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How to find graduate jobs and successfully apply for them.
SSPSSR Employability Month
• Nicola Urquhart• Careers Adviser• Careers and Employability Service• www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm
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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)
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Changing world of work:
•Global economy•More career changes•Roles change•New technology/social media•Need to focus on employability as opposed to just employment •Changes to graduate recruitment
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Changes to graduate recruitmentPreviously…
Degree + good application + good interview = graduate role
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What do employers want?
Degree awarded at 2.1 or above
Employability skills
Extra-Curricular Activities
Professional attributes
Work Experience
Commercial Awareness
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What skills and attributes do employers want? Communication
Report writing
Team working
Leadership
Planning and organisation
Project management
Enterprise
Problem Solving
Reflection
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
Adaptability
Maturity
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What skills and attributes do employers want?
Transferrable skills
• Communication (oral, written)
• Negotiation • Team working• Planning and organisation• Time management • Leadership• Problem solving
Attributes
• Integrity • Adaptability • Energy• Drive and resilience• Reliability• Enthusiasm and passion• Self awareness and
confidence
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Why are employability skills so important?Increased competition – over 400,000 graduates leaving university each year.•‘Our latest UK recruitment campaign closed having attracted c.24500. The bank will offer c.475 places in 2012.’ HSBC newsletter April 2012
•Saatchi & Saatchi – 3000 applicants for 12 summer internships 2012.•Kent Probation – 300 applicants for 6 jobs in October 2012.
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How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them?
Through your course:•Written work•Research•Problem solving•Presentations•Working in groups•Using ICT skills•Understanding complex information
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How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them?
Through extra-curricular activities:•Clubs/societies•Volunteering•Student Ambassador Scheme•Careers Employability Award on Moodle•Employability Points •Learning a language•Travelling
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How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them?
Through gaining work experience:•Part-time work•Internships/placements•Company events
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Where to look for jobs
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Research how the sectors you are interested in recruit
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Where to look for vacancies• Check job vacancies to find out
about the types of roles being advertised
www.prospects.ac.uk
www.milkround.com
www.targetjobs.co.uk
www.kent.ac.uk/ces• Graduate directories• Careers and Employability Fairs• Social Media• Recruitment Agencies
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Vacancy Sites - graduatewww.kent.ac.uk/careers/graddirectories.htm
• www.prospects.ac.uk • www.get.hobsons.co.uk• www.targetjobs.co.uk• www guardianuk300.com• www.top100graduateemployers.com/
• www.kent.ac.uk/ces/vacancies.html
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Graduate Schemes still open ... • Accenture• Aldi• Arcadia • BAE Systems• BBC• Bloomberg • British Sugar • Cancer Research UK • Deliotte• DFID • Diageo
• Ernest & Young • EU Careers • IBM• L’Oreal • Mars • McDonalds • MI5 • National Grid • Penguin • TeachFirst • BBC
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Example Graduate scheme (Bloomberg )• Finance• IT• Media• Sales
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Example graduate scheme: DFID • Engineering• Finance• General Management• IT• Purchasing• Research and
Development
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Other resources
• Professional bodies• Institute of Practitioners in Advertising www.ipa.co.uk/• Chartered Institute of Marketing www.cim.co.uk• Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development
www.cipd.co.uk/
• Recruitment agencies • FASHION - George Ellis Recruitment• MUSIC - Handle Recruitment• ACCOUNTANCY - Hays Accountancy Personnel• SECRETARIAL - Nice People Employment Bureau
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Graduate EventsThe Summer Graduate Fair ExCel, London, 5th June 2013 www.summergradfair.co.uk
TARGETjobs/The Careers GroupThe London Graduate FairBusiness Design Centre, Islington 20th March www.londongradfair.co.uk/summer
For fairs elsewhere in the UK, seewww.prospects.ac.uk/links/careerfairs
Careers Fairs
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What else can you do?
Network!• ask your friends• ask your relatives• ask your “network”• ask a past Kent graduate• ask a careers adviser
www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm
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Not all jobs are advertised : the hidden job market
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APPLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
How to succeed
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Successful applications
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What employers say…"Few students are able to articulate what they have gained from their experience in higher education." (Association of Graduate Recruiters, 1995)
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What is the purpose of a CV?
• To inform the employer about your education, work experience, skills and interests
• To show how you meet the criteria so the employer can not deselect you
• To ‘sell’ your qualities and to persuade the employer to invite you to interview
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Producing a CV
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Matching up your CV with the position/company
• It is not ‘one size fits all’, you need to tailor your CV to each position you apply for.
• Research the organisation. Do they have a mission statement or core values? What will they be looking for in you? Who works there at the moment? What are they passionate about?
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What makes an effective CV and covering letter
• Right format• Well presented• Proof read/consistent tenses • You have included all the necessary
information• Your skills and abilities are clearly
evidenced • Conveyed your understanding and
enthusiasm for the job• Targeted it to the job
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What does it need to contain?
• Personal details• Education and qualifications• Work experience• Skills• Interests and additional information• References
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Don’t be constrained by headings.• Languages • Scholarships/Awards• Voluntary work • Relevant experience• Positions of responsibility • Publication/Presentations • Conferences attended • Research skills • Additional skills
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Hints on wording• Avoid personal pronouns -
No “I’s”• Avoid producing a passive
CV• Start with verbs wherever
possible• Use short sentences &
concise phrases• Focus on accomplishments• Refer to specific projects
with quantifiable results• Try to incorporate wording
used in that sector
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Make use of Action Verbs
created instructed analysed produced
negotiated designed calculated maintained
administered controlled reviewed observed
consolidated delivered founded increased
studied invented supplied detected
programmed recommended distributed
developed solved prepared installed selected
arranged formulated solved started
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Application forms (online)• Read the question!
• Re-read and highlight the main points
• Write your answer
• Check you have covered each point
• Include key words
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STAR approach (online)
For questions where you are asked to ‘explain a time when…’, it is useful to use the STAR approach:
•Situation – set the scene
•Task - what needed to be done/achieved?
•Action - this should take up about 80% of the answer, what action did YOU take?
•Result - this is the ‘proof’ that you succeeded, try and give evidence such as statistics if possible
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Applicant Tracking SystemsSome major recruiters rely on Applicant Tracking Systems to initially scan through CVs, covering letters and application forms. If you do not pass this stage, your application may never be seen.
Case Study: Olu – Business and IT
I applied for 120 placement schemes, the most disheartening thing about it was receiving rejections at 1am in the morning. My applications weren’t even getting to a human being! Allianz was my last shot, and for the first time I made my application relevant, I used key words and I practiced psychometric tests. Not only did I get the placement, but they asked me back after graduation, so I have now started on their graduate scheme.
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Beating the system• Use their KEY WORDS from:
• Job description• Person specification• Values and mission statement section• ‘What we look for’ section
Example: Candidate must have strong communication skills and must be fluent in German
(ensure highlighted words feature in your application)
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Here comes the (computer) science bit… Concentrate!
1. Never send your CV as a PDF: Applicant tracking systems (ATS) lack a standard way to structure PDF documents, info can be mis-read
2. Don't include tables or graphics: ATS can't read graphics, and they misread tables
3. Call your work experience, "Work Experience": The computer might completely skip over your work experience if you haven’t labelled it as such
4. Don't start your work experience with dates: To ensure applicant tracking systems read and import your work experience properly, always start it with your employer's name, followed by your title, followed by the dates you held that title.
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INTERVIEWS
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Does what I wear really matter?
37% of employers decided against hiring someone because of what they were wearing
80% of interviewers think it is inappropriate to wear red to an interview
99% of bosses interviewing female applicants say they would be inclined to mark them down if they wore dangly jewellery
95% find low-necked tops and no tights unsuitable interview attire(The Ladders)
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Interviews – do your research• Be familiar with the employer website
• Re-read employer information/ your application form
• Remind yourself why you find this employer attractive
• Keep up to date with current affairs
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Body Language
• Shake hands warmly, but wait to be invited to sit down.• Smile• Try to relax - don’t sit on the edge of your chair, but don’t
slouch.• Speak clearly and not too fast• Don’t fidget• Keep up good eye contact with the interviewer
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Interview QuestionsInterview questions may be:
• Hypothetical (what would you do if…)• Competency based (describe a situation where you…)• ‘Traditional’ interview questions (tell me about yourself)
In your answers, keep in mind the skills and attributes the employer will be looking for.
Be honest.
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Prepare answers to obvious questions• Why are you applying to us?
• Who else have you applied to?
• What do you know about our competitors ?
• What makes you suitable for this placement/job?
• Why should we employ you?
• What do you know about the company/industry/scheme?
• Tell us about yourself
• What are your strengths and weaknesses?
• What do you do in your spare time?
• What is your greatest achievement?
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Prepare for Competency Questions
Describe a situation where you had to .....
• show leadership • make a difficult decision • overcome a difficult obstacle • work with others to solve a problem
What would you do differently?
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Hypothetical Questions – What would you do if ………?
• What would you do if an irate customer complained about the length of time they had been waiting?
• What would you do if you disagreed with something your manager was doing?
• What would you do if a person became aggressive when talking to you?
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Thinking on your feet
• Used precisely because it's impossible to work out your answer beforehand
• Tests your ability to think quickly, logically, produce practical solutions
• Don't panic! Take a few seconds to think - this shows confidence
• There may be many possible solutions.
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Difficult Questions• Ask for some thinking time
• Tell them you would need to research the answer
• Ask if you can come back to that question later
• “I’m afraid I don’t know” is better than waffle
• Keep the answer short if you are operating at the edge of your comfort zone
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Prepare Some Questions to Ask
• Will I have a mentor in the workplace?
• How many people work in the team?
• How did you progress to your role?
• Would I have a role in the project you described?
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Useful resources • I want to work in ….
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/siteach.htm • What can I do with my degree in …
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Sociology.htm • Interviews (includes assessment centres and
psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm
• Example CVs & Covering Letterswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm
• Employability Skills http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm
• www.prospects.ac.uk
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Undecided about what jobs would suit youSpend time thinking about your values, skills and attributes and which jobs would give you the opportunity to use these. •www.prospects.ac.uk (Prospects Planner)•www.kent.ac.uk
(Choosing a Career )•Make use of the Careers and Employability Service
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Where to find the Careers and Employability Service
Opening Hours:
9-5, Mon - Fri
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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.
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Action Points
• Research how the sectors you are interested in recruit• Plan a strategy for your job-hunting (& review it regularly)• Update your CV and revise it every time you use it to apply for a job• Continue to build up your skills and experience (stop-gap jobs,
internships, work shadowing, etc)• Network - discuss your career ideas with as many people as possible• Use a variety of vacancy and information sources• Employ creative job-hunting techniques as well as conventional
methods• Keep motivated and don’t give up! No,no,no,no,no.no,no,noYES!• Use the Careers and Employability Service
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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
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Slides can be downloaded atwww.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm