Geo-Sector Graduates and Undergraduates
Penguin Recruitment Geo-Sector Team
Every year Penguin’s Geo-Sector team places hundreds of professionals into new roles. Every day we discuss employment opportunities, career paths, relevant qualifications… with employers and Geo-Sector job seekers. All this goes towards making Penguin Recruitment the leading authority in Geo-Sector recruitment.
Our understanding of the sector is second to none and is based on real time data received through placement analysis and industry specific surveys.
We use this knowledge to shape our daily conversations and we share our research findings with the people that need it most: our wonderful clients and our amazing candidates.
Penguin are pleased to now present a series of articles that we believe will prove invaluable to jobseekers, beginning with some advice for those looking to enter the sector for the first time.
How to find your first role in the UK Geo-Sector
Finding your first role in the UK Geo-Sector can be hard, but it doesn’t have to be. Ensure you are ‘market ready’ when you graduate and make sure you possess all the tools necessary to secure your dream role.
Further study in terms of completing a Masters can be beneficial, especially if you have a passion for a particular sector and there is a Masters course that feeds directly into that specific field (seismology, geothermal, sustainability, paleontology, etc).
According to prospects.co.uk, 24.5% of Geology students go on to further study.
Interestingly 43% of our graduate placements here at Penguin over the last 2 years had completed a Masters.
Studying towards a PhD is a much bigger choice. This will push you towards academia, possibly making it harder to join the commercial world. Having said that, many industry leaders hold PhDs.
Geo Candidate survey. According to our wide survey of industry professionals, a whopping 58.4% of the people who responded had completed a Masters or PhD qualification.
One sage piece of advice from a current geo-professional though…
“Do not start a Masters straight away if you are not sure which specialisation you want to follow. If you land a job in oil and gas, getting a geotechnical engineering Master would be a waste of money”.
At Penguin, we have completed further analysis related to graduate starting salaries, which answer the question…
Does an MSc mean that you will earn more money in your first job? (When compared to a BSc). Read the article here
For more advice and information drawn from real-world employer and geo-professional feedback download Penguins’ free Geo-Sector Graduate Guide now… https://www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk/geo-graduate-guide/
Or email Andy Hopkins at andy.hopkins@penguinrecruitment.co.uk or call 01792 361770 and ask for Andy Hopkins
