Graduating...What Next?

This EDGE Award activity is specifically designed for final year and postgraduate students approaching the final stages of their degree programme

Outline of Activity

Designed specifically for students approaching the final stages of their academic studies, this activity will guide and support you to develop a specific, personalised graduate transition plan. It will also ensure that you are ready to apply and compete for graduate opportunities with confidence through a combination of 1-1 advice and coaching and the completion of self directed activities.

Learning Outcomes

By engaging with this EDGE activity students will achieve the following learning outcomes:

• A personalised graduate transition plan focused on helping you take proactive steps towards graduate success.
• Enhanced confidence in how you articulate your skills, strengths and experiences through your CV, applications and digital presence.
• Improved ability to prepare for graduate job opportunities and/or networking opportunities.

Assessment Details

Students completing this for the EDGE Award need to complete the following:

1. Attend a 1 hour 'Graduating...what next?' webinar that will introduce you to this activity and describe the key elements of your graduate transition plan.
2. Attend a 1-1 advice/coaching appointment with a Graduate Development Coach to explore and begin to develop your Graduate Transition Plan
3. Complete an updated CV and LinkedIn profile (to be reviewed by the Graduate Development Coach)
4. Attend a follow up 1-1 advice/coaching appointment to review and complete your Graduate Transition Plan and to review and get feedback on your final CV and LinkedIn Profile

Upcoming Graduating...what next webinars:

• 19 February 12-1pm
• Thursday 6 March 12-1pm

Visit the events page to find out more and book your place

Level of Commitment

15-20 hours in total.

Contact

Brian Byers

Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager

Student and Graduate Opportunities Team

Belfast

Room: BD-03-027

+44 28 9536 5066

b.byers@ulster.ac.uk

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Brian Byers

Student & Graduate Opportunities Manager

Brian manages Employability Services which covers our range of student facing services delivered by our expert Employability Advisor team. This covers a range of services including our expert advice service, the Ulster EDGE & EDGE Excel Award and our range of digital tools and platforms including Handshake.

Brian has worked in Employability & Careers since 2010 starting as a Career Development Consultant and then moving into management roles including Graduate Internships and for the last number of years Employability Services.

He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and currently serves as a Board member with specialist consultancy Specialisterne. He is a former Trustee of leading professional body ASET (205-2019) and is currently a Peer Reviewer for the Association of Graduate Career Advisory Services.

Webinar options for Graduating...what next? will be listed on Handshake and on our events page.