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School of Arts 25th September 2013
Employability at Kent
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What is Employability?
‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.’ (CBI, March 2009)
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What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for?
Communication
Report writing
Team working
Leadership
Planning and organisation
Project management
Enterprise
Problem SolvingReflection
Adaptability
Energy
Drive and resilience
Integrity
Reliability
Enthusiasm/passion
Self awareness
Confidence
Contextual/cultural awareness
Capacity to develop
NumeracyPositive attitude
Business and customer awareness
Negotiation Skills
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Developing these skills whilst at Kent
• The Careers and Employability Service
• Employability Points• Kent Union• Student Ambassador Scheme
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The Careers and Employability Service
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Where is it?
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The Careers and Employability Service
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Opening Hours
•Monday-Friday•9:00 am to 5:00 pm •Term-time & vacations
(except at Christmas)
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Speaking to someoneDrop-ins:
• Monday to Friday
• 10:30am-12:30pm
• 2:00pm-4:00pm
Booked appointments
• Pop in to arrange or call us on 01227
823299
School based Drop-ins
• Watch this space
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Magazines
Graduate directories
Career Planning Guides
Events Board
Reference books
Occupational Profiles
University prospectuses
The Careers Resource Library
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Information booklets
• Making applications
• The Creative Job Search
• Interview Skills
• Career Planning Guides
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Careers Employability Award on Moodle
The Award covers:
1. Identifying your skills and how
to “sell” these to employers.
2. Finding out which careers these
relate to.
3. Preparing a quality CV and
performing well at interview.
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What do you have to do?http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
• The module takes about 12 hours to complete
• But this can be done at your own pace
• Fantastic feedback from students who have completed the award
You do this by completing:9 quizzes3 short assignments1 feedback form
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Careers Events
• Employability Week 4th-8th November
• Careers Fair Tuesday 5th November, 12pm-3pm, Sports Centre
• Kent Opportunities Fair, Thursday 7th November, 12pm-3pm, Eliot Hall
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Keep up to date• Follow us on twitter:
@UniKentEmploy @UniKentCes
• Like our Facebook page:www.facebook.com/UKCES
• Employability blog• http://unikentemploy.wordpress.com
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Employability at Kent webpageswww.kent.ac.uk/employability
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Employability Points
Get rewarded for your extracurricular activities!
Over 300 rewards in 2012-2013 scheme from over 100 sponsor companies
Internships, work experience, training experiences,
placements, vouchers www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints
Get involved - Get rewarded!
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@empoints
Employability Points
Employability Points
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Kent Union supports graduate employability in a number of ways -
• Offering Volunteering Opportunities
• Kent Student Certificate in Volunteering
• Stand Out training
• Employability and Volunteering Toolkit
www.kentunion.co.uk/eandv
Volunteering
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Student Ambassador Scheme
An opportunity to get involved in a range of challenging and rewarding placements and projects which are designed to help you develop skills to help you in your future your course Autumn application deadline: Midday,
Friday 11th October.For more information:www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadorswww.twitter.com/unikentoutreach
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Keep up to date• www.kent.ac.uk/employability
• Follow us on twitter: @unikentemploy
• Like our Facebook page:University of Kent Student Employability
• Attend Careers events on campus:http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm
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Questions?
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