Title: Final Year Job Search Programme Ann Doris Careers
1Final Year Job Search ProgrammeAnn
DorisCareers Placement Adviserfor School of
Computer Science
- Thursdays 10-11am
- Room 209 Peter Froggatt Centre
- Weeks 3,5-10 S1 2003/04
2Ann Doris Careers Placement Adviser for the
School of Computer Science Tel 028 90
335513 Email a.doris_at_qub.ac.uk Website
http//www.cs.qub.ac.uk/yearout http//www.q
ub.ac.uk/careers
3Career Management
- A set of skills which enable individuals to
integrate their knowledge, experience and
transferable skills in order to make effective
progress in learning and lifelong career
development - Source QUB Policy on Student Skills
4Overview of Programme
- Week 3 Resources to help you find graduate
jobs reflection on placement experience - Week 4 No Class Careers Fairs
- Week 5 CV Cover Letters
- Week 6 Application Forms Paper Based Online
5Overview of Programme
- Week 7 How to succeed at interview Part 1
- Interview awareness
- Week 8 How to succeed at interview Part 2
- Assessment Centres
- Week 9 How to succeed at interview Part 3
- Mock Interviews
- Week 10 Specific Requests
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6What next?
7Session 117 February 2003
- Learning Outcomes
- At the end of the session you will be aware of
- the resources available to help you find graduate
jobs - where to look for job opportunities
- graduate destinations
- IT jobs in non-IT companies
- graduate training programmes
- postgraduate study opportunities
- current job vacancies
8Options available to you after graduation
- Split into group and discuss options
- As an individual write down your preferred option
- Feedback to rest of group
9Where to search for job opportunities
- Employer Presentations
- NI Graduate Recruitment Fair
- Employer Led Skills Workshops
10Where to search for job opportunities contd
- Prospects Directory
- www.prospects.ac.uk
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- GET/Hobson Casebooks
- www.get.co.uk
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- GTI Target Series
- www.doctorjob.com
- The Inside Careers Service
- www.insidecareers.co.uk
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- Graduate Careers Ireland
- www.gradireland.com
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- TargetedGRAD
- http//www.targetedgrad.com/scripts/studentwelcom
e.asp?serviceQUEENS
11Where to search for job opportunities contd
- Yellow Pages
- ? British Computer Society
- Newspapers
- Belfast Public Library Business section
- Employer Websites
- Professional Journals Other Publications
- Companies Registry
- IDB House, Chichester St, Belfast
- Momentum Northern Ireland ICT Federation
- www.momentumNI.org
- Careers YOPE Website
- http//cs.qub.ac.uk/yearout/
12Resources within QCS
- ? Guide to Queens Careers Service
- ? Opportunitiesvacancies
- ? Autumn Careers Programme
- ? Hobson IT Guide
- ? Target IT Guide
- ? Hobson Directory
- ? Prospects Directory
13Resources within QCS contd
- ? Practice Aptitude Tests
- ? Company Presentations
- ? Employer Files
- ? Duty Careers Adviser
- ? Final Year Notice Board
- ? Careers Service Website
- http//www.qub.ac.uk/careers
14Graduate Destinations
- Status 1999/2000 2000/2001 2002/03
- Employed 83 152 78 80 66118
- Further Study 9 17 10 10 1628
- Unemployed 8 15 9 9 1221
- Not Available 3 3 610
- For Employment
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15IT Jobs in Non-IT Companies
- ? Investment Banks
- ? Manufacturing Industry
- ? Public Service
- ? Service Industry
16Graduate Training Programmes
- ? Premiere Parity
- Graduate Management Development Programme
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- ? Explorers Edge
- Overseas Export Marketing Programme
17Graduate Training Programmes
- Benefits
- ? structured competence based training
- ? significant work experience, usually project
based - ? emphasis on skills and personal development
- ? access to NI market
- ? increased personal confidence and competence
in relation to the selection process
18Postgraduate Study
- Masters
- PhD
- DPhil/MPhil
- PGCE
- UK/US
- Funding
19Postgraduate Study
- PhD Opportunities
- Contact Dr Peter Kilpatrick
- Will be holding an information session shortly
- Resources
- Prospects Postgraduate Directories
- Queens Postgraduate Directory
- UU Postgraduate Directory
- Engineering IT Gradaute 2003 Entry Postgrad
Research Courses - www.thecoursesource.co.uk
20Update on current vacancies
21Any Questions????