UCT Careers Service Guide 2016

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Careers Service Guide

Employer Partners

2016

Contents

UCT Careers Service would like to acknowledge the continued annual commitment from our Employer Partners who have supported various career development initiatives for UCT students.

About Us

Graduate Gallery

6 Meet the Team 8 Connect with Us

70 Humanities 74 Science 78 Law 82 Engineering & the Built Environment 86 Health Science 90 Commerce

Career Focus 12 Academia 20 NPOs and Civil Society 26 Entrepreneurship 30 Freelancing

Career Development 36 Work Skills for 2020 40 Making a Comeback 44 Interviews: the Final Round 46 Work Survival Skills

Career Toolkit 50 Finding Part-Time Work on Campus 54 Brand Yourself on LinkedIn 56 Apply Yourself: Job Applications 58 Critical Skills Visa 62 Studying Abroad 64 Funding Your Studies 66 Crack a Virtual Interview 2015

Best Work Readiness Initiative

University of Cape Town

sagea AWARD

2015Best Career Fair University of Cape Town

sagea AWARD

- Jointly Awarded Best Work Readiness Initiative 2015 - Awarded Best Careers Service for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2015

Employer Directory 96 A-Z Directory of Employers

Credits Editor: Ingrid van der Merwe Managing Editor / Copy Editor: Natalie Kammies Employer Directory: Nawaal Boolay, Hishamodien Hoosain, Candice Egan Writers: Candice Egan, Liza Hitge, Athi Matinise, Alexis Pillay, Ingrid van der Merwe, Lovemore Kunorozva Employer Partner Contributors: Leanne Aitken (EY), Tatika Scullard (PwC), Cindy Mati (Grant Thornton) Design: Kaeli Justus for Deep Agency Printers: Viking Print Special thanks to UCT Communications and Marketing Department for providing certain images.

Copyright Š Careers Service, University of Cape Town 2016. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted without the written consent of the UCT Careers Service. Disclaimer: While every effort has been made to ensure that information is correct, reliable and verified at the time of going to print, the UCT Careers Service cannot be held responsible for inaccuracies or the outcome of any action or decision based on the information contained in this publication.

- Awarded Best Careers Fair for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015

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