Introduction to the Careers Service
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Review Your Options and achieve Career
Success after Graduation
Tina Allen
University of Edinburgh
Aim:
Remind you of aim of CS
Review the range of jobs/postgrad courses that physics/astrophysics
graduates enter
Alert you to career deadlines of final year
What services does CS provide that may be relevant to your needs?
Careers Service aims to:
Expand your horizons
Equip you to make informed career decisions throughout your life
Help you achieve high personal and professional achievement, and a
fulfilling future
Help you whatever you want to do
What did graduates do with an Edinburgh physics/astrophysics
degree in 2010?
Employment
38% (51%)
Further study
42% (35%)
- academic/vocational/professional
Time Out
2% (10%)
Unemployed
18% (4%)
(2009 figs in brackets)
Some of Jobs from 2007-10
Management Trainee –
European Space Agency
Physics Teacher
Marine Geophysicist
Publishing Editor - IoPhys
Software Engineer
Medical Physicist
Research Scientist
Science Communicator
Windfarm Dev Analyst
Meteorologist
GCHQ Civil Servant
Fund Analyst
Management Consultant
Actuary
Chartered Accountant
Systems Engineer
Royal Navy
Statistical Officer
Musician / Photographer
Ski Patrol Officer (Canada)
Some of Postgrad Courses from 2007-10
PhD in: Physics
Climate Change
Nuclear Astrophysics
Musical Acoustics
Astronomy/Cosmology
Meteorology
Active Galactic Nuclei
Dark Matter
Environ. Acoustics
Biophys. Chemistry
Neuroscience
Soft Condensed Matter
Theoretical Physics
MSc in: Neuroinformatics
Orthopaedic Engin.
Space Science
Photonics
Plasma Physics
Renewable Energy
Medical Physics
MA in: Music
Business
Govt, Dev & Conflict
PGDE/PGCE in Secondary
Physics
What stage are you at?
Already have a job/postgrad course offer for September
No ideas!
?(& done nothing so far)!!!
Some ideas of jobs/postgrad courses but you need to do more research
Know exactly what job & firm(s)/postgrad courses you’re aiming at and
have all the information/skills you need to get it eg. closing dates, up-todate CV, interview skills polished, etc.
Thinking of finding a job?
Careers Fair – October 11th & 12th (different
employers both days) 1.30-6.30pm - Adam House
Employer Presentations – start 3 October
Careers information workshops this semester
eg. actuarial work, advertising, Civil Service, teaching,
conservation, social media careers, management
consultancy, international development, the media…..
Skills development workshops eg. business
awareness, presentation skills,
Who is recruiting for what I want to do?
Vacancies online on SAGE (the employer database at the Careers Service)
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/sage
Collect directories from the Careers Service eg. GET, Prospects
Research company websites
Newspapers/periodicals
Professional bodies eg. Institute of Physics
Contacts/networking
Thinking of continuing to study?
Talks:
UK
USA
Europe
21 Oct – taught
28 Oct – research
13 Oct
31 Oct (central area)
Talk to your tutors/discuss topics of research
Have you got all the jobhunting skills you require?
Talks at KB:
CV’s
Application forms
Interviews
29 Sept
22 Sept
6 Oct
Compile your CV & get some feedback at CS
Fill in application forms & get some feedback at CS
Interviews – book a mock interview with a careers adviser
Assessment Centres – book a practice on 19 Oct
Psychometric tests – take a practice set (5 Oct & 2 Nov) & get extra
practice online at CS website
Talk to your Careers Adviser
Book a long interview (30 - 45 minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s
Buildings
Tel: 650 5773
Book a short interview (20 minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s Buildings
Tel: 650 5773
- book on the day only for 1pm/1.20pm/1.40pm
Use the CS website www.ed.ac.uk/careers
- details of all events & book through MyEd
Strategy 1
Research & plan as quickly as possible
Decide on number of applications & your priorities
Compile shortlist – how many?
Check closing dates to establish timescale (November for some)
Do forms/CV in draft form & get feedback as soon as possible
Top tip - don’t choose all household names!
Strategy 2
OR – do nothing now!!
Wait until after finals & then start
Graduate Recruitment Fair – May
Summer workshops – CV’s, Interview Skills, Finding a Job in Edinburgh,
etc.
But…..you’ll get what’s left over & may need to
some time out by default!
take