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- 2. HOUSEKEEPING
- 3. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT? HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN IT? GIVE US AN EXAMPLE WHY DOES IT MATTER?
- 4. WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
- 5. IDENTIFY SKILLS WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
- 6. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN IT?
- 11. EXPLAIN SKILLS DEALING WITH DIFFICULT SITUATIONS
- 17. GIVE US AN EXAMPLE
- 21. WHY DOES IT MATTER?
- 22. WORTH AND IMPACT ON EMPLOYABILITY STATISTICS TargetJobs’ list of Top 10 includes 7 of these 10 skills! In a survey of 500 Directors, 64% said graduates’ employability skills were more important to their organisation than the knowledge and skills associated with degree.
- 24. WORTH AND IMPACT ON EMPLOYABILITY ADAPTABILITY AND FLEXIBILTY ‘He wants people to show how they have overcome problems, how they have adapted to changing conditions and how they are keen to innovate and think differently.’ ‘He wants problem solvers, project managers, people who can adapt, change and move with the company.’
- 25. WORTH AND IMPACT ON EMPLOYABILITY YOUR STUDENTS’ UNION Jobs. Student Staff. Permanent Staff. Course Reps. Volunteering. Learning And Skills. Sports Clubs. Societies. Just Start. Just Play. SU Advice. Rebel (Student Media).
- 26. WORTH AND IMPACT ON EMPLOYABILITY WHAT ELSE? Other Jobs. Placements. Internships. Careers. Hobbies. Your Degree!
- 28. QUESTIONS? LISA sulearn@essex.ac.uk LEARNING AND SKILLS – Canvassing And Campaigning, Commercial Awareness, Leadership, Managing Meetings, Negotiation And Influencing, Presentation And Public Speaking and Train The Trainer! EMPLOYABILITY AND CAREERS CENTRE – Our Employability and Careers Centre helps you make the most of your Essex experience. KEEN TO CONTINUE YOUR LEARNING? TRY… BOOK YOUR NEXT LEARNING ADVENTURE NOW AT ESSEXSTUDENT.COM
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- Employability Skills Open with explanation of why running this session FRONT OF CARD 1 (Back of Card 1 is Lightbulb Moments. See end of presentation.) Title of course and some pretty picture or something.
- Nearest Toilets are: Fire alarm meet: Open environment to say what you think --- What said in the room stays in the room: Break/ No break? – Snacks What we are going to cover…
- So, what employability skills have you got and how can you get an amazing job?
- If you work in the SU Bar, here is a specific area card for you. If you work in x, here is a specific area card for you. We spoke to your managers and created these specific area cards, so the employability skills on that are ones that you will have created or developed in your SU role. But, that isn’t what we’re looking at today. We’re looking at ten general employability skills that you all need. So, you’ll see your pack of playing cards, a playmat and the instructions. I need you to get into pairs and go through the pack of playing cards. These playing cards have the general employability skills that we’ll be looking at today. You need chat amongst yourselves and decide if you’ve got it or not and put it on the playmat to show that.
- Give more context about these 10 skills what managers said and then go into detail about what each skills entails
- Understanding the consequences of an action Planning Identifying solutions & options Identifying where barriers may arise Analysing facts & Weighing up risks Understanding why things go wrong Working to a set of rules
- Planning Event Management Risk Assessment Decision Making Knowledge of methods to make the process easier Splitting into smaller goals
- Building trust Trying to achieve a win-win scenario Presenting your views in a reasoned manner Gaining support for your ideas Seeing things from other people’s perspectives Responding to queries or objections Constructively challenging others opinions Knowing what to compromise on
- Understanding your organisations level of formality Working with people at all levels of an organisation Working with policies Meeting expected standards Respecting others Punctuality Professional dress Representing your organisation positively Appropriate communication
- Complaints handling Conflict resolution Mediation Keeping calm under pressure Assertiveness Keeping calm Being sensitive to others feelings
- Taking Personal responsibility People Management – day to day and building rapport Delegation Motivating others Getting people to work together towards a common goal – making people excited about tasks Developing or coaching others Self awareness – what type of a leader are you and/or do you want to be?
- Time Management Meeting Deadlines Self Management and self awareness Goal Setting Prioritising Physical organisation Planning workload Able to deal with disruptions to plan Stress management
- Giving and receiving feedback Working towards joint goals Sharing opinions & Listening to others Learning from others Appreciating the value others bring to the team Understanding your role in a team
- Choosing the best method to convey info Listening Appropriate email and phone etiquette Public Speaking Marketing Social Media
- Working in different situations – in response to the needs to the organisation you work for Coping well with change Open to, and able to come up with, new ideas and concepts Resilient Accept new challenges
- How do you exemplify the skills to an employer? That’s the hardest part. When they ask you, how do you demonstrate you have a certain skill? Or give me an example when…? Especially when they expect you to use different examples from a wide range of experiences. This is when you come up and showcase the variety of projects / placements / roles you have undertaken while you were a student at the University of Essex. I can share some of my own experiences with you actually. During my Regular project frontrunner placement I was required to enhance my negotiation & influencing skills. Owing to the fact that we work with schools, some of them are not very open when it comes to taking pictures with children in their school. One my main duties was to ensure that the projects are run smoothly and that we have enough evidence to illustrate what we do. While I was at the school, I wasn’t aware that some children are not supposed to be in the photos and we need permission to have the photos taken, so I had to act on the spot and come up with a solution. It was quite a hard process, but in the end the teacher had made a compromise and we have managed to reach to an agreement avoiding argument and disputes by assuring them that the photos won’t come up in any newspapers, only on our materials for marketing purposes. I tried to achieve the best possible outcome for this situation, as they nearly deleted all of my photos but I had to negotiate with them and explain them exactly what we do with the photos. I didn’t realise at that time, but I have actually dealt with a difficult situation and I had to make a decision on the spot while trying to avoid any misunderstandings.
- What’s a skills audit anyway? It’s very simple! All of the general skills that you probably all know them such as team-working, communication and so forth. These skills are actually split into different sub-categories, so for instance for team-working, you can give examples such as Joining in discussions, working in a group, influencing others, accepting the opinions of others, learning from others. You might not even realise the fact that you have really developed some of the skills without noticing! Did you know that tot using my mobile phone for an hour counts as self management skills? Or that getting to places on time is related to self management as well? Furthermore, for Numeracy skills, keeping track of what you spend comes under these skills? And examples can go on… We can give them a skills audit paper and they can see examples from that?
- Following the subject, please have a look at the cards and try and find an example when you have demonstrated a skill, and if you think there are some skills that miss out from your list, listen to you neighbour, maybe they can give an example to help you out? Write on the back of the card examples to demonstrate these skills that you think you already have ! Speed Mating – split into pairs sitting/ standing opposite each other in 5 lines either give an example of when you have demonstrated a skill or listen to someone else’s skill.
- Some lovely stats to start! As I said, these skills are wanted and needed by graduate recruiters, but don’t just take my word for it! For example, TargetJobs, one of the largest graduate recruitment agencies, have compiled a list of the Top 10 skills that will get you a job when you graduate, and SEVEN of the skills that the SU provides you with are on this list! (OPTIONAL) The only skills not on the Targetjobs list were: Project Management, Professional Etiquette, and Adaptability and Flexibility, and that’s more likely because most graduates will definitely NOT have experience in these fields, so employers don’t expect it! That just puts you ahead the rest! Also, The Institute of Directors did a survey of 500 directors, and this was the outcome when the question around “what skills are most important” was asked! That is astounding, and once again goes to show that the experience you are gaining through your involvement with the SU really does help, some people would say more than your degree! These skills are backed up by multiple recruitment agencies and graduate recruiters! TargetJobs’ list of Top 10 includes 7 of these 10 skills! https://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-advice/career-planning/273051-the-top-10-skills-thatll-get-you-a-job-when-you-graduate In a survey of 500 Directors, 64% said graduates’ employability skills were more important to their organisation than the knowledge/skills associated with degree. http://aces.shu.ac.uk/employability/resources/policy_paper_graduates_employability_skills.pdf
- This is another interesting piece. This list was compiled by two groups that work SPECIFICALLY with recruiters* who work with university graduates, asking them ‘What do Employers Want?’! On this list, you can see that some of the skills highlighted in red are exactly the same as the skills that the SU give you. Also, take a look at ‘Team Working’; These organisations have groups teamwork and organisation into the same skill, and we are identifying them both separately, meaning we are going more in-depth than these organisations expect, again putting you ahead of everyone else in that interview room! You can also see on the right, in blue, some examples that these organisations suggest as a way of getting these skills. The highlighted ones are examples that we as an SU provide for you; Some that you might already be involved with, and some that you might not be, and might want to consider! Link to updated “https://www.hecsu.ac.uk/assets/assets/documents/lmi/WDGD_Nov_2010.pdf *HECSU – Higher Education Careers Services Unit, AGCAS – Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services
- Why does adaptability and flexibility matter? The Promise 1 Manager, Keith, spoke to Matt Price, who is Human Resources Manager for Unilever CA about it. Keith heard Matt speaking at a Unilever lunch reception for entrepreneurs about the power of creative thinking. He spoke about the importance of having the right people in every position in the organisation and the role recruitment plays in placing these people and how you cannot recruit people for one specific role anymore and it isn’t enough. After the speakers, there was a networking lunch and Keith spoke to Matt about it and what he meant. Things like Brexit and Trump mean that you need to adaptable and flexible! You can’t not be. ‘[Matt] wants people to show how they have overcome problems, how they have adapted to changing conditions and how they are keen to innovate and think differently.’ ‘He wants problem solvers, project managers, people who can adapt, change and move with the company.’ It means that you need to good, whatever, and be the best you can be whatever you need to do. This will make you employable and that is an amazing thing which will help you get an amazing job. ‘We urge you as a Students’ Union to try stuff you haven’t tried before, push yourself to do things you don’t want to do and learn from every aspect of your experiences.’
- Here again are some more opportunities that are available to you while you are a student at Essex! Think about what other jobs you have outside of the SU, even outside of the University, and how they have given you different skills. More importantly, think about how you can give examples of those skills, and how you can make them relevant to graduate employers, and the skills they are looking for! Think even back to before you were a student, whether any of those opportunities presented you with skills that you can draw on in interviews. It is really key not only to give examples of demonstrating skills, but that them examples are different from each other. For example, as a vTeam Project Leader, if you go for a graduate interview, and all of your examples of leadership, teamwork, etc., are coming from vTeam Project Leader, then while that’s amazing, could you diversify your answers, and show that you can adapt your skills to different experiences! Just something to think about when you leave here, and how you can make the best use of your time! BUT YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT PATH BY BEING INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE!! Think about what other experiences you have had You need to draw on a range of experiences when at interview – also shows diversity and adaptability
- Here again are some more opportunities that are available to you while you are a student at Essex! Think about what other jobs you have outside of the SU, even outside of the University, and how they have given you different skills. More importantly, think about how you can give examples of those skills, and how you can make them relevant to graduate employers, and the skills they are looking for! Think even back to before you were a student, whether any of those opportunities presented you with skills that you can draw on in interviews. It is really key not only to give examples of demonstrating skills, but that them examples are different from each other. For example, as a vTeam Project Leader, if you go for a graduate interview, and all of your examples of leadership, teamwork, etc., are coming from vTeam Project Leader, then while that’s amazing, could you diversify your answers, and show that you can adapt your skills to different experiences! Just something to think about when you leave here, and how you can make the best use of your time! BUT YOU GUYS ARE DEFINITELY ON THE RIGHT PATH BY BEING INVOLVED IN THE FIRST PLACE!! Think about what other experiences you have had You need to draw on a range of experiences when at interview – also shows diversity and adaptability
- BACK OF CARD 1 LIGHTBULB MOMENTS main heading Followed by 3 lightbulb shaped little bullet points which are left bank for the individual to fill in on the day Have ‘Book your next learning adventure now at www.essexstudent.com/learn’ at the bottom of the card, like it is at the bottom of the next slide.