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University of Bath Careers Job Quality 1 5%% 5% 3% 6% 7%


www.bath.ac.uk/careers


24% 49% Bath Graduates*


Employability of Bath Graduates Bath is well known for the success of its graduates in the employment market, even when the market is tough. We believe that the employability of our graduates is very important. Bath will help you develop your employability, identify your preferred career plan and achieve it.


Why are Bath graduates so successful?


n Many programmes offer integrated periods of industrial training


n We offer help getting good vacation work


n Many programmes have a vocational focus


n Our academic reputation attracts high calibre students


n We provide training in transferable skills, such as teamwork, problem solving and communications


n We provide help with career planning, and job search skills such as interviews, applications and aptitude testing


n There are many opportunities for personal development through interests, voluntary work, sports and taking positions of responsibility through the Students’ Union.


Will I find a good job? 49% of employed Bath first degree graduates in 2009 were in professional jobs, compared with 26% nationally.


You can see from the charts that 81% of employed Bath first degree UK graduates had jobs in one of the top three classes – management, professional, and associate professional/technical, significantly outstripping the national figure of 62%.


You can find out what graduates from each programme are doing six months after graduation from our website: www.bath.ac.uk/careers/ prospective


How much will I earn? Six months after graduating, the median annual salary for Bath first degree UK graduates in full time employment is approximately £3,000 more than graduates nationally.


The Careers Advisory Service The Careers Advisory Service aims to help you develop your employability skills, make the right career choice and achieve it. We run programmes for all students and advisers are available for career planning discussions.


Careers Advisory Service Programmes


n The Earlybird Programme helps you find good vacation work.


n The Development Programme provides transferable and personal skills training to develop employability skills. You can also improve your job search skills such as applications, interview techniques and aptitude testing.


n The Employer Events Programme is for finalists, and includes graduate vacancies on the website, and many employer events. You can look at: www.bath.ac.uk/careers/ springboard/jobs to see examples of our graduate opportunities.


Careers Advisory Service Employer Links Over 370 employer recruitment visits to the University in 2009-10.


The Careers Advisory Service has well-established direct links with many graduate employers, and arranges up to 400 employer recruitment visits to the University each year. We run a big programme of employer presentations in the autumn, and Careers Fairs in the autumn and summer, so students have easy access to employers.


29% Graduates from all Higher Education Institutions*


Managers and senior officials Professional occupations


Associate professional and technical occupations


Administrative and secretarial occupations Personal service occupations


Sales and customer service occupations Skilled Trades Elementary occupations Process plant & machine operatives


* Source: Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education Survey, 2009, full-time UK domicile first degree graduates only


1% 14% 6% 1% 7% 26%


6% 10%


Further information: www.bath.ac.uk/careers


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