Handout -Graduate Career Pathway
  1. Access the Linkedin Alumni Tool – For information on how to do this go to the Tip Sheet
  2. Use the tool to locate 2 recent graduates (ie graduated in the past 4 years) from the program you are studying and 2 who graduated more than 4 years ago. Record their details below. You will only be able to access information for those who have public profiles. Complete the fields under Column 1-Graduate Information
  3. Select one company/organisation that each graduate has worked for since graduation. You are then required to do some research on that company. Information can be sourced from company websites, social media sites etc. Complete the fields under Column 2-Company Research
  4. Reflect on what you have found out and complete the follow-up questions at the bottom of this sheet

GRADUATE INFORMATION / COMPANY RESEARCH
1 / NAME:
CURRENT ROLE TITLE:
CURRENT COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
PREVIOUS ROLES AND COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED SINCE GRADUATION
TOP SKILLS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROFILE (IF PRESENT):
URL LINK TO LINKED IN PROFILE FOR THIS PERSON: / COMPANY NAME:
LOCATION(S) OF ORGANISATION’S OPERATIONS:
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANISATION:
ORGANISATIONAL VALUES AND MISSION STATEMENT:
WHAT PART OF THE ORGANISATION WOULD SOMEONE WITH A QUALIFICATION IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY WORK IN?:
HOW DOES THIS ORGANISATION RECRUIT GRADUATES/NEW STAFF?:
2 / NAME:
CURRENT ROLE TITLE:
CURRENT COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
PREVIOUS ROLES AND COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED SINCE GRADUATION
TOP SKILLS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROFILE (IF PRESENT):
URL LINK TO LINKED IN PROFILE FOR THIS PERSON: / COMPANY NAME:
LOCATION(S) OF ORGANISATION’S OPERATIONS:
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANISATION:
ORGANISATIONALVALUES AND MISSION STATEMENT:
WHAT PART OF THE ORGANISATION WOULD SOMEONE WITH A QUALIFICATION IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY WORK IN?:
HOW DOES THIS ORGANISATION RECRUIT GRADUATES/NEW STAFF?:
3 / NAME:
CURRENT ROLE TITLE:
CURRENT COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
PREVIOUS ROLES AND COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED SINCE GRADUATION:
TOP SKILLS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROFILE (IF PRESENT):
URL LINK TO LINKED IN PROFILE FOR THIS PERSON: / COMPANY NAME:
LOCATION(S) OF ORGANISATION’S OPERATIONS:
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANISATION:
ORGANISATIONALVALUES AND MISSION STATEMENT:
WHAT PART OF THE ORGANISATION WOULD SOMEONE WITH A QUALIFICATION IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY WORK IN?:
HOW DOES THIS ORGANISATION RECRUIT GRADUATES/NEW STAFF?:
4 / NAME:
CURRENT ROLE TITLE:
CURRENT COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
PREVIOUS ROLES AND COMPANY/ORGANISATION:
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED SINCE GRADUATION
TOP SKILLS IDENTIFIED ON THE PROFILE (IF PRESENT):
URL LINK TO LINKED IN PROFILE FOR THIS PERSON: / COMPANY NAME:
LOCATION(S) OF ORGANISATION’S OPERATIONS:
GOODS AND/OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY THIS ORGANISATION:
ORGANISATIONALVALUES AND MISSION STATEMENT:
WHAT PART OF THE ORGANISATION WOULD SOMEONE WITH A QUALIFICATION IN YOUR FIELD OF STUDY WORK IN?:
HOW DOES THIS ORGANISATION RECRUIT GRADUATES/NEW STAFF?:

FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS:

How can the information you have gathered help you when considering your future career. Provide responses (200 words) to the following questions:

  1. What did you find out about the careers related to your area of study that you were not aware of previously?
  2. Did you notice any skills that were common across all graduates working in the field/industry?
  3. Were there any roles of particular interest to you? Why/Why not?
  4. What else would you still like to know about careers related to your area of study? Where could you go to find this information?
  5. Were there any common recruitment processes between the various companies you researched?