5. What do Graduates Do 2013
http://www.hecsu.ac.uk/current_projects_what_do_graduates_do.htm
What Do Our (Sussex) Graduates Do
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/whatourgraduatesdo
Research Past Student Destinations via Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/?trk=blog
Graduates in the Labour Market
11. •Some career options with any degree
Accountancy Publishing Banking
Administration Civil Service Social Work
Marketing Computing Journalism
The City Information Insurance
Broadcasting Law Police
Conservation Sales Film
Counselling Charities Health service
Human Resources Retail Teaching
Development
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16. www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/yourdegree
Using your Degree
Example Professional Bodies
www.rsc.org/careers-jobs/ Royal Society of Chemistry
http://www.bps.ac.uk/careers British Pharmacological Society
http://www.icr-global.org/ Institute of Clinical Research
http://www.ibms.org/ Institute of Biomedical Science
http://www.hpc-uk.org/ Health Care Professional Council
http://www.sfn.org/careers-and-training/neurojobs-career-center
Society for Neuroscience
http://www.bna.org.uk/jobs/ British Neuroscience Association
Check others for your specialism there are too many to list here!!!
17. Current interesting opportunities
on our website
CEC website Science jobsearch
Use sector guides for specialist websites
E.g. NHS Scientist Training
Programme Link
Food Science example link
Science jobs Example link
18. Further Study - Research
Resources
Research further study
Further study past students
Things to do
• Talk to Academics here
• Talk to Post Graduate students
• Talk to course providers
• Talk to Careers Adviser
20. Careers Centre
How to choose options Resources
• Self Analysis
• What skills do I have
We have tools on our website & hand
outs in the centre to help with this
process!
24. Creative Approaches- finding contacts
Contacts you already have
• Friends, family, friends of friends .
• Academics
• Contacts from past work experience, vacation work
Contacts to find
•Vacancies advertised in newspapers and on the web.
•Use the contact details from the vacancy advert.
•Names in journals, magazines, reports, the press.
•The phone book and Yellow Pages (www.yell.com )
•Specialist directories and lists of companies
•Alumni Careers Network
•Linked in – Search facility
25. Build your experience
- Get involved while you are at Sussex Lab work
- Volunteer (Project V) – wider voluntary
- www.do-it.org
- Information interviewing, work shadowing, work
experience, internships
- Paid work- entry level positions
- CEC Getting Experience Page
- Learning to Lead 14-15 Leadership Programme
26. Up and Coming Events
Check our Events Page
• Careers Fair Wed 6 Nov
• 100+ Employers Over half accept any degree
• Science related include:
Scientifica
NHS
SC Johnson
etc
Elekta
Roche
Novo Nordisk
27. What next?
• Reflect on your skills
• Research the sector & your options
• Network
• Build your experience
• Search for vacancies
• Write a CV
29. cdec
Career Development &
Employment Centre
Need more help?
Come into the Careers & Employability Centre
Ground Floor Library
- Check the website
- Book a one-to-one with a Careers Adviser
- 01273 678429