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What is Employability? How you can develop your employability skills

What is Employability? How you can develop your employability skills. Natalie Smith Employability Adviser. Agenda. What is the Careers and Employability Service? What is employability? What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for?

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What is Employability? How you can develop your employability skills

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  1. What is Employability?How you can develop your employability skills Natalie Smith Employability Adviser

  2. Agenda What is the Careers and Employability Service? What is employability? What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for? How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them? Introduction to employability initiatives at the University of Kent. www.kent.ac.uk/careers/slides.htm

  3. The Careers and Employability Service Location Staff Opening times www.kent.ac.uk/ces/

  4. Services and Facilities Reception & careers library Quick queries Careers guidance interviews Talks & presentations Options leaflets & free careers literature Reference files, books & postgraduate prospectuses Vacancies - www.kent.ac.uk/careers/jobs/index.htm Alumni careers network Careers Employability Award on Moodle

  5. What is employability? ‘A set of attributes, skills and knowledge that all labour market participants should possess to ensure they have the capability of being effective in the workplace – to the benefit of themselves, their employer and the wider economy.’ (CBI, March 2009)

  6. What employability skills are graduate recruiters looking for? Leadership Communication Energy Contextual/cultural awareness Self awareness Report writing Adaptability Problem Solving Numeracy Positive attitude Reflection Confidence Integrity Team working Capacity to develop Reliability Drive and resilience Project management Enthusiasm/passion IT skills Business and customer awareness Planning and organisation Enterprise

  7. Why are employability skills so important? • Increased competition – over 400,000 graduates leaving university each year. ‘Our latest UK recruitment campaign closed having attracted c.24500. The bank will offer c.475 places in 2012.’ HSBC newsletter April 2012

  8. Why are employability skills so important? Changing world of work: • Global economy • More career changes • New technology • Roles change

  9. How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them? Through your course: • Numeracy • Problem solving • Written work • Research • Presentations • Working in groups • Using ICT skills

  10. How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them? Through extra-curricular activities: • Clubs/societies • Volunteering • Learning a language • Travelling

  11. How can you develop employability skills and provide evidence for them? Through gaining work experience: • Part-time work • Internships/placements • Company events

  12. Providing evidence for employability skills • Evidence/examples/details. • STAR approach: Situation Task Action Result http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/compet/skillquest.htm

  13. Providing evidence for employability skills Example of the STAR approach: Describe a situation where you have demonstrated leadership skills. It was a busy Saturday at Debenhams and I was responsible for supervising the staff on the electrical section. We were given a sales target to meet and I motivated the staff with praise and encouragement. I also acted as a role model by demonstrating how to close sales effectively. That day the team achieved a sales result of 5% above the target.

  14. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent www.kent.ac.uk/employability

  15. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent The Careers Employability Award: • Quizzes • Assignments • CV check Kent Alumni Careers Network • Information interviews • Work shadowing

  16. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent Kent Union: Kent Student Certificate for Volunteering

  17. KSCV Bronze • 25 hours of volunteering

  18. KSCV Silver • 50 hours of volunteering • 15 minute review with a member of staff

  19. KSCV Gold • 100 volunteering hours • Review • 2 training sessions • 750 words

  20. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent Kent Union: • Jobshop • Stand Out Training • Clubs and Societies

  21. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent • Student Ambassador Scheme • Peer mentoring schemes

  22. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent • Learn a language with the Centre for English and World Languages • Work/study abroad

  23. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent ICT workshops

  24. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent Employability Points Scheme

  25. Employability Points 2011/2012 • Over 200 rewards • Internships, work experience, training experiences, project placements

  26. Employability initiatives at the University of Kent • MyFolio • Employability Toolkit

  27. Where to get more information http://www.kent.ac.uk/employability/

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