1. The Graduate Recruitment Process 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. 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.

4. Sell the skills gained on your degree Gather and analyse relevant information from a wide variety of sources Identify and propose solutions to problems Work with others in the preparation and presentation of group work (group projects) Project management Technical skills: Java, Maya, Adobe etc. Work independently (individual projects) Communicate with others in a clear and articulate manner Present ideas and arguments verbally in presentations and seminars, and informal discussions Portfolio?

5. What can I do with an Electronics/ CSE degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm

6. What can I do with a Digital Media degree? www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm

7. Computer Games www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/computergames.htm Animation/Special Effects Normally after relevant MSc www.prospects.ac.uk/animator_job_description.htm www.prospects.ac.uk/animator_job_description.htm

8. Some Electronics/CSE Employers Communications BT www.groupbt.com/careers have a huge research site near Ipswichwww.groupbt.com/careers Thales www.thalesgroup.comwww.thalesgroup.com Vodafone www.vodafone.co.uk/graduateswww.vodafone.co.uk/graduates Roke Manor Research www.roke.co.ukwww.roke.co.uk Siemens www.siemens.co.ukwww.siemens.co.uk Defence BAe Systems www.baesystems.comwww.baesystems.com QinetiQ www.qinetiq.comwww.qinetiq.com DSTL www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htmwww.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htm DESG www.desg.mod.ukwww.desg.mod.uk Computing Tessella www.tessella.co.ukwww.tessella.co.uk CGI computer consultancy. IBM Accenture Others Delphi Cummins

9. 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

10. Postgraduate Study MSc – 1 year PhD - 3 years www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm Apply early second term Teacher training 1 year (bursaries available) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm

11. Portfolios Go for quality, not quantity - employers will probably spend only a few minutes looking at your portfolio, especially in an interview. Put your portfolio on a web site if possible as it is so easy to access. You simply need to provide the web link on your CV. Place the most relevant work first and start and finish with strong pieces of work. You may be asked to talk about the context for your portfolio examples at interview: where you got the idea for the piece; what your influences were; how you went about writing it etc. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/portfolios.htm

12. Show your design skills in your CV If you can’t design a smart CV, the employer will reason that you can’t design a smart web site.

13. CHOOSING A CAREER Prospects Planner Powerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner Kent Choosing a Career pages www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm

14. Vacancy Sources Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Gradcracker www.gradcracker.comwww.gradcracker.com Target Jobs https://targetjobs.co.uk/https://targetjobs.co.uk/ Kent Employers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm

15. CVs and Applications Resources CVs and Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm Application forms www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm The best way to learn how to excel at application forms is to do the “Analyse your skills and learn to make top quality applications” assignment in the Moodle Careers Employability Award. (More about this later!)

16. Interview Help Teaching, postgraduate study, computing practice interviews online www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm Answers to 150 interview questions www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/ivquest.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/ivquest.htm Telephone interviews www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivphone.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivphone.htm Streamed Videos online On-line Applications Interviews Assessment Centres www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm

17. Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASE www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html Apply for jobs in the first term – vacancy emails every Monday Graduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service

18. Careers Fair 12 - 3 pm. Tues Nov 3rd Sports Centre Meet 134 employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs and internships. Airbus, Babcock, BAE, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM, Deeson, DSTL, Lear, NCC, Network Rail, Seismic Stuff, Vauxhall, G-Forces, Holiday Extras www.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfair

19. Careers Employability Award on Moodle Half the unemployment rate for students completing the award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm DP2650 Email bw@kent.ac.uk if you have problems enrollingbw@kent.ac.uk

20. Duty Careers Adviser A Duty Adviser is available to help with queries between 10.30 am to 12.30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. every day.Duty Adviser No appointment needed - just drop in.

21. 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: 15 minutes): 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

22. The Graduate Recruitment Process 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