Summer Term 2020

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Arts and Humanities

• Introduction to finding work experience in media and the creative industries (this recording is from 2019. Please see the accompanying updated information below)
  • Accompanying updated information: Finding work experience in media updated information (MS Word , 19kb)
  • Any questions about this topic? Send them to us via Careers Gateway's query service 

Your rights at work

• Your rights at work recorded presentation
  • Benefits of being open with an employer about your disability  
  • Your rights at work (PDF , 697kb) (presentation slides without audio)

Summer in lockdown? Making the most of changing times

• Summer in lockdown recorded presentation
  • Summer in lockdown slides (with web links)

Graduate Options LIVE: Understanding your options post Graduation

• Graduate Options Live recorded presentation

Using LinkedIn

• Using LinkedIn recorded presentation
  • Presentation slides Using LinkedIn (PDF , 2,791kb) 
  • Transcript Using LinkedIn transcript (MS Word , 5,073kb)

How to ace virtual assessment centres

• How to ace virtual assessment centres recorded session
  
  • Task One: Situational judgment test
  • Task Two: How to Ace Assessment Centres: Intructions for group exercise (PDF , 73kb)

Searching for job vacancies

• Searching for job vacancies recorded presentation
  • Presentation slides Searching for job vacancies (MS PowerPoint , 11,023kb)
  • Transcript Searching for job vacancies presentation transcript (MS Word , 19kb)

Finalists without a plan

• Finalists without a plan recorded presentation
  
  • Accompanying information Finalists Without a Plan 2020 - accompanying information (PDF , 188kb)

Postgraduate researchers

• Non-academic careers: Interviews

Graduating with a 2:2, 3rd or Pass

• Graduating with a 2:2... (part 1)
• Graduating with a 2:2... (part 2)
• Graduating with a 2:2, 3rd or pass degree (MS Word , 920kb)

Spring Term events 2020

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Promoting yourself to employers - how to write an effective CV and LinkedIn profile, 13 January lecture capture
• Applying for further study, 15 January lecture capture
• Finding work experience in the Arts & Heritage sector (PDF , 5,264kb), 22 January presentation slides and lecture capture
• Exploring work experience in Advertising, marketing and PR, 29 January lecture capture; Getting work experience in Marketing, advertising and PR (PDF , 2,857kb) presentation slides

Science faculty events

• Finding jobs and completing application forms, 14 January lecture capture
• Applying for unadvertised jobs and work experience, 21 January lecture capture

Other events

• Your rights at work: disclosing a disability (with Torque Law), 29 January lecture capture

Autumn Term events 2019

Teaching

• What's great about teaching: could it be for me?, 10 October lecture capture
  
• Applications, 15 October lecture capture; presentation slides Teacher Training Applications 2019-20 (PDF , 2,209kb), ‌

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Internships and work experience, 16 October lecture capture
• Art Law careers event, 16 October lecture capture
• Are grad schemes for you? 21 October lecture capture (first half of session only)

Science faculty events

• STP presentation Autumn 2019 (PDF , 1,645kb)‌
• Sciences: Finding jobs and completing application forms (PDF , 4,254kb)
  
• Sciences: Internships, Placements and Work Experience 2019-20 (PDF , 4,192kb)
• Sciences: CV basics, 29 October lecture capture

Social Science faculty events

• Is Law for me?, 16 October lecture capture (note this is a panel Q&A, sound quality varies)

Life after a Masters events

• Are grad schemes for you? 29 October lecture capture
• Job hunting, 31 October lecture capture

Other events

• Work-based visas after graduation, 22 October lecture capture

Summer Term events 2019

Work experience for your CV

• Work experience for your CV (PDF , 4,009kb)‌

Spring term events 2019

Arts and Humanities faculty events

• Arts and Heritage work experience presentation 2018-19 (PDF , 5,254kb)‌

Social Science faculty events

• What to do with an Education degree (PDF , 1,065kb)‌
• Exploring work experience in community, care and charities (PDF , 3,502kb)‌
• Exploring work experience in criminal justice (PDF , 4,118kb)

Science faculty events

• Generating career ideas - science faculty (PDF , 1,062kb)‌
• Generating career ideas worksheet (MS Word , 19kb)‌
• Science Faculty - Make the most of your summer (PDF , 4,450kb)‌
• Using recruitment agencies: CY presentation CY Partners: Scientific Recruitment Agency (PDF , 629kb) and SRG presentation SRG Effective CV and Life Science Sector (PDF , 4,096kb)
• Graduate entry into medicine 2020 (PDF , 1,368kb)‌ (information correct as of February 2019)