Download - Job Search for Finalists
This session covers:
• What do graduates do?• Where do graduates work?• How can you look for work effectively?
What do graduates do?
• Full time work• Further study• Continue part time job• Travel• Caring and family responsibilities
…..a mixture of the above.
Know what you are looking for
• Identify what you can offer: skills and experiences Know your strengths• Reflect on what you want from a job in terms of:
• Types of activity you want to engage in• Level of financial or other rewards• Types of people you want to work with • Location- where do you want to be?
• Research what jobs might match your interests
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/
Small & Medium sized companies Large graduate recruiters
Professional firms
Public sector
Self EmploymentSmall & Medium sized companies
Large graduate recruitersProfessional firms
Public sectorWork experience/Temping
Self Employment
Who employs graduates?
What sectors do graduates work in?
• Public sector Civil service, local government, public protection, education, health service
• Commercial sector Manufacturing, retailing, business services, professional services, engineering, media
• Voluntary sector Charities, not for profit organisations, community organisations
• Freelance and self employedSetting up on your own often in IT, web design, media, writing
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Where do graduates work?
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/international
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs choose jobs for graduates on CareerHub
Graduate career websites and directories – Prospects, Milkround, Targetjobs, Grad Diary
Specialist career websites www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/researchingcareers
Employer’s own website – look carefully for ‘careers’
Know where to look - advertised vacancies
Creative job searching
• Research using: contacts, attending events, internet, social networking, professional directories
• Networking- Information interviewing - Work experience/shadowing/volunteering/research
project
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/jobs/creativejobsearch
Social Networks• A professional online presence can help you to make
contact with people in the sector you are interested in.
• Examples of your creativity on web pages, blogs, online videos are important in media/ creative industries
www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/sussexplus
Getting a graduate job
• Explore – keep learning: our website, events
• Experience – get out and practice
• Connect – make your argument to potential recruiters
• Don’t give up
Get a strategy! Establish a routine Look ahead at the jobs you may be aiming for
in the future Exploit contacts and work experience Positive mental attitude Review your strategy regularly Use your support network e.g
Careers & Employability Centre