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Placements
Professional Practice 2015
Placements
This session will consider the option of placements
-What is a placement?
-Should you do one?
-What to do if not!
War For Talent
You may think your career is something to think about in final year…that you have 2 years to go before you need to think about it…..WRONG!
300 in LS level 2
X3 years
x17 schools
+1200 part time
+1200 postgrad
12,000 students @ University of Lincoln
2.4million students enrolled in UK HE…20x more students than UK has soldiers in its armed forces!!
Employability
E = Q + WE + S x C
Qualifications
Work Experience
Strategies
Contacts
How many recruiters said this years entry level positions are expected to be filled by graduates who have already worked for their organisation- through paid internships, placements or vacation work.
-5%
-10%
-30%
Quiz
30%
6
How many of the UKs leading graduate recruiters are offering paid work experience programmes for students during 2014-15?
-A quarter
-50%
-4/5ths
How many paid work placements are available this year? (according to High Fliers)
-500
-13,000
-100,000
4/5s
13,049
7
What percentage of recruiters said that graduates with no previous work experience are unlikely to be successful in selection and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer?
-10%
-25%
-50%
Which industries do computing graduates work in?
-Retail
-Banking
-Finance
-Professional Services
-Engineering
-IT
50
All according to target
8
According to the Graduate Programme Manager of Imagination Technology what is most appealing in students applications?
-1st class degree
-Extracurricular work
-300+ UCAS points
-Personal Drive
Extracurriculer
9
Period of work experience:
Voluntary, summer, paid, internship, year in industry, placement or sandwich year
UK or international
See your handbook for details
What is a placement?
The Stats!
There can be as much as £7000 gap in salary between a grad with work experience and a grad without any experience! High Fliers 2012
50% more likely to obtain graduate level
Work Youngson and Brooks (2013)
80% of employers said the key reason for bringing placement students on board is to build their future grad pipeline High Fliers 2013
On average, placement students gain an
advantage of nearly 4% in their final year performance University of West England
Those grads who have completed a placement can £2000 more on average Youngson and Brooks (2013)
1. Lack of motivation or commitment to take a year out (23%)
2. Lack of communication and employability skills and not prepared to apply (21%)
3. Lack of confidence to apply and fear of rejection
(21%)
4. Too time consuming to apply (20%)
5. Lack of suitable placements (20%)
(Dr Thomas Lancaster Birmingham City University 2013)
Top Reasons Why Students Don’t Complete A Placement
Pay
66% £13- 15,000
22% <£13,000
12% <£15,000
(PAY Eplacement Scotland)
You won’t be expected to just make the tea and coffee but doing so may impress the boss!
Training and development
Expectations
How do you want to use your placement?
-Gain an insight into a specific area?
-Understand more about the science industry?
-Begin to understand an unknown industry?
-Gain a foot in the door of a company you have always wanted to work for?
Where to Start
Make a list of the companies you’re interested in
Multinational or SME….??
Distinct difference between companies
Two way approach to applications
Job adverts
Speculative
Who?
‘80% of applications from students applying for placements fail at the 1st sift stage’ (Briggs and Malecki 2011)
CV & cover letter and/ or application form
-Tailor the application to the role and the company
-Think about how your skills are relevant
-Read the job description and person description
Beware of ATS
Psychometric Testing Weapons of mass rejection!!
Telephone Interviews
Assessment Centres
Interviews
Recruitment Processes
“Insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results” Einstein
Feedback is the key!
If you aren't right for one role, find out why and find another that you are
You have a USP…figure out where it is needed!
Rejection
Location, Location, Location…does this matter?
Accommodation
Lincoln and elsewhere
House Shares- other students
Changing your course- see course leader (subject to approval)
Logistics
You should have a placement tutor who will stay in touch
Keep a diary/ journal as you may be required to do a blog
Impress- this is a year long interview!
Pipeline- even if no graduate scheme
During your placement
Experience Money
Potential graduate job Contacts
Cons
A year behind ££?
Job hunt and level 2
Pros
Start to list your skills and interests…before writing a CV! Preparation is key….mindmap
Note down companies you are interested in
Find out their DEADLINES!
#placementchat
What to do now
Placements aren't for everyone…think long and hard about it.
Volunteer, summer internship, part time work, work shadowing……all valuable
Experience
Job Shop www.lincolnsu.com/jobshop
Target Jobs www.targetjobs.co.uk/internships
Student Ladder www.studentladder.co.uk/
Grad Jobs Placements www.gradjobs.co.uk/work-placement
Students on Placements www.studentsonplacement.co.uk
The Big Choice www.thebigchoice.com/Jobs/Work_Placement/
Rate my Placement www.ratemyplacement.co.uk
International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience www.iaeste.org
Gradcracker www.gradcracker.com
3M www.3m.co.uk/intl/uk/grad_ip/it_placements.htm
Nestle www.nestlecareers.co.uk/academy/content/placements-internships/industrial/index.html
GSK www.uk.gsk.com/en-gb/careers/undergraduates/information-technology/
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