Southampton Solent University Career Centre

1. Southampton Solent University Career Centre HDA, an HR consultancy specialising in talent management and career development, is working with Southampton Solent University to provide all staff with the opportunity to have a confidential and independent career review with an external career coach. The career review will help you recognise and capitalise on your career resources: your talents, your knowledge, your skills and your needs. It can also help you recognise blocks and gaps and look at ways to overcome or fill these. This will equip you to consider and plan your future at SSU and possibly beyond. Today people are increasingly responsible for managing their own careers. The chance to work with someone from outside SSU with whom you can talk confidentially, will help you to develop your own career strategies and goals. (in contrast to the organisational focus of appraisal meetings.) You may well determine that your current role is the best fit for you at this time. Even if this is the case you may want to consider some longer term objectives or ideas. Your coach can help you formulate some personal development activities to support these. HDA has set up an online resource centre at: http://www.hda.co.uk/southampton-solent-university-career-centre/ .This centre contains information, exercises, links and documents that will help you assess and manage your career and develop fruitful discussions with your coach. Sessions with your coach will focus on three activities: ENABLE – Develop a clearer understanding of who you are and what you want.This will answer the question: Where do you want to be? IMPLEMENT – Develop an action plan, to utilise your strengths and address your obstacles and fears. EXPLORE – Tell your story and your current situation. Consider influences and concerns that have affected you and your decisions in the past. Please review our resource centre http://www.hda.co.uk/southampton-solent-university-career-centre/ for coaching dates and contact instructions We look forward to working with you For more information about HDA please visit our website at www.hda.co.uk