Review Your Options and achieve Career Success after Graduation

Tina AllenUniversity of Edinburgh

Aim:

Remind you of aim of CS Review the range of jobs/postgrad courses

that physics/astrophysics graduates enter Alert you to career deadlines of final year What services does CS provide that may be

relevant to your needs?

Careers Service aims to:

Expand your horizons Equip you to make informed career

decisions throughout your life Help you achieve high personal and

professional achievement, and a fulfilling future

Help you whatever you want to do

What did graduates do with an Edinburgh physics/astrophysics degree in 2010?

Employment 38% (51%) Further study 42% (35%)

- academic/vocational/professional Time Out 2% (10%) Unemployed 18% (4%)

(2009 figs in brackets)

Some of Jobs from 2007-10 Management Trainee –

European Space Agency Physics Teacher Marine Geophysicist Publishing Editor - IoPhys Software Engineer Medical Physicist Research Scientist Science Communicator Windfarm Dev Analyst Meteorologist

GCHQ Civil Servant Fund Analyst Management Consultant Actuary Chartered Accountant Systems Engineer Royal Navy Statistical Officer Musician / Photographer Ski Patrol Officer (Canada)

Some of Postgrad Courses from 2007-10 PhD in: Physics

Climate ChangeNuclear AstrophysicsMusical AcousticsAstronomy/CosmologyMeteorologyActive Galactic NucleiDark MatterEnviron. AcousticsBiophys. ChemistryNeuroscienceSoft Condensed MatterTheoretical Physics

MSc in: Neuroinformatics

Orthopaedic Engin.

Space Science

Photonics

Plasma Physics

Renewable Energy

Medical Physics MA in: Music

Business

Govt, Dev & Conflict PGDE/PGCE in Secondary

Physics

What stage are you at?

Already have a job/postgrad course offer for September

No ideas! ?(& done nothing so far)!!! Some ideas of jobs/postgrad courses but you

need to do more research Know exactly what job & firm(s)/postgrad

courses you’re aiming at and have all the information/skills you need to get it eg. closing dates, up-to-date CV, interview skills polished, etc.

Thinking of finding a job?

Careers Fair – October 11th & 12th (different employers both days) 1.30-6.30pm - Adam House

Employer Presentations – start 3 October Careers information workshops this semester eg. actuarial work, advertising, Civil Service, teaching, conservation, social media

careers, management consultancy, international development, the media…..

Skills development workshops eg. business awareness, presentation skills,

Who is recruiting for what I want to do?

Vacancies online on SAGE (the employer database at the Careers Service) www.ed.ac.uk/careers/sage

Collect directories from the Careers Service eg. GET, Prospects

Research company websites Newspapers/periodicals Professional bodies eg. Institute of Physics Contacts/networking

Thinking of continuing to study?

Talks: UK 21 Oct – taught

28 Oct – research

USA 13 Oct

Europe 31 Oct (central area)

Talk to your tutors/discuss topics of research

Have you got all the jobhunting skills you require?Talks at KB: CV’s 29 Sept Application forms 22 Sept Interviews 6 Oct

Compile your CV & get some feedback at CS Fill in application forms & get some feedback

at CS

Interviews – book a mock interview with a careers adviser

Assessment Centres – book a practice on 19 Oct

Psychometric tests – take a practice set (5 Oct & 2 Nov) & get extra practice online at CS website

Talk to your Careers Adviser

Book a long interview (30 - 45 minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s Buildings Tel: 650 5773

Book a short interview (20 minutes) at the Weir Building, King’s Buildings Tel: 650 5773- book on the day only for 1pm/1.20pm/1.40pm

Use the CS website www.ed.ac.uk/careers - details of all events & book through MyEd

Strategy 1

Research & plan as quickly as possible Decide on number of applications & your

priorities Compile shortlist – how many? Check closing dates to establish timescale

(November for some) Do forms/CV in draft form & get feedback

as soon as possible Top tip - don’t choose all household names!

Strategy 2

OR – do nothing now!!

Wait until after finals & then start Graduate Recruitment Fair – May Summer workshops – CV’s, Interview Skills,

Finding a Job in Edinburgh, etc.

But…..you’ll get what’s left over & may need to take some time out by default!