1. GLOBAL SKILLS AWARD Where are the jobs? (How do I find vacancies?) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers Advisory Service

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

4. Where to look Vacancy publications www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htmwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Directories www.prospects.ac.ukwww.prospects.ac.uk Employer brochures – eg. dstl @ www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/gradrec.php www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/gradrec.php Specialist publications www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/ www.psychapp.co.uk/ Careers Fairs

5. Careers Fairs - 2011 www.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs GO11 - Graduate Opportunities FairGO11 - Graduate Opportunities Fair University of Central Lancashire, Preston 17/11/2011 Volunteering FairVolunteering Fair Leicester, Main Campus 17/11/2011 Science, Technology & Engineering FairScience, Technology & Engineering Fair Plymouth 23/11/2011 Law Careers FairLaw Careers Fair Exeter 24/11/2011 Rural Enterprise and Land Management Careers FairRural Enterprise and Land Management Careers Fair Harper Adams UC 24/11/2011 Law FuturesLaw Futures Ground Floor Lady Hale Building University of Salford 28/11/2011 Newcastle Careers in Computing FairNewcastle Careers in Computing Fair Newcastle upon Tyne 28/11/2011 Business & Law Careers FairBusiness & Law Careers Fair De Montfort University, Leicester 29/11/2011 Technology Careers FairTechnology Careers Fair De Montfort University, Leicester 6/12/2011 Teaching & Education Recruitment FairTeaching & Education Recruitment Fair Hope Park, Liverpool 7/12/2011 Creative FuturesCreative Futures Newport 24/1/2012 Recruitment FairRecruitment Fair Bordeaux, France 1/2/2012 Creative Careers WeekCreative Careers Week Newcastle upon Tyne 6/2/2012

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

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

8. GRADUATE SALARIES 2011  Arcadia – retail management £18,500 - £23,000  Boots - brand/buying/marketing grad scheme £24,000 + £1k welcome!  Barclays Bank - future leaders development programme £36k (+£8k bonus!)  Civil Service - up to £27,000  Explore Learning - education management £21,000  Exxon Mobil - graduate schemes £34,000  FiveTen Group - recruitment £20-£25k  GCHQ - defence research £25,000 (+ benefits)  IBM - range of schemes £27,000 - £32,000  Jaguar Land Rover - purchasing grad scheme £27k  John Lewis - buying/retail management/merchandising graduate schemes £25,000  L’Oreal - management training scheme £28,000  McDonald’s - trainee business manager £18,500-21,500  MI5 - £24,750 + benefits - varies by function!  Motability - £28,500 (+ joining bonus!)  Slaughter & May - training contract £38,000  Waitrose - retail management £25,000

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

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

11. Job ads in the press www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitespub.htm Actuaries - Money Management, Observer, Times Arts Administration - The Stage, Arts Management Weekly, Guardian (Mon & Sat) Times Higher Educational Supplement www.thes.co.uk good source of jobs in universities.www.thes.co.uk Academic Jobs EU www.academicjobseu.com Academic and related vacancies for research institutes in the EU.www.academicjobseu.com aut4jobswww.aut4jobs.com Higher education vacancieswww.aut4jobs.com Association of Commonwealth Universities www.acu.ac.uk/adverts/jobs international university jobswww.acu.ac.uk/adverts/jobs Eduserve Vacancies www.vacancies.ac.uk on-line information services for clients in education, government, health and other sectors.www.vacancies.ac.uk The National Postgraduate Committee www.npc.org.uk - the representative body for Postgrads in UK links to job search resourceswww.npc.org.uk New Scientist www.newscientistjobs.comwww.newscientistjobs.com

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

13. Recruitment Agencies www.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/recruit.htm FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment MUSIC - Handle Recruitment ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau 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 ask your friends ask your relatives ask your “network” ask a careers adviser

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