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CAREERS AFTER UNIVERSITYYour name here!Also put your subject and College, and maybe where you’re originally from…
Date goes here!
INTRODUCTION
• What students do after they graduate• What qualifications certain jobs need• Your course does not restrict your career
• About us:– Put any other info about yourself here you may
have not had space for earlier…
ACTIVITY!
• Write down three jobs you’d like to have– It can be anything!• Lawyer, doctor, consultant, pilot, lumberjack...
• Write down why you’d like to have that job– Try and think of multiple reasons if you can• Is it for the money, the variety, something you’re
passionate about?
• What qualifications or training do you think you’ll need to have that job?
WHAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO?
• Destination of Leavers from Higher Education– 6 months after graduating
• 96% in employment or further study
WHAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO?
Engineering
WHAT DO GRADUATES ACTUALLY DO?
English
SOME CAREERS NEED SPECIFIC DEGREES…
• Doctor / Nurse– Medicine / Nursing
• Architect– Architecture
• Vet– Veterinary Medicine
• Interpreter / Translator– Modern Languages
International aid worker?
Town planner?
Journalist?
Environmental consultant?
…BUT MOST DON’T!
LawTeachingBusiness
Journalism and PublishingPublic Administration
ITAccountancy and Finance
Consultancy…and loads more!
THINK YOU NEED LAW TO BE A LAWYER?
THINK YOU NEED ECONOMICS TO WORK FOR A BANK?
WHAT DID THESE PEOPLE STUDY?
JESS ENNISPsychology
FRANK OCEANEnglish
ANGELA MERKELPhysics
DARA O’BRIAINMaths & Theoretical Physics
MARK PRICEArchaeology
DIANE ABBOTT MPHistory
MORAL OF THE STORY…
• Don’t get too hung up on what your degree means for your future career– Don’t worry if you don’t have a concrete plan!– There are comparatively few jobs for which there
is only one “correct” degree
• The most important thing is to choose a course you’re interested in, and which you’ll enjoy!
WANT TO FIND OUT MORE?
www.study.cam.ac.uk
www.prospects.ac.uk
www.ucas.com
www.hecsu.ac.uk
www.applytocambridge.com
Apply for the CUSU Shadowing Scheme!Applications for the 2015 Scheme (late
Jan-early Feb) open in October 2014www.applytocambridge.com/
shadowing
University Careers Services
