Who we are
Reception team:
- Explain our services.
- Direct you to relevant areas of the Careers Service.
- Book appointments with Careers Advisers.
- And much more…
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Staff details: MARGO ROCHA, Senior Secretary/Careers Administrator LESLEY MAGUIRE, Secretary/Receptionist
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Information team:
- Source and organise over 2500 information resources on our virtual library and maintain and develop a well-stocked library in the Careers Service.
- Manage a database of around 2000 employers and over 400 vacancies.
- Help you locate career related information both in our library and online.
- Help you find answers to information-related queries.
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Staff details: ANDREW MACKIE, Information Manager GILL WEST, Information Assistant
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Careers Advisers:
Provide specialist support through individual interviews to students in each academic subject / area. Interviews are impartial and confidential and you should be able to book an appointment within 14 days.
- Answer your quick queries via the bookable "duty" service.
- Deliver a range of career planning talks and workshops within academic disciplines – workshops can be arranged for groups of 8 or more students on topics such as CV Writing, Interview Technique, Assessment Centres; just email careers@abdn.ac.uk.
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Staff details: PETER FANTOM, Head of Careers Service SANDRA THOMSON, Deputy Head of Careers Service TRACEY INNES, Careers Adviser JANICE MONTGOMERY, Careers Adviser REGINA JÄSCHKE, Careers Adviser FELICITY KEEFE, Careers Adviser
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Co-curricular team:
The Careers Service also delivers a wide range of co-curricular opportunities to help students develop their transferable skills, build their CV and achieve Aberdeen Graduate Attributes. The remit of the Co-curricular Team based within the Careers Service is broad and includes the promotion, co-ordination and evaluation of:
- The STAR (Students Taking Active Roles) Award
- Career mentoring
- Work placement opportunities
- The BP Student Tutoring Scheme
- Study abroad
- Entrepreneurship and enterprise events
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Staff details: JOY PERKINS, Educational & Employability Development Adviser (Team Leader) RHONA GIBSON, Work Placement Officer CAROLINE SINGER, STAR Award Project Officer JULIE BAKEWELL, Work Placement & Mentoring Officer ZACHARY HICKMAN, LTW2: Making the Most of Masters Project Coordinator WENDY RUDLAND, LTW2 Careers Education Developer SHONA POTTS, Institutional ERASMUS Coordinator BEVERLEY CLAYTON, ERASMUS Secretary
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