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future careers?
Future Careers and useful activities for Geographers can play to both strengths as needed -
getting a job high technical skills in specific areas and/or flexibility.
Time spent at university is valuable for making your- In the past the six major career areas for geogra-
self more employable. You will gain skills and experi- phers have been:
ences that will be recognised by potential employers • administration and management
as likely to make you a more effective worker. • teaching and lecturing
• financial sector
Studying at university is not just purely subject-cen- • marketing
tred it is also skills-centred as employers are now • research
looking for a more complex set of abilities and expe- • industry and manufacturing
riences among graduates. You will need to be:
• able to solve problems and to apply ideas and
skills to new areas;
• able to work with others and be able and willing
to learn;
• able to master a wide range of complex topics;
• able to cope with uncertainty and change;
• self confident, self-reliant and self reflective.
2. Jobs
You will probably take vacation or term-time jobs
to earn money and it is worthwhile thinking about
how you can use these jobs to improve you career
prospects.
3. Active citizenship
Employers are usually impressed by people who
have given something back to society, such as volun-
tary or charity work.
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