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What is Work Experience? Simon Reichwald Director – Bright Futures

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Page 1: Bright Futures - What is work experience

What is Work Experience?

Simon Reichwald

Director – Bright Futures

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What do Bright Futures do?

• Leading UK Graduate Recruitment Consultancy

• Run Uk’s Largest Student Skills & Career Society

• Exist in more than 35 Universities across the UK– Membership numbers from 150-2000 at each University

• Purpose of Bright Futures Society– Help build the skills needed to get the best careers– Network with a wide variety of employers– Meet new people & have fun– Help you ‘stand out’

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What does Bright Futures offer?

• Leicester Bright Futures– President and Committee– Events every term incl. Socials

• The National Bright Futures Team– Support the Committees by

• Running and host the national website• Bringing graduate recruiters in the network• Running Conferences and Training for committees• Provide marketing collateral• Support the Societies objectives

– Can help ALL members get headhunted

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Value of gaining a degree plummets

[The Times 11/09/2009]

TOP 100 EMPLOYERS CUT GRADUATE JOBS

[Declan Moloney, 01 July 2009]

Graduates hit as companies scrap

training schemes [The Times

25/08/2010]

Civils graduate jobs plummet by 40% -

official [NEC 06/09/2009]Quarter of

graduate vacancies vanish, and next year no better,

says study [Guardian

06/07/2009]

Graduate gloom with vacancies

cut by 17% [Daily Mail

17/01/2009]

University leavers face jobs crisis as graduate positions cut by a University leavers face jobs crisis as graduate positions cut by a fifth [Telegraph 14/01/2009]fifth [Telegraph 14/01/2009]

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Value of gaining a degree plummets

[The Times 11/09/2009]

TOP 100 EMPLOYERS CUT GRADUATE JOBS

[Declan Moloney, 01 July 2009]

Graduates hit as companies scrap

training schemes [The Times

25/08/2010]

Civils graduate jobs plummet by 40% -

official [NEC 06/09/2009]Quarter of

graduate vacancies vanish, and next year no better,

says study [Guardian

06/07/2009]

Graduate gloom with vacancies

cut by 17% [Daily Mail

17/01/2009]

University leavers face jobs crisis as graduate positions cut by a University leavers face jobs crisis as graduate positions cut by a fifth [Telegraph 14/01/2009]fifth [Telegraph 14/01/2009]

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Competition still fierce but grad vacancies go up [Cityam 18/02/2010]

New internships for graduate job hunters [DirectGov 18/02/2010]

Santander, increasing its

graduate intake

and expanding scheme’s business areas

[Human Resources 25/02/2010]

KPMG increases 2010 graduate

intake by 25% [Personnel Today

17/02/2010]

PwC Launches Grad Scheme for 2.2 Graduates [Live! 19/02/2010]

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Competition still fierce but grad vacancies go up [Cityam 18/02/2010]

New internships for graduate job hunters [DirectGov 18/02/2010]

Santander, increasing its

graduate intake

and expanding scheme’s business areas

[Human Resources 25/02/2010]

KPMG increases 2010 graduate

intake by 25% [Personnel Today

17/02/2010]

PwC Launches Grad Scheme for 2.2 Graduates [Live! 19/02/2010]

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Some Background to the job market

• It’s hugely competitive

• 300,000+ graduates per annum

• 69 applications per vacancy

• Demanding more than a good degree

• Number One Tip – Be Prepared

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Work ExperienceWhy is it so important?

• “64% of directors believe employability skills are more important than the knowledge & skills gained from a degree” IoD Survey

• It differentiates you

• It enables you to add value faster

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What is Work Experience?

• Examples of Work Experience….?

• 3 Minutes as many examples…

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Examples of Work Experience

• Internship• Industrial Placement• Part-time job• Temping• Volunteering• Work Shadowing• Lead role in a Society

• All work experience is relevant

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Why is Work Experience Important

• What is the purpose of work experience?

• What can be gained from it?

• 3 Minutes

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The Purpose of Work Experience

• ££££

• Gain skills (what are these skills?)

• 3 Minutes

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Hobsons Great 8

• Leading & Deciding

• Supporting & Co-ordinating

• Interacting & Presenting

• Analysis & Interpreting

• Creating & Conceptualising

• Organising & Executing

• Adapting & Coping

• Enterprising & Performing

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The Purpose of Work Experience

• ££££• Gain Skills• Gain evidence of achievements• Explore different jobs & industries• Build a professional network

– Linked In– Talk to people

• Knowledge of the demands of world of work• A job offer!

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Does Work Experience Matter?

• 1/3rd graduate roles filled by big companies this way (agr 2011)

• You MUST have more than a degree

• You need to stand out

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Work Experience - Summary

• It matters more and more

• It takes many forms

• You can get more than one or two things from it

• In short work experience helps you…– Stand out– Make better decisions– Accelerates your opportunities

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Reality…

• It will be tough

• You will need to be resilient

• “The more I practice the luckier I get”

• Take action now and everyday

• It will be toughIt will be tough

• You will need to You will need to be resilientbe resilient

• ““The more I The more I practice the practice the luckier I get”luckier I get”

• Take action now Take action now and everydayand everyday

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Join Leicester Bright Futures

http://www.bright-futures.org.uk/