SSPSSR CAREERS SESSION What do SSPSSR graduates do? kent.ac.uk/careers/

1. SSPSSR CAREERS SESSIONWhat do SSPSSR graduates do?www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers

2. Introduction What is the Careers and Employability Service? What skills do SSPSSR graduates have? What do SSPSSR graduates do: the jobs they get their typical employers the further courses they study www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

3. What is the best career?

4. The Careers and Employability Service Location Staff Opening times etc Services & facilities

5. Specific CAS facilities Reception & Careers library Options Leaflets & free careers literature Reference files, books & postgraduate prospectuses IT facilities - www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Alumni careers network Careers Employability Module (CEM) on Moodle Quick Query Careers Guidance Interview Talks & presentations

6. Careers Presentationswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm Examples of Careers Talks Interview Skills, CV Workshop, Choosing a Career Careers in Politics, Getting a job in the Media, Applying for Teacher Training Journalism Workshop, T.E.F.L. Presentation, Using languages & Working in Europe Postgraduate Study in the Humanities Presentation by Deloitte Presentations by BUNAC: (i) Work in USA & Canada (ii) Work in Australia & New Zealand Presentation by Pearson (summer internships) Presentation by NHS Presentation by PwC: Commercial Awareness

8. How to use the CES Begin by doing some research  Perhaps into yourself (ideas, interests, preferences)  Then into your opportunities (use vacancy database, Directories)  Use IT: CES website & PROSPECT PLANNER  Attend talks/workshops/presentations etc  Quick Query at CES  1:1 careers interview

9. SSPSSR graduates’ skills Analytical skills Clear & Logical thinking Communication Critical evaluation Gathering, assessing and interpreting information Organising Planning Problem solving Research Team work Working to deadlines

10. Employability skillswww.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm CES Moodle Resource www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm Employability Points www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints/ Global Skills Award www.kent.ac.uk/graduateschool/skills/programmes/gsalectures.html Kent Union Volunteering www.kentunion.co.uk/volunteering/ CES Employability skills exercise www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillstest.html

11. What do SSPSSR graduates do? What do they do in broad terms? Jobs where the degree is useful Examples from University of Kent

12. In broad terms KENT SSPSSR 2004-10www.kent.ac.uk/careers/fdrbases/destinations.htm • Employment 68.7% • Further Study 18.9% • Not available 6.5% • Seeking employment 5.9%

13. SOCIAL POLICY - comparison in 2010

14. SSPSSR Employers • Criminal Justice system • Education • Finance • Health & Social Work • Other community, social & personal services • Property, business & research activities • Government, Public Administration & Policy • Retail • Transport, storage & communication • Others …..

15. Jobs where SSPSSR degree usefulwww.prospects.ac.uk • Adult Guidance Worker • Arts Administrator • Community Development Worker • Further Education Lecturer • Housing Adviser/Manager • HR Manager • Police Officer • Prison Officer • Probation Officer • Public Sector Administrator • School Teacher • Social Researcher • Social Worker • Solicitor • University Lecturer/Researcher • Youth Worker

16. Employment option examples NHS Management Personnel Police Production Management Public Relations Publishing Purchasing Retail Self-employment Social Work TEFL Teaching Tourism Transport Advertising Armed Forces Arts admin Broadcasting Central & Local Gov’t Computing/IT Finance Fire Service Guidance/Counselling Info Management/Museums Journalism Law Marketing/Sales Management Consultancy

17. Graduate Salaries 2012 Arcadia – retail management £18,500 - £23,000 Boots - brand/buying/marketing grad scheme £24,000 + £1k welcome! Barclays Bank - future leaders development programme £36k (+£8k bonus!) Civil Service - up to £27,000 Explore Learning - education management £21,000 Exxon Mobil - graduate schemes £34,000 FiveTen Group - recruitment £20-£25k GCHQ - defence research £25,000 (+ benefits) IBM - range of schemes £27,000 - £32,000 Jaguar Land Rover – purchasing grad scheme £27k John Lewis - buying/retail management/merchandising graduate schemes £25,000 L’Oreal - management training scheme £28,000 McDonald’s - trainee business manager £18,500-21,500 MI5 - £24,750 + benefits - varies by function! Motability - £28,500 (+ joining bonus!) Slaughter & May - training contract £38,000 Waitrose - retail management £25,000

18. Jobs - Criminology Education & Cultural British Library-Library Assistant Canterbury College-Student Activities Assistant Hadlow College-Student co-ordinator Hill Mead Primary School-Clerical Officer Minster College-Learning Mentor Reading University-Temp Health & Welfare Childline-Caller Ealing Hospital NHS Trust-Clinical Audit Assistant Kent Social Services-Personal Support Worker The Leap-Community Worker National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy-Residential Support Worker New Horizons-Support Worker NHS Princess of Wales Hospital-Admin Assistant NHS Professionals-NHS Admin Temp NHS-Receptionist Surrey Council-Employment Support Officer Sutton Ramp Events Ltd-Admin & Volunteer Co-ordinator Youth Services/East London University-Youth Worker/MA Youth Work Public Sector Maidstone Borough Council-Performance Monitor Medway Council-Trainee Duty Manager Seetec-Employment Consultant Criminal Justice-related Cambridgeshire Constabulary-Community Safety Admin Asst Centre for Social Justice-Intern/Researcher Gepp & Sons Solicitors-New Business Conveyancing Her Majesty's Court Service-Court Clerk Kent Police-Crime Reduction Clerk Kent Police-Police Officer Kent Police-Police Officer Metropolitan Police-Police Officer Ministry of Justice-Admin Ministry of Justice-Admin. Officer Northern Trust-Fraud Investigator Northumbria Police-Administrator Pitman Solicitors-Receptionist Surrey Police-Crime Management Unit Officer Youth Justice Board-Strategy Support Officer Finance Chaucer Insurance-Claims Admin HSBC-IT PA Lloyds TSB-Cashier/Customer Assistant RBS-Assistant Corporate Documentation Manager RBS-Business Relationship Manager The Valuation Office Agency-Chartered Accountancy Trainee

19. Jobs - Social Policy Human Resources Equal Opportunities Officer - Benefits Agency HR Administrator - Ealing Housing Association HR Assistant - NHS Recruitment Executive – Capita, JP Gray Libraries/Education Archive Assistant - Birmingham City Library Development Officer - University of Greenwich Library Assistant - Kingston University NVQ Learning Support Tutor - Mid-Kent College Research Assistant - University of Kent Media Actress/Model - Ad Agencies/TV Co's Assistant Editor - IPC Media Ltd Exhibitions Organiser - PR Company Information Officer - Age Concern Marketing Assistant - BBC PR & Marketing Officer - Rolex Administrative Administrator - Civil Service Admin Officer - Intex Administrative Assistant - Pensions Mgt Inst Caseworker - House of Commons Finance Chartered Accountancy Trainee Derivatives Administrator - Investment Bank Financial Services - Hastings Borough Council Insolvency Investigator - Employment Dept. Management Trainee - RBS Payroll Officer - 3663 Revenue Officer - Inland Revenue Trainee Underwriter - Insurance Co. Housing Customer Services - Swale Housing Assoc Housing Adviser – Dover District Council Housing Officer - English Churches Homeless Officer - Swale Council Rural Housing Enabler - Sussex Rural CC

20. Jobs - Social Policy Social/Welfare Care Management Asst - Surrey CC Care Manager - Cambridge Soc Services Community Care Worker - All Seasons Co-ordinator - Cool Catz Parents Group Crime Management Unit Officer - Surrey Police Intern/Researcher - Centre for Social Justice Police Officer (x2) - Kent Police, Met Police Prison Officer - HM Prison Service (x2) Revenue & Benefits - Thanet District Council Social Work Assistant - Kent C.C. Social Work Trainee - Suffolk County Council Strategy Support Officer - Youth Justice Board Support Assistant - St. Martin's Hospital Victim Liaison Officer - West Kent Mediation Youth Worker - KCC Other Air Cabin Crew - British Airways Communications Officer - Kent Police Computing Consultant - IBM Court Liaison Officer - Insolvency Service Trading Standards Officer - KCC Management Chalet Manager – Ski World Committee Services Mgr - Milton Keynes Council Management trainee - Stagecoach plc Manageress - Espresso Deli Café Bar Manager - Six Continents Hotels Managing Director - Enchanted Sun Ltd Project Mgt trainee - Swan Housing Assoc Restaurant Manager - Dominoes Pizza Trainee Manager - Enterprise Rent A Car Retail Bookseller - Borders UK Buyer - Retail Customer Service Asst - Morrison Customer Services Manager - J. Sainsbury Deputy Manager - Laura Ashley Junior Retail Manager - Monsoon Management Trainee - J. Sainsbury Merchandiser - BhS Retail Manager - Next Training Officer - M&S

21. Jobs - Sociology Education/Health/Social/Welfare Admissions Assistant - Kingston University Caseworker - Kent Police Clinical Auditor - Addenbrooks Hospital Employment Support Officer - Surrey Council English Teacher – Japan Language Assistant - British Council Learning Support Assistant (x2) - The PACE Centre, Parkside Primary School Nurse (x2) - Buckland Hospital, S.E.Kent Health Authority Paralegal - Jameson & Hill Personal Adviser (Trainee) - Connexions Police Officer (x3) - Kent Police, Metropolitan Police, Thames Valley Police Prison Officer - HM Prison Service Project Worker - Stonham Housing Association Residential Support Worker - National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy Social Worker - East Sussex Social Services Student Activities Assistant - Canterbury College Support Worker - Caretech Teaching Assistant - Orchard Special School Teaching Assistant - Thomas Tallis Secondary School Volunteer - VSO, Nepal Women's Officer - University of Kent Students’ Union Youth Inclusion Officer - YMCA

22. Jobs - Sociology Graduate Trainee Editorial Assistant -Hotcourses Ltd Graduate trainee -Siemens Graduate trainee Manager – Somerfield Library Assistant -Kingston University Management trainee -Abbey National plc Management trainee -Royal Bank of Scotland Trainee Internal Auditor - Guildford Borough Council Trainee Marketing Manager -Godfrey Davis Trainee Manager - Majestic Wine Warehouse Trainee Probation Officer -National Probation Service Sales/Marketing Assistant Manager - J Sainsbury Marketing Executive - Rainmaker Market Researcher - Market Research Org Sales Assistant - Marks & Spencer Sales Consultant - The Shoe Studio Group Admin/Clerical Personal Assistant - Dobson Makepak Ltd Office Manager - David Taylor Design Co Admin/Secretarial - Morley College Admin Assistant - Prince of Wales Hospital Admin Assistant - Sony UK Admin Officer - Pantiles Business Park Administration - Kent County Constabulary Admin/Finance - Venture Finance Admin Assistant - British Red Cross Other Control Assistant - Kent County Council Learn Direct Adviser - NHS Library Assistant - Getty Images RAF Officer - RAF Recruitment Consultant - Hayes Personnel Researcher - Railway Forum Restaurant Superviser - Oaks

23. Courses - Criminology BSc Mental Health - Canterbury Christ Church University Counselling Certificate - South Downs College Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) - BPP Law School Graduate Diploma in Law - College of Law Graduate Diploma in Law - College of Law MA Criminology - Kings College London MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Criminology - University of Kent MSc Psychology - University of Hertfordshire PGCE - Canterbury Christ Church University PGCE - Canterbury Christ Church University PGCE Primary - UWIC Cardiff PGCE Primary - Roehampton University Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology - East London University

24. Courses - Social Policy Certificate in Counselling - South Kent College Dip/MA Careers Guidance - Reading Graduate Diploma in Law - College of Law, London Legal Secretaries Course - COMSEC LLM Criminal Justice - Kent (x2) MA Criminology – Kent, Nottingham MA Development Studies - Sorbonne, Paris MA Gender Studies - Leeds MA Health Studies - Kent (x7) MA Personnel & Development - Westminster MA Politics - UEA MA Social Policy - UEA MA Social Research Methods - Kent MA in Social Work - Warwick MA Training & HR - Warwick MBA (x2) - Kent, University of Wales (Cardiff) MSc Social Policy - LSE MSc Social Research - Surrey MPhil Social Policy - Kent PGCE - Canterbury Christ Church (x5), Goldsmiths, Bristol, London Institute of Education, Roehampton Postgraduate Cert in IT - Lancaster

25. Courses - Sociology Graduate Diploma in Law - College of Law (x3) MA Criminology - Middlesex University MA Criminology - University of Kent MA Development Studies - Sorbonne, Paris MA European CLS - University of Kent MA Gender Studies - University of Leeds MA International Conflict Analysis - University of Kent MA International Relations (BS) - University of Kent MA Propaganda Persuasion & History - University of Kent MA Social Work - Canterbury Christ Church University (x3) MA Sociology - University of Kent (x7), Egyptian University, University of Brighton, University of Reading MSc Development Studies - SOAS MSc Media & Communication - Goldsmith's College MSc Medical Sociology - Royal Holloway (x2) MSc Social Research - University of Kent MBA (x2) - Swansea Institute, University of Kent PGCE Citizenship - Newman College, Canterbury Christ Church University PGCE (Secondary) - Canterbury Christ Church University (x3) PGCE (Primary) - Canterbury Christ Church (x4), Greenwich University, University of Chichester PGCert in Mental Health Nursing - City University TEFL course - Hastings College Diploma in Public Relations - London School of PR

26. SSPSSR CAREERS SESSIONWhat do SSPSSR graduates do?www.kent.ac.uk/careers/ Tim Reed Head of Careers