Louise Bamford Careers Consultant Introduction to Careers and Student Employment

Louise Bamford

Careers Consultant

Job hunting means effective marketing

Job hunting

means

effective

marketing

What are you offering? How can you prove it? Who are you marketing to? What are they looking for? = PDP

What are

you offering?

How can you prove it?

Career Planning Your Skills, Interests, Values Job market Networking Decision making Action planning Applications, CVs, Interviews Review

In addition to technical knowledge and skills, graduate employers are looking for….. Communication Teamwork Leadership Initiative Problem solving / creativity Flexibility/adaptability Self-awareness Commitment/motivation Interpersonal skills Numeracy Commercial awareness

In addition to technical knowledge and skills, graduate employers are looking for…..

Communication

Teamwork

Leadership

Initiative

Problem solving / creativity

Flexibility/adaptability

Self-awareness

Commitment/motivation

Interpersonal skills

Numeracy

Commercial awareness

Finding the Skills Evidence Course work – presentations, group work, reports etc. Course representative Student Union activities Sports / hobbies / clubs Travel Employment Work experience Voluntary activities

Finding the Skills Evidence

Course work – presentations, group work, reports etc.

Course representative

Student Union activities

Sports / hobbies / clubs

Travel

Employment

Work experience

Voluntary activities

CaSE can help you: Start planning your career/skills awareness 45 min guidance interviews Find out more about different careers CaSE information rooms Online resources Employer events/fairs

Start planning your career/skills awareness

45 min guidance interviews

Find out more about different careers

CaSE information rooms

Online resources

Employer events/fairs

CaSE can help you: Find a part-time / vacation job Online vacancy lists Find placement (paid or voluntary) Online vacancy lists Community Volunteering Unit (CVU) Market yourself effectively to employers 15 min CV / application checks 45 min mock interviews Career workshops

Find a part-time / vacation job

Online vacancy lists

Find placement (paid or voluntary)

Online vacancy lists

Community Volunteering Unit (CVU)

Market yourself effectively to employers

15 min CV / application checks

45 min mock interviews

Career workshops

Useful Resources www.wmin.ac.uk /careers www.prospects.ac.uk Job seeking DVDs – available at CaSE

www.wmin.ac.uk /careers

www.prospects.ac.uk

Job seeking DVDs

– available at CaSE

You can live a lifetime and by the end of it know more about other people than yourself! Careers Service DIT

You can live a lifetime and by the end of it know more about other people than yourself!