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The Graduate Recruitment
Process
Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability [email protected]
You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
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Application Process
The smaller company process is much simpler and you can apply much later (often after final exams) but salaries are usually lower and they offer less training and less chance to specialise.
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Sell the skills gained on your degree
• Gather and analyse relevant information from a wide variety of sources
• Identify and propose solutions to problems• Work with others in the preparation and presentation of group
work (group projects)
• Project management
• Technical skills: Java, Maya, Adobe etc.
• Work independently (individual projects)
• Communicate with others in a clear and articulate manner
• Present ideas and arguments verbally in presentations and seminars, and informal discussions
• Portfolio?
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What can I do with an Electronics/CSE degree?
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/electronics.htm
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What can I do with a Digital Media degree?
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/multimedia.htm
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Computer Games
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/workin/computergames.htm
Animation/Special Effects Normally after relevant MScwww.prospects.ac.uk/animator_job_description.htm
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Some Electronics/CSE EmployersCommunications• BT www.groupbt.com/careers have a huge research site near
Ipswich • Thales www.thalesgroup.com • Vodafone www.vodafone.co.uk/graduates • Roke Manor Research www.roke.co.uk • Siemens www.siemens.co.uk Defence• BAe Systems www.baesystems.com • QinetiQ www.qinetiq.com• DSTL www.dstl.gov.uk/careers/index.htm • DESG www.desg.mod.ukComputing• Tessella www.tessella.co.uk • CGI computer consultancy. • IBM • AccentureOthers• Delphi• Cummins
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One third of graduate jobs accept any degree subject.
BECAUSE:
• Learn new skills quickly
• Analyse & solve problems
• Communicate well
• Open to new ideas, adaptable and flexible
• “Managers of change”
• Marketing and Sales
• Retailing
• Social Work
• Personnel
• Civil Service
• Accountancy
• Banking
• Computing
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Postgraduate Study• MSc – 1 year
• PhD - 3 years
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/postgradmenu.htm
Apply early second term
Teacher training
1 year (bursaries available)
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm
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Portfolios• Go for quality, not quantity - employers will probably spend
only a few minutes looking at your portfolio, especially in an interview.
• Put your portfolio on a web site if possible as it is so easy to access. You simply need to provide the web link on your CV.
• Place the most relevant work first and start and finish with strong pieces of work.
• You may be asked to talk about the context for your portfolio examples at interview: where you got the idea for the piece; what your influences were; how you went about writing it etc.
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/portfolios.htm
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Show your design skills in your CVIf you can’t design a smart CV, the employer will reason that you can’t design a smart web site.
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CHOOSING A CAREER
Prospects PlannerPowerful career choice program in Careers Service. Also cut down web version at www.prospects.ac.uk/links/PPlanner
Kent Choosing a Career pageswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCareer.htm
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Vacancy Sources
• Kent Vacancy Database www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html
• Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com
• Target Jobs https://targetjobs.co.uk/
• Kent Employers www.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm
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CVs and Applications Resources
CVs and Covering Letters
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm
Application forms
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm
The best way to learn how to excel at application forms is to do the “Analyse your skills and learn to make top quality applications” assignment in the Moodle Careers Employability Award. (More about this later!)
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Interview Help• Teaching, postgraduate study, computing practice
interviews onlinewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/mockivs.htm
• Answers to 150 interview questionswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/interviews/ivquest.htm
• Telephone interviewswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/ivphone.htm
• Streamed Videos online• On-line Applications
• Interviews
• Assessment Centres
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/IntVid.htm
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Careers Talks and Employer Presentations www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm
VACANCY AND WORK EXPERIENCE DATABASEwww.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html
Apply for jobs in the first term – vacancy emails every Monday
Graduate Employer Directories are available in Careers Service
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Careers Fair12 - 3 pm. Tues Nov 3rd Sports Centre
Meet 134 employers from all sectors offering graduate jobs and internships.
Airbus, Babcock, BAE, Accenture, Cummins, Fujitsu, Cisco, IBM, Deeson, DSTL, Lear, NCC, Network Rail, Seismic Stuff, Vauxhall, G-Forces, Holiday Extras
www.kent.ac.uk/ces/careersfair
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Careers Employability Award on Moodle
• Half the unemployment rate for students completing the award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
• DP2650 • Email [email protected] if you have problems enrolling
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Duty Careers Adviser
• A Duty Adviser is available to help with queries between 10.30 am to 12.30 p.m. and 2 to 4 p.m. every day.
• No appointment needed - just drop in.
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www.kent.ac.uk/careers Telephone: 01227 823299 Email: [email protected] hours: Monday to Friday 9 to 5 including vacations Drop-in times (no appointment needed: 15 minutes): 10.30 to 12.30 and 2 to 4 pmHelp given for up to 3 years after graduationWeekly careers emails every Monday afternoon
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The Graduate Recruitment
Process
Bruce Woodcock University of Kent Careers and Employability [email protected]
You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm