Careers and Employability Service What can I do with a Degree in HPA? Nicola Urquhart Careers Adviser www. kent. ac. uk/careers/slides. htm
What we will cover • The graduate labour market • What do employers want? • What skills do HPA graduates have? • What do HPA graduates do: the jobs they get their typical employers the further courses they study www. kent. ac. uk/careers/slides. htm
The graduate labour market in 2013 • Approximately 30% - 40% of vacancies are open to graduates with a degree from any discipline • Employers increasingly focusing on professional attributes in addition to transferable skills • Relevant work experience increasingly important • Need for students to think earlier about their employability • Employers are expecting to increase their graduate recruitment by 2. 7% in 2013
What do employers want? Commercial Awareness Work Experience Professional attributes Extra-Curricular Activities Employability skills Degree awarded at 2. 1 or above
What skills do HPA students have? • Attention to Detail • Communication • Critical Evaluation/Interpretation • Literacy • Research skills! • Time Management Skills • Analytical Skills and Creative Thinking
Skills and attributes that graduate recruiters are looking for? Communication Adaptability Self awareness Leadership Energy Contextual/cultural awareness Report writing Problem Solving Adaptability Numeracy Positive attitude Reflection Confidence Team working Reliability Project management Business and customer awareness Integrity Capacity to develop Drive and resilience IT skills Enterprise Enthusiasm/passion Planning and organisation Maturity
What is a career? • Career choice is not an event or occasion • Career choice is a process
Jobs directly related to your degree
Jobs directly related to your degree • Archivist • Arts Administrator • Auctioneer/Valuer - Fine Arts • Editorial Assistant • Exhibition Organiser • Heritage Manager • Heritage Officer/Interpreter • Historical Buildings Inspector/Conservations Officer • Lecturer, Art History (HE/FE) • Librarian, Special/Academic • Magazine Journalist • Museum/Art Gallery Curator • Museum Education Officer • Museum/Gallery Conservator/Restorer • Museum/Gallery Exhibitions Officer • Picture Researcher
Jobs that are not directly related to your degree Many employers value the skills you have gained more than the subject
Many options open to you! • NHS Management • Human Resources • Advertising • Production Management • Public Relations • Publishing • Purchasing • Retail • Self-employment • Social Work • TEFL • Teaching
Researching Careers • http: //www. prospects. ac. uk/museum_gallery_curator_ job_description. htm • Overview of the sector • Job descriptions • Salary and conditions • Entry requirements • Training • Career development • Employers and vacancy sources • Related jobs
Graduate Schemes www. kent. ac. uk/careers/graddirectories. htm • www. prospects. ac. uk • www. get. hobsons. co. uk • www. targetjobs. co. uk • www guardianuk 300. com • www. top 100 graduateemployers. com • www. kent. ac. uk/ces/vacancies. html
Example Graduate Schemes • Accenture • Ernest & Young • Aldi • EU Careers • Arcadia • IBM • BAE Systems • L’Oreal • BBC • Mars • Bloomberg • Mc. Donalds • British Sugar • MI 5 • Cancer Research UK • National Grid • Deliotte • Penguin • DFID • Teach. First • Diageo • BBC
Example Graduate scheme (Bloomberg ) • Finance • IT • Media • Sales
Example graduate scheme: DFID • Engineering • Finance • General Management • IT • Purchasing • Research and Development
Postgraduate Study • Approx. 22% of HPA graduates do PG study after graduation • MA taught – 1 year Sept to June – lectures, June to Sept – dissertation. • Research MA 1 to 2 years – often part-time • Ph. D – 3 years. Nearly always a MA first. • PGCE (teacher training) 1 year: • See www. kent. ac. uk/careers/postgradmenu. htm
Postgraduate study • Not much funding available for MA. Fees are about £ 5, 000. At Kent get £ 1, 000 graduate school scholarship reduction • Many students work for a year to fund it or do it part-time whilst working • Consider vocational MA – journalism, publishing, HR, Media Production etc. • Normally apply middle of final year. No UCAS can apply to as many course as you wish to – 3 or 4 is normal
Study Abroad • Many postgraduate courses are now taught in English, especially in the Netherlands and Scandinavia • No course fees in Sweden and about £ 1, 000 in Germany and Denmark • See www. kent. ac. uk/careers/postgr admenu. htm
Being Successful • “ Most people find a job in the creative industries by word of mouth: the more people you know in the industry the better your chances”
Page 21 Using Social Media to Job Search Twitter • Follow organisations, @Skillset. SSC, @ace_national, @IPA_Updates • Follow @unikentemploy • Get industry updates • www. twitjobsearch. com • Remember everything is public
Page 22 Facebook • ‘Like’ company pages • ‘Like’ https: //www. facebook. com/UKCES • Is your profile professional enough? !
Page 23 Linked. In • www. linkedin. com • Search for jobs. • Use key words in your profile. • Follow companies. • Connect with people in the industry. • Join relevant groups.
What do HPA graduates do?
In broad terms (recent destinations) • Employment 67% • Further Study 22% • Not available 6% • Seeking employment 5%
Typical Employers • Antique Dealers • National Galleries • Art Dealers • National Museums • Arts Organisations • Picture Libraries • Civil Service • Schools, Colleges, Universities • Commercial Galleries • Craft & Design Institutions • Heritage Centres • Local Authority Museums • Stately Homes • Tourist Boards • Valuers & Auctioneers
Entry level job titles • Art Gallery Administrator • Assistant Curator: Schools - Tate Britain • Cultural Tour Operator - Martin Randall Travel Ltd • Education Officer (Families & Young People) - V&A • Exhibitions Registrar - National Gallery • Fine Art Administrator - International Auction House • Junior Picture Researcher - The Folio Society • Part-time Picture Researcher - The Welcome Trust • Picture Desk Administrator - Quarto Publishing plc • Public Art Co-ordination Officer - Bolton Metro • Publishing Agent (Fine Art Reproductions) - Isle of Wight Museum Service • Trainee Assistant Curator - Norwich Gallery
University of Kent Employment examples HERITAGE/ARTS Administration (x 2) - Courtauld Institute, Sothebys Art Adviser - Castle Galleries Auction Administrator - Spink & Son Ltd Collections Assistant - National Museum Display Assistant - Turner Contemporary Gallery Manager - Galleria Guiding Warden - Buckingham Palace Intern (x 2) - Christie's Auctioneers, CAPC Musee D'Art Contemporian Library Assistant - West Barnes Library Museum Assistant (x 3) - Greece, Herne Bay Museum, Paisnel Gallery Photographic Designer - Jarvis Photography Print Assistant - Christie’s Auctioneers Tour Leader - Leeds Castle Trainee Archivist - Gloucestershire Archives Trainee Evaluator - Bonhams Auctioneers Volunteer Curator - Tate Modern Visitor Service Host - National Army Museum
Employment examples EDUCATION Administrative Assistant - Essex University Classroom Assistant (x 3) - Bearnes Primary, St. Francis De Sales Junior, Dane Court Grammar EFL Teacher (x 5) - British Council, Language School, Canterbury Christchurch University, GEOS, Japan Examinations Officer - Christ the King's 6 th Form College Lecturer/FE Certificate - Canterbury College Programmes Senior Administrator - University of Surrey Teacher - Montessori School MEDIA Editor - Educational Publishing Co Editorial Assistant - Radio Times (BBC Worldwide) PR Assistant - PR Company Production Co-ordinator - European Technology Publishing Publicity Assistant - Macmillan Reporter - Purple Media Researcher- Brooklapping (TV) Sub-Editor - Barbour Index
Further study examples Art Foundation Course - Middlesex MA - Courtauld Institute of Art MA English - Kent MA Film Studies - Nottingham MA Gallery Studies - Essex MA History & Philosophy of Art - Kent MA History & Theory of Art - Kent (x 5) MA History of Art - Courtauld Institute of Art MA History of Art - Bristol MA History of Art - Essex MA History of Art - Oxford MA Industrial Relations - Kent MA Medieval & Tudor St - Kent MA Modern Art – Essex MA Philosophy of Art & Aesthetics - Kent MA by Research - History of Art - Kent MPhil History & Theory of Art - Kent PGCE Art & Design - Homerton College PGCE Primary - Canterbury Christ Church
Self-employment/Freelance In the creative arts and culture industry 44% of people are self-employed compared to 13% in the UK as a whole. http: //www. kent. ac. uk/career s/selfemployment. htm
Placements and Internships - Definitions • Internship: • • Usually 1 -3 months long, during a summer vacation. The student works on a defined project at a graduate level. • Graduate Internship • • Usually 3 -6 months long, after graduation. The student works on a defined project at a graduate level.
Placements and Internships - Definitions • Placement: • • Also called sandwich year or year in industry. Usually 9 -12 months long during the penultimate year of study. Must be relevant to degree course. The student works on a defined project at a graduate level. • Work experience/shadowing: • • 1 -2 weeks unpaid. A taster of the career area. • Insight day • Taster days organised by companies.
Top Tips during your Placement/Internship • Make an impression: • • • Use your initiative. Get feedback. Be professional. • Network • • Ask to shadow/work in different departments. Connect with your colleagues on Linked. In. • Keep a log of the skills you have gained with examples.
Searching for placements/internships • www. kent. ac. uk/ces • • Vacancy database ‘ ‘I want to work in…. ’ section • www. ratemyplacement. co. uk • www. prospects. ac. uk • • Vacancy database Job sectors • Graduate directories • Speculative approach
Searching for placements/internships • http: //graduatetalentpool. direct. gov. uk/cms/Sho w. Page/Home_page/p!ecaaefg • www. targetjobs. co. uk • www. milkround. com • www. insidecareers. co. uk • www. thejobcrowd. com
General advice • Market Yourself ! - It’s not necessarily who you know but who knows you • Read the relevant trade, industry, websites and directories (find out what’s happening) • Develop your networking skills (record and follow up contacts) • Find out who actually makes the decisions for hiring • Make use of your time at university!
What if I’m still stuck? • Make the most of opportunities (planned happenstance) • Think about it little and often • Make an appointment to speak to a careers adviser
How the Careers and Employability Service can help you.
What we do • Careers Talks and Workshops • Careers Library: Employer Directories, Occupational Profiles, Books etc • Comprehensive Web Pages • Careers Employability Award (CEM) on Moodle • Vacancy Database • Alumni Careers Network • Annual Careers and Recruitment Fair • Drop In - Quick Query • Careers Guidance Interviews
Careers and Employability Service Web Site: www. kent. ac. uk/ces
Careers and Employability Service Web Pages • I want to work in …. http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/sitesmedia. htm • What can I do with my degree in http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/History. Of. Art. htm • Choosing a Career http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/Choosing. Career. h tm • Interviews (includes assessment centres and psychometric tests etc. ) www. kent. ac. uk/careers/applicn. htm • Example CVs & Covering Letters www. kent. ac. uk/careers/cv/cvexamples. htm • Creative Career Search http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/sk/CJ. htm • Employability Skills http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/sk/skillsmenu. htm
• HISTORY OF ART LINKS - Useful Websites • Arts Council (links to Visual Arts organisations & resources) www. artscouncil. org. uk • Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) www. ahrc. ac. uk • Art Galleries Listings www. artefact. co. uk • art jobster http: //artjobster. com Artworkers jobsite: arts, media, visual arts, gallery, museum, community arts, heritage, theatre, dance, festivals, music, & art therapy jobs. • Association for Heritage Interpretation www. heritageinterpretation. org. uk • Association of Art Historians once a member you can apply for up to £ 500 of support for relevant work experience in a gallery or similar www. aah. org. uk/funding/voluntary-work-fund • Auction Guide Online www. auctionguide. com • Bonhams www. bonhams. com • Christie's www. christies. com/home_page. asp • The Creative Way www. creativeway. org. uk creative careers in the Thames Gateway • Cuture 24 (gateway to 2, 500 museums) www. 24 hourmuseum. org. uk • Guide to Art Collections Around GB and Ireland www. artguide. org/uk/ • Museum Net www. museums. co. uk • Museums, Libraries and Archives Council www. mla. gov. uk • Museums Association www. museumsassociation. org • Online directory of UK Postgraduate courses www. prospects. ac. uk/links/Pgdbase
Careers Employability Award www. kent. ac. uk/careers/moodle. htm q The module takes about 12 hours to complete q But this can be done at your own pace You do this by completing: q 9 quizzes q 3 short assignments q 1 feedback form
Comments from students who have completed the award. • “I liked the fact that the assignments relate to how you would fill in answers on a graduate job application step by step and provides examples of how to fill it in. ” • “I really enjoyed the quizzes. They effectively highlighted the gaps in my knowledge, as many of the answers surprised me. I also found the module on creating my own CV very useful, these skills will be invaluable for tailoring my CV to particular jobs. ” • “There is a wealth of information about everything; I especially liked the individual information about specific job types and the advice given about interview skills. ”
Attend Careers Talks and Workshops. • A Career in Sales • Champions Life Academy • The Network • CRCC (Asia, China Internship Programme ) • http: //www. kent. ac. uk/calendar/ (Student Skills and Employability) • http: //www. kent. ac. uk/careers/casev ents. htm
Vacancy Database • All vacancies sent to the Careers and Employability Service by employers, whether for graduate jobs, sandwich placements or vacation work/internships are entered on this database which offers: • Email alerts of new vacancies which may interest you • Employers notifying vacancies are often specifically targeting Kent graduates, so competition for jobs is lower than on other vacancy sites www. kent. ac. uk/careers/jobs/index. htm
Speak to an adviser: • Quick query, drop in and speak to an adviser 10. 30 am -12. 30 pm and 2. 00 pm-4 pm Monday to Friday. • E mail careerhelp@kent. ac. uk and an adviser will respond to your query. • You can also book a longer career guidance appointment over the phone or pop in.
Action points • Use www. prospects. ac. uk, including Prospects Planner, to research options available • Use www. kent. ac. uk/ces • Get relevant work experience • Think beyond the stereotypes of organisations e. g. Asda , e-on • Find out how the sectors you are interested in recruit • NETWORK !! • Have a back up plan • Make use of the Careers and Employability Service
Careers and Employability Service You can download a copy of this presentation at www. kent. ac. uk/careers/slides. htm
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