Career Planning Talk: Geography (Penultimate Year)

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1 Career Planning Talk: Geography (Penultimate Year) Jenny Clark, Careers Consultant Employability and Graduate Development Tel:

2 Looked at the: Aims of Last Year s Talk The importance of planning early Opportunities & activities available to you Career destinations of graduates with your subject Ways to research, plan & participate

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4 Aims of Last Year s Talk Key Messages for Year 2 Start Making Choices Get Experience Improve Your Skills

5 Aims of Last Year s Talk Start Making Choices How to make Career Choices Research making informed decisions Careers Consultant Appointments

6 Aims of Last Year s Talk How To Make Career Choices What are you seeking? What do you enjoy? What motivates you? Are your preferences Must Have s or Would Like? What makes you stand out? Skills and abilities Characteristics and qualities Knowledge specialism Matching Activities Prospects Planner on I don t know what I want to do Workshop

7 Research Find out which job roles, which companies & what further study graduates from your degree have pursued via the Career Research webpage Improve your understanding of particular occupations using Listen to other people s experiences using Aims of Last Year s Talk making informed decisions Get specialist information from relevant Professional Institutions

8 Resources Online Your College Employability Webpage Social Media People to Talk To Your College Employability Officer Information Officers & Careers Consultants Your network of family, friends & colleagues Aims of Last Year s Talk Reading Material Sector-Specific Directories & more available in the Career Zone

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10 What can I do with my degree? Teaching Academic Research Meteorology International aid/development worker Geography Degree Town Planner Surveyor Environmental Consultant

11 What Exeter Graduates do

12 Royal Geographical Society Videos +and+further+study/promoting+and+support ing+geography+in+your+school+or+college/ca reers+and+progression+materials+to+downlo ad.htm

13 Careers Consultant Appointments Ultimately only you can make your own career decisions, but along the journey it can be really helpful to discuss things through with someone. Careers Consultants are trained to: Listen to your individual circumstances & and career plans Help you to focus your aims Question, test & support your career ideas Advise on career subject information Help you to plan your next steps for action Aims of Last Year s Talk

14 Get Experience Aims of Last Year s Talk General commercial experience Insight into an occupation To put theory into practice Contacts To develop skills PURPOSE: To develop an area of knowledge OPPORTUNITIES: Casual Work Student Campus Partnerships Volunteering Roles within Clubs & Societies Work Shadowing Part-Time employment Summer Internship Course Projects Year In Industry Mentoring & exepert Schemes

15 Aims of Last Year s Talk Finding Employment Opportunities mycareerzone.ac.uk target your profile Job shop in the Career Zone Student Campus Partnerships Student Business Partnerships Access to Internship Scheme Enterprise and Self-Employment support

16 Where have previous students had placements? Falmouth Harbour Commissioners GIS Placement Cornwall Council, Truro Natural England, The Lizard National Trust, Penrose Heart of Borneo Project CN4C Cornwall Neighbourhoods for Change Shelterbox Cornwall Wildlife Trust St Mary s School Falmouth Chyan Community Field

17 Exepert Exepert - the ad-hoc alumni advice scheme Network with those who have left the University and go on to have successful careers. This advice can enable you to make informed career decisions about your future. Open to all students and graduates Many sectors / professions available Alumni working around the world Primarily contact For full details and to take part, visit the website:

18 SCP + SBP Student Campus Partnership (SCP) P/T term-time and F/T vacation work for the University. Pay range an hr. e.g. Law Research Assistant - Law Department ERASMUS Work Abroad Administrator - Careers Student Business Partnership (SBP) P/T term-time and F/T vacation work for companies across the South West. Paying competitive rates of pay for location and sector. e.g. Environmental Monitoring Technician, Air Quality Monitors, Exeter Research Assistant (Social/Climate Change) IMM, Exeter

19 Want to develop and expand your range of skills? Get enterprising! Getting involved in enterprise activities whilst at University isn t simply about starting a business. It s also about making yourself more employable. Enterprise skills workshops SIFE enactus student social enterprise projects Business planning - develop a strategy for your own venture Presentations from successful entrepreneurs Get in touch via enterprise@exeter.ac.uk

20 Aims of Last Year s Talk Improve Your Skills It is essential that you develop your career management skills in good time to apply! NB Many employer vacation schemes and internships require EARLY applications & you are likely to be applying for graduate applications within the next 12 months!

21 Aims of Last Year s Talk Types of career management skills workshops available: Application Forms Psychometric Testing Assessment Centres Interview Skills The Interview Experience Mock interviews with employers CV preparation

22 Employability & Graduate Development Career Zone Phone: (01392) Web: Opening hours: Term time: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday - Friday) Vacations: 9.00am-5.00pm (Monday-Friday) MyCareerZone Mycareerzone.ac.uk Don t forget to set your preferences to receive relevant updates from us