School of Arts 25th September 2013
Employability at Kent
What is Employability?
‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.’ (CBI, March 2009)
What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for?
Communication
Report writing
Team working
Leadership
Planning and organisation
Project management
Enterprise
Problem SolvingReflection
Adaptability
Energy
Drive and resilience
Integrity
Reliability
Enthusiasm/passion
Self awareness
Confidence
Contextual/cultural awareness
Capacity to develop
NumeracyPositive attitude
Business and customer awareness
Negotiation Skills
Developing these skills whilst at Kent
• The Careers and Employability Service
• Employability Points• Kent Union• Student Ambassador Scheme
The Careers and Employability Service
Where is it?
The Careers and Employability Service
Opening Hours
•Monday-Friday•9:00 am to 5:00 pm •Term-time & vacations
(except at Christmas)
Speaking to someoneDrop-ins:
• Monday to Friday
• 10:30am-12:30pm
• 2:00pm-4:00pm
Booked appointments
• Pop in to arrange or call us on 01227
823299
School based Drop-ins
• Watch this space
Magazines
Graduate directories
Career Planning Guides
Events Board
Reference books
Occupational Profiles
University prospectuses
The Careers Resource Library
Information booklets
• Making applications
• The Creative Job Search
• Interview Skills
• Career Planning Guides
Careers Employability Award on Moodle
The Award covers:
1. Identifying your skills and how
to “sell” these to employers.
2. Finding out which careers these
relate to.
3. Preparing a quality CV and
performing well at interview.
What do you have to do?http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/moodle.htm
• The module takes about 12 hours to complete
• But this can be done at your own pace
• Fantastic feedback from students who have completed the award
You do this by completing:9 quizzes3 short assignments1 feedback form
Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www.kent.ac.uk/ces
Careers Events
• Employability Week 4th-8th November
• Careers Fair Tuesday 5th November, 12pm-3pm, Sports Centre
• Kent Opportunities Fair, Thursday 7th November, 12pm-3pm, Eliot Hall
Keep up to date• Follow us on twitter:
@UniKentEmploy @UniKentCes
• Like our Facebook page:www.facebook.com/UKCES
• Employability blog• http://unikentemploy.wordpress.com
Employability at Kent webpageswww.kent.ac.uk/employability
Employability Points
Get rewarded for your extracurricular activities!
Over 300 rewards in 2012-2013 scheme from over 100 sponsor companies
Internships, work experience, training experiences,
placements, vouchers www.kent.ac.uk/employabilitypoints
Get involved - Get rewarded!
@empoints
Employability Points
Employability Points
Kent Union supports graduate employability in a number of ways -
• Offering Volunteering Opportunities
• Kent Student Certificate in Volunteering
• Stand Out training
• Employability and Volunteering Toolkit
www.kentunion.co.uk/eandv
Volunteering
Student Ambassador Scheme
An opportunity to get involved in a range of challenging and rewarding placements and projects which are designed to help you develop skills to help you in your future your course Autumn application deadline: Midday,
Friday 11th October.For more information:www.kent.ac.uk/ambassadorswww.twitter.com/unikentoutreach
Keep up to date• www.kent.ac.uk/employability
• Follow us on twitter: @unikentemploy
• Like our Facebook page:University of Kent Student Employability
• Attend Careers events on campus:http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/casevents.htm
Questions?
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