1. Where are the jobs? How to find vacancies Tim Reed T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk T.M.Reed@kent.ac.uk Careers Advisory Service www.kent.ac.uk/careers/

3. Introduction n Where to look for jobs/internships n What else you can do?

4. 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. Mars @ www.mars.com/global/careers-at-mars/students.aspx www.mars.com/global/careers-at-mars/students.aspx n Specialist publications www.psychapp.co.uk/ www.psychapp.co.uk/ n Careers Fairs

5. CAREERS FAIRS - 2010 www.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs Swansea University Careers FairSwansea University Careers Fair - Swansea 14/10/2010 Liverpool Fairs: Graduate Careers Festival 2010Liverpool Fairs: Graduate Careers Festival 2010 - St George's Hall, Liverpool 14/10/2010 Careers FairCareers Fair - Guildford 14/10/2010 UCL Engineering FairUCL Engineering Fair - London 14/10/2010 University of St Andrews Science & Technology Fair 2010University of St Andrews Science & Technology Fair 2010 - St Andrews 15/10/2010 Careers That Make A Difference 'online' FairCareers That Make A Difference 'online' Fair - Sheffield 18/10/2010 Newcastle JobFestNewcastle JobFest - Newcastle upon Tyne 18/10/2010 Investment Bank & Management Consultancy EveningInvestment Bank & Management Consultancy Evening - Bristol 18/10/2010 UCL Investment Banking FairUCL Investment Banking Fair - London 18/10/2010 University of Birmingham Autumn FairUniversity of Birmingham Autumn Fair - Birmingham 20/10/2010 Working in the West Midlands FairWorking in the West Midlands Fair - Aston University 20/10/2010 The Finance, Business & Management FairThe Finance, Business & Management Fair - Manchester 21/10/2010 UCL IT & Technology FairUCL IT & Technology Fair - London 21/10/2010 Advertising, Marketing & PR FairAdvertising, Marketing & PR Fair - London School of Economics and Political Science 21/10/2010 Virtual Careers in China FairVirtual Careers in China Fair - Online 25/10/2010 Careers FairCareers Fair - London 26/10/2010 Careers & Placement FairCareers & Placement Fair - Exeter 26/10/2010 Careers and Recruitment FairCareers and Recruitment Fair - Canterbury 4/11/2010

6. Where to look n Vacancy publications n Directories n Employer brochures n Specialist publications n Careers Fairs n Job Centres & LSCs n Online sources

7. Online 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/

8. Excellent Websites www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmen.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmen.htm n www.prospects.ac.uk www.prospects.ac.uk n www.get.hobsons.co.uk/ www.get.hobsons.co.uk/ n www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ n www.kentgrads.org.uk/ www.kentgrads.org.uk/

9. GRADUATE SALARIES 2010 n Arcadia £17,500 - £23,000 + 25% store discount n AWE (Atomic Weapons Establishment) from £21,500 + final salary pension n Asda £23,000 n Sainsbury’s £23,000 - £25,000 n MI5 £23,500 + benefits - varies by function! n Marks & Spencer £24,000+ n Police (HPDS) £24,675 after initial training n Reckitt Benckiser £26,000 - £28,000 n Unilever £26,500 n Civil Service up to £27,000 n Lloyd’s £28,000 - £31,000 n Mars £29,000 + n Royal Navy £29,006 + £12,000 joining bonus n ExxonMobil £33,000+ n Linklaters £37,400 n Aldi £40,000 - £60,000 (after 3yrs) + fully expensed Audi A4

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

11. Job ads in the press www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm 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)

12. Where to look 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

13. 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

14. What else can you do? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm n ask your friends n ask your relatives n ask your “network” n ask a careers adviser

15. Next Steps n Decide on the job you want n Research employers n Apply early n Discuss your ideas if you are uncertain n Change your job-hunting methods if they are not working

16. Careers Advisory Service Website http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/