School of Anthropology and Conservation

Careers and Employability Service

Nicola Urquhart / Bruce Woodcock Careers Adviser

What is a career?

• Career choice is not an event or occasion

• Career choice is a process

Effective Career Planning

• Get to know yourself, your values, what you enjoy doing, your skills, personal qualities etc.

• Find out about careers open to you

• Identify organisations that interest you

• Identify your networks and learn how to make use of it

• Get relevant work experience

• Learn to ‘spot’ opportunities

• Enjoy your studies!

Some of the skills you will be gaining through your degree

• An ability for clear expression both written and oral

• Putting forward ideas and arguments in a concise matter

• Gathering, assessing and investigating material

• Analytical and critical skills

• Cultural awareness

• Statistical and computing techniques

• Managing competing deadlines

What skills and attributes do employers want?

Communication

Report writing

Team working

Leadership

Planning and organisation

Project management

Enterprise

Problem Solving

Reflection

Adaptability

Energy

Drive and resilience

Integrity

Reliability

Enthusiasm/passion

Self awareness

Confidence

Contextual/cultural awareness

Capacity to develop

NumeracyPositive attitude

Business and customer awareness

IT skills

Adaptability

Maturity

Skills of the future

Innovative thinkers

Curiosity

Determination

Pragmatism

Agility

Resilience

Networked

Collaborative

What do SAC graduates do?

• Creative Arts and Culture

• Business and Finance

• Charities and Voluntary work

• Environment and Agriculture

• Teaching and Education

• Health and Social Care

• Media and Publishing

• Public Sector

• Postgraduate study

Careers Advisers attached to SAC

• Nicola Urquhart - Anthropology, Liberal Arts

• Bruce Woodcock – Environmental Studies, Conservation (DICE)

• Meet us during our on-call times

• Call us on 01227 823 299 or pop into arrange

• We look forward to meeting you!

Careers Interview

• One-to-one

• 30-45 minutes

• Focused on you

• Impartial and confidential

• An active process

Helpful resources

• www.prospects.ac.uk

• www.kent.ac.uk/ces

• http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Environment.htm

• http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Anthropology.htm

• www.kent.ac.uk/employability

• http://www.kent.ac.uk/sac/studying/careers.html

Any questions?