1. Careers in
Life Science

2. Session Aims
• What do Life Science students do
• How do I choose

3. •What will you be doing
when you complete your studies?
Work
Study ????
Time out

4. How will you get there?

5. What do Graduates Do 2013
http://www.hecsu.ac.uk/current_projects_what_do_graduates_do.htm
What Do Our (Sussex) Graduates Do
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/whatourgraduatesdo
Research Past Student Destinations via Linkedin
http://www.linkedin.com/edu/?trk=blog
Graduates in the Labour Market

10. Graduate Distribution UK
2010/11

11. •Some career options with any degree
Accountancy Publishing Banking
Administration Civil Service Social Work
Marketing Computing Journalism
The City Information Insurance
Broadcasting Law Police
Conservation Sales Film
Counselling Charities Health service
Human Resources Retail Teaching
Development

16. www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/yourdegree
Using your Degree
Example Professional Bodies
www.rsc.org/careers-jobs/ Royal Society of Chemistry
http://www.bps.ac.uk/careers British Pharmacological Society
http://www.icr-global.org/ Institute of Clinical Research
http://www.ibms.org/ Institute of Biomedical Science
http://www.hpc-uk.org/ Health Care Professional Council
http://www.sfn.org/careers-and-training/neurojobs-career-center
Society for Neuroscience
http://www.bna.org.uk/jobs/ British Neuroscience Association
Check others for your specialism there are too many to list here!!!

17. Current interesting opportunities
on our website
CEC website Science jobsearch
Use sector guides for specialist websites
E.g. NHS Scientist Training
Programme Link
Food Science example link
Science jobs Example link

18. Further Study - Research
Resources
Research further study
Further study past students
Things to do
• Talk to Academics here
• Talk to Post Graduate students
• Talk to course providers
• Talk to Careers Adviser

19. Careers Choice Cycle
1
SELF
APPRAISAL
2
EXPLORING
OPTIONS
3
TAKING
ACTION
4
GAINING
EXPERIENCE

20. Careers Centre
How to choose options Resources
• Self Analysis
• What skills do I have
We have tools on our website & hand
outs in the centre to help with this
process!

21. Destination
Offer
Academic
Personal Work
Portfolio
Evidence
-------------- 
Life

22. Mind Mapping Tool
CEC Skills link

23. Providing Evidence University
Recruiter
Expectation
Offer
Academic
Personal Work
Portfolio
Evidence
--------------


24. Creative Approaches- finding contacts
Contacts you already have
• Friends, family, friends of friends .
• Academics
• Contacts from past work experience, vacation work
Contacts to find
•Vacancies advertised in newspapers and on the web.
•Use the contact details from the vacancy advert.
•Names in journals, magazines, reports, the press.
•The phone book and Yellow Pages (www.yell.com )
•Specialist directories and lists of companies
•Alumni Careers Network
•Linked in – Search facility

25. Build your experience
- Get involved while you are at Sussex Lab work
- Volunteer (Project V) – wider voluntary
- www.do-it.org
- Information interviewing, work shadowing, work
experience, internships
- Paid work- entry level positions
- CEC Getting Experience Page
- Learning to Lead 14-15 Leadership Programme

26. Up and Coming Events
Check our Events Page
• Careers Fair Wed 6 Nov
• 100+ Employers Over half accept any degree
• Science related include:
Scientifica
NHS
SC Johnson
etc
Elekta
Roche
Novo Nordisk

27. What next?
• Reflect on your skills
• Research the sector & your options
• Network
• Build your experience
• Search for vacancies
• Write a CV

28. Taking action
How are you going to move
forward now?
Action plan……..

29. cdec
Career Development &
Employment Centre
Need more help?
Come into the Careers & Employability Centre
Ground Floor Library
- Check the website
- Book a one-to-one with a Careers Adviser
- 01273 678429