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Contents Lab-based careers The pharmaceutical industry
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The biotechnology sector
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Roles within the sector
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How to get in
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Careers away from the bench
Your careers service here at King’s is home to professional consultants ready to give you all the advice you need to get your career on track. There is even a careers consultant specific to the School of Bioscience Education, so you know that the advice you receive is tailored to you.
Communication science
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Commercial/Support functions
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Regulatory affairs
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Science policy
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Non-science careers
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Further Study How does a Masters or PhD work?
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Finance
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Applications
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Applications, CVs and Interviews Applications
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CVs
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Interviews
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Assessment centres
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Graduate destinations Where do they go?
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Finding work King’s Step Internships
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JobOnline
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Employability Bioscience Professional Skills Programme
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Extra-curricular activities
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Welcome Dear student, I hope you find this guide, produced jointly by the School of Bioscience Education and King’s Careers and Employability, a useful launch pad to a rewarding and fulfilling career. As students of King’s College London you will graduate from one of the most prestigious universities in the world and from a School that is immensely proud of its graduates. We strive to provide all our students with an education that not only takes them to the forefront of knowledge in their chosen discipline, but also equips them with a set of skills and attributes that are attractive to potential employers across a range of professions. Our success is reflected in the success of our graduates, a number of whom are featured in this guide. However, we can always do better and feedback from our students has suggested that they would welcome some further guidance on how best to position themselves in the graduate marketplace, including professions that have not traditionally been destinations for bioscience graduates. This guide is designed to do just that and offers advice on topics ranging from how to recognise what you have to offer potential employers, through identifying and plugging any “skills gaps” in your portfolio, to selling yourself, whether by the production of an effective CV or by excelling at that all important interview. I would also like to take this opportunity to remind you that the College has an excellent careers service and I would encourage you to make every use of the services they provide. They are there to help you. Best wishes,
Dr Ian McFadzean Dean of Bioscience Education
Edited by:
Designed by:
Louise Honey
Jonny Lott
King’s Careers & Employability King’s Careers & Employability
This guide only represents a small proportion of the help which is available to you from King’s Careers & Employability. Make sure you complement this information with a visit to the careers service.
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Lab-based careers There are opportunities for scientific careers in a diverse range of therapeutic areas and working environments, from large pharmaceutical companies employing thousands of employees to small biotech firms with a handful of research scientists.
Find out more
The pharmaceutical industry
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry careers.abpi.org.uk
The pharmaceutical industry is truly global with research and development sites that operate within a global market for medicines. As well as being at the heart of scientific development and innovation, pharmaceuticals are a major global business sector and as such offer diverse career opportunities.
The Bioindustry Association www.bioindustry.org One Nucleus www.onenucleus.com
Top Tip Job titles can vary across companies so widen your search and look for content rather than title.
The pharmaceutical sector faces various challenges to its continued prosperity and growth. To weather the recent economic storm there has been a wave of mergers, and many companies have started to outsource some of their discovery science activities to smaller contract research organisations (CRO) and biotech firms. However, despite these challenges, the sector looks set to remain a crucial part of both the UK and world economies, and as such provides a wide range of opportunities for science graduates.
The biotechnology sector Many companies in this sector are small and often start out as university research projects which then attract funding to become ‘spin out’ companies (for example, Proximagen, a company originating from research done at King’s College London: www.proximagen.com). Many of the research roles require a high level of knowledge and skill and are often filled by people with a PhD, so if you are interested in pursuing a career in research it is worth considering further study in your chosen field. Turn to page 8 to find out more about further study. There are, however, some openings for first degree graduates, particularly in the more commercial aspects of the industry, such as project management, marketing, sales or investment and finance, and it is sometimes possible to get a graduate level research position within some of the larger biotech companies.
If you’re still undecided on what career you might want, take a look at some occupational profiles by using the ‘bioscience’ and ‘prospects profile’ tags on CareersTagged
Want to find out more? The BioIndustry Association (www.bioindustry.org) has lots of information in its ‘Media Guide’, and the One Nucleus site (formerly the London Biotechnology Network) has lists of companies in the London area and arranges regular careers events: www.onenucleus.com.
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Roles within the sector Roles within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are loosely divided into research and development roles, and commercial or support functions. Opportunities to work in drug discovery exist in both sectors and it is possible to continue as a bench-scientist throughout your career, or to move into management roles. Within the large pharmaceutical companies, there are entry points for school leavers through to post doctoral candidates, and some offer opportunities to study for higher level qualifications alongside practical work.
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I currently work as a pharmaceutical and medical technology industry analyst for a business intelligence company in London.
How to get in Getting relevant experience
Having relevant experience is a significant boost to any application, and many roles will only be open to people with some previous experience. This can be found through a variety of means. For laboratory experience, it is a good idea to consider a summer placement with a company or university research group.
The careers handout on ‘Getting Laboratory Experience’ provides some ideas and starting points. For other roles, it is sometimes possible to find summer internship schemes with larger companies. Alternatively, you should explore setting up your own experience through contacting relevant companies directly. The ABPI provides a list of bioscience companies who offer work experience and placements on its careers website: careers.abpi.org.uk. Also, academics have often got industry contacts and many small biotech firms have associations with universities or research institutes.
Employers include
NHS King’s College London GSK Institute of Psychiatry
Institute of Cancer Research Department of Health European Molecular Biology Laboratory Astra Zeneca
I first became aware of the job opportunity at a University of London careers fair where my company had a stall. After speaking with some of the staff there, their enthusiasm and genuine love for the job led me to apply for the analyst role on offer. The recruitment process consisted of two online tests – verbal and numerical, before then going on to the interview stage. While I was at uni, I was the vice president for the biomedical science society, marketing manager for KCL-UNICEF, and I managed to get involved with other societies including the finance society. This helped me in my job interview as I was able to draw on all these experiences to show that I had the skills required for the job. My advice to any student would be to always make the most of the resources the uni offer to sharpen their skills. For example, my marketing role with KCL-UNICEF laid the foundation for the client-management skills I now use in my job, while having a great personal tutor at uni helped me to choose a career path that I believe is right for me. Moses Akintomide-Akinwamide Biomedical Science BSc, 2012 Industry Analyst
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King’s Careers & Employability hosts a Work Experience & Internships careers fair every November, giving you the chance to meet employers who run placement opportunities
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Science careers away from the bench If you want to use the knowledge you have gained from your degree but do not want to work as a lab based researcher, then consider why you chose to study a science degree and which aspects of your course you have enjoyed and would like to use in the future. Below are just some of the options you could choose within other areas of science.
Communicating science
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Science communications covers a broad area of careers focussed on the communication of scientific ideas and issues to a wider audience – either members of the general public or a specific target audience such as government and policy makers.
Association of British Science Writers www.absw.org.uk
This could involve working in print media, broadcast media, online media, live events, museums, scientific journalism/publishing/press work, medical or technical writing.
British Science Association www.britishscienceassociation.org
Science Media Centre www.sciencemediacentre.org The Royal Society www.royalsociety.org Society of Biology -
www.societyofbiology.org
Commercial/Support functions This area of the industry covers a wide range of roles, including pharmaceutical sales, healthcare marketing, public relations, personnel and management services. It is not usually necessary to have a life sciences background to do many of these jobs, although knowledge of the biosciences and the drug development process would be an advantage.
Regulatory affairs Regulatory Affairs covers all aspects of the legislative safety of pharmaceutical products, from keeping up to date with new legislative requirements, to preparing documentation for the licensing of a new product. This area of the industry has its own professional body, TOPRA, which provides information on the career roles and opportunities: www.topra.org
Science policy Science policy is a broad and growing area, and the kind of work you would be doing very much depends on the role and organisation for which you work. You may be involved in promoting public engagement with science, developing research briefings to influence policy makers or developing policies on the future of science education. A useful starting point is: POST (Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology) www.parliament.uk/post
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Employers include
Cancer Research UK European Patent Office King’s College Hospital Anthony Nolan Trust Biomed Central Nature Medical Research Council Bupa Wellcome Trust
Non-science careers Many scientists, whether by chance or planning, end up in careers which are unrelated to their first degree but which draw upon the skills that they developed as science students. Particularly in the UK job market, many graduate level jobs are open to graduates from any degree discipline. Therefore, just because you have a degree in a life science subject, you are not restricted to working in life science. The challenge, therefore, is discovering a job or career area that you think you would enjoy. It is worth spending some time thinking about the skills that you have developed during your time at university, both during your course and outside of it, and how these might be relevant to different career areas. For example: Experiment design and implementation
“Project management skills”
Library projects
“Research and critical analysis skills”
It is also important to consider what is important to you in terms of your: Interests
Skills
What have you enjoyed/not enjoyed in your course and why?
What are you good at and how might you be able to apply these skills?
Environment
Values
What sort of working environment will be important to you?
What do you consider important in terms of your own success, what your job would contribute to etc.
An online tool that can help you to do this is Prospects Planner. www.prospects.ac.uk/myprospects_planner_login.htm
Roles of previous King’s graduates include
Academic Tutor Audit Assistant Events and Conference Coordinator Fund Management and Sales
Marketing Assistant Paralegal Trainee Underwriter Strategy Analyst
EY Financial Times KPMG Nestlé Royal Shakespeare Company Teach First
Employers include Barclays Citigroup Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Deutsche Bank Dove Partnership
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My current role is Assistant Clinical Editor for Pulse, the UK’s leading general practice magazine. I got this role after working as a paid intern on their digital team for 9 months. When I was at university I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do but I always enjoyed writing. Two things that really helped me in getting my role was my 1-month BBC internship when I graduated, and setting up my blog. My initial interest was in beauty writing - so completely unrelated to pharmacology - but it showed employers my enthusiasm and ability to write, along with showing initiative. The pharmacology department staff always encouraged and supported me to follow my interests, be it with module selection or choices after university. It can be scary not having a set plan, but by following my interests I was able to try a few different options before I settled into what I’m doing now.
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My advice to students would be to stay true to their interests and what they enjoy. Cat Attfield Pharmacology BSc, 2011 Assistant Clinical Editor
Find out more Careers Tagged www.careerstagged.co.uk Prospects www.prospects.ac.uk Milkround www.milkround.com
Target Jobs www.targetjobs.co.uk Inside Careers www.insidecareers.co.uk
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Further study Not every graduate will go straight in to employment when they leave King’s. Many will want to build upon their qualifications for reasons such as increasing their employability for a particular career. Choosing to do further study is a big decision so talk to your careers consultant to see if it’s right for you.
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How does a Masters or PhD work?
Find a Masters www.findamasters.com
An MSc or MRes programme generally lasts one year (full-time). Masters programmes are useful for students who want to become more specialised or change the focus of their studies, or gain more lab experience (if you haven’t done a lab project or want time to decide whether the commitment of doing a PhD is really for you).
Find a PhD www.findaphd.com Jobs.ac.uk www.jobs.ac.uk
If you are expecting a 2:1 or 1st, and are doing an extramural year or lab project, you may not need to do a Masters before you do a UK PhD. However, it is becoming more common to do so. Some 4-year PhD places include an equivalent of a Masters year, with taught components and rotation through a range of short lab projects before you commit to a particular 3 year research project. You do not have to be an expert in the topic of the PhD to apply for the place, although you should obviously do a bit of background reading to support your application. You should not feel restricted by your degree title: e.g. you do not have to be doing a BSc in Neuroscience to apply for a PhD at the Institute of Psychiatry. Look at the details of the project, what kinds of techniques it will use, and what they want in an applicant.
Finance There is no postgraduate equivalent to the system of undergraduate student loans and grants.
Love being at King’s? Visit kcl.ac.uk/study/pg to learn more about what postgraduate courses are available to you here
Most Masters expect you to finance yourself (fees and living expenses), though some (the most competitive, for obvious reasons) may have bursaries for all or some students. Remember that a full-time Masters lasts a full calendar year, and is likely to be more intensive than your BSc, so you cannot rely on part-time work to get you through. Some part-time Masters programmes are available, but this arrangement is commonly aimed at students who are being sponsored by their employer (i.e. where the Masters is considered part of the job training), so you get onto one of these by getting the job first. In contrast, most PhD places are funded (a good thing, as they last 3 or 4 years), by a research council, charity or similar. Your fees will be paid and you will receive a tax-free stipend for your living expenses if you are a home
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student. Unfortunately, many sources of PhD funding exclude international students, and sometimes EU nationals as well. For instance, non-UK EU nationals usually qualify only for a “fees only” (no stipend) award from UK Research Councils. For this reason, you should always include information on your nationality in your applications. If a potential supervisor likes you s/he may be able to apply for “top up” funding to make up the difference between home and overseas fees.
Applications There is no UCAS equivalent for Masters or PhDs. You have to apply directly to the institutions. This has the advantage that you can make as many applications as you like, but you need to be careful about the time involved. See the Find out more section for some websites which advertise further study options. New Scientist also has a good on-line jobs and courses section, and browsing through the back section of the journal gives you a good feel for what is available. It is possible to make a “speculative” application for a PhD place: that is, send your CV to someone whose research interests you, and ask if there is a possibility of doing a PhD in their lab. They may have some funding available, or be prepared to apply for funding on your behalf. However, do target your letters carefully: do your research and show in your letter that you understand what the lab is working on. Don’t write the same blanket letter to 20 different labs. Also remember that famous researchers are likely to receive a large number of such letters, so look for alternative labs that are working in the same area.
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Whether applying for a PhD or a Masters, be prepared to write a short personal statement explaining your background, and why you are making this particular application. It may be helpful to provide a copy of this to your referees.
I am on a 4 year MRes/PhD in the musculoskeletal department at Newcastle medical school, meaning I have done a one year master’s degree and am now doing a three year PhD. Extra-curricular activities are very useful in helping to make you stand out for any form of job application. During my time KCL, I was a member of the University football team and did voluntary work with a centre for recovering drug and alcohol addicts. Being a member of a sports team can be useful when applying for a job as it reflects the ability to work in a team and be disciplined, while working in the community shows you have the capacity to work with a diverse range of people. King’s provides lots of support, amongst which I found careers events and alumni events to be the most useful. It was very insightful to be able to talk with students who had done a similar degree and learn about the types of career path they have chosen. At the beginning of my degree, I didn’t find research very appealing. I then did a summer studentship in a research laboratory during my second year though and discovered that I actually really enjoyed it! Importantly, if you find something that really interests you, don’t be put off by the amount of training or study it requires- as long as you enjoy it, it won’t matter.
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Emma Rogers Anatomy, Developmental & Human Biology BSc, 2012 PhD student at Newcastle
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Applications, CVs and interviews There’s no one way of applying for jobs in the Life Sciences sector. Some employers will have application forms, while others will want a traditional CV and covering letter. King’s Careers & Employability has experienced careers consultants who can help you with all of them. Interviews are always different, depending on the employer and the particular interviewer. However, often the same sorts of questions pop up, so there are ways you can prepare.
Application forms
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Application forms might seem easy - but they’re more than just filling in your name and contact details. They often ask competency-based questions to give you a chance to show off what you know and how you would react to some situations. They’ll also ask why you want to work for that particular company so make sure you do your research.
Try using the tags ‘applications’, ‘CVs’ and ‘interviews’ on our online resource database Careers Tagged (www.careerstagged.co.uk) for more information.
CVs A CV has got to sum up why you should get the job in just a few words. It has got to be both persuasive and informative in order to sell yourself to the employer. Luckily, careers in the Life Sciences sector don’t have any special CV formats - as opposed to, for example, the media sector which often requires a portfolio. However, as with every sector, you do need to tailor the points you make to show off the skills required for the job.
Biomedical Sciences CV Checklist
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Listed up-to-date and correct contact details Highlighted course modules relevant to the job
Don’t forget, the Bioscience Professional Skills Programme will give you great advice on these and help you get an interview
Put any Life Science experience before any other Emphasised your transferable skills Included any actual outcomes from your experience Made sure your CV is no longer than 2 pages Checked spelling and grammar
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Postgrad Top Tip Taking part in the Graduate School’s Researcher Development Programme will give you a great addition to your CV and help to show that you have gone the extra mile.
Interviews As daunting as they are, if you’re confident and prepared enough, interviews are the perfect opportunity to win your employer over. In the same manner as your application form or CV, you need to build your answers using the context of the situation, the actions you took, and the result. King’s Careers & Employability offer practice interviews, giving you a great opportunity to get feedback on your interview style.
Assessment centres
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Depending on the employer, an initial interview (or possibly a phone interview) may be followed up by an invitation to an assessment centre. This is usually a day where you, along with other applicants, complete group exercises, presentations and individual interviews. See below for an example of how the day might progress.
Round 1 Aptitude test
Role play
This will be a test of your analytical thinking . You may be given a puzzle which, as a group, you’ll have to work out. For example, “you’ve crash landed in the desert with only these items - which are most important and why?” You may be asked to pretend you are already an employee in a particular position, for example, a manager, and then have to deal with one of the issues which that particular employee usually faces.
Group exercise Instead of working with your group, you may be pitted against
each other to put forward a case. For example, you might each have a different vaccine to cure an illness, and you’ll have to argue why yours is the best.
Round 2 Presentation
If this is a part of your assessment centre, you will be told ahead of the day to prepare for this. You will need to convince the employer why you are the person for the job, using any means possible, so be confident!
Interview
To round the day off, you may be asked to chat to the interviewer about your skills and experience, just to put across a final argument for yourself. Use the same method as your initial interview to give clear answers.
I’m a Company Director at an agency called firstlight public relations. We’re a relatively small agency that specialises in corporate and health/pharmaceutical PR. I realised quite quickly that I didn’t want to pursue a career in the lab but I didn’t want to lose the science side. I’d never heard of healthcare PR but managed to get some work experience and soon after I got my first permanent role at a small, health-focused PR agency. Most of my clients are international pharmaceutical companies and we handle the PR for them as a company or for individual brands. This can involve talking about specific drugs or raising awareness of certain diseases. It’s a fast-paced, buzzy environment to work in and you need to be quick thinking, able to multi-task, able to work under pressure and very good at communicating with people so writing skills are also incredibly important. It used to be very difficult to get into PR without extensive experience but now most agencies, large and small, offer formal internships or graduate schemes. A good source of information on PR agencies is the Pharmaceutical Marketing website (www.pmlive.com). Paul Gittins Pharmacology BSc, 2001 PR Company Director
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King’s Careers & Employability run an assessment centre week with practice sessions of these activities, as well as employers on campus to give you tips
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Graduate destinations You may have completely different aspirations compared to other students in the School of Bioscience Education, but since you’ve all decided to study a similar subject - your career dreams may actually be quite similar.
Find out more What London Graduates Do wlgd.thecareersgroup.co.uk Unistats unistats.direct.gov.uk
Prospects prospects.ac.uk/ options_biomedical_sciences.htm
Where do they go? Like every university, King’s surveys its graduates to find out what sort of employment they are in after 6 months of graduating. As you can see from the chart below, the majority of King’s School of Bioscience Education enter the Wholesale & Retail sector. This does not mean they are stacking shelves, in fact a large proportion of these are Preregistration Pharmacists working in places like Boots Pharmacy or Lloyds Pharmacy. The second most popular sector is Health, with many King’s Bioscience Education graduates now working in NHS hospitals across the country.
Potential salaries Obviously, your starting salary will depend on what your first graduate job is, and in what sector. Nonetheless, the mean starting salary for graduates from undergraduate programmes at King’s School of Bioscience Education is £19,409.
Here are some of the major sectors which King’s Bioscience Education graduates have gone to work in ▼
Remember, this is a starting salary after just 6 months of graduating - depending on how your employer manages progression within the company, this could increase quickly alongside increased responsibility or promotions. Also, the above figure includes the salaries of Bioscience Education students who haven’t yet used their degree to its full potential, so the true average salary could well be higher.
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Wholesale & Retail Health Education Financial & Insurance Accommodation & Food Manufacturing Social Work Legal & Accounting
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After my undergraduate Pharmacology degree at KCL, I moved across London to Imperial to study a PhD.
Here are some companies which have employed King’s Bioscience Education graduates in the past
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Finding opportunities King’s Step Internships Step Internships are set-up, run, and endorsed by King’s, so you can trust that you’re in safe hands. Simply visit recruit.thecareersgroup.co.uk/kingscollege/index.asp to register, and then search for opportunities you might be interested in. Don’t forget to visit King’s Careers & Employability if you need help with the application.
JobOnline As our online job board, JobOnline includes current vacancies which employers have asked us to list. It is updated throughout the day with new opportunities so that you can find the very latest posts. You can use JobOnline to search for internships and placements, as well as graduate programmes, and full and parttime jobs. Visit jobonline.thecareersgroup.co.uk/kings to browse current vacancies, many of which are exclusive to King’s students like you.
It is a big decision what to do next with lots of options open to graduates, and investigating as many as possible is really worthwhile. I took an extramural year during my BSc, based at Boehringer Ingelheim in Germany; a revealing experience of the Pharmaceutical Industry. During my final year I met with King’s Careers & Employability to discuss available options, attended various events put on by the Biomedical Society, and spoke extensively to graduates doing PhDs and other jobs. I was pointed towards www.findaphd.com, which provides a lot of information about what is available.
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My advice regarding a PhD: it’s a tough enterprise, ultimately rewarding but requiring immense commitment so make sure you use the resources available to really understand what you are getting into.
James Cartledge Pharmacology BSc, 2009 PhD student at Newcastle Medical student King’s College London (2013)
76.3% of King’s Bioscience Education students were employed in a graduate role 6 months after graduating
* The data on these pages is from the 2011-12 survey of graduates from undergraduate programmes in the King’s School of Bioscience Education.
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Employability Your course goes a long way towards making you attractive to employers. When you graduate, you’ll have earned a degree from one of the best and most renowned Bioscience Education schools in the world. However, due to ever increasing numbers of university graduates, employers are looking more and more towards other skills which make graduates stand out from the crowd.
Bioscience Professional Skills Programme Twice a year, King’s Careers & Employability runs a seven-week programme to help you increase your employability and show you how to find, apply for and actually get a job. See below for an example outline of the programme.
BPSP Sessions ▼
Bioscience Careers Fair King’s Careers & Employability run a dedicated Bioscience Careers Fair at the beginning of the autumn term; a great opportunity to meet potential employers face to face and find out more about their industry
Career options Session 1
What can I do with my Life Sciences degree?
Session 2
Further study; What it is, what it’s worth and how to apply.
Session 3
Know your strengths for work (skills audit)
Professional skills Session 4
Commercial awareness; What is it? Why is it useful? How do I get it?
Session 5
Finding internships and work experience
Recruitment training Session 6
CVs, application forms and covering letters
Session 7
Interviews and Assessment Centres
Remember, start thinking about increasing your employability early on in your time here at King’s
These sessions are delivered by Careers Consultants, employers and King’s alumni - so they act as great networking sessions too!
Extra-curricular activities Taking part in things outside of your academic life can make you much more attractive to employers. It shows eagerness to stand out and develop yourself. For example, consider joining one of the KCLSU Science Societies and prove that you’re genuinely passionate about the life sciences sector. Sports teams, volunteering and part-time jobs also look great on your CV and give you those all important examples to expand on in interviews.
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Postgrad Top Tip King’s Careers & Employability also run a similar professional skills programme but focussed specifically on postgraduate skills. See the website to find out more
King’s Careers & Employability If you need help with any aspect of your career whilst here at King’s, there is vast amount of support available at King’s Careers & Employability. We are primarily based on Strand Campus, but we know that for Bioscience Education students, that can be a trek. That’s why we also offer Quick Query sessions at Guy’s Campus.
What we offer Careers consultants
Events
Sector weeks
Kcl.ac.uk/JobOnline
Careerstagged.co.uk
Book a 20 minute Quick Query appointment or come and talk one to one about career ideas, applications, interview techniques - or any other career issues you might have.
King’s Careers & Employability hosts a number of events throughout the year, including careers fairs which give you the chance to meet top employers who work closely with King’s.
King’s dedicates whole weeks to seminars and workshops given by big names in each sector. Check the website for this year’s schedule.
Use JobOnline to find part-time or full-time work in a number of fields, much of which is exclusive to King’s students like you.
CareersTagged is your database of everything you need to know about finding and starting a career. Look online and search for the info you need to get a head start.
Guy’s Campus
Strand Campus
Location
Location
King’s Careers & Employability Welfare Office Henriette Raphael Building Guy’s Campus London SE1 1UL
King’s Careers & Employability The Bridge, Level 1 Macadam Building Strand London WC2R 2LS
Opening Hours
Opening Hours
Monday - Tuesday
1.00 pm - 4.00 pm
(Our Guy’s office is open during term-time only)
9.30 am - 5.00 pm
Monday - Thursday Friday
You can just drop in to our Guy’s Campus office during opening hours but you will need to call and book on the day to be seen at Strand Campus
12.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Website
kcl.ac.uk/careers Contact us
020 7848 7134
careers@kcl.ac.uk
/kingscareers
@kingscareers
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