Career Service

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Careers, Work Placement Job Shop Houses 14
8 Malone Rd

• Career Service
• 1st Year History

Roisin Copeland, Senior Careers Adviser
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First Year Induction Tutorials

• Why did you choose to study a Humanities subject
  at Queens?
• What do you expect to get out of your Humanities
  degree?
• What do you expect to get out of your time at
  Queens in non academic fields?
• What are you most concerned about in starting
  your studies?

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How can I use my undergraduate experience to
help me become an employable graduate?
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What is EMPLOYABILITY?

• Ability to
• -get a job
• -do a job
• -get another job
• Carl Gilleard
• Chief Executive
• AGR

To be employed is to be at risk, to be
employable is to be stable Dr Peter Hawkins
The Art of Building Windmills. Career tactics
for the 21st century
A degree alone is not enough. Employers are
looking for more than just technical skills and
knowledge of a degree discipline. They
particularly value skills such as communication,
teamworking and problem solving. Job applicants
who can demonstrate that they have developed
these skills will have a real advantage. Digby
Jones, Director-General, CBI
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What do Graduate EMPLOYERS look for?

• interpersonal skills
• commercial savvy
• cultural sensitivity
• knowledge of the business
• work experience
• the ability to market themselves
• and manage their own learning and careers

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First Year Focus

• What can I plan to do in my 3 years of
  undergraduate experience to prepare for graduate
  employment?
• What resources are there to support me in
  developing my employability?

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Plan and Prepare

• Development of
• Skills
• and
• Work Experience

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Undergraduate TIMEFRAME

• 1st Year
• Careers events work experience
• 2nd Year
• Careers events relevant work placement
• 3rd Year
• Careers events applications to graduate
  opportunities
• Consistently build knowledge of careers.And
  develop an interesting CV

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Undergraduate development Experiences

• Sport
• Clubs Societies
• SSCC Staff Student Consultative Committees
• Science Shop
• Tutoring in Schools
• Voluntary work
• Enterprise/Entrepreneurship programmes

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OPPORTUNITY AWARENESS What is out there?

• SELF AWARENESS
• What do I want?

How do I get there?
Performing at Recruitment Selection Managing
your Employability Developing a Career
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Resources

• Careers and Work Placement Centres
• Spring Events Programme
• Occupation/Employer Files
• One-to-one guidance
• Publications QUB External free

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Specific First Year Resources

• Doctorjobs FRESHERS FUTURES
• Careers service Leaflets
• First Year Students How to make the most of your
  first year at Queens
• Developing Employability Skills
• Queens Award for Work Experience

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Spring Careers Events programme
Work Experience FAIR 21st Feb. 2007
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Resources

• QoL Queens on Line
• Work Experience Vacancies Database
• Personal Development Planning

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www.qub.ac.uk/careers
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Accessing your PDP e-folio (an online planner)
Pick up your e-folio via Queens Online
Click on My School To pick up some supports
from me.
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My School Page (History Anthropology.
Guide to using the rest of The e-folio
Online Careers Service Supports
Todays PowerPoint Will Be available here
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Resources

• Career Development programmes
• Module Level 2
• Career Management Employability Skills
• Certificate Level 3
• Career Management Employability Skills
• Queens Award for Work Experience
• Recognising the skills and experience of
  part-time, casual and voluntary work
• Non vocational subjects Summer Work Experience

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Career Management Employability Skills Module
Certificates
CMES Module 3-5pm in PFC 303 Register
now 210ICE289
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Citigroup site visit
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Action Planning

• My Plans Spring-07
• Career Spring Workshops
• Research Fair exhibitors
• Feb 21st Work Experience Fair
• Research opportunities
• Applications preparation
• Vacation/ work experience applications
• Interview Preparation Target Summer Work
  (transferable skills)

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Careers Websites

• www.qub.ac.uk/careers
• www.prospects.ac.uk
• www.gradireland.com
• www.doctorjob.com
• www.insidecareers.com
• www.careersineurope.hobsons.com

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How can I use my undergraduate experience to
help me become an employable graduate?