UCL CAREERS GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EMPLOYABILITY PROGRAMME. Come in, take a seat and sit somewhere different!!

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1 Come in, take a seat and sit somewhere different!!

2 Introduce Yourself - Your name -Someone you know who has a cool / interesting job - Your dream job

3 BUILDING YOUR NETWORK

4 Views on networking

5 BUILDING YOUR NETWORK CONNECTIONS

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7 Benefits and Barriers What are the BENEFITS that building a network can bring? What are the BARRIERS that you put up around building a network?

8 BENEFITS NETWORKS: Benefits and barriers Learn from other s experience: more conversations more exposure to different paths more potential inspiration support and encouragement Showing motivation: competitive job market - expectation organisational culture is often the differentiating factor insider knowledge use examples drawn from connecting with people in your applications/ interviews The hidden job market: majority of opportunities are sourced through connecting with others potentially short-cut recruitment process

9 NETWORKS: Benefits and barriers BARRIERS Confidence: I m not good at networking I don t feel comfortable talking about myself what would I talk about? why would they be interested in me? Lack of contacts: what if I don t have a ready-made network I can use? Ethical: it seems to be who you know, not what you know I m uncomfortable about asking someone to give me a potential advantage It seems fake

10 Advertising and Market Research Computer Programming & Consultancy From What London Graduates Do website -

11 So who is in your network? How wide is your net?

12 Alumni Parents School friends Connections thru Uni clubs / societies Aunts & Uncles University friends Course co-ordinators Meet-up groups / Social connections Professors Siblings Colleagues from part-time jobs

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14 So who is in your network? How wide is your net?

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17 What s coming up? Speed interviews with employers Monday Assessment centre with employers Tuesday UCL Jobs market Wednesday The London Graduate Fair from The Careers Group and TARGETjobs Wednesday 22 June, 11am 6pm at Senate House, University of London.

18 Networking with employers

19 Connecting with people Networking with employers who might be able to help!

20 What does good networking look like?

21 What NOT to ask what does your organisation do? could you check my CV? what kind of salary could I expect? what is your closing date for applications? what kind of skills do you look for? and so on..

22 Careers Fairs...employer feedback a baseball cap and ripped jeans didn t create the best first impression unlikely we ll be bringing freebies next year in those quantities.. I wasn t really in a position to update a student on the progress of their application. constantly surprised by how ill-prepared students seem, how poorly considered their questions are and little use they make of the opportunity to REALLY talk to us

23 The best way to be interesting is to be INTERESTED!

24 Good questions Open: What Why How Describe Tell me

25 How did you get into this area? / What inspired you to do what you do? What did you enjoy the most? What was the worst thing.? What happened next? What challenges do you face? How do you approach [ ]? How would you describe? Tell me more about?

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27 It s practice time Introducing yourself On your own, prepare an elevator pitch to an employer to introduce yourself in not more than 15 seconds Practice in pairs Give each other feedback on introductions and how it might be improved

28 The elevator is out of order The traditional elevator pitch You What do you sell? Your words Features, benefits The person Judge and deflect Elevator pitch 2.0 The person Who are they? Your words Relate, care You Relevant and useful Source: The elevator speech is out of order: Michelle Golden at TEDxCitadelPark

29 How to break in to a group Go up to the group, listen to the conversation for a bit, and then make a contribution when it's appropriate Introduce yourself to everyone Start a conversation with the group the same as you would a single person "Mind if I join you? Start talking to one person in the group to get your foot in the door Buddy system

30 Entering and exiting groups Make a graceful, polite exit Do not abandon for someone better Last impressions count as much as first impressions Ask them for business card

31 Following up Follow up in the next 3-4 days If you add someone on LinkedIn send a personal message with the request Keep business cards Work at building relationships Reflect on whether you achieved your objectives and how you need to network smarter next time

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33 Insights to Weronika or hand into one of the UCL Careers Staff

34 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ UCL CAREERS 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ Remember different location next week Indian YMCA, 41 Fitzroy Square, W1T 6AQ

35 And different time.. Group A arrival at 11:00am Group B arrival at 12:20pm Chance to see 2 further employers at 1:45pm Networking with all employers at 2:45pm