Employability skills programme

The Employability Skills Programme is designed to help you develop your career plans and develop and improve your employability skills.  If you choose to attend 6 of the 10 workshops, you will receive an award to add to your CV!

All students are welcome to attend. And – it’s free!

Future programmes

Check back in the new year for details of upcoming programmes, or see the student life calendar.

Autumn 2012 programme

Here is summary of workshops and feedback from participants - find out what you missed!

Plan successfully for your future

In this workshop, you will gain tools to help you plan well for your future. We will also explore how you can build your skills and competencies and make the most of opportunities in and outside of university to get a head start.

'Interesting and motivating.'

Make your experience count

Volunteering, work experience, placement, life experience - learn how to identify the skills you have gained and translate them into CV speak. Make your experience count!

'Interesting and it helped firm up my own ideas about what I should be doing re. jobs. experience/selling myself at interview.'

Applying for graduate schemes

Large companies and organisations such as John Lewis, the NHS and IBM recruit graduates via a tailored graduate scheme. Come along to this seminar to find out what being on one of these schemes could involve.  Get some tips on how the application process works and what to expect at each stage.

'Very useful and added to knowledge about application process.'
'Pamela was very knowledgeable so many thanks to her for the workshop.'

Become confident and employable    

This session offers strategies to build self confidence. Develop techniques to motivate, present and promote your self positively in the current job market.

'Useful and a good insight into what employers like/look for'
'Very encouraging with job hunting'

Postgraduate options and funding

This session will help you to make a realistic, informed decision on whether postgraduate study is for you, which courses might suit you best and how to find the information you need. You will also find out which funding options might be available.

'Engaging, informative and encouraging'
'Useful, interesting'

Getting into Teaching

Find out about options within teaching and what it takes to be a successful applicant.

'Helpful in terms of knowing the routes to be a teacher.'
'TEFL and TESOL so useful.'

Presentation Skills

Get nervous doing presentations? Want to become more compelling and confident? This workshop will show you how to present a fabulous talk, pitch or presentation, without the use of notes!

This session will provide tools to help you feel more natural in front of an audience, and learn a simple structure for effective presenting.

'Useful, good tips and advice.'

Effective CV writing

Learn how to make your CV stand out and how to use it effectively in your job search.

'Very encouraging and it has inspired me on how I can update my CV.'

Effective interview skills

Learn techniques to help you to prepare effectively for a job interview and to make that preparation count on the big day. This workshop will tackle a wide range of question types, plus common anxieties like 'What if I’m nervous?' and 'What if I don’t know what to say?'

'Very beneficial, very well structured, technical questions useful.'