Making the most of the Careers Fair: The Key to Success

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Making the most of the Careers FairThe Key to
Success
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Agenda

• The Purpose of a Careers Fair?
• Preparation for Fair
• What to Expect
• On the Day
• Questions and Answers

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The Purpose of A Fair

• One stop shop for students and employers
• An opportunity to review different career areas
• Students get up-to-date company information
• Student and potential employers meet face-to-face
• An opportunity to ask potential employers
  questions about recruitment
• Company gets students C.V. or contact details

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Preparing for the Fair

• More competitive than previous years
• from 108 to 83
• Review Companies attending fair
• Careers by Degrees 2009-10
• Careers website for updated list (Events)
• Make list of companies of interest
• Include some of the less obvious ones
• Compile list of questions for company
• 50 of companies are for Any Discipline

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Preparing for the Fair (2)

• Update your CV and bring multiple copies
• Customise CV if applying for different types of
  jobs
• Highlight significant experience
• Plan your strategy order of priority
• Think about how you will introduce yourself
• Bring pen and paper to take notes
• Bring your copy of Careers by Degrees
• Remember 1st impressions count!!!!

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Sectors represented

• Financial Services
• Accounting
• Insurance
• Legal
• Chemical/Pharmaceutical
• Healthcare
• Food Drink
• Retail
• Marketing
• SMEs

• Aeronautical
• Manufacturing Eng.
• Electronics
• Software
• Energy
• Volunteering
• Consulting
• Education
• International Opps

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Finance, Law Insurance

• Citibank
• Northern Trust
• State Street Bank
• Central Bank
• Quinn Insurance
• Sun Life Financial
• Zurich (Eagle Star)

• Maples Calder
• Matheson Ormsby Prentice
• Arthur Cox
• Friary Law

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Accounting

• BDO
• Deloitte
• Ernst Young
• Grant Thornton
• Horwath Bastow Charlton
• Keogh Somers

• KPMG
• Mazars
• ODCL
• PWC
• Russell Brennan Keane

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Consulting, ICT, Aero, Eng.

• Accenture
• Analog
• Dell
• Ericsson
• Hewlett Packard
• Intel
• Salesforce
• SAP

• Airbus
• Pilot Training Course
• ESB
• Bord Gais
• Kentz
• Mercury
• Jebsen People Solutions

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PharmaChem/Biomedical

• Abbott
• Boston Scientific
• Creganna
• Johnson Johnson

• Medtronic
• Novartis
• Stryker
• Zimmer

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Retail, Marketing, Food other

• Fusion
• FAS
• IBEC/EOP
• Irish Distillers
• Kerry Group
• Glanbia

• Aldi
• LIDL
• Enterprise Rent-a-car
• Paypal
• Defence Forces

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International Opportunities

• Airbus
• Washington Ireland Programme
• EIL
• Interac
• Jebsen (Norway)

• Sabis Schools
• IBEC (EOP programme)
• Irish Distillers
• I-to-I Ireland
• JET Programme
• USIT

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Teaching Volunteering

• Sabis (UAE)
• Interac (Japan)
• JET (Japan)
• i-to-I (25 countries)
• MPS (UK)
• Synarbor (UK)
• U Teach Recruitment UK
• Train2Teach (UK)

• Camphill Communities
• EIL Volunteer Abroad
• Habitat for Humanity
• ISPCC
• Special Olympics
• Viatores Christi
• Volunteer Limerick
• Voluntary Service Overseas

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Professional Bodies

• ACCA
• CIMA
• ICPA
• ICAI
• Irish Taxation Inst
• Engineers Ireland
• Institute of Building

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What To Expect

• Stands, Stands, Stands,
• High noise levels
• Companies with lots of opportunities
• Representatives promoting the companies
• New graduate recruits
• Products, videos, demos
• Competition from other students graduates
• Chatting with Company personnel, remember this
  can be like a pre-interview!!!! Be alert!!!!

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On The Day

• Dress smart wear comfortable shoes
• Positive Attitude
• Be enthuastic and knowledgeable
• Arrive early while employers are fresh
• Make a list of stands you want to visit
• Check the numbers locations of stands
• Plan your route around the fair based on the
  companies you selected
• Check at Careers Stand if in doubt

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On The Day contd

• Keep an open mind about companies
• Practise your technique by approaching a few
  less-popular companies until you feel more
  confident
• Explain why you are interested in their
  company-talk about what you learned during your
  research
• Know what kind of job interests you
• Check application and interview details
• Dont monopolise employers time
• Dont expect them to be familiar with your course
  tell them about it

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On The Day contd

• Asking vague questions and being unclear about
  your career interests will not impress
• Their questions
• What interests you in our company?
• What type of position are you interested in?
• What department are you interested in?
• Have your own questions ready
• Take notes and ask for name or business card
• Be selective about material, freebies and
  handouts
• Make note of companies who have your CV

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Typical Questions to ask

• What degree disciplines do you recruit?
• Have you recruited many UL graduates?
• What is the typical career path of graduates?
• What kind of training/development opportunities
  do you offer?
• Whats the format of your recruitment?
• CVs, Applications, Online applications
• Aptitude tests, Assessment Centres
• What qualities do you look for in graduates?

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Finally

• Think outside the box big isnt better
• Check out the any discipline employers
• Call to the Coop Careers stand for
• Queries and information
• Bring copy of Careers by Degrees for notes
• Provide feedback by completing survey
• Pre-register online and save valuable time

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