WORKING IN KENTBruce Woodcock

Careers Advisory ServiceUniversity of Kent

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UNEMPLOYMENT IN KENT Unemployment rates are mainly low:

Kent 1.9%Canterbury 1.7%Ashford 1.5%Thanet 3.7%

LABOUR MARKET CANTERBURYHealth/social work, education ASHFORDManufacturing, business services DOVERTransport, storage, communications

EDUCATION HE - Kent, Christchurch,

Greenwich FE - Canterbury, South Kent etc Schools Language Schoolswww.jobs.ac.uk www.kent-teach.com

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

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

HM PRISON SERVICE Canterbury, Maidstone, Rochester,

Sheppey Intensive Development Scheme for

potential governors

www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/careersandjobs

Also POLICE SERVICE, CUSTOMS

HEALTH AUTHORITIES NHS Management Training Scheme

www.come2life.nhs.uk/graduate.aspx

TOURISM AND HERITAGE Career opportunities limited English Heritage (no speculative

enquiries) National Trust Specialist Press and Internal

Bulletins

MANUFACTURING Engineering Industries Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals

are growth areas Food processing to handle agricultural

produce grown in Kent Paper making

SMEs 84% of workplaces employ less than

11 people Traditionally have not recruited

graduates No graduate recruitment schemes Early responsibility Weak on progression routes

WHERE TO LOOK Vacancy database Prospects job adverts Organisations’ own web pages Business directories:

Council web pagesKent Business LinkKentonlineYell.com

CAREERS WEB PAGES Working in Kentwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/kentopps.htm Vacancy Databasewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm

BE PROACTIVE Seek work experience

Seek information about companies

Find out about as many employment sectors and areas as you can

WORKING IN KENTBruce Woodcock

Careers Advisory ServiceUniversity of Kent

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