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Practical & Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers & Employability Division

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Enhancing your skills and having fun! Overall, we aim to enhance what you already have – this is not a “from scratch” exercise and should be interactive We want you to have fun and help motivate you in finding a good career

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Page 1: Practical  Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers  Employability Division

Practical & Transferable Skills Module 2009

University of Manchester School of Computer Science and

MLP Careers & Employability Division

Page 2: Practical  Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers  Employability Division

Module COMP20340

Aims• To introduce you to key career management skills

which will contribute to your future career success • To help you to search for and secure

industrial/summer placement opportunities • To raise awareness of the skills and knowledge

necessary to succeed in the recruitment process• To give you direct contact with real employers and

recruiters

Page 3: Practical  Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers  Employability Division

Enhancing your skills and having fun!

• Overall, we aim to enhance what you already have – this is not a “from scratch” exercise and should be interactive

• We want you to have fun and help motivate you in finding a good career

Page 4: Practical  Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers  Employability Division

The team

• Dominic Laing, Karen Butterworth, Sophie Hargreaves, Louise Sethi, Alison Metcalfe, Elizabeth Wilkinson and Graham Keating

• Lots of other speakers during 2 days as well• A selection of documents for the course will be

online at – http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/Study_subweb/Ugrad/year2/registrationWeek.php

• Programme/assessment documents in your folders

Page 5: Practical  Transferable Skills Module 2009 University of Manchester School of Computer Science and MLP Careers  Employability Division

Assessment• CV and covering letter• 5 credits• Deadline, Friday 9th October 2009• Pass/ Fail – attendance at these two days

also contributes to final marks• Problems – contact me –

[email protected]

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Sign up to the Careers page on Moodle for news of Computer Science vacancies,

graduate schemes and events.