Over the course of your degree you develop a wide mix of subject-specific and technical skills such as: - Land use and food production and how this relates to farming practice. You also develop transferable core skills like IT, organisational skills including the ability to manage projects.
- Agriculture courses develop generic skills. On some courses you have the option to study agriculture with an additional specialist route, such as mechanisation, crops, environment, animals, business management or marketing.
- You study the links between agriculture and its environment and how changes in government and European Union (EU) policies affect the management and practices of farm businesses and the impact this has on the land-based economy and the production of food. A global perspective of food production is of equal importance.
- Work experience also provides you with essential, practical agriculture-related experience. Some experience will be essential in applying knowledge to practice.
- Project work and assignments, both individually and in groups, teach you about working in teams. Practical work on university placement, vacation and academic research, gives you essential knowledge and experience of working with a variety of other people.
- This variety can equip you to also look for jobs in other areas - you will have a wide experience of work and how to manage people and resources.
Consider the skills developed on your course as well as through your other activities, such as paid work, volunteering, family responsibilities, sport, membership of societies, leadership roles, etc. Think about how these can be used as evidence of your skills and personal attributes. Then you can start to market and sell who you really are, identify what you may be lacking and consider how to improve your profile. Take a look at applications, CVs and interviews for some useful tips.
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