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Developing your Skills and Planning your Career at Warwick Open Day, May 2012

Developing your Skills and Planning your Career at Warwick Open Day, May 2012. Sue Bennett Director, Student Careers & Skills. Student voices. Don’t leave it until the last minute – explore options early Make the most of your time here – huge range of options available Get work experience

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Developing your Skills and Planning your Career at Warwick Open Day, May 2012

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  1. Developing your Skills and Planning your Career at Warwick Open Day, May 2012 Sue Bennett Director, Student Careers & Skills

  2. Student voices • Don’t leave it until the last minute – explore options early • Make the most of your time here – huge range of options available • Get work experience • Learn about different sectors, and research/meet employers

  3. This session will cover • Graduate prospects in 2012 • Employers and Warwick • Work experience and placements • Our contribution to the student experience: services to students and graduates

  4. Are there graduate jobs in 2012? • 84% of top graduate employers maintaining/increasing recruitment, with 6.4% increase in targets this year • 95 of Times Top 100 employers are offering paid work experience for students/recent graduates – 11,051 places • 64% offering placements (6-12 months) or a vacation placement of 3+ weeks • 36% of graduate vacancies are taken by applicants who have already worked for the organisation. Rises to 50% in law and media, and 71% in investment banking Source: The Graduate Market in 2012, www.highfliers.co.uk

  5. Graduate Employment* Warwick’s 2010graduates 2010 graduates nationally 64.8% in work 14% in further study 9.6% combining work and study 7.4% still seeking work 4.3% not available/other 61.3% in work 17.4% in further study 10.2% combining work and study 7.6% still seeking work 3.5% not available/other *Source: DLHE, HESA, Undergraduates and postgraduates combined, data collected 6 months after graduation • Data on UK/EU graduates who studied in the UK • Data on 2011 graduates not available until July 2012

  6. What sort of jobs are they in? • Of those in work, 84.4% are in graduate jobs, placing Warwick 4th in Russell Group • Warwick is 3rd in Russell Group for salary levels, lowest average starting salary of £21,000, highest £31,000 • Very varied jobs, reflecting the diversity of our student population

  7. What employers want • A good degree from a good university • Work experience • A record of achievement, e.g. sports, societies, volunteering • The ability to tell your unique story, and version it for different audiences

  8. Work experience – it’s all good Student gains……

  9. Work Experience • Approximately 70% of Warwick students do work experience (excluding volunteering) • We offer support in finding work experience placements and internships via Placement Learning Unit • Summer internships (bursaries to 250 qualifying students last year who had an unpaid internship) • Short-term work experience, part-time work, volunteering and work shadowing • 12 month placements as part of a degree or a voluntary year out in industry • All listed on myAdvantage searchable student database

  10. Employer news • 4,310 adverts were placed by employers in past 12m, and 320+ regularly come to campus for fairs and other events • Many employers still have vacancies, and are pursuing this summer’s graduates • Very wide range of sectors: from Deloitte, KPMG to local high growth SMEs and international development organisations

  11. Recruitment fair bookings 2010/11 2011/12 Impact Fair 78 City & Finance 73 Insight 62 Law 62 Medical 28 Summer 41 • Graduate Fair 73 • City & Finance 75 • Engineering & Technology 63 • Law 63 • Medical 28 • Summer 38

  12. What interests our students?* • 90% want/plan to work in an international context • Top career choices: Education; Finance & Consulting; Government & Politics; International Development; Law; Marketing & Advertising; Media; Science and Engineering • Employer choice influenced by: salary & benefits; opportunity to progress; work/life balance • Strong desire to “make a difference, serve a greater good” * Biennial Survey of students, University of Warwick, July 2011

  13. ‘Telling your unique story’ – Warwick Advantage • Presents opportunities (e.g. Warwick Volunteers, SU, Student Staff Liaison Committee, Clubs and Societies, Sport, Career rep), can be related to your studies or not • Prompts you to analyse, reflect upon and record your achievements • Recognition, Warwick Advantage and Warwick Global Advantage Awards, winners are sought by employers

  14. So . . . Invest in your education • Get the best degree you can by concentrating on academic & personal skills • Make the most of your extra-curricular experiences • Develop your skills and confidence (volunteering, work experience, skills programmes, clubs and societies)

  15. And . . . Invest in your future • Work out what matters to you in your career and understand your strengths • Develop your career management skills • Get work experience (“try before you buy”) • Research your options • Make plans and effective applications

  16. Our contribution to the student experience • Making a good beginning to life at Warwick, your academic success, work-readiness, long-term employability and international citizenship • From prospective student to 3 years beyond graduation

  17. Work-ready and long-term employability • Students who have the confidence, skills, expertise, experience to enter the job market on graduation, and . . . • Their future: “we prepare graduates for jobs that don’t yet exist, who will have to solve problems we don’t yet know about”* * Ivan Moore, former Director of the Centre for Promoting Learner Autonomy, Sheffield Hallam University

  18. Student Careers and Skills • Students as autonomous, independent learners, who can make own choices and have ‘career adaptability’ • Services based on individual student need • Reaching students early to engage them with careers and skills development • Quality and breadth of opportunity • Embedded and sustainable services

  19. Our services • Student helpdesk • Resources, events and 1:1 services • Online and face-to-face support • Information and advice, referral to other services • Induction, skills, placements, careers guidance, employer relationships • Student portal, inc. vacancies, tailored resources, CV builder, employer profiles

  20. Student Development • Induction: a good beginning to life at Warwick • Transition into HE or PG study • Central programme, free and open to all • Tailored departmental provision • Online provision, e-learning, online top tips • Academic support • Research internships with Undergraduate Research Scholarship Scheme

  21. External Relations • Employers consult us on engaging with students • We present employers to students (services are employer-informed, not employer-led) • Presents a balanced range of sectors • We remain connected and up-to-date via regular contact, feedback and visits to employers

  22. External Relations • Employer liaison and events • 6 Careers Fairs a year, with320+ employers, and 7,500 student visits • 80+ company presentations on campus • 21 employer sessions on selection & application process • 18 Sector events, focussing on areas of student interest that are often hard-to-enter, e.g. marketing, public sector, HR, publishing, international development • Working with a range of 1,500 employers to engage with Warwick students

  23. Warwick Volunteers • 10+% of our students give their time as project leaders and volunteers • Choice of 50 projects: environment; sports; community; education; older people; young people; human rights; health • To help, meet new people, improve CV, inform career choices, have fun

  24. Careers • Providing students with information and resourcesto assist in finding out what the options are and to research different sectors, employers, vacancies… • Student portal, myAdvantage • Help Desk – resources and drop in, University House and Library • Vacancies database • Destination statistics – what do our graduates do?* • Free support beyond graduation for up to 3 years *look at www.warwick.ac.uk/services/careers/hub/dlhe/gems

  25. Careers • Providing advice and guidanceto students to assist them in making a decision that is right for them • The Guidance team offers expert advice and guidance • In-depth, up-to-date knowledge of different sector areas with consultants embedded in departments • Career planning and decision making • Advice and guidance on applications and assessment • 1:1 appointments with careers consultants • Career Management skills sessions

  26. In summary • Work out what makes you tick • Learn from experience • Research options • Network to find opportunities • Articulate your skills and experiences • Be proactive

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