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