1st year career timeline planner 2012

Career planning interactive flow chart
Our interactive flow chart takes you through a number of questions. This will help you to devise your own
career plan as part of your development of Aberdeen Graduate Attributes during level one and level two of
University. At the end of the flow chart you will find links to relevant activities and resources.

Instructions

1) For each question click on the yes or no box to progress to the next question.
(do not use the PowerPoint slide advance arrows to navigate).

2) You can return to previous questions by clicking on them or by clicking back to previous screen.

3) You will reach a colour coded action box which you can click on to go to the resources and select
activities relevant to you.
Self Awareness – Opportunity Awareness –
4) There are two types of action box as follows. knowing yourself knowing what’s available

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I know what I want to achieve by coming to University

Yes No

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I am at University as I need this
degree for my chosen career path

Yes No

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Yes

Yes

I know which skills and experience I
need in addition to my degree to work
towards my career choice

Yes No

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Yes

Yes


Yes

Build your portfolio of skills
and experience throughout
your time at University. Use
this resource to find out about
co-curriculum opportunities at
the University of Aberdeen.

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Yes
I am at University to work towards
a chosen career path

No

I know about a wide variety of career
options with my subject
Yes No

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Yes

No


Yes

I have some ideas about what I’d like to
do with my degree
Yes No

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Yes

No


Yes

do with my degree
Yes

towards my career ideas

Yes No

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Yes

No


Yes

I’ve got some ideas about what I’d like
to do with my degree

Yes


Yes

Build your portfolio of skills
and experience throughout
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Yes

No


Yes

Yes


No

There are many ways you can
research your career ideas in
more depth. Link to these
activities for ideas to help you to
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No


Yes

do with my degree
No

I would like to start researching career
options with my degree

Yes No

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Yes

No


Yes

No


No

That’s ok. There are many
opportunities for you to develop your
skills and experiences at university
which will benefit any career choices
you make later on.

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Yes

No

No


Yes No

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Yes

There are many ways
you can research your
career options. Link to
these activities for some
starting points.

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Yes

No

No


No

I am taking part in activities
outside of my academic
studies to develop my skills
and experience

Yes No

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No


Yes

No


Yes

There are many ways
starting points. Back to
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No

No


No

outside of my academic It’s great that you’re involved in
studies to develop my skills extra activities as employers look
and experience for much more than a degree. You
can record and reflect on your
Yes activities and achievements in your
e-portfolio to help you with career
choices and applications later on.

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Yes

Yes


No

There are many ways you can
research your career ideas in
more depth. Link to these
activities for ideas to help you
to identify the skills and
experiences required for your
chosen career. Consider
conducting a skills audit to
identify gaps in your CV.

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No

I would like to find out about the
opportunities available to me to develop my
skills and experience whilst I’m at University

Yes No

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No


Yes

I would like to start exploring
my career options this year

Yes No

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No


Yes


Yes
Employers look for much more than a
degree – it’s good to get involved early
in your University studies. Explore the
co-curriculum opportunities offered by
the University to develop evidence of
skills and experience for your CV.

There are many ways you
can research your career
options. Link to these
activities for some
starting points.

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No


Yes


No

That’s great that you’d like to find
out more about the range of
opportunities available to you
whilst at University. Activities
outside of your studies will build
skills and experiences for your CV
which will be important for any
career you choose to pursue.

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No


No
and experience

Yes No

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No


No
and experience
my career options this year Yes
Yes No

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No


No
I would like to start exploring and experience
Yes

It’s great that you’re involved in extra
activities as employers look for much
more than a degree. You can record There are many ways you
and reflect on your activities and can research your career
achievements in your e-portfolio to help options. Link to these
you with career choices and activities for some starting
applications later on. points.

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No


No
I would like to start exploring and experience
No

It’s great that you’re involved in
extra activities as employers look
for much more than a degree. You
can record and reflect on your
activities and achievements in your
e-portfolio to help you with career
choices and applications later on.

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No


No
and experience

No

Yes No

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No


No
and experience

No

Yes
There are many ways
starting points.

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No


No
and experience

No

You don’t need to decide on a career I would like to start exploring
path now, but it’s important to realise my career options this year
that employers look for much more
than a degree. Explore the co- No
curriculum opportunities offered by
the University to develop your skills
and experience throughout your
studies.

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Yes

No

No


No

outside of my academic You don’t need to decide on a career
studies to develop my skills path now, but it’s important to realise
and experience that employers look for much more
than a degree. Explore the co-
No curriculum opportunities offered by
the University to develop your skills
and experience throughout your
studies.

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Activities and Resources for Developing Self Awareness
Click on one of the boxes below for the area you would like to focus on first

Identifying career
Knowing yourself
options

Articulating your
Planning and
Aberdeen Graduate
setting goals
Attributes

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Click the box for the area you would like to focus on first

Complete the Skills Audit in
ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen to
understand your strengths and
identify skills to develop
Use the ‘Thinking about my Undertake the Learning Styles
strengths’ resource in the ACHIEVE exercise in ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen
site in My Aberdeen which helps to understand how you learn and
you to conduct a SWOT Analysis what this means

Knowing yourself
Use personality questionnaires to Use psychometric ability tests to
help you increase your self- help you assess your numerical and
awareness verbal reasoning
Reflecting on your experiences in
your e-portfolio within ACHIEVE,
My Aberdeen can help you identify
your strengths and weaknesses

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Consider your interest in career
options by searching the virtual
library by degree subject
Explore different job types by Research your career ideas using
talking to employers at fairs and the Careers Service virtual library
presentations resources

Identifying Career
Options
Find out about using networking Focus on matching your skills,
to research job types and find interests and motivations with
opportunities for work experience different job types to generate
ideas
Apply for the career mentoring
programme for support in
developing your career ideas

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Complete a skills audit to identify Learn how to set SMART Goals to
gaps and areas for development focus your skills development

Planning and
setting goals

Record your plans, goals and Explore how to make effective
progress in your e-portfolio within decisions using the grid analysis
ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen technique

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Record your achievements in the Find out how to structure and
e-portfolio within ACHIEVE, My record your experiences to
Aberdeen to help with your demonstrate you have the types of
applications later on skills employers want

Articulating your
Aberdeen Graduate
Attributes

Use the Careers Service to learn Participate in the STAR Award to
how to communicate your reflect and demonstrate your
achievements effectively in development of Aberdeen
applications, CVs and interviews. Graduate Attributes

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Activities and Resources for Developing Opportunity Awareness

Click this box to explore resources
for September - January

Click this box to explore resources
for February – August

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Activities and Resources: September to January

Finding opportunities Finding work
to get involved experience

Finding out about your
career options

Articulating your
Getting recognition for
Aberdeen Graduate
your involvement
Attributes

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Click the box for the activity you would like to focus on first

Stand as a Class Representative
Explore opportunities to develop
your Aberdeen Graduate Attributes Join and participate in clubs and/or
through the co-curriculum societies of interest
including study abroad

Finding opportunities
to get involved
Get involved in volunteering to
programme to connect with
gain skills and experience
alumni in work areas of interest
Apply to become a Careers Service
Subject Representative

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Find part-time work and/or
Look for placement schemes and
vacation employment which can
employer insight events suitable
give you skills which employers
for level 1 and level 2 students
value – Joblink helps with this

Finding work experience

Identify people who could help you
Get involved in volunteering which
find work experience and
can give you some really good
shadowing opportunities - start
experience, contacts and skills
networking

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Find out about career options with
your degree subject in the Careers
Service virtual library
Research job roles to find out Get an insight into different
what they involve, the benefits and companies and job roles through
conditions and routes in employer insight days

Finding out about
your career options
Identify how well different job roles Use networking to research job
suit your profile using a career types and find opportunities for
choice tool shadowing or work experience
Use psychometric assessments
to help you to find out which career
options suit you

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Consider signing up for the STAR
Award if you have one of the
recognised roles. Closing date in
December each year.
The Student Employee of the The Millennium Volunteer Award
Year Awards recognise the gives recognition for your
contributions and achievements of volunteering (for age 25 and under)
students in their part-time work
Getting recognition
for your involvement
The Duke of Edinburgh Awards The Student Association
involve a range of activities Volunteering Award gives
including volunteering and skills (for recognition for a variety of
under 25s) The Blues Awards and Student volunteering roles
Association Colours Awards
recognise achievement and
contribution to sport

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Practise talking about your skills,
experiences and Aberdeen
Graduate Attributes in a practice
Conducting a SWOT analysis interview at the Careers Service Find out how to structure and
and/or a Skills Audit within
record your experiences to
ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen can help
demonstrate you have the types of
you reflect on and record your
skills employers want
strengths Articulating your
Aberdeen Graduate
Employers assess your Attributes Keeping a record of your
achievements through their achievements in the e-portfolio
applications, CVs and interviews. within ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen will
Use the Careers Service to prepare The STAR Award involves help with your applications later on
reflecting on the Aberdeen
Graduate Attributes developed
within your role and involves an
interview.

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Activities and Resources: February - August

Finding opportunities Finding work
to get involved experience

Finding out about your
career options

Articulating your
Getting recognition for
Aberdeen Graduate
your involvement
Attributes

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Stand as a Class Representative

Explore opportunities to develop
Volunteer or stand for election to a
your Aberdeen Graduate Attributes
committee in your sports clubs or
through the co-curriculum
societies for the next academic year
including study abroad
Finding opportunities
to get involved
Get involved in volunteering to
programme to connect with alumni
gain skills and experience
in work areas of interest
Apply to become a Careers Service
Subject Representative for the
next academic year

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Return to the
start
screen


Find part-time work and/or
Look for placement schemes and
vacation employment which can
employer insight events suitable
give you skills which employers
for level 1 and level 2 students.
value – Joblink helps with this.

Finding work experience

Identify people who could help you
Get involved in volunteering which
find work experience and
can give you some really good
shadowing opportunities - start
experience, contacts and skills.
networking.

Back to
Return to the
start
screen


Find out about career options with
your degree subject in the Careers
Service virtual library
Research job roles to find out Get an insight into different
what they involve, the benefits and companies and job roles through
conditions and routes in employer insight days

Finding out about
your career options
Identify how well different job roles Use networking to research job
suit your profile using a career types and find opportunities for
choice tool shadowing or work experience
Use psychometric assessments
to help you to find which career
options suit you

Back to
Return to the
start
screen


Research recognised roles eligible
for the STAR Award. Prepare to
apply for the next academic year.
Apply by December each year.
The Student Employee of the The Millennium Volunteer Award
Year Awards recognise the gives recognition for your
contributions and achievements of volunteering (for age 25 and under)
students in their part-time work
Getting recognition
for your involvement
The Duke of Edinburgh Awards The Student Association
involve a range of activities Volunteering Award gives
including volunteering and skills (for recognition for a variety of
under 25) The Blues Awards and Student volunteering roles
Association Colours Awards
recognise achievement and
contribution to sport

Back to
Return to the
start
screen


Practise talking about your skills,
experiences and Aberdeen
Graduate Attributes in a practice
Conducting a SWOT analysis interview at the Careers Service Find out how to structure and
and/or a Skills Audit within
record your experiences to
ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen can help
demonstrate you have the types of
you reflect on and record your
skills employers want
strengths Articulating your
Aberdeen Graduate
Employers assess your Attributes Keeping a record of your
achievements through their achievements in the e-portfolio
applications, CVs and interviews. within ACHIEVE, My Aberdeen will
Use the Careers Service to prepare The STAR Award involves an help with your applications later on
interview. Find out about the
award and consider applying next
year. Closing date in December

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