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Steve Rook Author of The Graduate Career Guidebook [email protected] Help – How do I start?

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Steve  Rook  Author  of  The  Graduate  Career  Guidebook  

[email protected]  

 

Help  –  How  do  I  start?  

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Help  –  How  do  I  start?  

•  The  nature  of  modern  careers    

•  A  six  step  guide  to  taking  control  

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Help  –  How  do  I  start?  

•  See  what’s  important  today  

•  Understand  how  graduate  recruitment  has  changed  over  the  last  fiHy  years    

 

This  session  will  help  you:  

•  Take  control  of  your  career  planning  journey  

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Some  quesLons  on  modern  careers  

1.  What  is  the  %  growth  in  the  student  numbers  since  ’64?            a.10%                  b.50%                c.400%                  d.1000%              e.  6000%  

2.  What  proporLon  of  today’s  jobs  can  be  labelled  ‘tradiLonal    graduate  jobs’            a.10%                  b.20%                c.30%                      d.40%                          e50%  

3.  What  %  of  grads  go  into  careers  related  to  their  degrees?            a.20%                  b.30%                c.40%                      d.50%                        e.  60%  

4.  What  do  you  think  is  mankind’s  greatest  individual  skill?  

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Answers  1.  What  is  the  %  growth  in  the  student  numbers  since  ’64?    a.10%    b.50%    c.400%    d.1000%  e.  6000%  

Student  numbers  have  grown  by  6000%!      (from  25,0000  to  1.5  million)  

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Answers  2.  What  proporLon  of  today’s  jobs  are  ‘tradiLonal    graduate  jobs’  a.10%    b.20%    c.30%    d.40%    e50%  

TradiLonal  graduate  jobs  make  up  about  10%  of  UK  jobs  (but  there’s  been  a  massive  growth  in  modern,  new  and    niche  roles)  

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Answers  Elias’  job  types  

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Answers  3.  What  %  of  grads  go  into  careers  related  to  their  degrees?      a.20%    b.30%    c.40%    d.50%    e.  60%  

Only  30%  of  graduates  go  into  careers  directly  related  to  their  degrees!  (source:  AGCAS)  Why?  –  Because  employers  look  for  skills  and  commitment  above  knowledge  

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Answers  4.  What  do  you  think  is  man’s  greatest  individual  skill?  

Our  greatest  skill  is….  communicaLon  

CommunicaLon  is  crucial  at  work  and  in  recruitment  along  with  other  metacogniLve  skills  such  as:    •  The  ability  to  reflect  •  The  capacity  to  take  

responsibility  

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So,  now  you  know  about  modern  careers…  

•  The  nature  of  modern  careers  

 

•  A  six  step  guide  to  taking  control  

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1.  See  what’s  out  there  

The  proporLon  of  occupaLons  that  most  graduates  consider  

All  graduate  occupaLons  

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   -­‐  Your  skills  -­‐  Your  interests  -­‐  Your  moLvaLons      

2.  IdenLfy  what  floats  your  goat  boat        

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3.Narrow  down  some  exciLng  roles  

Link  your  skills,  interests  and  

moLvaLons  to  the  roles  you’re  considering  

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4.Plan  your  route  

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4.Plan  your  route  •  Work  •  Volunteering  •  Networking  •  MeeLng  people  •  Joining  socieLes  •  Further  study  •  Keeping  your  eyes  

open  

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5.  Make  targeted  applicaLons  

Prove  you  have  the  ajributes  required  

(e.g  the  skills.  commitment,  knowledge  and  experience)  

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6.  Keep  your  eyes  open  

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•  Careers  have  become  more  flexible  and  diverse    

•  You  have  to  take  control    

•  One  effecLve  way  to  do  this  is  to  break  the  process  up  into  individual  manageable  tasks  

 

•  Don’t  be  scared  to  ask  for  help                  (and  read  my  book!)    

 

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