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

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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!