Make the most of you

With your Career Development Service

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The best time to start thinking about employability and career?

Right now.
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Youre probably thinking about

Distinction
Which is fine, but

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Act now.
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Masters
Apply for jobs, get support, keep in touch
Autumn
Act now (gap year = high risk)! Consider further study Come and see us Apply for graduate jobs Consider graduate internships Keep in touch with us Consider LGIP option Reflect on experience & skills

Spring

Summer

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Get involved where you can.

Course Rep Part-time jobs, internships & vacation work Student Engagement Team Working in Social Enterprise* Volunteering projects Volunteering Award* Tomorrows Teachers* Enterprise Inc* Newspaper & broadcast journalist Languages at Leicester Exchange and study abroad

Sabbatical Officer

Starting a social enterprise Student ventures, enterprise fellowship Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur Tomorrows Managers* Entering competitions and awards

Mentor

Student Groups

Business Projects

Peer Assisted Learning*

Leicester Ambassador Experience Employability*

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Heres why
Give an example of when you had to manage a challenging situation

Describe a situation in which you influenced or motivated people

Whats your proudest achievement?

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And despite lots of competition

last year 87 applications for every vacancy* Some employers didnt fill their graduate schemes last year would rather have empty places than recruit the wrong person

* Source: AGR summer survey 2012

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Take action
Come and see us, activate your account Attend the John Lewis Careers in Retail event - 30 OCT

Attend Deloitte Business Games event - 15 NOV

Look out for the HSBC Discovery Day in November Book a prep session for the Festival of Careers Sign up for Unitemps Sign up for Leicester Award www.le.ac.uk/leicesteraward Business idea? Enterprise Inc Student employability summit - 28 NOV

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Over 9,500 graduate jobs Paid internships for 2013

Meet over 120 employers

Get advice on applying

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We can help keep in touch

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