Your Degree in English: What Next?

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1 Your Degree in English: What Next? Career Services Mary Coghlan, Careers Advisor, February 2015.

2 Your English Degree: What Next? Careers Service

3 Fresh Start!

4 Overview What would you like to do? What do you have to offer? (Skillset) Where have people gone before? (First Destinations) Career Options, (some typical employers) Job Search Resources Further Study Resources

5 What would you like to do?

6 Interests: Questions to Ask What did you like about school? What have you liked about college? What aspirations/dreams have you had? What do you like doing in your free time? What work would you do for free?

7 Strengths: Questions to Ask When or where have you excelled? What have people praised you for? What is your proudest achievement to date? What skills/qualities did you demonstrate?

8 The Perfect Career? Talents Passion Need Your Unique Contribution! Conscience

9 A Win-Win?

10 Where to Start? Gradireland Careers Report. If you need help in choosing a graduate career or just deciding where to start, then you are on the right page. The gradireland Careers Report will reveal your strengths and skills, pinpoint graduate jobs and careers that suit you, and set you on a positive plan of action.

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13 What do you have to offer?

14 SKILLS: (English Graduates will have developed the ability to): Apply written and oral arguments appropriately, cogently and persuasively. Analyse and critically examine diverse forms of verbal and textual communication. Acquire substantial quantities of complex information of diverse kinds in a structured and systematic way. Exercise independent thought, judgement, and skills in critical reasoning. Exercise interpersonal sensitivity when working with and in relation to others through the presentation of ideas and information and the collective negotiation of solutions. Handle information and argument in a critical and self-reflective manner. Work creatively and imaginatively, demonstrating flexibility and initiative. Meet strict deadlines by employing effective organisational and time management skills.

15 Career Options with English (a sample..) Directly Related Where Degree is Useful Academic librarian Advertising account executive Advertising copywriter Arts administrator Information officer Marketing executive Public relations officer Records manager Editorial assistant English as a foreign language teacher Lexicographer Magazine journalist Newspaper journalist Primary school teacher Secondary school teacher Writer

16 Where do English Graduates Work English graduates who pursue a postgraduate programme will enhance their long-term employment prospects greatly. English graduates have entered careers in publishing, journalism, film and interactive media upon the completion of a relevant postgraduate course. Teaching: Schools, Colleges, Universities, Teaching English Abroad Media: Journalism, Publishing, Copywriting, Event Management Influencing: Advertising, PR, Marketing, Retail Management, Sales Helping: Social Work, Youth Work, Probation Work, Psychology Information: Librarianship, Archives, Information Officer Public Sector: Administration, Civil Service, Health Service, Gardaí/Armed Forces

17 The top 10 transferable skills sought by employers in Ireland 1. Oral communication 2. Teamwork 3. Customer service 4. Time management 5. Written communication 6. Coping with multiple tasks 7. Problem solving 8. Managing own learning 9. Planning 10. Decision-making Skills Project

18 First Destinations: Jobs A Sample of Jobs Six Months After Graduation

19 First Destinations: Study A Sample of postgraduate study, directly related to the study of English

20 First Destinations: Study

21 The Power of the LinkedIN Alumni Tool!!

22 Potential Career Contacts: E.g. this search of Public Relations Ireland produced 91 firms and revealed connections in my network. 2/24/

23 Twitter: Your Twitter profile should also reflect your information LinkedIn and Facebook. Include links to blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. Tweet to advertise any new information, blogs and so on.

24 Useful job pages/discussions @advertisingjobs #jobsinpublishing #digitalmediajobs

25 Personal websites: some examples

26 Graduate Job Websites

27 Useful Resources:

28 Did you know? By pursing a conversion course, your can pursue a career in an area unrelated to your degree discipline! Business Law Social Work Accountancy IT

29 Further Study?

30 The good, the bad and...! Do it to... Pursue your love of the subject Broaden your skillset Change direction Acquire professional qualifications Don t do it to... Put off getting a job Keep your parents happy Keep your lectures happy Keep your friends happy Avoid the real world! Postpone making career decisions!

31 Further Study: Questions What are you looking for in a course? How might further study complement your degree? How is your course perceived by target employers? What goals may further study help you to achieve? How will you fund the programme? When is the right time for you to begin?

32 Entry Requirements Many open to graduates of any discipline! Some will require a relevant qualification. Exam grades required often depend on level of demand. Relevant experience may be required/desirable even compensate for absence of degree.

33 Characteristics of Conversions Courses Focused and intense Tightly-packed schedule Teaching and assessment methods highly varied (group assignments, presentations, reports) Relevant work placement may be included

34 Seven Major Areas of Postgraduate Study Arts & Social Sciences Media Law Business IT Education Health/ Therapies Engineering

35 Arts, Humanities and Social Science Options Liberal Arts: Archaeology, Geography, History, Modern Irish Applied Arts/Media Journalism/Media/Communications/Public Relations E-Learning Design/Technical Communication Film Studies/Literature and Publishing/Arts Administration Languages Translation, Interpreting, Linguistics, Languages with Business or Law, European Studies Peace Studies, Women s Studies, Development Studies, International Relations, Politics

36 Arts, Humanities and Social Science: Qualifications Dip Psychology, UCC H Diplomas in most Arts Subjects UCC (level 8) Dip Social Policy UCC Dip/MA Journalism, DCU,UL, CIT MSc Planning and Sustainable Development, UCC MA Translation DCU, NUIG MA Public Relations DIT, CIT MA Arts Administration, UCD MA Literature and Publishing, NUIG MA E-Learning Development, UL MA Screenwriting NUIG MA Library and Information Studies UCD MA Digital Arts NUI Maynooth

37 Pathways to Law: Options and Qualifications Solicitor Preparatory Courses for the Law Society of Ireland's Final Examination - Part One (FE1) Options and Griffith College Cork & Dublin Progression onto Law Society Training Courses & Traineeship Qualifications Bridging/conversion qualifications: Graduate Entry LLB - UL Postgraduate Diploma in Law- DIT Barrister Diploma in Legal Studies Kings Inn (Part-time) Progression onto Barrister at Law degree & Devilling

38 Pathways to Business Business Options Accountancy Finance Marketing Supply Chain Management Logistics International Business Human Resources Management Economics (Financial/Business) Entrepreneurship Business Information Systems Business Analytics Risk Management

39 Pathways to Business (Business: Qualifications) For Non Business Graduates Masters Management and Marketing (UCC) Masters E-Business (UCC) Masters Management (UL) Masters Management (UCD) PGDip Accounting and Finance, UCC PG Dip Accountancy, DCU HDip Economics, UCC Masters MIMAS, UCC HDip Entrepreneurship and East Asian Affairs, UCC Masters in Financial Economics, UCC Masters in Marketing, UL Masters IS for Business Performance

40 Pathways to Business: (Business: Qualifications) Require a Business Degree/PGrad Dip Masters Business Economics, UCC Masters Human Resource Management, UL, UCD Masters Accountancy (MACC) Masters Food Marketing, UCC Masters B.I.S., UCC Masters Government, UCC MSc Asset Management UCC Masters Corporate Finance, UCC Masters Computational Finance, UL Masters Risk Management, UCD Masters Quantitative Finance, UCD Masters Strategic Management Accounting, UCD

41 Pathways to IT (Skills growth Forecast present 2018) The central growth scenario forecast is for ICT professionals demand to increase from 68,280 in 2012 to 91,000 in 5 % compound annual growth rate. An estimated 44,500 Job openings will arise over the period to 2018 arising from both expansion demand and replacement demand. Enterprises are recruiting both new graduates and experienced staff. There are real challenges to be faced in realising this potential in terms of gaining ground in new technology markets and sustaining improved competitiveness with other countries. Background of global shortages of high-level ICT skills and talent- other countries are actively competing for such skills estimated potential gap of 864,000 in Europe by 2015.

42 Pathways to IT (IT Related Courses in UCC) MBS Electronic Business MBS in Information Systems for Business Performance MBS Business Information Systems MBS Management Information Systems & Accounting MBS Business Systems Development MSc Geographical Information Systems & Remote Sensing MSc Interactive Media MSc Data Analytics MSc Photonics

43 Pathways to IT IT: Qualifications (External Institutions) For non-it graduates: HDip Software Engineering, NUI Maynooth HDip IT, DCU PGDip Telecommunications, DCU PGDip Software Localisation, UL PGDip Technical Communication and E-Learning, UL HDip IT, NUI Maynooth PG Dip Health Informatics, TCD Masters Music Technology, NUI Maynooth Masters Translation Technology Related Degree/PG Dip required Masters in Computer Science, UCC Masters Software Systems for Mobile Networks, UCC Masters Telecommunications, DCU Masters Software Engineering, NUI Maynooth Masters Geographical, Information and Remote Sensing, UCC Masters Security and Forensic Computing, DCU

44 Education: Options and Qualifications Primary and Secondary: Ireland PME Professional Masters in Education 2 years professional programmes TCD UCC Maynooth NUIG UCD TCD UL (Note: The Department of Education and Skills has approved the Professional Master of Education (Primary School) Course to run again in September Closing Date: Friday 10 th April, ( Mary Immaculate College, Limerick and St. Patrick s, Drumcondra)

45 Pathways to Health Therapies: Nursing ( within Nursing disciplines UK mainly) Medicine Speech & language Therapy (UL) Occupational Therapy ( UL) Public Health Health Informatics Health Economics

46 Further Study: Search Tools excellent for Irish postgraduates courses!

47 Study Abroad US* Fulbright: UK Germany Netherlands Sweden France

48 Whatever you do... Do it excellently.