Careers and Employability Service What can I with a Degree in Film? Nicola Urquhart Careers Adviser www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm What we will cover • The graduate labour market • What employers want? • What skills film graduates have? • What film graduates do: the jobs they get their typical employers the further courses they study www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm The graduate labour market in 2013 • Approximately 30% - 40% of vacancies are open to graduates with a degree from any discipline • Employers increasingly focusing on professional attributes in addition to transferable skills • Relevant work experience increasingly important • Need for students to think earlier about their employability • Employers are expecting to increase their graduate recruitment by 2.7% in 2013 What employers want? Commercial Awareness Work Experience Professional attributes Extra-Curricular Activities Employability skills Degree awarded at 2.1 or above What skills Film students have? • Research Skills • Team working skills • Analytical skills and creative thinking • Communication Skills • Technical Skills, IT , media production, multimedia, web based technologies • Visual and Critical awareness (attention to detail) • Working to deadlines Skills and attributes that graduate recruiters are looking for? Communication Adaptability Self awareness Leadership Energy Contextual/cultural awareness Report writing Problem Solving Adaptability Numeracy Positive attitude Reflection Confidence Team working Reliability Project management Business and customer awareness Integrity Capacity to develop Drive and resilience IT skills Enterprise Enthusiasm/passion Planning and organisation Maturity What is a career? • Not necessarily a linear, planned sequence of events • Career choice is not an event or occasion • Career choice is a process Jobs directly related to your degree Jobs directly related to your degree • Film Journalist • Arts Administrator • Runner, broadcasting/film/video producer • Marketing Assistant • Programme Researcher, Broadcasting/film/video • Distribution • Sales Agent • Editing and post production jobs Jobs that are not directly related to your degree Many employers value the skills you have gained more than the subject Searching for placements/internships • www.kent.ac.uk/ces • Vacancy database • ‘ ‘I want to work in….’ section • www.ratemyplacement.co.uk • www.prospects.ac.uk • Vacancy database • Job sectors • Graduate directories • Speculative approach Searching for placements/internships • http://graduatetalentpool.direct.gov.uk/c ms/ShowPage/Home_page/p!ecaaefg • www.targetjobs.co.uk • www.milkround.com • www.insidecareers.co.uk • www.thejobcrowd.com General advice • Market Yourself ! - It’s not necessarily who you know but who knows you • Read the relevant trade, industry, websites and directories (find out what’s happening) • Develop your networking skills (record and follow up contacts) • Find out who actually makes the decisions for hiring people at your grade • Explore self employment, working as a freelancer, find out how to set up a business, funding etc What if I’m still stuck? • Make the most of opportunities (planned happenstance) • Think about it little and often • Make an appointment to speak to a careers adviser How the Careers and Employability Service can help you What we • Careers Talks and Workshops • Careers Library: Employer Directories, Occupational Profiles, Books etc • Comprehensive Web Pages • Careers Employability Award (CEM) on Moodle • Vacancy Database • Alumni Careers Network • Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair • Drop In - Quick Query • Careers Guidance Interviews Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces Careers and Employability Service Web Pages • I want to work in … http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sitesmedia.htm • What can I with my degree in http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Film.htm • Choosing a Career http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/Choosing/ChoosingCare er.htm • Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc.) www.kent.ac.uk/careers/applicn.htm • Example CVs & Covering Letters www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cvexamples.htm • Creative Career Search http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/CJ.htm • Employability Skills http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu.htm Careers Employability Award www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm The module takes about 12 hours to complete But this can be done at your own pace You this by completing: 9 quizzes 3 short assignments 1 feedback form Comments from students who have completed the award • “I liked the fact that the assignments relate to how you would fill in answers on a graduate job application step by step and provides examples of how to fill it in.” • “I really enjoyed the quizzes They effectively highlighted the gaps in my knowledge, as many of the answers surprised me I also found the module on creating my own CV very useful, these skills will be invaluable for tailoring my CV to particular jobs.” • “There is a wealth of information about everything; I especially liked the individual information about specific job types and the advice given about interview skills.” Attend Careers Talks and Workshops • A Career in Sales • Champions Life Academy • The Network • CRCC (Asia, China Internship Programme ) • http://www.kent.ac.uk/calendar/ (Student Skills and Employability) • http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cas events.htm Vacancy Database • All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs, sandwich placements or vacation work/internships are entered on this database which offers: • Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest you • Employers notifying vacancies are often specifically targeting Kent graduates, so competition for jobs is lower than on other vacancy sites www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Speak to an adviser: • Quick query, drop in and speak to an adviser 10.30am -12.30pm and 2.00pm-4pm Monday to Friday • E mail careerhelp@kent.ac.uk and an adviser will respond to your query • You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in Action points • Use www.prospects.ac.uk, including Prospects Planner, to research options available • Use www.kent.ac.uk/ces • Get relevant work experience • Think beyond the stereotypes of organisations e.g NHS, Asda • Find out how the sectors you are interested in recruit … NETWORK • Have a back-up plan • Make use of the Careers and Employability Service Careers and Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm ... 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