What Do Graduates Do

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What Do Graduates Do?
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Aim of session

• To make you aware of the opportunities open to
  graduates from this course
• To give you a broader awareness of the graduate
  job market and what employers are looking for
• To highlight the careers support available at
  Newcastle University

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What do graduates do?

• Employment in jobs related to degree subject
• Employment in unrelated jobs
• Further related study Masters, MPhil, PhD
• Time out travel, voluntary work

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66 of vacancies advertised are open to graduates
from any degree discipline

• This reflects the trend that many employers are
  looking more for the 'soft' skills that graduates
  acquire during their study rather than their
  knowledge in a specific subject.
• Source Prospects. Spring 2008

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What skills can graduates offer?

• Writing skills
• Numerical reasoning
• Computer literacy
• Research skills
• Project management

• Logical reasoning
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Team working

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Environmental Science Graduates do?

• environmental consultancy - assessing the impact
  of activities such as quarrying, industrial
  development or road building
• waste management or disposal
• the agro-chemical industry - researching the
  environmental effects of herbicides and
  pesticides
• land-use assessment, management and reclamation
• conservation - with bodies such as Wildlife
  Trusts or the Environment Agency
• the voluntary sector - helping with the
  environmental problems in developing countries.

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Newcastle ES graduates do?

• Environmental Scientist, Thames Water Utilities
  Limited
• Graduate Ecologist, Scott Wilson
• Consultant (Waste Management), Mouchel Parkman
• Environmental Consultant, WSP Environmental
• Graduate Environmental Consultant, Corsair
  Environmental Consultant Ltd
• Green Waste Officer, East Yorkshire Council
• Environmental Consultant, Entec UK Ltd
• Environmental Safety Engineer, British Energy
• Research Assistant - Medical Genetics, University
  of Cambridge
• Consultant (Waste Management), Mouchel Parkman
• Class Teacher, Westerhope Primary School
• Assistant Farm Manager, JB Shropshire Sons Ltd
• Environmental Surveyor, Wilbourne Associates
• Youth Training Facilitator, Groundwork Creswell
• Cartographer, DEFRA
• Environmental Permit Officer, Premier Waste
  Management

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What do graduates do?

• Further study
• MSc Sustainable Rural Development
• MSc Clean Technology
• MSc Environmental Management and Policy
• MSc International Agricultural Food Marketing
• MSc Rural Estate Management
• MSc Real Estate
• MSc Business Information Technology
• PGCE

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Graduate Profiles

• Graduate Connections Database

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Getting a graduate job

• a good degree
• well developed key skills
• range of relevant experience
• good opportunities

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The Enterprising Student
persuasive
initiative
innovative
positive
flexible
proactive
YOU
plan ahead
networker
take a risk
determined
organised
team worker
commercially aware
leader
problem-solver
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Work experience

• Placements
• Vacation work
• Voluntary work
• Casual work

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Getting a graduate job

• a good degree
• well developed key skills
• range of relevant experience
• good opportunities

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Newcastle University Careers Service

• Extensive range of occupational employer
  information
• Vacancies on-line service
• Employer presentations and job fairs
• Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
• Work-based modules
• Deliver career management skills sessions in
  Schools
• Deliver central workshops/events
• Easy access to Careers Adviser
• Award winner

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Careers Service Support

• Partnership working with Schools to deliver
  career management skills from stage 1
• Programme of central workshops to support and
  develop Newcastle Graduate Skills
• Easy access to advice and guidance
• Employer presentations and job fairs
• Work experience placements
• Making applications (coaching on CVs, application
  forms, interviews)
• Business start-up support
• Vacancies on-line service
• Career Development modules
• Further study
• Changing direction

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Further Information

• Careers Service website
• www.ncl.ac.uk/careers
• Graduate Prospects
• THE graduate careers website
• www.prospects.ac.uk