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News and views from employers 3

Enterprise skills - who needs them? 4

Jobs in the creative arts 7

Events at Penryn and Streatham 8

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ZONEYOUR CAREERS AND EMPLOYABILITY MAGAZINE

ISSUE 2 SPRING 2014

Welcome to the 2nd issue of ‘In the Zone’! The magazine is brought to you by EGD (Employability and Graduate Development) and the Career Zone teams to bring you up to date with employability news and activities available to Exeter students and our external partners.

In this issue we have included articles that will help you to make more informed career decisions and point you to those services, events and opportunities that will help you follow your dream careers!

The feature article in this issue takes a look at why enterprise skills are important regardless of the career you wish to follow or the sector you wish to work in.

We have some great stories about current students and graduates who have made it happen for themselves.

Hopefully, they will inspire you to do the same!

Best wishes,

Paul BlackmoreHead of Employability and Graduate Development

Think it, Try it, Do it......is the innovative (and award winning!) portfolio of services designed to help you develop, experiment and express your entrepreneurial flair during your time at Exeter and beyond.

You can find information and links to these invaluable services here:www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/enterprise/

This issue will highlight how students are already making things happen for themselves and will hopefully inspire you to do the same! See pages 4, 5 and 6 in this issue.

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Welcome

Think it, Try it, Do it!

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Welcome 1

Career Planning 101 2

News and views from employers 3

Enterprise skills – who needs them? 4–6

Graduate jobs in... The creative arts 7

Events at Penryn and Streatham 8–9

Employers! 20,000 reasons to target Exeter 11

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Did you know 70% of all graduate jobs are open to any degree discipline?

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Do you want to work with your degree subject? Interested inmanaging people or self-employment?

What skills might you need? How will you acquire them? Do you need another qualification?

If you are unsure of the skills and experience you have or need for a specific occupation or sector, you can start to investigate the occupations available and find the ones that match. There are many tools online that can help you, take a look at these (both will suggest potential occupations):

Prospects Career Planner: www.prospects.ac.uk and Targetjobs Careers Report: www.targetjobs.co.uk

Consider booking a place on the ‘Focus on.... Getting started’ session, available through the Career Zone.

If you have too many options or need further advice, visit the Career Zone to speak to helpful staff and to book an appointment to see a Careers Consultant. This appointment will help you to clarify your thinking, whether you have lots of ideas or none at all.

Choosing a career can be daunting but there are a few things that you can do to get started,

reduce stress and gain an edge on the competition. Start by asking...

CAREERPLANNING ‘101’

Did you know

70% of all graduate jobs are open to any degree discipline?

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GRADUATE VACANCIES PREDICTED TO RISE THIS YEAR

The latest report from the Association of Graduate Recruiters predicts a 10.2% rise in vacancies for 2014. This table illustrates the sectors with the most significant growth.

The Graduate Market in 2014

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Chart 2.8 Location of Graduate Vacancies at leading UK Employers in 2014

London 87%

Source - The Graduate Market in 2014

South West 48%

Northern Ireland 29%

North West 56%

South East 52%

Scotland 51%

Location & Type of Graduate Vacancies in 2014LookingatwherewithintheUKemployersexpecttoemploygraduatesshowsthatalmostnineoutoftenorganisationsareofferingvacanciesinLondonfor2013andhalfplantohirenewrecruitsforpositionsinthesoutheastofEngland(seeChart 2.8).Whilstthisdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthemajorityofgraduatevacanciesareinoraroundtheM25,itdoesconfirmthatmostmajoremployershaveopportunitieswithintheregion.

ThenorthwestofEngland,theMidlandsandthesouthwesthavethenexthighestnumbersofemployers recruitinggraduates into theregions, followedby thenortheastofEnglandandYorkshire.OfalltheEnglishregions,EastAngliaistheleastlikelytoyieldgraduatevacancies–43%ofemployershaveopportunitiestherein2014.

Atotalof51%and44%ofgraduateemployershaveentry-leveljobsonofferinScotlandandWalesrespectivelyand29%arerecruitingforopportunitiesinNorthernIreland.

The Graduate Market in 2014 alsorecordsthetypeofjobfunctionsthatemployersarehopingtorecruitgraduatesintoin2014.ThemostfrequentrequirementisforITandfinancevacancies–morethanhalfofemployersofferrolesintheseareas,irrespectiveoftheirorganisation’smainpurpose (seeChart 2.9). Around two-fifthsofemployershavevacancies inhuman

North East 48%

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Wales 44%

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Figure 1.2: Mean number of vacancies per AGR employer 2009 to 2014 (predicted) – Varying bases

Expected changes in vacancies by sector Table 1.3 presents the expected percentage change in vacancies from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 by sector2.

Table 1.3: Percentage change in vacancies from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 by sector (predicted)

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All but two AGR sectors predict increases in their vacancy levels in the 2013-2014 recruitment season. At 40.3%, IT/telecommunications companies anticipate the highest increase in vacancy levels and by a significant margin. The public sector is the next largest at 20.1% - some 20.2 percentage points below. Energy, water or utilities (17.5%), banking or financial services (15.7%) and accountancy or professional services (12.2%) follow. Investment banks or fund managers (-1.4%) and law firms (-4.2%) report decreases

2 The following sectors are not reported in our analysis as the small number of respondents within the sector may jeopardise their anonymity: construction including consultancy, oil company, chemical or pharmaceutical company, insurance company and motor manufacturers.

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EMPLOYERS STRUGGLE TO FILL 17% OF VACANCIES DUE TO LACK OF LANGUAGES

A lack of foreign language skills accounts for nearly a fifth of unfilled vacancies, a new report from UKCES has found.

www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jan/30/employers-struggle-to-fill-vacancies-languagesRead more here >

The Graduate Market in 2014Annual review of graduate vacancies & starting salaries at Britain’s leading employers

Produced by High Fliers Research Produced by High Fliers ResearchProduced by High Fliers Research Here are just a few news headlines reported at the start

of 2014 that you might find interesting when planning your career and researching employers. Here are some of the most significant findings from this year’s survey of the Top 100 UK Graduate recruiters:

News and views from employers

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Over half the recruiters surveyed warned that graduates who have had no previous work experience, have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their graduate programmes.

[Source: High Fliers Ltd]

Graduate Recruitment Survey 2014 Winter Review

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Figure 1.2: Mean number of vacancies per AGR employer 2009 to 2014 (predicted) – Varying bases

Expected changes in vacancies by sector Table 1.3 presents the expected percentage change in vacancies from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 by sector2.

Table 1.3: Percentage change in vacancies from 2012-2013 to 2013-2014 by sector (predicted)

IT/Telecommunications

40.3%

Public sector

20.1%

Energy, water or utility

17.5%

Banking or financial services

15.7%

Accountancy or professional services

12.2%

Engineering or industrial

9.2%

Transport or logistics

7.0%

Consulting or business services

5.7%

Retail

2.7%

FMCG

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-1.4%

Law

-4.2%

All but two AGR sectors predict increases in their vacancy levels in the 2013-2014 recruitment season. At 40.3%, IT/telecommunications companies anticipate the highest increase in vacancy levels and by a significant margin. The public sector is the next largest at 20.1% - some 20.2 percentage points below. Energy, water or utilities (17.5%), banking or financial services (15.7%) and accountancy or professional services (12.2%) follow. Investment banks or fund managers (-1.4%) and law firms (-4.2%) report decreases

2 The following sectors are not reported in our analysis as the small number of respondents within the sector may jeopardise their anonymity: construction including consultancy, oil company, chemical or pharmaceutical company, insurance company and motor manufacturers.

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The short answer is... Everyone!Learning about and experiencing enterprise whilst still at university can have several benefits. It will be useful to those entering employment (as students or graduates) or those looking to be self-employed, working on a freelance or consultancy basis or setting up their own business. Employers see such experience as providing readiness for a rapidly changing world of work and to enable individuals to manage workplace uncertainty and flexible working patterns and careers.

Are there specific skills that I should be looking to gain?

Enterprise skills include a wide range of skills that make you effective within a working environment. These might include taking the initiative, decision making, making things happen, networking, identifying opportunities, creative problem solving, innovating, strategic thinking, and personal effectiveness. They can take the form of emotional, intellectual, social, and practical skills.

So how do I acquire them?

Work experience is the most obvious way of acquiring and demonstrating enterprise skills but there are also a vast range of opportunities to help you acquire these skills whilst on campus and through some of our partner initiatives, schemes and competitions. If you have attended the eXfactor programme you will already be one-step ahead of the game!

For more ideas, specific events and development programmes visit the Career Zone’s pages: www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/events

Find out more – Check out our exciting case studies overleaf

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WHO NEEDS THEM?

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Ever thought about working for yourself?

Exeter students win global competition

Exeter students, Robert Parker, Edward W Noel, Alexander Bochenski and Jonathan Neumann, have won the Microsoft Imagine Cup World Innovation Competition which aims to find the best app developing talent worldwide.

The winning app “soundSYNK,” creates impromptu networks that stream music simultaneously through several phones creating a symphony of speakers.

The team won the top prize of $50,000 and attended the Microsoft annual conference in Atlanta, USA. They are now busy planning the launch of the app under their business named CoLinked. To find out more about their incredible story visit: www.soundsynk.com

Elite Sports International Clubs (ESIC) Ltd

ESIC is the brainchild of Jennifer Chizua, who recently graduated from Exeter with a BSc Human Biosciences and Sports Science degree.

Her business involves providing corporate, professional and personalised services relating to the sports industry. Jen is currently providing VIP hospitality packages and holiday training and coaching camps with the top Premier League Football Clubs and sports clubs.

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has already awarded Jennifer a grant of £36,000 and she is now looking to recruit two new graduates to help build the business further and is soon to appear on the BBC’s Dragon’s Den TV programme in an effort to gain even more business support and funding.

So what does Jennifer attribute to her burning desire to succeed in business?“The University has been invaluable in helping me to develop the business. In my personal de-velopment, a Careers Consultant in the Career Zone really helped me every step of the way and helped me to secure a great mentor with lots of senior experience across the sports industry. He has also been incredibly inspirational”.

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UK Best and Brightest Student

2nd year Maths student Emily Burton, saw off competition from over 4,000 students from 149 universities to be crowned the UK’s Best and Brightest Student in National Student Challenge awards.

Emily has won £1,000 and a paid internship with Siemens after completing a variety of practical tests around individual and group exercises, decision making tests, communication and business awareness. If you want to gain some of the these invaluable skills – why not follow in the footsteps of Emily and others by attending eXfactor and signing-up for the Exeter Award?

Arts and Humanities Undergraduate of the Year

Marie Notermans, studying English and Spanish, beat off 4,400 applicants from over 140 universities at the recent TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards.

How did Marie prepare for the competition? “The Career Zone team provide a useful and personalised service, and throughout my time at Exeter I have completed the Exeter Award and the Leaders Award, as well as partaking in the Career Mentor Scheme. These projects have really helped me develop my commercial awareness and focus on what employers are looking for.

Having spoken to students from other universities applying for the award none seemed to rate their university career services, so I feel lucky to have access to the great support and resources available at Exeter.”

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Ever thought about working for yourself?

Meet the Exeter finalists of the nPower Future Leaders national competition

Whilst undergraduate Biosciences students Sophie Walton, Flo Taylor, Harriet Miller, Catriona Patterson may have narrowly missed out on winning a trip to the Amazon, their innovative sustainability project ‘Exeter Style Cycle’ secured them the great offer of a paid internship with nPower and added a great accolade to their CV!

Find out more here: www.facebook.com/ExeterStyleCycle

Exeter’s

Name: Jack DeanDegree: BA Creative Arts (2011); MA Arts Administration (2012)

Why the theatre?For my dissertation I managed a UK tour as a spoken word artist, and found I liked it just as much as writing and academia. Moving more into arts management was the obvious choice.

What’s a typical day like for you?In between the spreadsheet-slaying and routine emailing that takes up the bulk of my day, I get to write strategies for ongoing organisational development and learn new things from my mentors in partner companies about how to do my job better. I also chip in with other bits and bobs, from front of house work – to cleaning – to making the coffee!

Worst bits of the job?Spending hours on the phone with merchant services. Working underground until you look like Gollum. Worrying about funding.

Best bits of the job? Being part of a tiny but brilliant team, with loads of ideas and commitment. Seeing great plays and knowing I helped make them happen.

Top tips for succeeding in Arts and Culture?Go out and meet people, and be nice to them. Mr Smith the Artistic Director is still a regular person. He probably forgets his keys and

snacks too late in the day sometimes too.Be prepared for great tides of setbacks and failures, and try and adapt.

Reappraise your goals often and make sure you’re doing what you’re doing because you really want to as much as possible, not out of obligation / momentum / etc.

Opportunities for Exeter students?On a local level, we’re offering loads of opportunities for theatre makers in Exeter through Framework, our artist development arm, including free studio space, platforms for ‘work in progress’ showings and a week-long run each year for Exeter University Drama graduates as part of their Bursary scheme.

What qualities and competencies do you look for as a recruiter?Diligence, reliability, a sense of humour, enthusiasm, flexibility, honesty, humility, understanding of what we do and what we’re aiming for. What qualities and

competencies do you look for as a recruiter?Diligence, reliability, a sense of humour, enthusiasm, flexibility, honesty, humility, understanding of what we do and what we’re aiming for.

Graduate jobs in...An interview with the General Manager (and recent graduate) of The Bike Shed Theatre, Exeter

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Employer and sector focus events for your diary

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Streatham Events – SPRING TERM Date Employer Session typeMonday 24 February 2014 News Associates “Live News Workshop” Skills SessionMonday 24 February 2014 News Associates Drop InMonday 24 February 2014 PwC “Psychometric Testing” Skills SessionWednesday 26 February 2014 GSK (GlaxoSmithKline) Mock InterviewsWednesday 26 February 2014 Deloitte “Time Management” Get Fit…Skills SessionWednesday 26 February 2014 News Associates “Sports Journalism Workshop” Skills SessionThursday 27 February 2014 Deloitte “Interview Skills” Skills SessionTuesday 4 March 2014 PwC “Commercial Awareness” Skills SessionWednesday 5 March 2014 EY Mock InterviewsThursday 6 March 2014 Teach First “STEM” Recruitment Presentation (Science Technology Engineering Maths)Thursday 6 March 2014 ‘Backstage’ in conjunction with Grad Factor Events sector networking eventThursday 6 March Widen your Options: Careers in the Charity Guest Lecture Sector with Debbie Hill (alumna), The Children’s Society – Widen Your Options Thursday 13 March 2014 Weil Gotshel and Manges Mock InterviewMonday 17 March 2014 Allen & Overy “Cupcake Giveaway” Drop InMonday 17 March 2014 Allen & Overy “Legal Case Study” Skills SessionTuesday 18 March 2014 Kathleen Lund (Alumna) – Mock Interviews Thursday 20 March 2014 Sustainability Skills SessionFriday 21st March IBM Recruitment ExperienceFriday 21st March IBM Smarter Planet Challenge

Penryn Events – SPRING TERMMini Teaching FairWednesday 26th February, 11am-3pm. The Compass

Widen Your Options: Careers in Environment and SustainabilityMonday 24th February, 4-6pm. Peter Lanyon Lecture 4, followed by networking drinks

Widen Your Options: Wildlife and the EnvironmentTuesday 4th March, 4-6pm. Peter Lanyon Lecture 4, followed by networking drinks

Grad Factor: National Televised Entrepreneurship Awards programmeFriday 7th March (location to be confirmed – check ‘My Career Zone’ events listing)

Widen Your Options: PublishingWednesday 12th March, 5-7pm

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For more information on these events and to book your place, visit www.exeter.ac.uk/careers

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1st Years - ‘Get fit for your Challenge’, gain an additional Professional Development Certificate, progress towards the Exeter Award AND impress future employers! These are just a sample of the Get Fit For Your Challenge sessions that are happening during February and March:

Penryn

Active Listening Skills 20th FebruaryCareers in Education Sector 26th FebruaryEffective Presentation Skills 21st February and 13th MarchNetworking Essentials 25th February and 4th March Cultural Awareness: An Introduction 27th February Careers in Environment and Sustainability 5th MarchTime and Stress Management Strategies 6th March

Streatham

Presentation Skills (EY) 19th FebruaryProject Planning 20th February and 11th MarchPresentation Skills (PWC) 24th FebruaryNetworking Skills (Enterprise Rent-A-Car) 25th February Time Management Skills (Deloitte) 26th FebruaryCultural Awareness 3rd MarchPresentation Skills (Teach First) 6th MarchNetworking Skills (EY) 6th March Project Management Skills 12th March

LinkedIn Labs are also running throughout February and March. Check here for dates, a full list of sessions and details on how to book:

www.exeter.ac.uk/grandchallenges

Do you want it sugar coated or straight up?

Graduate Careers in Audit, Tax and Advisory Let’s cut to the chase. When it comes to developing your graduate

career with us, it’s going to be a lot of hard work.

You’re going to have to study. And you’re not going to be running the show from day one. But you will be valued. You will be supported.

And you will get all the training, development and exposure you’ll need for when it is your time to run the show.

To fi nd out more go to www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/graduates

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