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Careers & Employability.2016-17

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Personal Development Planning. 6Sheffield Graduate Development Planning (SGDP). 6

About This Booklet. 7

Employability Pathway. 8First Year: Getting Involved 8

Second Year: Getting Experience 8

Final Year: Getting Out There 8

Skills Development. 9Geography Graduate Skills & Attributes 9

University Support 9

Graduate Skills Icons. 10

Work Experience Opportunities. 12Careers Service Support 12

Degree With Employment Experience 12

Royal Geographical Society (RGS) Ambassador Scheme 12

Geographical Assocation (GA) Internship 13

Ernst & Young Scholarship 13

SIIDshare 13

Global Learning Opportunities In The Social Sciences (GLOSS) 14

Oncampus Placements 14

Sheffield Volunteering 14

Recognition Of PDP. 14Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) 14

Sheffield Graduate Award 15

Contents.

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University Support & Guidance. 16Careers Service 16

301 Student Skills And Development Centre 16

University Of Sheffield Enterprise (USE) 17

Enactus 17

Achieve More. 18Level 1 18

Level 2 18

Final Year 18

Social Science Faculty Student Research Conference 19

Departmental Careers Events. 20Level 1 20

Level 2 20

Level 3 20

Careers Diagnostic Questionnaire 20

Support for placements and work experience: All Levels 21

Careers in teaching 21

University-Wide Careers Events. 22Fairs 22

Networking Events 22

Employer-Led Events 22

Presentations And One To Ones 22

The ‘What’s On Diary’ 23

The ‘Ask An Expert’ 23

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Courses And Training. 24Online Courses (MOOCS) 24

Level 2 Careers Module 24

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Personal Development Planning.Your time at University is a very important one in terms of academic and personal development. Your studies will not only deepen your knowledge of Geography but will also provide you with many valuable skills which will equip you to enter the workplace or go onto further study. University also provides a wealth of opportunities for you to develop interests and learn new skills outside of your academic work.

You will already be aware of the importance of forward planning in your academic studies – setting aside time for reading, planning your revision and so on – and you are well aware of the ways in which these efforts are formally rewarded. The same principles apply with your personal as well as your academic development – it is worth taking time to consider your skills and attributes and to make plans about ways in which you can develop these in ways which will benefit you in your future employment or studies. This process is known as Personal Development Planning (PDP). Its importance is indicated by the fact that almost any area of employment which you enter (including becoming an academic yourself) will have some formal system for employees to review their performance and make future plans. At Sheffield the scheme which students must use is called Sheffield Graduate Development Planning

Sheffield Graduate Development Planning (SGDP).

In the department of Geography, SGDP is based around a series of regular meetings with your personal tutor. You will be given more details and the documentation for the scheme in Introductory lectures at the start of each year but in outline the schedule is as follows

Level 1

• Meeting in the Autumn semester to check that you are managing the transition to University OK

• Meeting in the Spring semester to review semester 1 results

Level 2

• Meeting in the Autumn semester to review semester 2 results and plans for PDP at Level 2

• Meeting in the Spring semester to review semester 1 results

Level 3

• Meeting in the Autumn semester to review semester 2 results and plans for PDP at Level 3

• Meeting in the Spring semester to review semester 1 results and post-graduation plans

Each meeting is also an opportunity to discuss your career plans and how you are developing your employability.

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About This Booklet.

This booklet has been designed to help you with PDP and it provides four types of information:

• Information on the process of PDP

• Information in the opportunities which exist for developing new skills

• Information on the support and training which is available to you

• Information on schemes by which you can receive formal recognition for your PDP activities.

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Employability Pathway.The Department of Geography has structured our skills and careers support to complement your university experience from registration to graduation. Through academic teaching, careers talks and skills workshops, you will receive advice and training on how to create your own ‘pathway’ of development, depending on your career choices and future goals. Here is an illustration of the structure and content of the pathways programme:

First Year: Getting Involved

Careers Support:

Making the most of your university experience:

o Societies and extracurricular activities.

o Using the Careers Service and 301 Skills Centre

o Recognition through the Higher Education Achievement Record (HEAR)

Skills Development:

Basic skills for higher education and beyond:

o Time management & working to deadlines

o Reflectivelearning

o Presentations & group work

Second Year: Getting Experience

Careers Support:

Thinking about your career path:

o Range of career options with a Geography degree,

o How to plan your career

o Work experience opportunities

Skills Development:

Building your repertoire of transferrable skills:

o Critical thinking & problem solving

o Conducting research

Final Year: Getting Out There

Careers Support:

Preparing for graduation:

o Graduate vacancies

o Recruitment agencies

o Applications and Interviews

Skills Development:

Skills for the workplace:

o Project management

o Writingfordifferentaudiences

o Networking & business awareness

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Skills Development.Coming to University provides many opportunities to develop new skills and to further enhance your existing ones. In addition to the skills related to your subject, your course can develop skills such as communication, teamwork, time management, negotiation and problem solving through group work, presentations, written reports and research. Your skills can also be developed through activities such as obtaining work experience, volunteering, being part of a sports team, taking on a leadership role in a student society, or organising fundraising initiatives.

Geography Graduate Skills & Attributes

A degree in geography or environmental science equips students with a breadth of knowledge and skills spanning both the social andphysicalsciences.Thisisreflectedintherange of occupations our students go into after they graduate. (www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/degree/geo). The Department of Geography places a strong emphasis on building practicalexperiencethroughfieldwork,labwork and research practice. Geography students are typically actively engaged with co-curricular societies and activities, as well as enterprise and employability ventures, and it is this range of experience that attracts employers.

The Department of Geography has designed a set of seven icons to represent the main skills you will develop over the course of your degree and in your wider university life (see p10). Each category represents a broad range of skills that are typically sought after by graduate employers. These icons can also be found in the undergraduate handbook, in the module details section; each module is accompanied by three icons to represent the main skills gained.

This key is a guideline only, with the aim of encouraging you to actively reflect on the full range of skills gained during your learning.

University Support

The University offers a range of services and activities to assist you in developing skills to enhance your academic learning and employability.

• The 301 Student Skills and Development Centre provides a range of support in the form of: academic skills workshops, maths and statistics help, study skills drop-in service, dyslexia support, writing advisory service, and the ‘Languages for All’ program which enables you to learn a language not just through module choice, but alongside your degree in a more ‘informal’ manner.

• The University of Sheffield Enterprise also run a range of workshops and activities on the themes of enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovative thinking. They aim to create opportunities for you to develop your ideas whether it’s selling T-shirts to raise money for a society, organising a gig or setting up a business. These are skills that can be transferred to your studies, your future employment and your daily life.

• The University of Sheffield Careers Service offersavarietyofprogrammesand events to assist with your skills development. For more information refer to their website www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/advice

More information on the range of university support & guidance is available on pages 16-17.

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Graduate Skills Icons.Organisational Skills

Prioritising & planning, decision making, time management, self-management

You will gain a high level of autonomy by independently managing your assessment deadlines, and you will learn how to prioritise and plan your work to fit with other commitments and responsibilities. Undertaking an extensive geographical research project will provide you with strong project management experience and time management skills, preparing you for the demands of the workplace.

Communication Skills

Written and oral communication, including production of non-essay type materials.

You will have the ability to develop communications for a wide range of audiences, through producing a range of materials across the span of your degree including essays, project reports, research proposals and policy briefings. Regular group work and oral presentations will enable you to hone your verbal communication and interpersonal skills, learning how to work effectively in a team to meet a common goal.

Numeracy & TechnologyInformation retrieval, numeracy, statistical analysis, computer literacy, use of computer software

Through our courses you will become capable of using a wide range of software packages to retrieve, store and present information, and will be well versed in collecting and analysing information using various technical and laboratory-based methods (e.g. GIS, remote sensing and mathematical modelling). Regular use of information technology in online research and data analysis will provide you with excellent experience in word processing, database management, and use of digital communications.

Intellectual & Independent Thinking

Analysing & problem solving, developing a reasoned argument, creative & critical thinking

Critical thinking is fundamental to geographical research and through this you will learn how to deconstruct problems and generate solutions appropriate for a range of different contexts. You will become highly adept at developing a reasoned argument from evaluating evidence, and will learn to apply lateral thinking and creative ideas to novel situations.

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Research

Research design and approaches, ethics and risk assessments, cross-disciplinary understandings.

Our courses will provide you with a strong, demonstrable ability to gather, organise and deploy data and information, using a number of qualitative and quantitative techniques.

From numerical modelling and statistical tests, to questionnaires and interviews, you will develop a first-rate ability to choose and apply appropriate methods of data collection to real world problems.

Employability

Commercial and business awareness, awareness of attitudes to work, political and cultural sensitivity, personal reflection and

evaluation, networking, team working.

You will be taught to reflect on your attitudes and actions, so will be well-equipped to deal with the cultural, political and ethical issues that may arise within the workplace and wider business. Through conferences, workshops and events with external organisations, you will gain a sense of how to network and present yourself in a professional manner.

Geographical

Spatial analysis, geographical information systems, quantitative and qualitative research methods.

You will develop an excellent ability to interpret and analyse a range of spatial data and apply it to current world issues.

Global Awareness

Geographical awareness, and political and cultural awareness. The multidisciplinary nature of the course will equip you with an in-depth

understandingofhowdifferentprocessesinteract at a local and global scale, and an appreciationofdifferentculturesandglobalpolitical issues.

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Work Experience Opportunities.Both the department and the University offer a wide range of exciting opportunities for you to develop valuable work skills and experience, outlined below.

Careers Service Support

The Careers Service has links with an extensive range of employers locally, nationally and internationally. You can find out more about employer events and fairs which are taking place on campus, to book an appointment for careers advice or to register for vacancy alerts via Career Connect, which you can access through your MUSE dashboard.

The Careers Service Placement Team offers bookable appointments on Monday to Thursday afternoon in the Student Jobshop at the Students’ Union. These can be booked through Career Connect.

Degree With Employment Experience

The University is keen to support students who would like to gain employment experience during their undergraduate studies, and allows the option for any student to take a one-year placement between levels 2 and 3. The placement does not have to relate directly to your degree, but it must involve undertaking work, which would be typical of a graduate level job – i.e. you couldn’t stack shelves at Tesco for a year but you could work in their head office. The experience gained during the year will clearly be valuable when applying for jobs after graduation, and indeed may lead directly to future employment in the company or organisation.

You cannot apply for this type of course through UCAS and therefore students are encouraged to apply to participate in the DEE scheme in year 2.

Following the successful completion of the placement, graduation students will be awarded an amended degree title to reflect their additional experience e.g. BSc (Hons) Geography with Employment Experience.

The responsibility for finding a placement rests with the student, although the Careers Service can assist with this. Placements must be approved by the department, who will also provide support and monitor progress. If you are interested the University has a dedicated website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/placements which gives more details. The Geography Department are running dedicated sessions and in-house advice on placements (see page 20)

Royal Geographical Society (RGS) Ambassador Scheme

Through this scheme, you have the opportunity to become a role model and ambassador to school pupils, through introducing them to the benefits of studying geography and encouraging them to pursue the subject not only beyond the compulsory stages, but also into higher education and employment. Through a range of fun, interactive and informative sessions, you can demonstrate the specific and transferable skills you have developed as a geographer. You will attend a three-hour training session run by the RGS, held in the Department of Geography, before starting to volunteer on the scheme. The training session is fun, interactive and aims to equip you with everything you need to feel confident for your first visit.

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Sheffield Geography students regularly participate in this scheme. It is an opportunity to develop your presentation and interpersonal skills, and the scheme can be accredited through HEAR (see page 14).

Further information on the scheme can be found here: bit.ly/srX2w0

The Training will take place in semester 2 (date to be advised). In order to attend you must apply by contacting Simon Faulkner at RGS (s.faulkner@rgs.org). Do not apply to the department and please don’t just turn up on the day.

Geographical Assocation (GA) Internship

Each year we run a competition for a four week internship with the Geographical Association (GA). The winner is then chosen by the GA chief executive through an essay competition.

Ernst & Young Scholarship

Two scholarships are available annually to Level 1 students from the schools of Geography, Chemistry or History, as part of a prestigious scheme designed by Ernst & Young specifically for Sheffield students. These provide a number of training opportunities over the second and third years of undergraduate study, including:

• A place on the Ernst & Young Leadership Academy programme

• Employment as an Ernst & Young Brand Ambassador

• A Summer internship or year-long placement

Each scholarship-winner also receives typically a £1000 bursary in each year of the scholarship. The application deadline for 2017/18 scholarships will be announced in the autumn.

SIIDshare

SIDshare is a student run enterprise that operates as an NGO embedded within SIID (Sheffield Institute for International Development). SIIDshare is open to students from all disciplines and levels of study. Its aim is to promote engagement and partnership through knowledge exchange. You can get involved with SIIDshare in a number of ways:

• Join the committee: Committee members are elected for one academic year and represent SIIDshare within the University and through liaison with external partners. Committee members play an active role in planning and implementing various international development activities.

• Do fundraising: Each year, SIIDshare organises charitable fundraising activities for particular NGO partners or their projects. These fundraising activities take place over a discrete time period and students sign up to commit to the activity for the duration.

• Join a project challenge team: Students will work on an international development ‘challenge’, a real project, nominated by the NGO (a problem that needs solving) that may involve a number of interventions and involve the students thinking strategically about how to address the challenge e.g. grant-making, M&E,fundraising,advocacy,fieldwork.

• Volunteer with an NGO: SIIDshare has negotiated partnerships with a number of NGOs/third Sector organisations both within the city region and overseas. Students sign up through SIIDshare and gain valuable experience of working with partners and communities outside the University.

More information can be found at: siidshare.group.shef.ac.uk

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Global Learning Opportunities In The Social Sciences (GLOSS)

The GLOSS scheme aims to promote student engagement in global learning. The scheme provides students with unique opportunities to understand their courses in an international context:

• The Global Leadership Initiative provides undergraduate and taught postgraduate students opportunities to work as fully accredited policy analysts at major global summits.

• The GLOSS Research Associate Scheme offers undergraduate students international research experience in partnership with academic staff.

• SIDshare enables all students to engage in a student-run social enterprise involved in international development.

For more information about these opportunities, visit the GLOSS website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/gloss/about

Oncampus Placements

These are project-based, paid 100 hour placements that students can undertake with a university department or faculty during their study. The range of placements cover both non-vocational and degree-specific projects, such as market research, data analysis, research, social media strategy, product development, and events management. Placements are advertised through the MyVacancies system throughout the academic year.

Sheffield Volunteering

Volunteering is a great way to boost your CV and can be the best way to bring your degree to life and gain that hands on experience you might need for employment. There are over 200 opportunities to volunteer through Sheffield Volunteering, and you can gain recognition for your effort through HEAR and the Sheffield Graduate Award.

For an idea of the range of activities and how to get involved visit: su.sheffield.ac.uk/sheffield-volunteering

Recognition Of PDP.The university provides a number of ways in which you can formally record and receive recognition for things which you do outside of your formal studies which contribute to your development as a Sheffield Graduate.

Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR)

The HEAR will provide a comprehensive record of students’ university achievements.

You will be issued with your HEAR alongside your degree certificate. As well as including your degree classification, an overview of your qualification and a list of your modules and grades, the HEAR will include more detailed information about your chosen course. It will also give details of non-academic achievements that the university or the Students’ Union can verify, to provide you with a broad picture of your university achievements. These might include additional modules you have taken (e.g. a language course), awards such as the Sheffield Graduate Award or Skills for Work Certificate, and other extra-curricular activities such as volunteering or mentoring.

You can view your HEAR (via My Services in MUSE) as it grows during your time at

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Sheffield. You can use it as support for the Sheffield Graduate Development Programme, by providing a basis for reviewing your progress and thinking about your personal development. You are also encouraged to refer to your HEAR in discussions with your personal tutor and the Careers Service, to help you identify and articulate the skills you are gaining, and reflect on how you can build on these to achieve your future goals.

Before graduation you will also be issued with official ‘snapshots’ of your HEAR via a new secure online system (the ShaRe Service, Sheffield Authorised Records, (www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/record/share) three times per year (around Easter, graduation week and intro week). You can share this with employers and others to provide evidence of your university achievements as you begin to apply for internships, jobs or further study. You are encouraged to take advantage of opportunities to gain recognition for activities you undertake outside the curriculum. This will help you demonstrate how you have made the most of your time at university, and gained valuable skills and experience that will enhance your employability and help you achieve your potential.

When you complete your course your HEAR will be finalised, and be issued as an Exit HEAR (PDF format) via ShARe. You will continue to have access to ShARe after graduation, and you will be able to use ShARe to give other people (e.g. employers/postgraduate admissions tutors) permission to view your HEAR as well, so that you can use your HEAR as official evidence of your university learning and experience.

A list of verifiable activities can be found here: www.sheffield.ac.uk/hear-search/. Most are verified centrally (including open day ambassadors), with the exception of The Geographical Association Ambassador Scheme, and the GeogSoc ‘Intern’ competition, which are verified by the Geography Department.

For more information about the HEAR, visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/hear

Sheffield Graduate Award

A prestigious 'degree PLUS' programme that recognises your individual extra-curricular achievements in local, national and international activities. The Sheffield Graduate Award represents exceptional achievement by the breadth of your skills, leadership abilities and your commitment to personal development.

For more information visit www.sheffield.ac.uk/thesheffieldgraduateaward

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University Support & Guidance.Careers Service

Being ‘employable’ as a graduate means more than simply getting a ‘good’ job; it’s about your overall personal development as an individual both whilst at university and beyond. The Careers Service offers a wide range of support to assist you in enhancing your employability including:

• Individual careers advice at any stage of your course, initially through booking a 20-minute appointment via Career Connect, which you can access via your MUSE dashboard

• Careers resources - an extensive range of occupational information, CV and interview advice, online talks, streamed DVDs and a database of graduate case studies.

• Access to a database of part-time, internship and graduate vacancies Via Career Connect

• A programme of careers related events including employer presentations and recruitment fairs, careers related talks and skills development workshops www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/events

• ‘Taste of Work’ – a half day work placement within a university department, aimed at students with no work experience.

• Adviceonfindingpart-timetermtimework, work experience or placements.

• Career Management Skills module CAS 201 www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/cms – a level 2 free elective module which will increase your self-awareness, understanding of the graduatelabourmarketandeffectiveself-promotion. Around 30 Geography students take this module every year.

301 Student Skills And Development Centre

Located at 301 Glossop Road, 301 provides services and activities to support your skills development, and can help you to identify the best ways to develop these, and which activities will suit you best. This can be through academic skills workshops (e.g. exam technique, performing well in seminars and tutorials, presentation skills), study skills drop-in service, dyslexia support, writing advisory service, and the ‘Languages for All’ program which enables you to learn a language, not just through module choice, but alongside your degree in a more ‘informal’ manner. For more information, see:

www.sheffield.ac.uk/ssid/301/services

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University Of Sheffield Enterprise (USE)

USE brings people together to make ideas happen. They aim to create opportunities for you to develop your ideas whether it’s selling T-shirts to raise money for a society, organising a gig or setting up a business. Getting involved in enterprising activities is a great way to boost your CV, gain new skills and meet new people. These are skills that can be transferred to your studies, your future employment and your daily life. With opportunities, workshops, events, mentoring, business planning, grants, loans, funding, skill build, support, further study, information, contacts, room bookings. More information can be found at: enterprise.shef.ac.uk/

Enactus

Enactus is an international social enterprise society, using enterprising projects to benefit communities locally and globally. In the Sheffield area, the team has run projects ranging from a jam-making venture designed to support and rehabilitate the homeless, to a scheme that empowers through jewellery-making. On an international level, they’ve developed an enterprise in Bolivia, training locals to make thermal blankets from crisp packets, and in Nigeria created a shea butter business to provide employment to trafficked women. See more at: enterprise.shef.ac.uk/opportunities/pursue-your-personal-interests/enactus-sheffield

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Achieve More.Achieve More ensures that all undergraduate students have the opportunity to explore global issues with others, both from other disciplines across the University and with communities from beyond it. This prepares you for the future by helping to foster deeper and broader learning and providing opportunities to enhance your academic and wider skills set.

Through a series of learning activities, you will be challenged to apply your subject knowledge in creative ways, understand the role of interdisciplinary research in tackling global issues and be able to communicate the impact of your subject to non-specialists.

In practice, Achieve More means that you will participate in the following learning activities as part of your course.

Level 1

Faculty-based group project activities to devise and present multi-disciplinary responses to contemporary issues.

This is compulsory for Level 1 students

Level 2

Achieve More Level 2: 10bn. Open to second year students from all five faculties, AML2:10bn, ‘How will we live in a world of 10 billion?’ takes place during semester two. Through an online course and face-to-face events, you will explore a range of interdisciplinary research topics such as migration, biodiversity and food.

Final Year

Activities to support and enable you to communicate your subject knowledge to those outside your disciplines, thus strengthening their ability to convey their knowledge of their core discipline and further developing their communication skills. This includes an Online Interactive Poster Conference at 3 pm - 5 pm on Monday of Week 11 (5th December) as part of GEO356.

The following benefits have been highlighted by students who have participated in Achieve More.

• deepen and broaden your subject knowledge

• understand and value how other disciplines think and apply their knowledge

• a broader understanding of the world by making connections beyond your subject area

• develop transferable skills: communication skills, critical analysis, team work skills

• learn how to identify your own and others’ strengths

• talk about your area of expertise to non-specialists

• produce tangible outputs which can be used on a CV or at job interviews

• workwithacademicstaffandstudentsfrom across the University as well as local communities, employers and others from outside the University

• the freedom to be creative and try out new ways of learning

• meet people from outside your department

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Achieve More is new and is being introduced in a phased way. Please see below for what this means for you.

Level 1 Students starting in 2016-17

2016-17 Level 1 challenges

2017-18 Opportunity to take part in Level 2 challenges

2018-19 Final year activities

Level 2 Students who started in 2015-16

2015-16 Level 1 challenges

2016-17 Opportunity to take part in Level 2 challenges

2017-18 Somedepartmentswillbepilotingfinalyearactivities

Level 3 or higher (students starting in 2014-15)

2014-15 Level 1 challenges

2015-16 Opportunity to take part in Level 2 challenges

2016-17 Somedepartmentswillbepilotingfinalyearactivities

Social Science Faculty Student Research Conference

This is held in week 7 or 8 of semester 2, and is a forum for level 3 students to present your dissertation research. This will provide you with valuable presentation skills which can be included on your CV.

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Departmental Careers Events.The department runs Careers events during all three years of your course, targeted at your changing needs. Full details of times and dates will be found on the Careers pages on the Geography Hub on MOLE and advertised via e-mail. GeogSoc also arranges careers events which will be publicized via their Facebook pages so keep an eye open for these. Additional events are arranged as opportunities arise so keep an eye on the news updates via MUSE and email.

Level 1

Careers and Employability

This short session, embedded into a lecture, will provide information on topics such as:

• Why work experience is important and how to organise this

• TheSheffieldGraduateAward

• Taste of Work

• Level 2 Career Management Skills module (CAS 201)

• Careers Service support

Level 2

Thinking ahead: Career planning for Level 2 Geography

This short session for level 2 Geography students, embedded into an early GEO256 lecture, will provide and insight into options with a Geography degree and introduce you to a variety of resources which will help you to engage with the process of career planning and highlight the importance of gaining relevant work experience.

There is also a dedicated level 2 session planned for semester 2.

Level 3

Getting Out There - Jobsearch and Applications for Finalists

This short session, embedded into the first GEO356 lecture will provide an overview of sources of help and information provided by the careers centre.

Careers Diagnostic Questionnaire

In week 5 of semester 1, a Careers Diagnostic Questionnaire will be made available to all Level 3 Geography students. Based upon your responses to the questionnaire, this will enable you to identify a personalised action plan, and will signpost you to resources to help you to develop your career plans, and to further study, job, or placement search strategies.

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Support for placements and work experience: All Levels

We are running a series of events to support you in finding and making the most of placement opportunities. The first of these events, Internships, Placements and Work Experience is on Wednesday 26th October, 1.00-2.00 in Geography Building D3C.

This session, run by the Careers Centre especially for Geography students, will look at ways which you can gain work experience, either through working alongside your degree, vacation internships/work experience, and through the Degree with Employment Experience. The session will look at how to find placements, the application process, and the benefits of placements. Geography students will talk about their experience of work placements. This session is aimed at students from all levels.

In semester 1, and semester 2, fortnightly appointments will be available with the placements officer in the Geography building (dates and room to be advised). Appointments can also be booked for every day at the careers centre.

Further events on maximising the learning/benefit of work experience and volunteering, and preparing to apply for placements, are planned for semester 2.

Careers in teaching

This session, run by Jane Ferretti from the School of Education, will provide information and advice on training to be a teacher. Wednesday 9th November, 1.00-2.00, Geography Building D3C.

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University-Wide Careers Events.Fairs

Students who prepare in advance for fairs can really stand out with employers. In fact, in the last few years several students have managed to secure themselves a position at a fair.

• The Part Time Jobs and Volunteering Fair 29 September 2016

• The Professional Graduate Recruitment & Placement Fair 17 October 2016

• The Engineering Graduate Recruitment & Placement Fair 18 October 2016

N.B. There will be a ‘Built Environment’ section on 5th November

• The Law Fair 19 October 2016

Networking Events

Networking events bring together 6-8 employers from a relevant industry, providing each organisation with the opportunity to deliver a short pitch to students before a networking reception. The expected audience for these events can be much higher than an individual presentation and they can be particularly effective for smaller or less well-known organisations - the short pitches allowing students to gain information that they take into the networking element of the event.

• NotforProfit/CharityTuesday25 October 2016

• Urban Infrastructure Tuesday 1 November 2016

• Teaching Thursday 3 November 2016

• Public Sector Monday 7 November 2016

• IT & Telecommunications Wednesday 9 November 2016

• Finance, Accountancy & Banking Monday 14 November 2016

• Working in R & D (Science) Tuesday 15 November 2016

• Law Wednesday 16 November

• Graduate Schemes Monday 21 November 2016

• Transport Tuesday 22 November 2016

• Languages, Overseas Work & Travel Monday 28 November 2016

• Women in Engineering Wednesday 30 November 2016

Employer-Led Events

These events are a few examples of ways that you can meet employers through the Careers Service. Other opportunities include employer-led mock interview sessions and application workshops, more details via the What's on Diary.

Presentations And One To Ones

Presentations allow you to find out about a company, their employment opportunities and their recruitment process. One-to-ones are an opportunity for you to have an informal discussion with an employer and to ask any questions you may have about their opportunities or your own situation.

Please use this website to keep up-to-date with planned events:

www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/events/oncampus

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The ‘What’s On Diary’

The What's on Diary features all events which are being organised by the Careers Service including: employer talks, workshops, presentations, one-to-one sessions and skills for success. The What's on Diary will also tell you how to book a place for each event. www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/events

You'll find all of the information on employer events at www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/employers/engaging

The ‘Ask An Expert’

The Careers Service are intending to run events around the following topics in 2016:

• Careers in the community (prison service, police, probation work, social work, youth work etc.)

• Working in creative media and marketing (digital arts, web design, marketing, social media etc.)

• Working for a charity (including experts working in international development)

• Environmental and conservation careers (same areas as this year's event but withdifferentpanelspeakers)

• Careers in healthcare (physiotherapy, radiotherapy, physician associate, midwifery, nursing, speech therapy etc.)

Please note that titles are likely to alter slightly. These events will not be delivered until semester 2 2016/17. We will circulate dates and final titles when they are available.

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Courses And Training.Online Courses (MOOCS)

The Careers services are running two free online courses to help students improve the skills they will need in the job application process.

How to Succeed at: Writing Applications

Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/writing-applications

How to Succeed at: Interviews

Enrol: www.futurelearn.com/courses/interviews

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Level 2 Careers Module

The Careers services run a 20 credit Level module CAS201 Career Management Skills which you are eligible to take as one of your unrestricted Level 2 modules www.sheffield.ac.uk/careers/students/cms

Through this unit students will develop the career management skills necessary to make and implement informed career decisions, both on graduation and beyond. They will gain a more in depth insight into their 'transferable skills' and improve their ability to articulate these in an increasingly competitive global market and so enhance their lifelong career potential. A comprehensive awareness of the range of opportunities available will be developed, as well as an understanding of how to access them, by demystifying the application and selection process and enhancing their employability.

Prerequisites: None

Assessment: Coursework

Availability: Available either in semester 1 or semester 2.

Further details will be provided at the end of Level 1 when you are choosing your Level 2 modules. It is also possible to select this module via ‘Add / Drop’ but only up to the end of the first week of the semester.

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