Job Market Trends
Here are our resources on Job Market Trends.
These pie charts give an overview of the destinations of known honours graduates in each academic School and the disciplines within each School as welll as examples of job titles, employers and courses. The information is taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey which is conducted at all institutions roughly six months after graduation. Please note that in some disciplines more than one year's data was aggregated.
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www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/resources/tags/89... Find out what Aberdeen Graduates in your subject did six months after graduation. The information is taken from the Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) survey which is conducted at all institutions roughly six months after graduation. Please note that in some disciplines more than one year's data was aggregated.
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www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/resources/tags/88... Find out what graduates in your subject went on to do six months after graduation. This survey is carried out nationally every year.
Paper version available for reference from the Labour Market folder in the Careers Service.
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www.hecsu.ac.uk/assets/assets/documents/... Find out what graduates from Scottish institutions went on to do after their first degree, Masters or PhD. The survey for this publication was carried out six months after graduation.
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www.scottishdegrees.com/Home.aspx Contains information about the Aberdeen City and Shire employment market including information about the key sectors and statistics about the local economy.
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www.acsef.co.uk/ HIE is the Scottish Government's economic development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
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www.hie.co.uk Report examining the number of graduate vacancies available at the UK's leading employers (compared to previous years) with data broken down by industry sector.
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Broken down by industry sector, this website (produced by Heriot Watt University in association with the University of Aberdeen and the University of Dundee) provides information about employment opportunities in Scotland with analysis of skills needed and employer profiles.
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www.hw.ac.uk/careers/fti/ Northeast Working (NEW) has been created to provide information and support to individuals, employees and labour market practitioners within the Northeast of Scotland.
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www.northeastworking.com Research report published by Vitae which presents information on the destinations of PhD students in the UK. Over 4,500 researchers participated in the research from 130 UK universities and research institutes.
Published: 2012
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Quarterly review of the graduate labour market published by Graduate Prospects. For articles featured in the last three years and PDF versions of the issues visit this website
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www.hecsu.ac.uk/research_reports_graduat... Report of a survey undertaken by Vitae (organisation championing personal, professional and career development of researchers) which asked over 100 employers to share their experiences and attitudes towards hiring doctoral graduates.
Published: 2009
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Produced by the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils in Scotland, these profiles are based on research conducted on key areas affecting Scottish industry, such as gender, occupation, employment, age and distribution of the workforce.
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www.sscalliance.org/Nations/Scotland/Sco...
Published: 2009
Information and useful contacts for alternative working styles and employers. This includes information on working from home, self-employment, freelancing or working for co-operatives.
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www.prospects.ac.uk/flexible_working.htm Produced by the Department for Employment and Learning in Northern Ireland, these factsheets provide an overview of a wide range of job sectors, including information on types of job available and entry requirements.
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www.careersserviceni.com/NR/exeres/B6C67... Search by industry sector and location to retrieve latest business news, with details of job creation and losses.
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www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk
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Website - links to useful web resources and downloads |
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Careers Service Library - periodicals, reference and lending books |
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Take Away - leaflets, magazines and employer directories,free to collect from the Careers Service |
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Multimedia - DVDs and other electronic resources you can use at the Careers Service |
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Download - documents and leaflets available as download |
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