UCD Careers Network Skills Employability Careers 18/19 · 2019-10-10 · UCD Careers Network is an important catalyst and agent Employability Strategy 2015-2025 that was published

18/19UCD CAREERS NETWORK (BELFIELD)UCD CAREERS NETWORK (BLACKROCK) August 2018- July 2019

ANNUAL REPORT

UCD Careers Network

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

03 Welcome from the Director of Career

Development and Skills

04 CareerEdge

05 About UCD Careers Network

06 Who we are

08 Enhancing the educational and

student experience

09 College Snapshots

11 Personal and Professional Development:

Engaging in Co-Curricular Activities

12 Personal and Professional Development

On-line

13 Being Connected: Delivering Graduate

Outcomes and Graduate Destinations

16 Career Development for Early Stage

Researchers

18 Impact of Services and Graduate

Destinations

WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR

“ I am pleased to report a continued upward trajectory in the percentage of students gaining employment upon graduation, standing at 78% for the class of 2018”

Welcome from the Director03

Back in 2011 I reported that 56.9% of UCD graduates

for whom destinations were known had progressed

into employment. I am pleased to report a continued

upward trajectory in the percentage of students

gaining employment upon graduation, standing at

78% for the class of 2018. It is perhaps significant that

this growth occurs not only in a strong job market but

at a time when student engagement with UCD Careers

Network is at an all time high. The 2018/19 academic

year has been our busiest since 2010 with increased

student engagement evident across most areas. The

introduction of the UCD Career Development and

Employability Strategy 2015-2020 in October 2018

was a welcome addition to the strategic landscape at

UCD and we look forward to its implementation across

the University.

Introducing UCD Careers Network

Towards the end of the 2017/18 academic session,

the staff of the UCD Career Development Centre and

the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School’s

Career and Skills Centre came together for a time

of reflection around messaging, brand and identity.

Through a tendering process, IE Brand (a brand agency

for charities, health and education) and IE Digital were

appointed to work with the team.

Our aim is to enhance the Centre’s core messaging

and communications through a new visual identity

and website. Through consultations and workshops,

the UCD Career Development Centre arrived at

a new name and has re-branded as UCD Careers

Network. Encompassing the former Centres at

Belfield and Blackrock, the name is indicative of the

close relationship between the former Centres. It also

reflects the diversity of clients served such as students,

Postdoctoral Researchers, Faculty, University staff,

professional associations, recruiters of graduates

and other organisations. By harnessing the available

expertise across functions and campuses UCD Careers

Network has a significant impact on the student

experience.

At UCD Careers Network, the team is looking forward

to further developments and partnerships across our

client groups.

Members of staff at UCD Careers Network see enhancing personal attributes and constructs such as self-efficacy, self-confidence and self-esteem as core to the success of work undertaken.

We believe that students in possession of higher

levels of self-confidence, self-efficacy and

self-esteem are more likely to actively engage in

the student experience through involvement in

clubs, societies and sports, to volunteer, to adopt

active and independent learning strategies,

to be confident in career and life decision

making and to develop skills and attributes

employers seek and which future leaders need.

Employability

EDGE

CAREER Development Learning

xperience (Work & Life)

egree Subject Knowledge, Understanding & Skills

eneric Skills

motional Intelligence

DDEGREE SUBJECTKNOWLEDGE,UNDERSTANDINGAND SKILLS

EEXPERIENCE(WORK AND LIFE)

GGENERICSKILLS

EEMOTIONALINTELLIGENCE

CAREERDEVELOPMENTLEARNING

REFLECTION AND EVALUATION

SELF-ESTEEM

SELF-CONFIDENCE

SELF-EFFICACY

THE KEY TO EMPLOYABILITYFigure 1. A metaphorical model of employabilityCareerEDGE: The Key to Employability Dacre-Pool, L. and Sewell, P. (2007)

CareerEdge 04

ABOUT UCD CAREERS NETWORK

UCD Careers Network is a professional services unit comprising UCD Careers Network (Belfield) and UCD Careers Network (Blackrock). Professional services are offered to a range of key client groups, including:

• Students and alumni (up to two years postgraduation),

• Academic faculty and administrative staff,

• Employers and organisations who recruit interns, volunteers and graduates.

About UCD Careers Network

• Priority 2: Enhance and develop employability

attributes in our students and graduates.

• Priority 3: Establish and maintain excellent

working relationships with our key

stakeholders.

• Priority 4: Provide opportunities for students

who want to develop their creativity,

innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurial

interests.

• Priority 5: Communicating our strategy to

prospective students and key stakeholders.

The work of the Careers Network supports the

achievement of UCD Strategic Objectives, in particular:

• Strategic Objective 2: Provide an educational

experience that defines international best practice.

• Strategic Objective 5: Attract and retain an excellent

and diverse cohort of students, faculty and staff.

• Strategic Objective 6: Build our engagement locally,

nationally and internationally.

UCD Careers Network is an important catalyst and agent

in the implementation of the UCD Career Development &

Employability Strategy 2015-2025 that was published in

Autumn 2018. This new strategy comprises five priority

areas, each with associated tasks and objectives:

• Priority 1: Incorporate development and

employability related activities in disciplinary

appropriate ways within programmes.

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WHO WE ARE...

Senior Management Team

Career Development & Employability Practitioners

Dr David FosterUCD Director of Career Development & Skills/Director, UCD Careers Network

Ms Leona Barry(Careers Network, Belfield)Colleges of Science, Engineering and Architecture & Health and Agricultural Sciences

Ms Nicola Fortune (Careers Network, Belfield) UCD College of Engineering and Architecture

Ms Sorcha MulcahyDeputy Director (Careers Network, Belfield)

Ms Sarah Brown (Careers Network, Belfield)UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

Ms Amy Fox(Careers Network, Belfield) Colleges of Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, PhD and Postdoctoral Researchers

Ms Edel Caraway (Careers Network, Belfield)UCD College of Science

Ms Ger Lardner (Careers Network, Belfield) All Graduate Research Students

Ms Cathy SavageSenior Manager (Careers Network, Blackrock)

Ms Michelle Coen (Careers Network, Belfield)UCD College of Arts and Humanities

Mr Michael McDonnell (Careers Network, Blackrock) MSc students

Mr Mark Cumisky (Careers Network, Belfield)UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences

Who we are

Mr Eamonn Mc Hugh (Careers Network, Belfield)Colleges of Arts and Humanities & Social Sciences and Law

Mr Mark Davies (Careers Network, Blackrock)Full -time MBA students

Ms Naoimh O’Connor (Careers Network, Belfield)All Postdoctoral Researchers (PD1/PD2 contracts)

Ms Leonie Phipps UCD College of Business (undergraduates), Innovation Academy, Access & Lifelong Learning

06

Ms Rebecca Boyle (Careers Network, Belfield)Co-Curricular Project Officer

Administration team

Internship Managers

Ms Christine Higgins(Careers Network, Blackrock)CEMS Corporate Relations Manager/ School Internships Manager

Dr Teresa Lee(Careers Network, Belfield)University Internships Manager

Ms Sophie Bonheim (Careers Network, Belfield)Senior Communications and MarketingAssistant

Ms Adrianna Bowman(Careers Network, Belfield)Career Development Assistant

Ms Caroline O’Neil(Careers Network, Belfield)Team Leader (Senior and Executive Assistants)

Who we are

Ms Marita Porter(Careers Network, Belfield)Manager (Service Support)

07

Ms Oonagh Sweeney(Careers Network, Belfield)Employer Engagement Manager

Vacant position (Careers Network Belfield) Career Development Assistant x 4

Vacant position (Careers Network, Blackrock)EMBA/MSc students

Vacant position (Careers Network, Blackrock)Career Consultant

Vacant position (Careers Network, Blackrock)Administrative support

Career Development & Employability Practitioners(cont.)

Employer Engagement

Ms Christine Higgins(Careers Network, Blackrock)CEMS Corporate Relations Manager/ School Internships Manager

ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE

UCD CAREERS NETWORK (BELFIELD) 2018/19 AT A GLANCE...

UCD Strategic Objective 2: Provide

an educational experience that defines

international best practice

295 career development workshops and seminars delivered to 9501 students

one-to-one career consultations

21 credit bearing full and part modules delivered to 1575 students (College of Arts and Humanities, College of Social Sciences and Law, College of Science, College of Engineering and Architecture)

67 Employer led events on campus attended by 1063 students

59 students were awarded a non- credit bearing Certificate in Skills for Working Life“For over 150 years, we have

produced the leaders in politics, business, industry, the judiciary, the public sector and not-for-profit organisations. UCD graduates are educated intellectually, personally and professionally, possessing the resilience to cope in a changing, technology-enabled world.”

(UCD Career Development and Employability Strategy 2015-2025)

295 9501

4 Recruitment Fairs attended by 204 employers and organisations and 5170 students.

45170

671063

59

211575

2764

Enhancing the Educational and Student Experience

35 students were awarded a non-credit bearing Certificate in Work-Related Learning following weeklong study visits to the City of London

35

106 students were awarded the UCD Advantage Award 106

22 students were awarded the UCD Embark Award 22

08

UCD College of Arts and Humanities

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

UCD College of Business (Lochlann Quinn Undergraduate

School of Business)

COLLEGE SNAPSHOTS

College Snapshots

41

49 40

203

612 333

159

976 1203

9

7 15

18 17

career development workshops/seminars delivered to 1197 students.


students attended UCD Recruitment Fairs

students achieved a certificate of participation in Skills for Working Life.

career development workshops/seminars delivered to 1361 students



students achieved a certificate of participation in Skills for Working Life

students achieved a certificate in Work-related Learning following a corporate law study visit to the City of London





students achieved a certificate of participation in Work-Related Learning following a weeklong Corporate Finance Study Visit to the City of London

09

College Snapshots

18

36

480

7518

33658

39

269373

4

18

48

143416

964 1082

8

career development workshops attended by 740 students

students attended 5 bespoke Recruitment Fairs


industry led mock interviews

employer-led presentations attended by 120 students



students received a certificate of participation in Skills for Working Life

career development workshops/seminars delivered to students












UCD College of Business (Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business)

UCD College of Engineering and Architecture

UCD College of Science

UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences

Other e.g. Innovation Academy, UCD Access and Life Long Learning, UCD Sports etc.

120

544

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PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ENGAGING IN CO CURRICULAR ACTIVITIESThe Careers Network delivered a number of co-curricular programmes to enhance the educational experience, promote personal and professional development and strengthen relationships with alumni, employers, communities within and outside of UCD. Programmes include:

projects selected for funding

SPARC – Supporting Partnership

and Realising Change 12mentoring relationships

established between students

and UCD alumni189students experienced

interactive workshops, business

simulations and networked with

legal and finance professionals

during City of London Study Visits

35students developed

skills and competencies delivered by

national and international graduate

employers leading to a Certificate in

Skills for Working Life

59

Personal and Professional Development: Engaging in Co-Curricular activities

first year students

engaged in co-curricular activities

at UCD and has their experience

recognised through the UCD Embark

Award

22 students recogised for co-curricular

engagement

UCD Advantage Awards were

presented in recognition to students’

engagement in their personal and

professional development, cultural

engagement, UCD and the wider

community and in Health &

Well-being

106

11

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON-LINE

Profiling for Success Verbal, Numerical and Abstract Reasoning Tests, Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire, Career Interests Inventory, Type Dynamic Indicator and Values Based Motivation Inventory.

Job And Internship Vacancies (job vacancies and internships advertised by the Careers Network)

Unique Website Users

Total You Tube Views

Careers Network Facebook Likes

Followers On Careers Network

Twitter Account.

CEI Internships (Database of internships in the USA used by 2393 students.)

3440

3508

38299

4200

14502

6610

2393

Personal and Professional Development On-line

Followers On Careers Network’s

Instagram Account.1220

12

V-MOCK Reviews(Blackrock students only)Electronic service reviewing uploaded student CV’s with feedback and recommendations for enhancements

801

BUSINESS, FINANCE & MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT FAIR 81 2002

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT FAIR 58 1544

CAREERS IN LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR 33 595

INTERNSHIPS RECRUITMENT FAIR 32 1029

TOTALS 204 5170

Event Number of Exhibitors Student attendance

BEING CONNECTED: DELIVERING GRADUATE OUTCOMES AND GRADUATE DESTINATIONSUCD Strategic Objective 6: Build our engagement

locally, nationally and internationally.

“We will continue to build our portfolio of strategic, holistic and mutually beneficial partnerships with industry, public service and community organisations.” UCD Strategy 2015-2020

Table 1: Enhancing UCD’s Reputation and Progressing Talent: Locally, Nationally and Internationally

Careers Network (Belfield)

Being Connected: Delivering Graduate Outcomes and Graduate Destinations 13

GENERAL RECRUITMENT FAIR 23 350

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT FAIR 16 250

SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT 13 31

FINANCE INTERNSHIPS 20 200

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY 10 53

MBA & EXPERIENCED HIRE FAIR 11 80

TOTALS 93 964

Event Number of Exhibitors Student attendance

UCD CAREERS NETWORK (BELFIELD) 67 1063

UCD CAREERS NETWORK (BLACKROCK) 8 120

TOTALS 75 1183

Event Presentations/Workshops Student attendance

Table 2: Careers Network (Blackrock)

Table 3: Employer led workshops and presentations



Network, by appointing a dedicated Careers

Professional, was unique in Ireland in establishing

a coherent service to support the mobility of UCD

Graduate Researchers to national and international

opportunities beyond the PhD.

From the outset the service formed key internal and

external working relationships with UCD Research

Institutes, UCD Schools, UCD Colleges, UCD Graduate

Studies Office, UCD Graduate Schools, UCD Research,

Innovation and Impact, UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate

Business School, Employers and Professional Bodies.

This sector leading service has been successful in

reaching the graduate researcher cohort, in the main,

doctoral candidates. Feedback has been positive from

staff and students, including:

Student feedback: “I’d like to say a huge thanks to you

for your interview prep two weeks ago. I landed the job

and your coaching played a huge part in that. I forgot

to mention that it was a great PhD connect workshop

last month. I enjoyed your session and tasks!”

“… wonderful to speak with… made me feel comfortable

and gave me a space to express my thoughts and

concerns about my future options. She has a very

dynamic and personable approach - I appreciated how

she thought outside the box, rather than advising the

most logical career pathway that others have advised

me. She also gave me advice on how to manage the

final months of PhD process and job hunting. Highly

recommend this service to other students.”

one to one career

planning and coaching

consultations170

Professional

skills workshops

(cohort-specific and

interdisciplinary)

delivered to 575

students

39

e-zines for PhD

candidates including

500+ career

opportunities and

vacancies

40

CAREER DEVELOPMENT FOR EARLY STAGE RESEARCHERS

“Introduce a Career Development process for PhD students and continue to enhance the Researcher Careers Framework for Post-doctoral fellows to ensure provision of career development support and the provision of transferable skills modules.” (UCD Career Development and Employability

Strategy 2015-2025)

Graduate Research Students

Underpinning the individual PhD experience at UCD lies

a well-established infrastructure of Professional and

Career Development supports. In 2018 the UCD Careers

Career Development for Early Stage Researchers 16

Strategic Objective 5: Attract and retain

an excellent and diverse cohort of

students, Faculty and staff.

17Postdoctoral Researchers

The programme remains popular with and critical to

the career and professional progression of around

350 Postdoctoral researchers at UCD. Feedback from

Postdoctoral Researchers about the services on offer

include:

“Overall I feel immensely positive about all programmes

and support offered by UCD Research Careers for

Postdocs. These meetings were very useful to me for

a variety of things, ranging from professional advice,

being aware of opportunities and networking with

others! Thank you so much!”

“The programme is excellent! It has helped me so much

and I am very grateful that it is there. Thank you.”

Snapshot: Career Development for Postdoctoral Researchers

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS(PD1/PD2 CONTRACTED RESEARCHERS)

“We will work to ensure that all members of faculty and staff are enabled to achieve their full potential and are appropriately rewarded for their contribution tour mission, vision and community.”

UCD has the sector-leading Career & Professional

Development Programme for Postdoctoral Researchers.

In recent years, the success and impact of the programme

has been highlighted in the UCD Culture and Engagement

Survey and in a Periodic Quality Review of the then

Career Development Centre when it was commended by

an international quality review panel.

65 events took place, focussed around four competencies: Research & research management, Learning & Mentoring, Teaching, Innovation & Transferable Skills and Personal and Professional Excellence (142 attended)

65

Career Development workshops (160 attended)

13Employer-led Roundtable discussions (124 attended)

101 Researcher- Company Networking Event (20 organisations and over 50 researchers together for presentations and career exploration)

1

176 One-to-one career coaching sessions 176 33 MBTI sessions were delivered 33

4 Postdoctoral Researcher Orientations (161 attended) 4

17

Panel mock interview sessions were successfully delivered

5 e-newsletters for Postdoctoral Researchers were developed and issued

19

I KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT 90 8 2 100

I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT 88 11 1 100

CONTENT WAS PRESENTED IN A CLEAR AND ENGAGING MANNER 96 3 1 100

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO OTHER STUDENTS 94 6 0 100

Yes(%) Somewhat(%) No(%) Total(%)

IMPACT ON STUDENTDEVELOPMENTAND GRADUATEDESTINATION OUTCOMESUCD Career & Skills Consultants (Belfield) evaluate the workshops, seminars and lectures delivered in UCD Schools across their allocated caseloads.

Tables 4 and 5 present summary of evaluation

data collected by Careers Network (Belfield) on

career advisory sessions and on group workshops

delivered in UCD Schools. This analysis provides the

opportunity to continually refine course content to

ensure it remains aligned to student needs.

Table 4: Impact of Career & Professional Development Interventions (feedback, n=2329)

Table 5: Impact of Careers Advisory & Coaching Consultations (n=1079)

Impact on Student Development and Graduate Destination Outcomes 18

NOW MORE SELF-CONFIDENT 61 38 1 100

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS SERVICE 99 - 1 100

I RECEIVED INFORMATION/RESOURCES NEEDED TO MOVE MY CAREER PLANS FORWARD 61 38 1 100

Yes(%) Somewhat(%) No(%) Total(%)

UCD CLASS OF 2018Graduate Outcomes Survey 2017 (based on 55% known destinations)

Impact on Student Development and Graduate Destination Outcomes

Further Study or Training

Employed

Not available for further study or employment

2%

78%

17%

Seeking employment

4%

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