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Employability at Leicester
Stuart JohnsonDeputy Director of Careers Service
Outline
1. Aim
2. Context
3. Vision
4. Principles
5. What employers look for
Aim
“To ensure our graduates have the extra dimension in order to make them the stand out choice for employers”
Context: University strategy
Context: labour market
“The jobless total for 16 to 24-year-olds hit a record high of 991,000 in the quarter, a jobless rate of 21.3%”1
1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15271800
Context: graduate labour market
60
>60%
100%
400,000£18-25k
Average number ofapplicants per vacancy
Graduates geta 2:1 or better
More applications in2010 than 2008
New graduateseach yearAverage graduate salary
Context: employable graduates
Now
Degree = employment
Degree + extracurricular = employment
UCAS tariff + 2:1 degree + good university + extracurricular + work experience = employment
Higher UCAS tariff + 2:1 degree + top university + extracurricular + work experience of measurable value + own personal brand = employment
Vision
Principles
• Engage key stakeholders
• Offer increased opportunities
• Provide enhanced support
Engage: students
Them coming to us – Careers Zone,
websiteUs coming to them – curriculum, ‘pop-up’,
social media
Engage: employers
Opportunities: curricular
• Minimum programme (Oct, Nov, Dec / 3, 2, 1)
• Employability modules (Geography)
• Modules with employability applications (Maths)
• Employability of the curriculum (History)
Opportunities: extra-curricularStudent
Champions
Clubs, Societies and
Events
Earn and Learn
World and Media
Volunteering
Course Rep
Student Ambassador
Mentor
Sabbatical Officer
Clubs and Societies Officer
EnterpriseAward
Clubs and Societies Member
Part-time Jobs, Internships and vacation work
Student Engagement
Team
Student Ambassador
Newspaper Journalist and Photographer
Radio Journalist and Broadcaster
Student Exchange
Programmes
Languages at Leicester
Students in Classrooms
Volunteering Projects
Volunteering Award
Students in Classrooms
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* = Leicester Award Programme
Opportunities: co-curricular
Support
• Before, during and after
• No prep, no entry
• Competitive process
What employers look for
NowHigher UCAS tariff + 2:1 degree + top university + extracurricular + work experience of measurable value + own personal brand = employment
Development of transferable skills• Teamwork
• Communication
• Analysing
• Problem solving
• Planning and organising
• Leadership and supervision
• Using technology
• Initiative and creativity
• Self management
• Learning
• Defining work objectives and outcomes
• Managing time and priorities
• Developing a realistic action plan
• Using project management methodology
• Liaising with a range of stakeholders
• Identifying, assessing and weighing risks
• Developing a contingency plan
• Allocating resources to tasks
• Carrying projects through to successful completion
So…
Come to Leicester – we’ll help you become a graduate with
the extra dimension!