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Femi Bola MBE Director of Employability 5 th November 2014 Our Context 27000 students 50 first in the family to attend university 65 BAME students 54 mature students 40 lower socioeconomic groups ID: 375055

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UELHelping Our Students Prosper

Femi Bola MBE

Director of Employability

5

th

November 2014Slide2

Our Context27,000 students50% first in the family to attend university

65%+

BAME students

54%

mature students

40% lower socio-economic groups

81% from the London area

50% from East London

International studentsSlide3

Our Students

High Flyers

Support Heavy

Unconsciously IncompetentSlide4

What do students want?

A graduate level job

I’ve paid £27,000 for it!Slide5

Their ContextOver supply

Competition

high – concentration of graduates in London and SE

Employers – tricky

! Test, test, test!

On-line life – the world in my room

Communicate – I do don’t I?

Attitude and behaviours

Networking key – It’s still who you knowSlide6

Employability The ability to:-

Get a job

Keep a job

Progress in a job

Get a better job

Get a different job

Create

your own jobSlide7

What employers want

What they really, really want!

Self-management

Team working

Business and customer awareness

Problem solving

Communication

Application of numeracy

Application of information technology

POSITIVE attitude!Slide8

What we do

Small team – use our website + on-line resources

Continually chase students and graduates

Prepare our students – Get that hair cut!

Try to be proactive, creative and innovative Slide9

How do we work?Do our own brokerage – we’ve grown up!

Get up close and personal with employers

Do the heavy lifting for employers

Schemes just for

them

Use employer engagement to build social capital

Sell our students – they are gorgeous!Slide10

‘I do and I understand!’ Opportunities to practice and get feedback

Mentoring, Placements, Internships, Work Experience, Volunteering

Simulations – e.g. Assessment Centres

E-Factor

Business Ideas Competition

Petchey

Centre for EntrepreneurshipSlide11

Challenges Reaching our students and graduates

Changing employer perceptions

Aligning diversity and quality

Raising awareness of academic colleaguesSlide12

Triumphs 1000

+ Business Mentors in the last 5 years

Relationships with Canary Wharf employers

300+ Student Volunteers per year

Mentoring and Befriending

Foundation recognition

Matrix reaccreditationSlide13

On-Line Resourceshttp://uel.ac.uk/getthatjob

http://uel.ac.uk/buildthatbusinessSlide14

Thank you