Slides from the Careers Service induction talk to final year Business School undergraduate students at the University of Edinburgh, September 2017

1. Get work ready!
Rebecca Valentine
Careers Consultant

2. 3 things to do this year
1.Find out what’s out there and search/apply throughout the year
 What’s happening in graduate recruitment?
 What roles are being advertised now – including graduate roles, internships or PG
courses?
 What are the entry requirements?
 What’s the recruitment process likely to be?
Use MyCareerHub, attend talks, events and workshops, follow our blog…
2.Get ready for the recruitment process – polish up your CV, prepare for online
tests, assessment centres and interviews
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/application-interview-advice
3.Put together a plan of action for the year
 Searching/applying for graduate jobs or PG courses is time consuming and you
might face a lengthy application process (e.g online applications, tests, assessment
centres and interviews)
 You’ll also be busy with academic work and any other commitments that you have
 Be organised and plan your time well so that you don’t miss out on any great
opportunities.

3. What you need to know
• Application deadlines for some grad roles and PG courses are very early in the
semester
• Lots of opportunities being advertised NOW until later this semester
• BUT opportunities can be advertised at any time of year – check job sites
regularly
• Use a range of job sites and other tools e.g. LinkedIn, social media…
• Don’t just rely on advertised jobs – target companies with speculative applications
• Employers want to recruit you but it’s up to you to ‘sell’ yourself on CVs,
applications and at interview/assessment centres
• Prepare early and get feedback if necessary (CV, cover letter and application
form feedback, practice interviews, practice assessment centres, practice tests…)
• You’re here to get a good degree – balance academic work with job applications,
career research

4. Where to look for opportunities
• MyCareerHub (exclusively for Edinburgh students and graduates)
https://mycareerhub.ed.ac.uk
• TargetJobs (for internships and graduate roles in the UK)
https://targetjobs.co.uk
• Employ.ed internships (University internship scheme including on-campus, SME
and overseas internships)
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/looking-for-work/internships/employed-internships
• Plus many more places! Start on our occupations pages
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/your-future/options/occupations
• Jobs are also advertised on social media including LinkedIn, Twitter…
• Keep an eye on emails and newsletters too

5. How can the Careers Service help you?
• We advertise part time jobs, internships and graduate jobs on MyCareerHub:
https://mycareerhub.ed.ac.uk
• We have self-help materials – to help you prepare for the recruitment process
including quick guides on CVs, interviews, assessment centres and tests:
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/application-interview-advice
• We have info on different options – including jobs, employers, further study and
working overseas:
www.ed.ac.uk/careers/your-future
• We run talks, events and workshops – including CVs, interviews, LinkedIn,
Careers Fair…
• New careers site for Business School students:
https://www.business-school.ed.ac.uk/pd > Undergraduate students
 Career planning advice
 Career action plan template
 Short video guides

6. What’s happening this semester?
• Improve your applications (26th September)
• Improve your CV (27th September)
• Improve your cover letters (28th September)
• Get started with LinkedIn (5th October)
• Prepare for the Fair (6th October)
• Careers Fair (10th, 11th, 12th October)
• Go Abroad Fair (18th October)
• Working in the UK after your studies (24th October)
• Video, Skype and phone interviews (25th October)
• Strengths based interviews (26th October)
• Assessment centres: Give it a go (30th October)
• Regular employer presentations and workshops
This is just a small selection – see the full list on MyCareerHub!

7. For Business School students…
• Strategies for final year (21st September)
• Returning exchange students: Making the most of your international
experiences (25th September)
• Selling your experiences (27th September)
• Developing an effective LinkedIn profile (16th October)
• Mock assessment centre (18th October and 10th January 2018)
• LinkedIn: BYOD session with peer feedback (1st November)

8. Keep in touch with us
• Facebook:
www.facebook.com/EdinburghCareersService
• Twitter
@uofedcareers
• Careers Service Blog:
Careersinformed.wordpress.com
• Business School careers support LinkedIn group:
Coming soon!
• Regular email newsletters
For the latest events, news and job vacancies…
Find us on the third floor of the Main Library Building, George Square