The document discusses services provided by the Careers and Employability service at Sheffield Hallam University. It provides information on career planning support, including 45-minute career guidance appointments and 30-minute appointments with employability advisors. It outlines a 4-step approach to career planning: 1) Where are you now, 2) Explore options, 3) Plan your next steps, 4) Make it happen. Students can access support from the Careers and Employability service throughout their time at the university and for up to 5 years after graduation.

1. Careers and Employability
service
Linda Wilson
Careers and Employability
Career Planning

2. Today:
• 1. Careers & Employability Service
• 2. Career planning - 4 steps
• 3. Where am I now?
• 4. Explore

3. About us...
Sheffield Hallam University's
Careers and Employability service
is committed to the promotion of
equality of opportunity for all
students
and graduates.....our aim is to
enable everyone to reach their
highest potential
at University and beyond.

4. About us: Careers and Employability Service
We aim to support you to:
develop a range of employability
and career planning skills to help you to
realise your career aspirations
You still need these if
you plan to do
postgraduate study!

5. 45 minute Careers
Guidance appointments
to:
help you to clarify your
thoughts and decide on
your next career steps
Careers and Employability
Consultant
Linda Wilson, PSP

6. 30 minute appointments
in Heart of the Campus
Bob Freeborn
Employability
Adviser for PSP
Bob can help you to take your next career steps...and with
your
CV, applications, interview tips and lots more helpful
advice

7. The Careers & Employability service
at Collegiate campus

8. The Careers and
Employability Centre
centr
e

9. We are open
...
51
weeks
of the
year

10. and up to
5
years after
graduation
..

11. Practice interviews
We
also
offer:
Conducted "in role" for an authentic experience
and with helpful feedback and tips

12. A series of employability sessions in a welcoming, inclusive and
supportive environment.
The sessions are run by our Careers and Employability Advisers
"How do I apply for Teaching?"
“How can I write a great application for a campus job?”
“I want to be more confident to talk to employers at the Careers Fair!”
“I want to use LinkedIn effectively!”
...and many more!
and:

13. Our websites:
Careers Central
http://careerscentral.shu.ac.uk

14. https://unihub.shu.ac.uk
UniHub
appointments
jobs
events

15. To reflect: What 3
things (or more)
have you learned
about the help
that is available to
you?

16. 2. Career planning:
- how are you feeling?

17. "I've got so many ideas I don't know where to
start"
"Everyone knows what they want to do apart from
me"
"Help, I don't know what to do"
"I've got no ideas whatsoever, so there's no point
talking to anyone about it"
"I've got to have a plan"

18. "I'm too busy to think about this right now"
"I know roughly what i want, but i don't know how to
get there"
"I want to help people"
"I'm really excited about my future plans"
"I know what I want to do, but I don't know if it's
realistic"
"I'm going to wait and see what happens after my final
year"

19. "I just want to
know what the
options are with
my degree"
"I want a list
of jobs I can
do with my
degree"
Something
else?

20. Career planning - what isn't it....
Can you think of really inadvisable ways to do this?
I'll think about it next year, it's ages off yet
I hope inspiration will strike at the right time
I'm going into teaching so I don't need a career plan
1. Delaying

21. Career planning - what isn't it....
Picking a career "off the peg"

22. Career planning - what is it?
Where am I now?
Explore
Plan
Make it happen
Start with
yourself

23. 3. Where am I now?
Start as early as you can to think about your current situation,
your knowledge, skills, values, interests, strengths and
experience.
This will open you up to the widest possible range of
opportunities later on.
It also allows time for you to change your mind along the way.
You have already made many choices about what you enjoy
doing in life.
This includes subjects you have chosen to study, leisure
activities, and perhaps voluntary work or part or full-time
employment as well. Are there any particular factors that are
very significant for you, that make you “who you are”?

24. Where am I now?
Reflect on your first year of studies, work experience and other
activities.
What have you achieved?
What skills have you developed?
What have you particularly enjoyed doing?
Can you identify skills and strengths you would like to use in a future
career?
Are there areas you feel you could develop further?
Think about what might motivate you in a career, and your values -
what is important to you?

25. To
reflect:
What 3 things
(or more)
do you know
about yourself?

27. Criminology: subject specific skills
Criminology students have the cognitive abilities to:
assess a range of perspectives and discuss the strengths of each for the
understanding of crime and victimisation
assess the values and practices of the key agencies which administer responses
to crime and deviance
draw on materials from a range of sources and synthesise them
design and use appropriate research strategies for data collection using
quantitative and qualitative methods
apply statistical techniques and methods
... and much more
Source:
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/SBS-criminology-14.pdf

28. QAA Subject Benchmark Statement,
(from 2007 but still useful)
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Subject-benchmark-statement-Psychology.pdf
Psychology students have: from your undergraduate degree in Psychology
Interviewing
Market research techniques
Survey design and analysis
Demographic research techniques
Statistical analysis techniques
Arguing, debating
Proposing ideas and theories
The relevance of your subject specific skills and knowledge will depend on the
opportunities you seek . For example, for academic and social research roles.
Other roles will require more of your transferable skills.
Psychology: subject specific skills

29. Careers and employability timeline
By now have you?
• got a part time or campus job
• started reflecting on your skills
• got involved in societies and clubs
• gained awareness of careers linked to your degree
Next you could:
• update your CV / Linkedin
• arrange relevant work or voluntary experience
• attend career talks, recruitment fairs and networking events
• join the Career Mentoring programme
• start thinking about your career goals
• utilise the Careers and Employability service

30. Career planning:
What is your next step?

31. Careers Central website: Psychology
http://careerscentral.shu.ac.uk/options
-your-subject/psychology
Careers Central website: Criminology
http://careerscentral.shu.ac.uk/options
-your-subject/criminology
4. Explore

32. Employers on campus
all looking for any degree subject
Hallam Careers Fair
Thursday October 26th
11am-3pm
Intercultural Youth
Exchange
UK (ICYE UK)
Intern China Ltd
International Service
Leeds City Council Graduate
program
RISE Graduate Scheme
Rotherham United Community
Sports Trust
South Yorkshire Police
Reed Global
The Frontline
Organisation
Royal Air Force
British Army
Enterprise
Rent a Car
FDM Group
Boots UK
HMRC
ImmerQi
ProClinica
l

33. Work While You Study Fair
employers....
Careers Fairs

34. Volunteering Fair

35. I wonder how far it is from the Collegiate campus
to the Careers and Employability centre?
There is lots going on there!
Don't miss out.

36. What 3 things
will you take
away from this
session?
To reflect: