Career Support Services for Postgraduate Students in Biological Sciences
Explore how the Careers Service can assist postgraduate taught students in the School of Biological Sciences with career planning, development, and networking. Discover a variety of resources, events, and support available to help you navigate your career journey effectively.
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How the Careers Service can help you: Postgraduate taught students Kyla Atkinson, Careers Consultant, School of Biological Sciences Inspiring futures
Aims of the presentation Assess where you are and what support you need Find out what the Careers Service can offer to help you develop and support your plans along the way Plan your time across the year Inspiring futures
Understand yourself where are you now and what's important to you? Where are you with your decision making? I know what I want and how to get there I know what I want but need support to get there Not sure what I want but I have some ideas Not sure what I want or where to look Start with yourself Think about your skills, values and strengths Talk about it Discussions with your PT, peers, work colleagues, careers consultants, friends and family, mentors Think about the above question and what support you will need? Inspiring futures
How can we support you? Diverse range of information, activities and support available to you for the duration of your degree and 2 years after graduation including... Inspiring futures
Masters Careers - events series on career planning and development Some sessions have 2 versions: Developing for students who have joined PG study relatively soon after UG Advancing for students with 3+ years of professional experience Using the Careers Service Networking Career Planning Graduate Job Market Going on to a PhD Your professional profile applications Your professional profile selection Building resilience and managing change and regular Q&A sessions Inspiring futures
Discover What's Out There our events and networking Get inspiration from: Our events and our graduate's stories Opportunities on MyCareerHub Connect with confidence to our graduates: PlatformOne LinkedIn Explore our events: Careers Week including virtual fair Sector specific fairs and workshops Employer webinars Careers Service webinars Inspiring futures
Resources flexible and free Website is best place to start: Careers Service | The University of Edinburgh Also has live student chat for signposting Careers Compass and Toolkits: a structured approach to student development and career planning, interactive self-guided resources to dip in and out of Career Essentials: Interact, Watch and Explore Outlining all the live sessions and events we are running this semester Videos on MediaHopper: Including (Top Tips, getting started, CV's, interviews, employer insights and more) Inspiring futures
Resources continued Careers Service Plus: premium paid for resources including self-assessment tools (strengths, values) CV 360, Interview 360, practice tests and international resources Inform.ed : is our Careers Service blog students can follow it for sector insights and graduate profiles Careers Service on campus is at Murchison House (King's Buildings) or the 3rd floor of the Main Library Building (George Square) Information advisors can help with information queries plus online Information and Advice Drop-Ins MyCareerHub: for job vacancies (part-time/vacation/internships/graduate jobs, Employer webinars, practice interviews, booking 1-1 appointments with career consultants and our 'Ask a question' facility School based appointments for SBS (15 minutes, bookable through MyCareerHub, Thursdays 12:45 1:15 Inspiring futures
Plan your time University virtual careers events starting this month Application deadlines set from late October First interviews begin this semester PhD/further study applications UK application deadlines start from December/varies globally Not all sectors recruit the same way we can help you plan Inspiring futures
Making the most of your time Learn more about yourself and what's out there Plan your time Explore, attend events and talk to people Familiarise yourself with the resources and support available Maintain a healthy balance Think about what makes you stand out in the crowd Use the Careers Service! Inspiring futures
Any questions? Inspiring futures
Before you go how did we do today? How the Careers Service can help you Postgraduate taught students All responses are anonymous http://bit.ly/CareersSession Inspiring futures
How the Careers Service can help you postgraduate taught students has now closed For details of upcoming Careers Service events visit MyCareerHub Inspiring futures
