Careers and Alumni Conference
Funded by the School of Humanities and Graduate Futures
Wednesday 16th December 2009
Weston Auditorium 1:00-2:00
Thinking about your future career? It’s never too early to start planning.
Gain inside knowledge and find out what employers are looking for in a graduate and hear how previous graduates from Humanities got into careers in Media, Education, Recruitment and Post Graduate study.
Anusha Everson – Dir. For Graduate Employment - Graduate Futures
Key Note Speaker:
Conference keynote speaker: Aron Beazley “How To Become An Entrepreneur?”
Aron Beazley graduated from Hertfordshire in 2002 with a BA in Philosophy. He was able to use his philosophy degree to move into legal contracts, first of all in finance and debt recovery and then he worked in China on intellectual property rights as it pertains to publishing books.
During this time he also did an MA in Philosophy focusing on Intuitionism in particular, and Ethics in general. Moving back to the UK 2004, he decided to push himself further and was employed by a successful UK- based entrepreneur who tasked him with turning his ideas into reality.
In early 2006 he joined a small company sourcing renewable materials for use in the UK. He became de facto general manager and the company now sources more renewable materials for packaging in the UK than anyone else to date.
Weston Auditorium
The following workshops will run from 2:00-3:00
Booking System
The booking system is on JobsNetPlus (UH jobs and Work Experience Database) http://www.herts.ac.uk/graduatefutures/jobsnetplus.
You will need to register, but once you have done that you can log on, go to where it says 'What's on',and then go to 'View Careers Calendar'. You will find a list of “workshops” click on one of the workshop titles for further information and then sign up online. Please sign up for one workshop.
01. Social Media and Career Success: Using Social Networking In Your Job Search
Did you know that 80% of companies use or are planning on using social networking to find and attract candidates? 95% use LinkedIn, 59% use Facebook and 42% use Twitter. Find out how to make the most of these sites, how to develop a professional online profile and how to make sure potential employers can’t see those photos from last Friday night. This workshop will show you new and innovative ways of finding job vacancies. This workshop is run by Sue Woodcock and Helen Stoy from Graduate Futures – your university careers service.
Room R014
02. Becoming a Teacher: What You Really Need To Know!
Jon Berry is a Senior Lecturer in Education working in the UH School of Education although prior to this he worked for 28 years as a classroom teacher in secondary schools. Currently working with serving teachers on the Masters course he also has experience of managing the PGCE programme. This workshop will explain teaching training routes and the qualifications needed. More importantly he will be helping you focus on the qualities needed for teaching and what makes a successful classroom teacher.
Room N108
03. Being A Job Interview Winner
An interactive workshop on how to present yourself to prospective employers if you WANT a job. This workshop will be facilitated by Susan Heaton Wright who runs Executive Voice and is an authority on all aspects of presenting yourself positively through good vocal and communication skills. She trains individuals and groups; has produced audio books and writes for a number of business publications www.executivevoice.co.uk.
Room R034
04. How To Get A Job in PR – A Graduate’s Perspective
Sarah Harvey graduated from the University of Hertfordshire in 2008, with a First in English and Journalism. She now works as a Press Officer for The Lymphoma Association, a national cancer charity, www.lymphomas.org.uk. Sarah will be talking about life after graduation and how she got in to PR.
Room N101
05. It’s Not All Dust and Dinosaur Bones: A Career in the Heritage Sector
Daphne Knott is the Learning and Access Officer at the Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies centre and will be talking about careers in the Heritage sector. After completing a history degree at Southampton University, Daphne took a postgraduate archives diploma at University College London. Her first archive post was at the head office of British Petroleum, where she became Company Archivist. Several years as an adult education lecturer followed while her family grew up. Before taking up her current position, she worked at the National Maritime Museumwhere she was curator of their extensive manuscripts collection.
Room N106
06. Working in Local Authorities - Graduate Recruitment: A Graduate’s Perspective
Richard Bate currently works for Hertfordshire County Council where he successfully completed the Graduate Development Programme. He will be talking about life after graduation , his current role and graduate recruitment. “5 years ago I was half way through my final year of a business degree at the University of Hull. Like most students I was wondering what to do next with my life? Since then I’ve had the worse job in my life…at a debt collection company, I worked for a national engineering firm, and successfully completed a graduate scheme; these jobs have given me a great range of experiences and skills.” Richard is currently doing his Masters in HR here at the University of Hertfordshire.
Room N105
07. How To Get Ahead In Publishing
Kathryn Langley is the Society of Young Publishers Student Liaison Officer (a volunteer position),www.thesyp.org.uk, and currently works in the publishing industry. Kathryn will be giving insights into how to break in to the Publishing industry.
Room N110
08. Becoming A Speech and Language Therapist In The UK
Nafsika Smith works for Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust in Borehamwood as a speech and language therapist and is also a visiting lecturer on an English language and communication module at the University of Hertfordshire. She teaches child language and communication and clinical linguistics.
Nafsika is well-qualified to give advice about becoming a speech and language therapist: “I started my studies with a general degree in Greek Literature and Linguistics in Greece. I then did the MSc in speech and language therapy at the University of Reading, UK. After completing my MSc, I worked as a speech therapist and also carried out PhD research in clinical linguistics at Reading. I then worked as a research assistant at the Research Centre for English and Applied Linguistics at the University of Cambridge for a year and then started my current jobs at the University of Hertfordshire.
Room R041
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