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UCD CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTREUCD MICHAEL SMURFIT GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL CAREERS & SKILLS CENTRE2016/2017

ANNUAL REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CareerEdge.

About UCD Career

Development Centre.

Who we are.

Enhancing the educational

and student experience.

The Educational Experience:

Enhancing the Co-Curriculum.

Supporting Programme outcomes

and the student experience on-line.

Being connected: delivering

outcomes, graduate destinations,

enhancing UCD’s reputation.

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CAREEREDGE

Members of staff at UCD Career Development Centre 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 students in possession of heightened

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.

ABOUT UCD CAREERDEVELOPMENT CENTRE

UCD Career Development Centre is a professional services unit that engages three main stakeholder groups:

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

• Academic faculty and administrative staff,

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

About UCD Career Development Centre.

The mission of the Career Development Centre is to:

Enable and empower individuals to develop the skills,

self-confidence and attitudes needed to flourish in

learning and work within a global economy.

We develop objectives that:

• Enhance the educational experience by developing,

delivering and constantly improving innovative

programmes in career and professional development.

• Develop our early- stage researchers, growing

a talent pipeline for academic and non-academic

positions within and outside UCD.

• Engage employers to grow the number and range

of internship and graduate opportunities for UCD

students and enhance the profile and reputation of

UCD.

• Support Faculty in curriculum design and

enhancement as it relates to internships, career and

professional development.

• Evidence the impact of our work with regards

to the UCD Strategic Plan, measuring and

reporting on impact and success.

The work of the Career Development Centre

supports the achievement of many UCD Strategic

Objectives, in particular:

• UCD Strategic Objective 2: Provide an

educational experience that defines

international best practice.

• UCD Strategic Objective 6: Build our

engagement locally, nationally and

internationally.

• UCD Strategic Objective 5: Attract and retain an

• excellent and diverse cohort of students, faculty

and staff.

The Career Development team encompasses the

central Career Development Centre at Belfield and

the Career & Skills Centre at the UCD Michael Smurfit

Graduate Business School, a fully integrated service

with joint lines of reporting to the Associate Dean

and to the UCD Director of Career Development and

Skills.

WHO WE ARE...

Senior Management Team (Belfield & Smurfit)

Career Development Staff (Belfield)

Dr David FosterUCD Director of Career Development and Skills

Ms Leona BarryTerm time, part-time, CV & career consultations

Ms Meeta Dutt Case-load: College of Arts & Humanities Tues, Wed & Thurs only

Ms Sorcha MulcahyDeputy Director, UCD Career Development Centre

Ms Sarah Brown Case-load: College of Social Sciences & Law - maternity leave

Ms Nicola Fortune Case-load: Postdoctoral Researchers on a PD1/PD2 contract – maternity leave cover

Ms. Sophie CareySenior Careers Manager(maternity leave cover Oct 2016-Oct 2017)

Ms Edel Caraway Case-load: College of Science

Ms Naoimh O’Connor Case-load: Postdoctoral Researchers on a PD1/PD2 contract – maternity leave

Ms. Cathy SavageSenior Careers Manager

Ms Lesley-Anne Carey Term-time, part-time, CV & career consultations

Ms. Leonie Phipps Case-load: College of Engineering & Architecture – maternity leave cover

Mr Mark Cumisky Case-load: Lochlann Quinn Undergraduate School of Business, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences

Who we are.

Smurfit Graduate School of Business

Internship Managers (Belfield & Smurfit)

Administrative Staff (Belfield & Smurfit)

Mr Michael McDonnellCareer Manager

Ms Bernadette Burke Careers Consultant (part-time)

Dr Teresa Lee University Internships Manager (consultancy across UCD on the development and governance of academic internships)

Ms Christine Higgins MSc Internships Coordinator & CEMS Corporate Relations Manager

Ms Elish CarrCareer Development Projects Manager

Mr James DowlingSenior Marketing & Communications Administrator

Ms Oonagh SweeneyEmployer Engagement & Operations Manager

Ms Caroline FitzsimonsCareer Development Assistant

Ms Rebecca BoyleCo-Curriculum Project Officer

Ms Jessica CoyleCareer Development Assistant (Mon, Wed, Fri)

Ms Amy FoxCareer Development Assistant

Ms Emma DarmodySenior Career & Skills Administrator, Smurfit Graduate School of Business

Ms Jordan O’HanlonCareer Development Assistant

Who we are.

ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL AND STUDENT EXPERIENCE

UCD CAREER DEVELOPMENTCENTRE DELIVERY 2016/17 AT A GLANCE

UCD Strategic Objective 2: Provide

an educational experience that defines

international best practice

159 career development workshops/seminars delivered to 7330 students

2764 one-to-one career consultations (up 32%)

5 credit-bearing career development modules delivered with 201 (up 23%) students enrolled

5 Recruitment Fairs, attended by 4269 students

108 employer led events on campus, attended by 1250 students

120 students participated in the Skills for Working Life programme

“Our graduates will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes they need to flourish in present and future Irish and global societies”

159 7330

5 4269

108 1250

1205 201

2764

Enhancing the Educational and Student Experience.

UCD College of Arts & Humanities

UCD College of Social Sciences and Law

UCD College of Business (Lochlann Quinn Undergraduate

School of Business)

COLLEGE SNAPSHOTS

College Snapshots.

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213

538 323

421

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2

421 12

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213 one-to-one careerconsultations

421 students attendedrecruitment fairs

2 students received a certificate of participation for the Skills for Working Life programme

14 career developmentworkshops/seminarsdelivered to 342 students

538 one-to-onecareer consultations

1 credit-bearing career development module deliveredwith 35 students enrolled

421 students attended recruitment fairs


20 students received a Certificate in Work-related learning for the Law Study Visit to London

18 career developmentworkshops/seminars delivered to 1287 students




12 students received a Certificate in Work-related learning for theCorporate Finance Study Visit to London

College Snapshots.

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52

396893

2

15

786

35

485520

11

15

23

4

98917

112568660


1125 one-to-one career consultations


60 students availed of mock interviews






4 credit-bearing careerdevelopment module deliveredwith 166 students enrolled










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

UCD College of Engineering & Architecture

UCD College of Science

UCD College of Health and Agricultural Sciences

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

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THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE: ENHANCING THE CO-CURRICULUM.

The Career Development Centre delivered a number of co-curricular programmes that 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

students mentored

Alumni Career

Mentoring Programme

students

Study Visits in Corporate

Finance/Corporate Law

students

Participated in the Skills for

Working Life programme.

134640

120

The Educational Experience: Enhancing the Co-Curriculum.

SUPPORTING PROGRAMME OUTCOMES AND THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE ON-LINE.

Profiling for Success (verbal & numerical reasoning tests, personality questionnaires, career interest inventory, motivations inventory & learning styles). 1987 expert reports generated for UCD students.

GoinGlobal (country specific advice on working overseas, including vacancy information). Used by 2344 students

Job Vacancies (job vacancies & internships advertised by the Career Development Centre)

Unique web users 38354 from 162 countries.

Career Development Centre

Facebook likes


Twitter followers


LinkedIn followers

CEI Internships (Database of internships in the USA). Used by 2077 students.

1987

2344

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Supporting Programme Outcomes and the Student Experience On-line.

BUSINESS, FINANCE & MANAGEMENT RECRUITMENT FAIR 56 1152

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY RECRUITMENT FAIR 70 2272

CAREERS IN LAW RECRUITMENT FAIR 28 425

INTERNSHIPS FAIR 33 1106

VOLUNTEERING FAIR 24 229

TOTALS 211 5184

Event Number of Exhibitors Student attendance

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BEING CONNECTED:DELIVERING OUTCOMES, GRADUATE DESTINATIONS, ENHANCING UCD’SREPUTATION.

UCD 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.”

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

Being Connected: Delivering Outcomes, Graduate Destinations, Enhancing UCD’s Reputation.

NOTE START HERE

GENERAL RECRUITMENT FAIR 30 471

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RECRUITMENT FAIR 13 215

TOTALS 43 686

Event Number of Exhibitors Student attendance

UCD CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (BELFIELD) 173 7762

UCD MICHAEL SMURFIT GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL, CAREER & SKILLS CENTRE 24 402

TOTALS 197 8164

Event Presentations/Workshops Student attendance

Table 2: Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

Table 3: Employer led workshops and presentations



CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS (290 STAFF)

UCD Strategic Objective 5: Attract and retain an excellent and diverse

cohort of students, faculty and staff.

UCD has the sector-leading Career & Professional Development Programme

for Postdoctoral Researchers. The success and impact of the programme

has recently been highlighted in both the UCD Culture and Engagement

Staff Survey, 2016 and in a Periodic Quality Review of the UCD Career

Development Centre, 2017 when it was commended by an international

quality review panel including sector experts from University of California,

Berkeley and the University of Birmingham.

“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 to our mission, vision and community”

Career and Professional Development: Postdoctoral Researchers (290 staff)

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Career coachingconsultations

Career transitions: 9 non-academic roles.

Mock interview panels

PostdocNewsletters

MBTI sessions

Twitterfollowers

Orientation and Employability Events

Linked in connections

Round tablediscussions

Handbook for Postdoctoral Researcherswritten and produced.

Career transitions: 12 academic positions

Recognised expert - nationally, internationally on Postdoctoral Researchers’ Career & Professional Development

140 9

7 22

11 453

10 483

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Career and Professional Development: Postdoctoral Researchers (290 staff).

I KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT 88.5 8.5 3 100

I FEEL MORE CONFIDENT 85.8 12.8 1.4 100

CONTENT WAS PRESENTED IN A CLEAR AND ENGAGING MANNER 96 3.7 0.3 100

I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO OTHER STUDENTS 90.6 8.6 0.8 100

Yes(%)

ENHANCED KNOWLEDGE/ UNDERSTANDING 97 3 100

NOW MORE SELF-CONFIDENT 99 1 100

SATISFIED WITH THIS SERVICE 99 1 100

Yes(%)

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

No(%) Total(%)

IMPACT ON STUDENTDEVELOPMENTAND GRADUATEDESTINATION OUTCOMES

UCD Career & Skills Consultants evaluate the workshops, seminars and lectures delivered in UCD Schools across their allocated caseloads.

A common evaluation with 4 factors is used

and designed to evidence impact against 4 impact

pillars. Results for 2016/17 are summarised

in the table on the right.

Table 4: Impact of Career & Professional Development Interventions (feedback, n=1536)

Table 5: Impact of Careers Advisory & Coaching Consultations

Impact on Student Development and Graduate Destination Outcomes.

UCD CLASS OF 2016Figure 1: Graduate Outcomes Data for 2016 (based upon 77% response rate).

Impact on Student Development and Graduate Destination Outcomes.

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