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Kick Start Your Future

Kick Start Your Future. Darren Johnson Careers Adviser 49 New Elvet www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice. Key Message. Many employers want to see evidence that you have been proactive at university and in vacations and can articulate this in job applications

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Kick Start Your Future

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  1. Kick Start Your Future Darren Johnson Careers Adviser 49 New Elvet www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice

  2. Key Message • Many employers want to see evidence that you have been proactive at university and in vacations and can articulate this in job applications • A good degree alone may not be enough for many graduate jobs. • Your Careers Centre is here to help and support you right from Year 1 • Early Michaelmas term come and pick up The Durham Guide to Career Planning 2012/13 aimed at penultimate year students full of career success stories from recent Durham students and graduates

  3. Why Now? • Career Planning takes time • Don`t Miss Out On Opportunities: • University Related Experience • Vacation Related experience • Careers Information Room Resources • Future Events i.e Science/I.T/Engineering Fair • Careers Advice/ Guidance/Information – On-Line Booking System

  4. Career Planning- What Makes You Tick ? • Interests Strengths • Motivation Skills • Starting Points - http://destinations.dur.ac.uk/ • Prospects Planner/Options With Your Subject – www.prospects.ac.uk – What Jobs Would Suit Me • MyPotential – details on CAS website • www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice

  5. Institute of Physics Employer Spreadsheet • Lists employers in area of UK and area of physics • Useful for speculative applications • Will be made available via DUO – watch for email from department instructing where.

  6. Example Destinations of Physics Graduates • Scientific Research – • Defence Science Technology Lab (DSTL) • British Nuclear Group • Transport Research Lab

  7. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Engineering • I.B.M • United Utilities • M.O.D • EADS Astruim Ltd

  8. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Consultancy (I.T) • DETICA • UBS • Consultancy (Actuarial) • PwC

  9. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Banking • Analyst – JP Morgan / HSBC • Utilities • Yorkshire Water • EON (power/gas)

  10. Destinations of Physics Graduates • Finance - Accounting • Professional Services – KPMG/PwC

  11. Internships - Early Open Dates/ DeadlinesPenultimate year • IAESTE – International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience • www.iaeste.org.uk • Deadline usually first week December each year • 8 weeks spent in paid work experience in area related to degree. • Global opportunties , recent durham graduates have been as far afield as Peru.

  12. Internships - Early Open Dates/ DeadlinesPenultimate year • Internships open 1st July 2012 for Summer 2013 • http://careers.deloitte.com • Management Consulting • Investment Banking • Most Between Mid November 2012 – Mid Feb 2013

  13. Making the Most of Vacations • UK/Abroad – vacancies on Careers Centre website • www.durham.ac.uk • Publications in Careers Information Room (49 New Elvet , next to D.S.U) • Working On Cruise Ships / Ski Resorts • Summer Jobs Britain/Abroad/USA • World Service Enquiry • Teaching English Abroad

  14. Vacation Work Websites • www.dur.ac.uk/careers-advice • www.enternships.com • www.iaeste.org.uk • www.jobsgopublic.com • www.efinancialcareers.com • www.work-experience.org • www.prospects.ac.uk • www.europa.eu.int/eures/index.jsp • www.wse.org.uk • www.step.org.uk • www.volunteering.org.uk • www.targetjobs.co.uk/workexperience

  15. Durham Memories Competition • Winning photos in this years congregation publication Memories of Durham • Categories include: • Freshers Week/Student Societies/Any Extracurricular/Academic • Send in photo as JPG must be 5 megapixel quality to careers@durham.ac.uk labelled Photo Competion

  16. Careers Advice and Guidance • Individual Careers Advice & Guidance: • Daily Quick Queries/Applications Advice (Can Book On-line) • 9.30 – 11.30 or 2.20 – 4.40pm • Guidance Consultation- 45 minutes (book at Careers Centre)

  17. Practise Employer Related Recruitment Tests • Practise Assessment Centre Workshops – Occassional Wednesday afternoons 2-4.30pm. Sign up at Careers Centre. • Sign up at Careers Centre

  18. STAR Skills Sessions Mainly Employer Led : • Examples include teamwork, commercial awareness, leadership • Certificate if attend 3 sessions • Sign up next Michaelmas term if interested at www.durham.ac.uk

  19. Careers Employability & Enterprise Centre • 49 New Elvet (next to D.S.U) • Term Time – 10am – 5pm • Vacation – 10am – 1pm 2.15pm – 5pm • Tel: 0191 334 1424/1437 • careers- advice@durham.ac.uk • www.durham.ac.uk/careers-advice

  20. Any Questions?

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