advertising Account Planner n Systems Analyst/Systems Developer n IT Consultant n Marketing Executive, consumer products n Solicitor n Personnel Officer n Publishing copy/sub-editor

10. Many basic factors affect choice n Hours n Perks n Location n Image n Pay

11. Graduate Salaries 2006/07 n AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) from £20,000+ n Police (HPD) £20,000 n Clarks (branded footwear) £20,000 n BUPA £21,000 - £23,000 + extras n Asda £21,500 minimum + 10% discount card n Alliance & Leicester £23,000 + £1,500 joining bonus n Marks & Spencer £21,000 - £22,000 + £3,500 London weighting n MI5 £22,000 (pay review pending) n Sainsbury’s £22,000 (+10% staff discount) n Civil Service £23,700+ (London median) n Audit Commission up to £24,200 n Lloyds TSB £25,000 - £28,450 (+ £5,000 sign-on bonus) n Procter & Gamble £27,000 + benefits n ExxonMobil £28,000 minimum + acceptance bursary + extras n BNP Paribas up to £35,000 + £2,000 sign on bonus n Aldi £38,000 - £54,500 (after 3yrs) + Audi A4

12. 2 alternative starting points n start from yourself and work out n start from your opportunities and work back n Or, combine the two!

13. What are the options? n Employment/training n Employment & study n Academic study n Vocational study n Time out n Travel

14. How can the CAS help? n Options Leaflets n AGCAS Booklets n Reference files & books n Job vacancies n Computer facilities n Talks & presentations n Quick Query n Careers Guidance Interview

15. Where to look n Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm n Directories www.prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk n Employer brochures – eg. Ad Agency Leo Burnett @ www.farmersutra.com/ www.farmersutra.com/ n Specialist publications www.psychapp.co.uk/ www.psychapp.co.uk/ n Careers Fairs

16. CAREERS FAIRS – SUMMER 2008 www.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Careers_fairs/p!epkgf;jsessionid=a63072e474b08$2E$7B$ The Summer Graduate Fair in ScotlandThe Summer Graduate Fair in Scotland Glasgow28/5/2008 Nottingham Graduate Recruitment FairNottingham Graduate Recruitment Fair Nottingham2/6/2008 Teaching FairTeaching Fair Grimsby2/6/2008 Graduate Recruitment FairGraduate Recruitment Fair Hatfield4/6/2008 Summer Recruitment FairSummer Recruitment Fair Palmer Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading5/6/2008 Graduate Recruitment FairGraduate Recruitment Fair Bath5/6/2008 Yorkshire Graduate Recruitment FairYorkshire Graduate Recruitment Fair Leeds5/6/2008 National Graduate Recruitment Exhibition in BirminghamNational Graduate Recruitment Exhibition in Birmingham NEC, Birmingham6/6/2008 Newcastle Graduate Recruitment FairNewcastle Graduate Recruitment Fair Newcastle upon Tyne9/6/2008 gradireland summer recruitment fair 2008gradireland summer recruitment fair 2008 Dublin10/6/2008 Opportunities Fair 2008Opportunities Fair 2008 Durham10/6/2008 Graduate Recruitment Fair 2008Graduate Recruitment Fair 2008 Cardiff11/6/2008 The Graduate Recruitment Fair @ ManchesterThe Graduate Recruitment Fair @ Manchester Manchester11/6/2008 The Northern Ireland Graduate Job FairThe Northern Ireland Graduate Job Fair University Of Ulster, Jordanstown12/6/2008 University of Birmingham Summer FairUniversity of Birmingham Summer Fair Birmingham12/6/2008 The Guardian London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group - Summer 2008The Guardian London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group - Summer 2008 London17/6/2008 Graduate Recruitment FairGraduate Recruitment Fair University of Southampton19/6/2008 Jobs fairJobs fair LSE, London19/6/200819/6/2008

17. Where to look n Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/vaclist.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/vaclist.htm n Directories www.prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk n Employer brochures www.mi5careers.co.uk www.mi5careers.co.uk n Specialist publications www.bps.org.uk/publications/appmemo/appmemo_home.cfm www.bps.org.uk/publications/appmemo/appmemo_home.cfm n Careers Fairs n Job Centres & LSCs n Internet sources

18. Internet sources n Institute of Practitioners in Advertising www.ipa.co.uk/ www.ipa.co.uk/ n Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.ukwww.cim.co.uk n Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development www.cipd.co.uk/ n Guardian vacancies www.jobs.guardian.co.uk/www.jobs.guardian.co.uk/

19. Excellent Websites n www.prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk n www.hobsons.com www.hobsons.com n www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ n www.kentgrads.org.uk/ www.kentgrads.org.uk/

20. Where to look for jobs n Vacancy publications n Directories n Employer brochures n Specialist publications n Careers Fairs n Job Centres & LSCs n Internet n Newspapers

21. Job ads in the press n Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times n Acupuncture - Journal of Alternative & Complementary Medicine (m) n Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat)

22. Where to look for jobs n Vacancy publications n Directories n Employer brochures n Specialist publications n Careers Fairs n Job Centres & LSCs n Internet n Newspapers n Recruitment Agencies

23. Recruitment Agencies www.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm n FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment n MUSIC - Handle Recruitment n ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel n SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau n STOCKBROKING - Citifocus Ltd n SPYING – Bartlett Scott Edgar

24. Some tips on choosing a career n take time over your choice n be realistic n do the research n make your own decision n use the Careers Advisory Service n start NOW!

25. Once career choice made n Research employers/courses n Apply n Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain n Change your job-hunting/application methods if they are not working

26. Exams over … What next? Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/