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Decisions after School or College…
Simon Reichwald - CEO Bright Futures
@brightfuturesNT
What students need to know about
University, Careers & that word
‘Employability’
A bit about me & Bright Futures
• Student Recruitment
– AGR Advisory Council
– YEUK Advisory Board
– Global & SME Employers
• A bit about the Bright
Futures Society (NFP)
– Student Empowerment &
Personal Responsibility
– 60 Universities
– 2013 Launched Societies
into Schools
The Media Hype....The Bad, The Ugly & The Good
The Media Hype....
New graduates face tougher
struggle in their search for jobs
Local Government Association figures show
regional variations in job availability as almost
half of graduates are still looking for work after
three months The Guardian
Graduate unemployment levels on
a par with school leavers
Latest data shows 25% of 21-yearolds who left university with a
degree in 2011 were unemployed
compared with 26% of 16-year-olds
with GCSEs The Guardian
Up to a fifth of graduates
'without work' after university
A fifth of students are being left
without a job six months after
graduating from some British
universities, according to official
figures. The Telegraph
The Media Hype....good news
Graduate vacancies at five-year
high, suggests research – BBC 2014
Graduates with industry placements more
employable Pareto Law
Warning over engineering shortage
A report warns that the UK needs to increase the
number of science, technology and engineering
graduates it produces by 50%. BBC News
Rise in number of Scotland's graduates in
permanent jobs BBC
51.6% of Graduates in FT
Graduate Employment – 6
months after graduation
51.6%
>60%
graduates
receive a 2:1
or better
>60%
83
33% of graduate roles filled by
rd
placement or internship
candidates
Almost 350,000 new
graduates each year
350,000
Average of 83
applications per
vacancy
1/3
110,000
Freshers with 320
110,000
UCAS points
Average graduate
salary as £18,345£22,535 & £26k
c£18-26k
Some
Recruitment
Trends
Some School, College & University
Recruitment Trends
• Opportunities for
– Graduates are UP
– School Leaver & Higher Apprenticeship are UP
• More routes into employment & a good career
• So what are the right option for each of your students?
• ‘Simon’s 3 Reasons for going University’…
– NUS research – 79%
• ‘Why are you going to University?’
Becoming ‘Job Competitive’
• Differentiate
• 1/3rd Graduate Recruiters do not fill all roles
– A key reason is lack of skills
• CBI Report on the need for more ‘rounded and
grounded’ young people, ‘not just an exam
factory’
• Academic success is no longer enough for
employment
Making the best career choice
• 47 x 47 x 47?
• So it’s worth making the right career choice…
• Where to start?
– Which University?
– Careers Web content - www.allaboutcareers.com
– Careers Video Content - Where to start...
–Connect with employers face to face & Online
e.g. Linked In
• Find out what is out there
• What do those employers seek when recruiting?
• What roles play to your strength?
– Major Graduate Employers (<10%) and SMEs
How can your students
get ahead of the game?
How to Stand out Today?
• What more do employers look for now…
Prepare examples of these!
Adapting &
Coping
Analysing &
Interpreting
Information
Leading &
Deciding
Organising &
delivering
Delivering
results
Interacting
with others
& presenting
ideas
Innovation &
creativity
Further Areas for Student
Development
• Knowledge – not need to know it all (as world
changes too fast), but know how to find out things
• Attitude – open to learning and trying new things
• ‘Extra’ Employability skills (e.g. self management,
commercial & customer awareness, agility, resilience,
collaboration, being networked)
• Strengths – knowing yourself & what you do well
• Global Perspective – interested in the experiences of
others and global developments
And then learn how to EVIDENCE IT
How can we all help them?
• Differentiate themselves, with their STORY
• Cannot rely on academic achievement alone – extra curricula
• Make the most of the opportunities & experiences School, College
& University offers – students need to start taking action now!
• Build knowledge of careers options, skills & employers ‘contacts’
• Make it ‘fun’ & Empower them…
“Will it make the boat go faster?”
Start at Bright Futures School Society…?
[email protected]
www.brightfutures.co.uk