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Careers Essentials
Sourcing Jobs & Work Experience
Dr Calum Leckie
Careers Consultant
UCL careers
What we will cover
1. Know your jobs market
• Graduate Scheme vs Graduate Job
• Sector specific recruitment practices
• Large vs Small
2. Vacancy / Internship Sources
www.highfliers.co.uk3
Example Graduate Training Scheme
NHS Management – Policy & Strategy
In this two-year scheme you’ll gain hands-on experience of how the health service interacts with government, frontline services, think tanks and academia.
You will develop skills in evidence-based policy making, systems thinking and strategy development, and work with clinicians, economists and thought leaders to develop programmes that will make a real impact on patients’ lives.
You’ll undertake four work placements in either Leeds or London over two years and will be based in either Leeds or London
The graduate job market
Graduate ‘Schemes’• 2 – 3 years, rotations,
leadership, qualifications?• Larger organisations• More than one position• Intake 1+ times per year
(typically Autumn)• Majority also offer internships
– conversion to job offer• Minority of university leavers
secure one• Competitive
Graduate ‘Jobs’• Generally Less structured• Small – large organisations• Advertised individually• Intake throughout year
(when needed)• Internships / work experience
may not be advertised or formal
• Majority of university leavers secure one
• Competition opportunity dependent
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Sample UK Graduate scheme vacancy numbers 2017/18
1,750
1,000
70+
250+
250
110
1,200
900
400+
Source:
‘Graduate’ Jobs: Think Small!Example: UK Life Science Industry
www.scienceindustrypartnership.com
• Med. tech. & biopharma. employs 223, 000 people
• 5,870 companies in sector• Includes top global 25 biopharma &
top 30 med. Tech.
• 80 % of companies are small –medium sized & employ 23% of workforce
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR JOB?(From an analysis of London graduate first destination data)
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Management ConsultancySoftware Designers & Engineers
Public Service Associate Professionals
Emp. Website
Recruitment Agency
Contacts
Already worked there
32.4 %
32.3 %
33.7 %
HE Lecturers
47%
22 %
Getting into the Sector –Humanitarian Relief
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIHWydklff8Merlin – Medical Logistics
Sector Specific Guides
Prospects.ac.uk Sector advice
www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/event-resources
https://uclalumnicommunity.org/
‘Graduate’ Recruiters: Promotion Methods (2017/18)
• University Careers Services 94%
• Careers Fairs 94%
• Social Media Promotions 94%
• Promotions on Recruitment Websites 94%
• Advertising – Graduate Directories 94%
• Campus Presentations 92%
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www.highfliers.co.uk
Careers Service & Graduate Directories
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Social Media Promotions
Sector Specific Recruitment Websites• Health Sector: www.jobs.nhs.uk
• Charity Sector: www.charitypeople.co.uk/jobs
• Life / Health Industry: www.pharmiweb.com; https://jobs.newscientist.com/
• Academia: www.jobs.ac.uk
• Postgraduate courses & studentships: www.findaphd.com, www.findamasters.com
• Environmental: www.endsjobsearch.co.uk
• Public Services: www.lgjobs.com
• Creative industries: www.mandy.com
• Media, Marketing, Advertising: www.campaignlive.co.uk/jobs
Recruitment Agencies
• Link between organisations and job seekers
• Range of immediate temp and permanent jobs
• Free service for candidates – recruiting employer pays!
• Recruitment agency directory: www.agencycentral.co.uk
• Register with a manageable number by submitting your CV
• Face-to-face meeting?
• Be pro-active, keep in regular contact
Finding Jobs & Internships in Small Companies
• With smaller companies, work can come in sporadically / overnight. In those situations we could well recruit without advertising.
• People would need to have approached the company already so we have their CVs on file.
• Finding the type of company you want and approaching them directly is the main way into the business.
• Finding a way to approach companies, being persistent without being annoying, is an important skill.
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‘According to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), LinkedIn is the preferred network for recruiters, with 94% using it to source candidates’
www.agencycentral.co.uk/recruitment-spotlight/social-media-and-recruitment-guide/
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UCL Alumni Online Community
https://uclalumnicommunity.org
Includes Alumni ‘Willing to help’• Review CVs and/or cover
letters• Help with interviews• Informal chat and
general advice• Professional advice
Internationals: UK Opportunities
Vacancies: Select ‘Visa Sponsorship Ability’ filter
www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/opportunities/jobs/visas
International student sponsorship data
Non UK Opportunities
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www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/opportunities/jobs/work-abroad
> Goinglobal
Summary
• Large recruiters offer internships & ‘Graduate Schemes’ &
advertise via many channels. Usually competitive. Recruit
once or twice per year (usually Autumn)
• Large & small organisations – offer individual graduate
jobs year round
• Speculative approaches to small companies is common
method
• Online professional networking sites increasingly used for
sourcing opportunities
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Career Essentials: slides &recordings
www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/resources/slides/career-essentials
Bookings & Contacts
MyUCLCareersBooking
• www.ucl.ac.uk/careers/myuclcareers
• Sign in with usual logon & PW
Service Location
• 4th Floor, Student Central, Malet Street
• 020 3549 5900
• www.ucl.ac.uk/careers25
