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Louise Bamford Careers Consultant

Louise Bamford Careers Consultant. Introduction to Careers and Student Employment. Job hunting means effective marketing. What are you offering? How can you prove it?. Who are you marketing to? What are they looking for?. = PDP.

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Louise Bamford Careers Consultant

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  1. Louise Bamford Careers Consultant Introduction to Careers and Student Employment

  2. Job hunting means effective marketing

  3. What are you offering? How can you prove it? Who are you marketing to? What are they looking for? = PDP

  4. We probably spend more time planning our holidays than our careers!

  5. CareerPlanning Your Skills, Interests, Values Job market Networking Review Applications, CVs, Interviews Decision making Action planning

  6. In addition to technical knowledge and skills, graduate employers are looking for….. • Communication • Teamwork • Leadership • Initiative • Problem solving / creativity • Flexibility/adaptability • Self-awareness • Commitment/motivation • Interpersonal skills • Numeracy • Commercial awareness

  7. Finding the Skills Evidence • Course work – presentations, group work, reports etc. • Course representative • Student Union activities • Sports / hobbies / clubs • Travel • Employment • Work experience • Voluntary activities

  8. CaSE can help you: • Start planning your career/skills awareness 45 min guidance interviews • Find out more about different careers CaSEinformation rooms Online resources Employer events/fairs

  9. CaSE can help you: • Find a part-time / vacation job Online vacancy lists • Find placement (paid or voluntary) Online vacancy lists Community Volunteering Unit (CVU) • Market yourself effectively to employers 15 min CV / application checks 45 min mock interviews Career workshops

  10. Useful Resources • www.wmin.ac.uk/careers • www.prospects.ac.uk • Job seeking DVDs – available at CaSE

  11. You can live a lifetime and by the end of it know more about other people than yourself! Careers Service DIT

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