Building & Demonstrating Your Employability
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Betsy Williamson, Managing Director of recruiter Core-Asset Consulting, offers advice on how to build and demonstrate your employability from school to university to the workplace. This presentation was delivered at the FUTURE AS5ET conference, a 1-day conference empowering girls to make informed career choices and not see gender as a barrier.
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Building & Demonstrating Your Employability
- 1. Building & Demonstrating Your Employability Betsy Williamson, Managing Director, Core-Asset Consulting
- 2. Contents • About Core-Asset Consulting • Getting experience • School • University • Demonstrating experience • Job application • Job interview • Further info 1
- 4. About Core-Asset Consulting • Betsy Williamson • Founder & Managing Director, Core-Asset Consulting • Recruitment consultancy specialising in the financial, accounting & legal sectors in Scotland • Find out more: www.core-asset.co.uk 3
- 6. Building employability • Your career is a pathway • Whatever step you are on, your goal is to get to the next step • Look up • Put your best foot forward School University 1st Job 2nd Job Etc. 5
- 8. Building employability – at school • Join clubs and societies (debating) – networking • Take on additional responsibilities – sports captain, prefect • Mentor younger pupils • Student council/representation/liaison officer • Duke of Edinburgh award or equivalent • Volunteer work • Junior internships/placements – use your contacts! 7
- 10. Building employability – at university • Formal internships/summer placements • Involvement in student union • Clubs and associations – e.g. investment club, sports • Take on additional responsibilities – sports captain, prefect • University events • Volunteer/charity work Resource 9
- 11. Building employability At your first job 10
- 12. Building employability – at your first job • Professional qualifications • Training and development opportunities • Social committee involvement • Seek out a high-profile mentor • Volunteer/charity work • Be proactive – go the extra mile 11
- 15. Demonstrating employability – job applications • Don’t apply for everything – be targeted • Always tailor your covering letter & CV • Don’t take a ‘copy and paste’ approach • Show real knowledge and enthusiasm about the company, not just the role Resource 14
- 17. Demonstrating experience – job interviews ‘Walk me through your CV…’ • Should be a 5-minute ‘speech’ about you • Pick out experience & skills relevant to the job • Conclude by bringing back to present day & link to your reasons & suitability for the job 16 Resource
- 18. Demonstrating employability – job interviews The competency-based interview • Can you tell me about a time when... • Describe an occasion when you have… • When has it been important in your role to… • Can you give me an example of a time when... Resource 17
- 19. Even if the interview is not strictly competency-based, use it’s STAR method for your answers: • Situation • Task • Action • Result Demonstrating employability – job interviews > c.30% > c.70% Resource 18
- 20. Demonstrating employability – job interviews • Draw on your experiences from school, university, summer jobs, internships, etc. • Focus on a handful of situations in the past • Write down the key messages you want to get across • And practice with a friend, family member – even a pet! PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! 19
- 21. Further info 19
- 22. 22 Your Career. Our Expertise.
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