Going Places With Your Master’s

Sally Western
Careers Coach

Careers Network
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Job hunting Maximising

including Further support
application
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 Who can help?
Family
Careers
Network

Tutors Mentors

Employers
Professional
Bodies

Friends
Online
resources
 Careers Network Appointments

Careers Careers Interview Business Academic

Advice Coaching Coaching Coaching Success
Coaching

20 minutes for CV, 30 minutes with a 30-minutes for a 30 minutes with a 40 minutes with a
application and quick Careers Coach for mock interview Student Enterprise Success Coach to
careers-related career direction and and feedback Coach to discuss your develop your study
enquiries planning business ideas skills and unlock your
full potential.
For
Careers Advice: book via Careers Online on our website Careers Hubs
Coaching Appointments: phone 01509 222765
Careers Hubs: drop in, no appointment needed Open 11-3 each day in term-time
More information visit Book an appointment on our website East: Stewart Mason
West: West Park Teaching Hub
https://lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/students-and-graduates
What’s your goal?
Know Your Sector
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including Further support
application
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Graduate roles
Finding Advertised Vacancies
Specialist websites
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Job hunting Maximising

including Further support
application
overseas
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Where do you want to live?
Country Guides
• Job Search Resources
• Organisations
• Employment Trends
• Networking
• Embassy Details
• Financial/Work Permit Information
• CV, Covering Letter and Interview
Guidelines
• Cultural and General Resources
 Free online jobs and internships database for HOME/EU/ International
students.

Country Career Guides including information on:

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Job search resources
Work permit/visa regulations
County-specific resume/CV guidelines and examples
Interview and cultural advice
• Employment outlook/industry trends
• Professional and social networking groups

16m Worldwide job/internship listings (updated

daily);

450,000 Employer profiles from almost 200 countries, with

contact details (updated quarterly);
International Students web page
eCareersGrad
Barriers to job
hunting?

Where are they?

Real or perceived?
Find some workable solutions
Book an appointment and get advice
 Disability Support
Sharing your mental
health problem in
the recruitment
Sharing process
information about
your disability with
employers

Disclosing
Dyslexia in the Student
recruitment workplace
process wellbeing guide
 One to One
Coping with rejection – if getting Support
a job is taking a while

Develop your resilience and talk to us

 Agenda

Job hunting Maximising

including Further support
application
overseas
impact
6
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Considerations Applying for a why it’s
PhD important
 Further study

PLAN Vocational Courses

When and where? Teaching, Law, Social Work

Research
Job ideas Doctorate

Funding
How?
 Studying for a PhD

Deepen your
Widen career
knowledge
options
over 3-4 years

Follow your Get

passion sponsorship

Must be Jobs.ac.uk
committed Findaphd.com

Research
Speak with
options –
academics
UK/overseas?
Studying for a PhD
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including Further support
application
overseas
impact
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PhD important
Job applications
 CV
Example
Covering Letters
 Beginning

Introduction

Why them?
(Why the sector? Why the company?
Why the role?)

Why you?

Close
On the Make
Applications page of
our website

https://www.lboro.ac.u
k/services/careers/stud
ents-and-
graduates/applications
/interviews/

https://vimeo.com/640
639924
 Agenda

Job hunting Maximising

including Further support
application
overseas
impact
6
4
2

3 5
1
Networking and
Considerations Applying for a why it’s
PhD important
Networking
Networking is a process that fosters the exchange
of information and ideas among individuals or
groups that share a common interest. It may be for
social or business purposes. Professionals
connect their business network through a series of
symbolic ties and contacts. Business connections
may form due to an individual's education,
employer, industry or colleagues.
 Why should you network?

Networking can help you:

▪ Find out more about certain careers or sectors to help your
career decisions.
▪ Get advice from people in your preferred sector about required
skills, experience, applications, interviews and more.
▪ Find out about opportunities which are not widely advertised.
 Who to connect with and how

Students Alumni
on Graduate
similar recruiters
courses

Class
mates Guest
on your speakers
course

Family
and
friends Mentors

University
Colleagues
staff
Rules for Networking

• Networking is not necessarily about asking for a job

• Networking is a two-way process

• Networking is not a quick fix

• Do what you say

 Agenda

Job hunting Maximising

including Further support
application
overseas
impact
6
4
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3 5
1
Networking and
Considerations Applying for a why it’s
PhD important
Careers Network Website

www.careers.lboro.ac.uk
Students and Graduates
Postgraduate Taught Students web page
 Careers Network Appointments

Careers Careers Interview Business Academic

Advice Coaching Coaching Coaching Success
Coaching

20 minutes for CV, 30 minutes with a 30-minutes for a 30 minutes with a 40 minutes with a
application and quick Careers Coach for mock interview Student Enterprise Success Coach to
careers-related career direction and and feedback Coach to discuss your develop your study
enquiries planning business ideas skills and unlock your
full potential.
For
Careers Advice: book via Careers Online on our website Careers Hubs
Coaching Appointments: phone 01509 222765
Careers Hubs: drop in, no appointment needed Open 11-3 each day in term-time
More information visit Book an appointment on our website East: Stewart Mason
West: West Park Teaching Hub
https://lboro.ac.uk/services/careers/students-and-graduates
Top Tips for the recruitment process

Networking
CVs This series of presentations,
and more, can be found on the
Covering Letters
Careers Network
Application Forms Learn Module CA007

Interviews
Assessment Centres
 Thanks For Watching

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