Meteorology employers’ requirements of graduates

Abstract

Abstract The author used a CETL-funded grant from the Centre for Careers Management Skills at the University of Reading to investigate the academic and non-academic requirements of a range of employers of meteorologists, principally forecasters. Nine organisations were visited, leading to the development of a list of factors that are seen as essential or desirable skills for successful forecasters. The experience has boosted the knowledge and confidence of both the author and careers colleagues in the shared teaching of the careers component of a compulsory Part 2 module on the Meteorology BSc. The benefits include better-prepared students and those related to the development of personal contact between the author and recruiters.