careers centre committee membership & employability jess henderson careers consultant
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Careers Centre
Committee Membership &Employability
Jess Henderson
Careers Consultant
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Employers
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Why?
Develop and demonstrate generic and specific skills and abilities
e.g. leadership, teamwork, communication,
interpersonal, marketing, events, organisation,
initiative, commercial awareness
Suggests things about you – attributes etc.
e.g. motivated, committed, enthusiastic, pro-active etc.
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But………….
“Many CVs are still very generic e.g. ‘I have strong communication skills’ but without detailed examples to back this up. I’m always looking for people who have the right competencies. I can’t judge this unless they give me specific examples”
(Unilever)
"Too often I see graduates with excellent skills and experiences on paper, but who are unable to effectively communicate their abilities, even after probing questions in interviews.” Employer quoted in Graduate Success Project Report http://www.agcas.org.uk/assets/1519-Graduate-Success-Project-downloads
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Parkinson Building, University of Leeds by ‘Jungpionier http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leeds_University.jpg
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Commercial Analyst
(Football club)Candidate should be at home conducting in-depth desk and internet research and producing research reports, especially company and industry profiles. The candidate should be able to work in a logical and tenacious manner sourcing difficult to find information.
The main area of responsibility will be around supporting business development through research and proposal development. The key outputs of the role will be research reports, datasets, prospect lists and contact details for potential sponsors.
Communications Officer (Charity)A dynamic global charity is seeking a communications officer with first-rate written and verbal skills to join its small, dedicated campaigns team.Composing powerful press releasesLiaising with media and engaging them with our causeLiaising with volunteers who have been affected by road crashes to involve them in our campaignsCommunicating with our supporters and developing support for our campaigns using multiple channels and platforms
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How we support you Central Careers Event programme – careers fairs, employer
presentations and skills sessions across campus
Individual advice and guidance: drop-in both at the Careers Centre & in Faculty
Support with career choice, applications, mock interviews, assessment centres etc.
Business start-up support
Vacancies – http://stars.leeds.ac.uk
Careers modules
School and career-specific careers information http://careerweb.leeds.ac.uk/info/18/where_might_your_degree_lead
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Hosting employer/ employability events
To increase the employability skills of your members
To engage with/ meet employers
Find out about opportunities
To gain new skills in event management
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PurposePurpose DateDate LocationLocationVenueVenueTimeTime
Who will organise itWho will organise it
MarketingMarketing
Target AudienceTarget Audience
BudgetBudgetHealth & Safety Health & Safety
StakeholdersStakeholders
LogisticsLogistics
Review & feedbackReview & feedback
What do you have to consider when organising an event
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• Careers Centre – c200 events in semester 1• Engage with the Employer Team• Network with Employers• Marketing• On the day logistics• Thank you• Analyse• Semester 2’s programme
How to host an employability event - the easy way!
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Summary
Fantastic that you’re involved, but….
Reflect on the skills which you’re developing
How these might help with career ideas
Use available support to ‘translate’ for employers
Take advantage of the opportunities to meet
employers on campus
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