What am I going to do
after my degree?
Catherine Reynolds, Careers and Employability Centre
What am I going to do after my degree?
The session will cover..
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Ideas for life after university
Skills from your academic life
Value of wider student experience
Resources and information for further help
Ideas for life after university
Determined by a mixture of
multiple factors:
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Exploring your options
• Finding out about the labour market
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/researchingcareers
• Finding out what suits you
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/interests
Skills from your academic life
• Building a range of skills and knowledge
throughout your course
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/careerchoices/yourdegree
• www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/gettingexperience/firstyears
Skills from your wider student
experience
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Part time, work experience, vacation and voluntary work
Undergraduate internships
Student societies
Community groups in Brighton
Resources and information for
further help
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Alumni Careers Network
upReach
Short interviews with a careers adviser
Careers events www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/newsandevents/
FGS resources www.sussex.ac.uk/careers/aboutus/students/firstgeneration
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Catherine Reynolds c.m.reynolds@sussex.ac.uk