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POSTGRADUATE ORIENTATION DAY CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE

POSTGRADUATE ORIENTATION DAY CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE. HAVE A CAREER ACTION PLAN - IT’S A COMPETITIVE WORLD OUT THERE!. Develop a vision of where you want to go…and how to get there What do Employers want? Be self aware and articulate what you can offer Use the CAS and its resources

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POSTGRADUATE ORIENTATION DAY CAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE

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  1. POSTGRADUATE ORIENTATION DAYCAREERS ADVISORY SERVICE

  2. HAVE A CAREER ACTION PLAN - IT’S A COMPETITIVE WORLD OUT THERE! • Develop a vision of where you want to go…and how to get there • What do Employers want? • Be self aware and articulate what you can offer • Use the CAS and its resources • Attend events e.g. CAREERS WEEK Oct 3rd – 7th (Week 2) • Network e.g. Gradireland Graduate Careers Fair – Oct 12th, RDS • Use web resources • www.tcd.ie/careers • www.gradireland.com • www.iua.ie (Irish Universities Association - see events and conferences) • www.vitae.ac.uk (Advice for postgraduate researchers) • www.linkedin.com

  3. REQUIREMENTS OF ACADEMIC EMPLOYERS • Related expertise & knowledge • Evidence of research achievement in the form of published output • University teaching experience • Administrative experience • Evidence of motivation • IT literacy (Times Education Supplement Survey)

  4. REQUIREMENTS OF NON ACADEMIC EMPLOYERS Recent UK Survey – What Business Wants from Postgraduates • Analytical Thinking • Problem Solving • Subject Specific Skills • Research & Technical Skills • New Ideas & Innovation Concerns - • Lack of commercial awareness • Limited work experience • Difficulty in adapting to a non academic environment • Overspecialised European Employer Survey: Top skills required • Learning • Ethics and Integrity • Listening • Team Work • Written Communication • Oral Communication • Personal Strengths • Technical Skills • Responsibility • Interpersonal • Commitment and persistence

  5. USING YOUR CAREERS SERVICE WEBSITE www.tcd.ie/careers Includes • CAREER PLANNING RESOURCES • VACANCY AND POST GRADUATE STUDY INFORMATION • ONLINE APTITUDE AND PERSONALITY TESTS • EVENTS/SEMINARS • LINKS TO USEFUL WEBSITES such as GOING GLOBAL and the CAREER INSIDER VAULT ONLINE LIBRARY • LINKS TO FACEBOOK/TWITTER/ RSS FEEDS • CAREERS INFORMATION CENTRE • INDIVIDUAL ADVICE • CV Clinics • Quick Query • Individual Meeting Postgraduate section: options for taught and research students: http://www.tcd.ie/Careers/students/postgraduate/

  6. WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS CAREERS WEEK (Week 2, starting 3rd October 2011) • Graduate Careers Fair – 12th October RDS • Sector career talks • Working in Ireland for non EEA students • Job hunting skills seminars * Alumni and Employers will be present …………………………………………………………… THROUGHOUT THE YEAR • PhD Generic Skills Module • Employer presentations and workshops • Job hunting skills seminars • Practice video interviews • Sector Fairs e.g. ICT and Legal • Postgraduate Fairs TCD & RDS Feb. 2012 • Postgraduate Summer School June 2012

  7. CAREERS SERVICEWHERE WE ARE East Chapel, Front Square Entrance at right hand side of Chapel Building OPEN 9-5 MONDAY-FRIDAY (In term check website for out of term) www.tcd.ie/Careers

  8. WHO IS YOUR CAREERS ADVISER?

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