Career Zone Podcast

Last year, we released our first podcast titled, “How will graduate jobs be impacted by Covid-19?”, which focused on the initial impact that Covid-19 had on the graduate labour market at that time.  Here, Rae takes another look at how the graduate market is faring, a year on from the start of the pandemic. You can find more information on specific sectors visit the Career Research and Planning pages.

References: Burning Glass After the storm: the jobs and skills that will drive the post-pandemic recovery (February 2021). After the Storm | Burning Glass Technologies (burning-glass.com)

There will be some point during your career that you will have a disagreement or dispute with another person. In this episode, Rae talks through the key elements to work through in order to resolve conflicts in any situation. 

In this episode, Owen considers the importance of ethics and sustainable practice in the workplace, and how choosing an organisation that shares your ethics can lead to a happy, sustainable and enjoyable career. 

This week, Rae is joined by Jayde Kirby, a Business Coach, to discuss SMEs, small or medium sized enterprises. Jayde talks about the benefits of working for an SME as a graduate and how you can find out whether working for an SME is for you. Links to the websites mentioned in this episode: My Career Zone Digital, Prospects, Target Jobs, Hello Grads and Graduate Jobs.

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In this week’s episode Antonia Coppen, Employability and Careers Consultant at the University of Exeter, is joined by Software Cornwall, Bluefruit Software, Buzz Interactive and That Seagull Bob to discuss the benefits of working in Tech in the South West from a Cornish perspective.  Discover what current and future opportunities are available to students and graduates in this expanding sector and whether a career in Tech in the South West can offer you the lifestyle you seek.

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Searching for a placement can feel particularly daunting and overwhelming at the moment, and if you have received rejections you may be left feeling a little discouraged.  However, in this episode Ciaran Stoker, Employment and Placement Adviser, explores the various actions you can take, and the wide range of support which is on offer if you are struggling to find a placement.   

Our team of Employability and Placement Advisers are here to help with your search, if you would like to book a one to one appointment to talk through your placement search visit exeter.ac.uk/careers/ . Alternatively you can send us an email at; [email protected]  

In this week’s podcast Rae is joined by colleagues from the Career Zone who recently attended the Institute of Student Employers Virtual Conference. The Career Zone staff share what they found out about what employers are looking for and what the graduate labour market is looking like.

In this episode Rachel Coombes, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joanne Mavridis, Marketing Director and Hollie Dabson, Digital Marketing Specialist, both from ForgeRock. Joanne and Hollie share their career journey and how they became to work within the technology industry and share their tips on how to get into the industry. They also discuss the type of work ForgeRock is involved with as a technology and IT software company. 

We last looked at the graduate labour market in November 2020 (How will graduate jobs be affected by Covid-19? Part 2), but what has changed since then?  Here, Rae takes a look at the current state of the graduate labour market.

This week Rachel Gaunt, Employability and Placements Adviser looks at Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Recruitment Process and talks to Employability and Careers Consultant Kate Foster who specialises in supporting students from under-represented groups.

For further information you can go to our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion webpage http://www.exeter.ac.uk/inclusion/ , and ACAS https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us