Career opportunities for European studies students

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATES IN EUROPEAN STUDIES OR Careers Advisory Service, Fiona Corby, IN LANGUAGES 2010 Agenda for Today What graduates in European Studies and/or Languages do? Overview of career opportunities and useful links CAS resources and how we can help  Examples of What Recent Graduates Have Gone on to Senior Rights Manager – Hodder & Stoughton, John Do:          Murray (Publishers) Research Officer – Design Wales Researcher – BBC Monitoring Service Internship in the Human Resources Dept of REXEL in Paris Masters in International Relations Analyst – ESMERK Financial Manager – Barclays Capita Project Officer – Oxfam Delegation of the European Commission in Paraguay A-Z of Careers  Accountant, Air Traffic Controller, Actor, Barrister, Broadcast Researcher, Banker, Business Analyst, Computer Programmer, Campaigns Organiser, Commodity Broker, Communications Officer, Critic, Development Officer, Education Officer, Editor, Executive Officer, Estate Manager, Events Organiser, Enterprise Manager, Food Buyer, Food Representative, Financial Analyst, Game Writer/Designer A-Z of Careers  HE Lecturer, Human Resources Manager, Health Service Manager, Helicopter Pilot, Investment Banker, Information Manager, Intelligence Officer, Journalist (periodicals), Librarian, Legal Executive, Legal Secretary, Lexicographer, Literary Agent, Lobbyist, Local Government Administrator, Location Manager, Marketing Manager, Market Researcher, Museum Curator, Newspaper Journalist, Operations Manager, Office Manager, Outdoor Pursuits Manager, Pilot, Police Officer, Prison Manager, Publisher, Proof Reader A-Z of Careers  Political Researcher, Patent Officer, Quality Controller, Researcher, Recycling Manager, Retail Buyer, Rural Surveyor, Solicitor, Statistician, Speech Therapist, Subtitle Editor, Transport Planner, Tourism Manager, Teacher, Tax Inspector, Video-Film Editor, Writer, Welfare Rights Advisor, Welfare (Animal) Officer, Web Designer, Youth Worker Working for EU Institutions Now recruiting for the following areas: - European public administrat ion, law, administrat ion, economics, IT See the following link for more information: www.eu-careers.eu Working for Government Organisations The Foreign and Commonwealth Office http://www.fco.gov.uk /en/about-us/working-for-us/  MI6 http://www.mi6.gov.uk/output/career s-1.html  MI5 - https://www.mi5.gov.uk/careers  Civil Service Fast Stream - http:// www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs/faststr eam/index.aspx  Think Tanks a middle course in defining think tanks [is] as policy research organizations that have significant autonomy from government and from societal interests such as firms, interest groups, and political parties However, autonomy is a relative rather than an absolute term, and the operational definition of think tanks must differ from region to region"  R Kent Weaver and James G McGann (eds.)2000 Think Tanks & Civil Societies Catalysts for Ideas and Action New Jersey: Transaction Publishers pp 4-5 Think Tank Links  Southampton Solent University has a directory of useful links regarding Think Tanks: http://portal-live.solent.ac.uk/library/subjec t_guides/society/think_tank.aspx  EU Think Tank Directory: http:// www.eu.thinktankdirectory.org/ Creative Careers: Advertising, Marketing and PR Advertising Association: www.adassoc.org.uk  www.dandad.org (short courses and workshops)  Chartered Institute of Marketing: www.cim.co.uk  Careers in Public Relations: www.ipr.org.uk  Download profiles of different jobs at www.prospects.ac.uk  How CAS Can Help   - - - If you haven’t a clue as to what you want to do, make an appointment to see me If you know what you want to do, and want to know how to go about it, make an appointment to see me! Services: 15 minute Quick Query Hour in depth discussion (make an appointment Tel 0118 378 3455) When on year abroad make use of E-Guidance Go to www.rdg.ac.uk/careers and click ‘Email a Careers Advisor’ The Careers Resource Centre (first floor) Prospects Planner  For advice on a career choice based on your personal likes and dislikes, go to www.prospects.ac.uk …And click on ‘Prospects Planner’ Also has career profiles for hundreds of jobs plus information on further education CAS: Where to Find Us Carrington Building, Whiteknights Campus Tel: 0118 378 3455 www.rdg.ac uk/careers Course Careers Advisor: Fiona Corby Useful Links       Reading University Job Shop – www.readingjobshop.co.uk Prospects – www.prospects.ac.uk Target Jobs – www.targetjobs.co.uk Hobsons – www.get.hobsons.co.uk Guardian Jobs – www.jobs.guardian.co.uk For SEED, MASSIV and SOAR schemes see the University website