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Employability at Kent
Welcome• What is this event about?
Helping you to get involved with events and activities which will make you more employable when you graduate
• Why now?The earlier you start thinking about Employability the better. SECL are running a series of events this year centred around Employability
• Who we areSteph Ham – Employability and Communications Coordinator, SECLNicola Urquhart – Careers Adviser for HumanitiesKasia Senyszyn – Employability Points Coordinator, Kent EnterpriseSuzanne Payne – Employability Coordinator, Student Activities Centre
SECL Employability• What SECL is doing this year:
Employability and Communications Coordinator
Careers and Employability Event Programme Alumni events and mentoring SECL Employability website And much more!
More information
• Details of all of our events can be found on the SECL website at: www.kent.ac.uk/secl/employability
• Come and see me in Cornwallis NW 111• Feel free to talk to us after the event or to
contact us by email or phone
Employers want more than a degree from you - by recording your skills and experience you can demonstrate how you stand out from the crowd
Suzanne Payne – Graduate Employability Coordinator
Based in Student Activities Office – above Essentials
Kent Union supports employability in a number of ways
Includes roles such as course reps and committee members as well as time spent giving time to charities as well as other organisations
Is a positive way of gaining valuable skills and experience that employers value and understand
Volunteering
Is a recognition scheme for volunteering which provides: Accreditation for volunteering hours Recognition of your commitment in a form
that employers value and understand Different levels of award are available
according to the number of hours logged
Kent Student Certificate in Volunteering (KSCV)
Programme of training sessions each lasting between 60 and 90 mins
Support your volunteer roles and gain further employability skills
Help you fill gaps in your employability skill set
All sessions are free and you can attend as many as you wish
Bookings made via Kent Union website
Stand Out
Browse volunteering opportunities Record volunteer and paid roles Log volunteering hours Record employability skills Record training Book stand out training session Produce a skills record
The Employability and Volunteering Toolkit
QUESTIONS?
School of European Culture and Languages
24th October 2012
Careers and Employability Service
Nicola UrquhartCareers Adviser
What is Employability?
‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.’ (CBI, March 2009)
What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for?
Communication
Report writing
Team working
Leadership
Planning and organisation
Project management
Enterprise
Problem SolvingReflection
Adaptability
Energy
Drive and resilience
Integrity
Reliability
Enthusiasm/passion
Self awareness
Confidence
Contextual/cultural awareness
Capacity to develop
NumeracyPositive attitude
Business and customer awareness
IT skills
Changes to graduate recruitment
Previously…
Degree + good application + good interview = graduate role
Changes to graduate recruitment
Now …Employers increasingly focusing on attributes in addition to traditional employability skills
Successful applicants have often had experience within the organisation via Insight days, work experience, internships etc.
The Careers and Employability Service
• Comprehensive web pages• Careers talks and workshops• Careers Employability Award on Moodle• Vacancy database (Graduate Directories)• Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair• Drop In - Quick Query• Careers Guidance Interviews
Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces
Attend Careers Talks and Workshops.
• Choosing a career• Applying for teacher training • Careers in the public sector• How to make effective
presentations• Commercial awareness• Postgraduate study • More information available
http://www.kent.ac.uk/ces/events/
Employers visiting campus Examples this term include:• MBDA• Bloomberg• RAF • Teach First• Majestic Wine• NHS• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Careers Employability Award (on moodle)
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm• The module takes about 12 hours to complete
• But this can be done at your own pace
You do this by completing:9 quizzes3 short assignments1 feedback form
Vacancy Database
• All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs, sandwich placements or vacation work/internships are entered on this database which offers:
• Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest you
• Employers notifying vacancies are often specifically targeting Kent graduates, so competition for jobs is lower than on other vacancy sites www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm
Careers and Employability Service Fair
• Thursday 1st November 2-5pm Eliot Great Hall.
Chance to meet employers and hear about opportunities
Speak to an adviser:
• Quick query, drop in and speak to an adviser 10.30am -12.30pm and 2pm-4pm Monday to Friday.
• E mail @careerhelp and an adviser will respond to your query.
• You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in.
Action points
• Start to think about your career plans early!
• Complete the Careers Employability award on Moodle.
• Stay up-to-date with what is happening.
Stay up-to-date with what is happening
• www.kent.ac.uk/ces
• www.kent.ac.uk/employability
• Follow us on Facebook at University of Kent Student Employability www.facebook.com/UKCES
• Follow us on Twitter at @unikentemploy
The University of KentCareers and Employability
Service
You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm