Based on “The Voices” – AGCAS UK Older Graduates Sub-Committee [top] What strategies should I adopt as a mature graduate seeking employment?
• Build a personal profile of your skills, qualities and experience to date, which you can use to match to different career areas • Evaluate your previous work experience to identify aspects of work you have enjoyed which you would ideally like to include in a future career • Make a list of key considerations for your career-planning, e.g. family commitments, geographical location, level of income, health issues • Prepare or update your CV incorporating the skills and experience that you want to highlight to a prospective employer – consult your careers advisor about this • Network and target the jobs you are interested in. You will be surprised when you think about and list the range of contacts you already have with whom you can network in your job-search • Be aware of and make use of all possible vacancy sources : national/local newspapers, trade press, graduate publications, recruitment agencies, speculative approaches to companies, the internet • Set up advisory/information interv
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