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WORKING IN KENTBruce Woodcock
Careers Advisory ServiceUniversity of Kent
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www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENT Unemployment rates are mainly low:
Kent 1.9%Canterbury 1.7%Ashford 1.5%Thanet 3.7%
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LABOUR MARKET CANTERBURYHealth/social work, education ASHFORDManufacturing, business services DOVERTransport, storage, communications
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EDUCATION HE - Kent, Christchurch,
Greenwich FE - Canterbury, South Kent etc Schools Language Schoolswww.jobs.ac.uk www.kent-teach.com
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LOCAL AUTHORITIES County, District, City,Borough councils Administration, Finance, Law, Management
Services, Planning, Housing, Environmental Health etc
www.lgjobs.co.uk www.ngdp.co.uk www.kent.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTGRADUATE SCHEMES IN KENT
Ashford Borough Council and Medway Council have recruited through ngdp www.ngdp.co.uk
KCC runs its own “Advanced Development Programme”
Recruits in June each year for an October start Four 6-month placements where you will work
in different parts of the council on a variety of projects
Open to graduates with 2.1www.kent.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/jobs/advanced-development-programme
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HM PRISON SERVICE Canterbury, Maidstone, Rochester,
Sheppey Intensive Development Scheme for
potential governors
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/careersandjobs
Also POLICE SERVICE, CUSTOMS
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HEALTH AUTHORITIES NHS Management Training Scheme
www.come2life.nhs.uk/graduate.aspx
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TOURISM AND HERITAGE Career opportunities limited English Heritage (no speculative
enquiries) National Trust Specialist Press and Internal
Bulletins
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MANUFACTURING Engineering Industries Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
are growth areas Food processing to handle agricultural
produce grown in Kent Paper making
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SMEs 84% of workplaces employ less than
11 people Traditionally have not recruited
graduates No graduate recruitment schemes Early responsibility Weak on progression routes
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WHERE TO LOOK Vacancy database Prospects job adverts Organisations’ own web pages Business directories:
Council web pagesKent Business LinkKentonlineYell.com
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CAREERS WEB PAGES Working in Kentwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm Vacancy Databasewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm
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BE PROACTIVE Seek work experience
Seek information about companies
Find out about as many employment sectors and areas as you can
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WORKING IN KENTBruce Woodcock
Careers Advisory ServiceUniversity of Kent
You can download a copy You can download a copy of this presentation atof this presentation at
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htmslides.htm