Enhance Your Career and Employability Skills

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Learn how to make effective decisions about your future career and how to take control of your professional development by honing your critical thinking and employability skills. Suitable for anyone undertaking some form of study, regardless of academic discipline, interests or employment background.

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Week One: What do you want? – Self Awareness

What do you need from your career? Identifying and assessing careers values.
Self-discovery or self-creation – where does your true career identity reside?
Can you predict what will make you happy? Common problems in anticipating the future.

Week Two: What can you offer? – Skills Awareness

Can you speak the secret language of skills? Evidence your achievements in a meaningful way.
Making yourself instantly attractive. What skills are employers asking for?
How can you build your skills? Education and experience – what’s the best investment?

Week Three: Are you ready to find success? – Career Readiness

Are you open to opportunities? What behaviours increase your chances of getting lucky breaks?
Are you using the right methods? Which ways of finding opportunities are right for you?
Can you create your own job? Intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship.

Week Four: How do you express yourself? – Articulating Your Experiences

Are you using the right medium for the message? CVs, portfolios and other ways of selling yourself.
Your personal brand. What does your on-line profile say about you?
Can you decode job descriptions? A step-by-step process for preparing better applications

Week Five: What impact do you make? – Making a Good Impression in Person

Do interviews always have to be nerve-wracking? The secrets to interview confidence.
Can you deal with bad interviewers? Common interviewer weaknesses and how to use them.
Can you increase the chances that people will like you? Maximising first impressions.

Week Six: How do you build fruitful relationships? – Networking Online and in Person

Does networking actually work? The benefits of loose ties.
Are you using online media effectively? How LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter can help your career.
Is networking just for job hunting? The social workplace and the power of relationships

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Laura Brammar - The Careers Group, University of London
David Winter - The Careers Group, University of London

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