UCL Careers Essentials: helping you find your future
5 October 2016
New for the 2016/17 academic year, UCL Careers has launched a series of lunchtime talks and experiential workshops providing insight, advice and interactive opportunities to engage with all aspects of careers management and navigating selection processes.
From understanding the graduate job market to career decision-making; mock aptitude tests to interview success; finding and funding a PHD to getting to grips with Linkedin and social media - the aims to equip you with the essential know-how to begin to move forward and engage more confidently with 'Finding your Future'.
Talks and workshops titles will be repeated on a regular basis in the autumn, spring and post-exam season.Ìý Please register to attend using the links below.
An Introduction to the graduate job and postgrad study market: 11 October 1-2pm
Understanding the current graduate labour market can be a daunting
prospect.ÌýWhat's the difference between a graduate 'scheme' and a graduate
'job'?Ìý What do employers looks for, how do they recruit and what are the
most competitive sectors?Ìý And is it true that most jobs are never
publically advertised? Postgraduate study is a big commitment, so it's important to pick
the right course for the right reasons.Ìý With so many course available,
how do you decide which is for you and will further study improve your careers
prospects?
No matter how vague your thoughts about your next step, understand more
about the graduate labour and postgrad study market to help inform your
choices.
Find and fund a PhD: 13 October 1-2pm
Considering a PhD as a next step? Confused about where to start?Ìý
Find out more the realities of PhD research, how to source opportunities, the
applications and interview process as well as sources of funding (including
public funding bodies and employers).
Improve your CV: 18 October 1-2pm
Did you know that the average employer can spend less than 30 seconds assessing a CV?Ìý Is it true that some employers ignore personal profiles? Should a CV be more than just a life history of everything you've ever done?
Find out how to market yourself effectively in a UK CV in this interactive session.Ìý We'll simulate a CV sifting exercise allowing you to 'sit in the recruiter's shoes' and assess multiple CVs under time pressure.Ìý Understand how to create a strong first impression, keep the reader's interest and make your evidence 'relevant'.
Future events
- Application forms, cover letters and supporting statements: 25 October 1-2pm
- Succeeding at interviews: 27 October 1-2pm
- Decisions, Decisions - How to 'find your future': 28 October 1-2pm
- Beyond the advertised job market - Successful job hunting: 4 November 1-2pm
For more information and to register to attend visit the
UCL Careers