A short (5 min) presentation on creative employability for final year University students.

1. Employability

2. Tex
The UK is a global leader in the
creative industries.
This presentation lasts five minutes.
During that time, the skills of people like you
will have contributed over seven hundred
thousand pounds to the UK economy. (www.gov.co.uk)

3. You enter University as a student and leave as a professional.
Our job is to help you along the way.

4. • Jobs
• CVS
• Freelancing
• Further Study
• Grants
• Social Media
• Websites

5. Professionalism
“Be on time,
Work hard,
Don't be an idiot."
(The definition of professionalism by Stephen Mangan)

6. If you do decide to take this route then you will need a formidable range of skills.
We can help you
with this!
Over 75% of people who
describe themselves as running
a creative business are
self employed.

7. Some of you might
work for companies.
We can help you complete job
applications, practice interview
techniques and find job
vacancies.
A lot of these skills are transferrable.

8. Social Media
presence is important!
You wouldn't have an argument in an interview.
Don't do it on Facebook.
Employers will
look at your online profile.
We can review your website or help you set one up.

9. The Surgeon’s Checklist
Top Tips for Better Job Applications
By following a simple checklist surgeons cut
mortality rates nearly in half.
(http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1871759,00.html)
Pilots also use this
technique.

10. You can take the same approach with your CVs and
personal statements.
•Write in short full sentences
•Use a spell checker- but don't rely on it as it may not
pick up all the errors
•Proofread your work
•Don't rush to meet deadlines
•Be honest
(We offer drop in CV surgeries on Wednesday afternoons 12 - 4)

11. Between 2011 and 2013, within the creative
industries, there were job increases of over
in the East of England.
(www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk)
27%

12. ET202, Ellen Terry Building
Jordan Well (Opposite the Lanchester Gallery)
Coventry University
Where
we are

13. Tel:02477 657 929
Where
we are

14. Email: caroline.parkinson@coventry.ac.uk
Where
we are

15. Linked In: Coventry Media Graduates
Facebook: Professional Experience Opportunities
Where
we are

16. Any Questions?