“i am 1 st year – so why am here?” siobhan qadir senior careers consultant for the school of...
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“I am 1st year – so why am here?”
Siobhan QadirSenior Careers Consultant for the School of EngineeringTwitter: Warengcareers
Aims• Why career planning applies to you• Give you access to ideas to develop your
employability
Why careers ?
• Give info, advice and guidance• Help those of you who have no idea• Help those who know exactly what they want
to do and how to do it
The Bad news
• The Economy• Every graduate post receives
52 applications (BBC News 04/07/2012)
• Need for more than a degree• Work Experience is the key
The Good News
Graduate job opportunities increasingThe University of Warwick is No1 for Graduate recruiters in the UKPlacement Learning Unit
I am not sure what I want to do
• Normal • What are your
‘drivers’?• What research have
you done? Can do?
I do know• Work experience• Professional body
membership?• Know where the
vacancies are?• CVs and applications?
Factors influencing your employability
Employability
Work experience
Knowledge of target market
Academic results
Awareness of careers options
Self presentation
Motivation & interests
Skills of an Engineer• Thinking creatively to solve
problems• Team working• Practicality - turn a concept
into reality• Effective communication
(spoken, written and able to listen! )
• Project and time management• Numeracy and IT• Critical and analytical thinking
Recent sample of Engineering Graduate Destinations• Project Manager, Information Security,
Procter and Gamble• Production Planner, Colgate Palmolive• Engineering Consultant, Arup• System Analyst, IBM• Graduate Leadership Programme, Unilever• Senior Project Accountant, Network Rail• IT Consultant, RBS• Distribution Manager, AstraZeneca• Engineer, Cathay Pacific Airlines
Warwick graduates work for• Procter & Gamble• Centrica• Unilever• Cummins• GE Aviation• EDF Energy• Fujitsu• National Grid• Rolls Royce• Aston Martin
• Lagonda Ltd • Airbus• Atkins• IBM• Network Rail • RWE • Npower• Schlumberger• Siemens
Graduate Recruitment Cycle
• Autumn Term - Presentations and deadlines for banks, multinationals, accountants & Campus visits
• Spring Term - More deadlines, some new names - some old ones that have not found enough high quality students and campus visits
• Summer Term - Advertisements - national newspapers - graduate papers
If you want a good job, start early!
How can Careers & Skills help you?• Access to vacancies • Designated Link Careers
Consultant• Placement Learning Unit• Events & Workshops• CV and Application
Workshops – then checks
• 1-1 Guidance • Careers Information• Reference books• Mock Interviews• Feedback
Careers
In person: • Help desk: 10.00am to 6.00pmMonday - Friday• CV Checking 12 – 4 pm Monday - Friday University House, Ground Floor• Careers & Skills Library open 24/7
Web site: www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers Telephone: 024 7652 4748 (general enquiries)E-mail: [email protected]
Your Careers ConsultantSiobhan QadirSenior Careers Consultant for School of Engineering
Phone: 02476 50199Email: [email protected] me on twitter: WarEngCareers
Online Resourceshttp://go.warwick.ac.uk/careers
Register and log in to My Advantage to:Book consultations and workshopsSign up to eventsSet your preferences for email updatesLook at vacancies
Engineering information
• www.gradcracker.com• http://www.facebook.com/AllAboutEngineering • http://
www.prospects.ac.uk/industries_engineering_overview.htm
• http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/developing/departments/eng
Any questions?
PLU