Ambassadors
Progression and Careers with Geography
Are you thinking of taking geography further? You are onto a winning formula!
Employers seek a mixture of skills, qualifications and experience when they recruit for a job. As a graduate (this is someone with a degree or university qualification) you will be in demand for your transferable skills such as being:
- A good Communicator with strong presentation skills
- Competent with ICT
- Able to carry out research
- Used to working effectively in a team and taking a variety of roles in a team
- Able to manage your time by juggling commitments, meeting deadlines and managing stress
- Good at combining information from a variety of sources with excellent writing skills
- English and Maths GCSE at grade C or above
- Level Three qualifications such as AS and A2, Applied A Levels, IB and BTEC National Diplomas
- A degree – usually a BA or BSc or other Higher Education qualification such as HND or FdA
Don’t forget to give evidence of your experience
- Work experience in any sector
- Voluntary placements
- Commitment, especially longer term to projects, new skills and interests for which you have had to practice, work as a team, fund raise or undertake training.
You will also be able to offer a unique blend of specific skills and knowledge that come from being a geographer. So, in addition to generic graduate employment you could also seek to make good use of your geographical skills which include:
- Scientific and lab skills
- Producing and interpreting maps
- Research and interpretation of data Inc GIS
- Debate and enquiry
- Environmental and Social awareness
- Team based project work
- Fieldwork techniques
Quick links
- Careers event July 1st 2009: Event report
- Prospects
- UCAS
- Aimhigher
- RGS-IBG careers pages
For further information contact:
Kate Amis
Action Plan for Geography- Ambassadors Programme
RGS-IBG
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
Tel: +44 (0)207 591 3045
Email: ambassadors@rgs.org
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