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Careers, Employability and Skills

Supporting PDP

Personal Development Planning

Session Objectives

• How Careers can support PDP

• Using the Career Development Learning Audit‘Laws Career Task‘ see PDP handbook

• Constitutional Law in Context: wk 10

• Resources

• Learning about yourself to support Career Development

• Setting, planning and achieving clear personal targets is a feature of autonomous learners and effective professionals.

• Personal Development Planning prepares you for CPD: Continuous Professional Development in Working Life

Careers activity supporting your PDP

What do Employers look for in Graduates?

All the ‘A’s you have to aim for and demonstrate:

Academic attainment Achievements: Awards, QualificationsAttitude – identifying with business culture/valuesAptitude – competent in carrying out tasks (skills)

Aspirational – creative, innovative, passionate

Employer expectations of (Graduate Skills for the 21st Century Peter Hawkins report )

Specialist Connected

Self ReliantGeneralist

Expert Knowledge

Self-AwarenessConfidence

IT LiterateProblem solver

Check your Employability

“The ability to get a job,

do the job and get another job”

C. Gilleard UK Association of Graduate Recruiters

1.Market and Promote your Ability and Motivation

2. Delivery through Work Ready Skills & Experience

3. Manage Your Career & Learning

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Graduate Employer Selection Process testing Employability

Online numerical, logical and verbal reasoning tests

Competency based

Psychometric Tests

Group Exercise

Case Study

Competency based Interview

Attraction Pre-screening Psychometric Tests

Telephone Interview

Assessment Centre

Campus Activity

Media

Website

Eligibility

Mobility

Degree result

Job

Accessing and using your e-folio

Navigateusing pagetabs and

blue hyperlinks

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PDP E-Folio

Your Space to reflect, critically evaluate and manage your development and progress

Tools:• Action Planner• Learning Log• Skills Builder• My School Resources• Career Development Learning Audit

A process of Self Awareness

1.Career Ideas and Reflection

2.Career Research and Resources

3.Career Testing and Experiencing

4.Career Evaluating and Review

5.Career Managing and Developing

CDL Audit – 5 Stages

Review: what you want, what you can offer and where this is needed and how well you are doing:

Manage the Process

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Completing the Audit

1.1 I have thought about whether I have the personal qualities associated with succeeding in my career options

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Carefully read through each statement and score yourself on the following basis:0

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I feel that I’m under developed in this area and need to do a lot of work1

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I’m OK at this but still need to work on it2

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I’m good or above average at this3

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I’m excellent in this area, and can back up by confidence with clear and current evidence of my achievements.

Action

Evaluation

Reflection

Research an employer website to identify the personal qualities they seek

Review

What examples have I got to illustrate these qualities – write up in Learning log

How the Audit can help

• Identify your Strengths – Weaknesses• Give you a Measurement of your Progress• The stages give you a guidance framework• The statements give you guidance on things to

do address your development• Introduces you to the vocabulary of Career

Development• Create plans to manage your development

Careers publications

Events: Workshops & Presentations

Options & Occupations files

Employer, Directories, Files and Marketing Materials

One-to-one Guidance

FAIRS

SGC Careers ResourcesInformation

QoL: Videos, PDP, Presentations

Selective Websites

Certificate inCareer Development LearningCareer Management and Employability Programmes

A 7-week accredited programme that will engage and focus you on the transition to graduate employment. Organised by Careers, Employability and Skills, this Programme will help you • develop skills for working life

• increase your confidence and competence in selection procedures enabling you to compete more effectively for jobs.

Open to All Undergraduatesand Taught Postgraduate Students

Semester week

w/c 01 Feb 1 {Graduate Labour Market and Career Development

{Self Awareness and Networking

w/c 08 Feb 2 {Job Search and Recruitment Selection{CV’s and Application

w/c 15 Feb 3 Interviews

w/c 22 Feb 4 {Team work{Negotiation

w/c 01 Mar 5 Communication, Assertiveness

and Presentations

w/c 08 Mar 6 Student Presentationsw/c 29 Mar 7 Reflection, Course Review and Final Assignment

Please register for further details now by email [email protected]

Email: [email protected]/careers

Exercise: Constitutional Law in Context

End of Week 10Application for a summer placement with a law firm“Lawyers need to be able to explain complex material

clearly and accurately, both orally and in writing. They need to possess strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team. Give specific examples of how you have developed these skills so far during your legal studies.”

Answer this question.

Evaluating Skills Development?

1. Written Communication /Interpersonal2. Oral Communication /Interpersonal3. Teamwork

• Identify Personal Example - descriptive• Specific reference /detail - descriptive• How I performed - analysis• What I learned / recognised - analysis

Evidencing STAR Competencies

Situation - set the scene

Task - problem/challenge

Action - what “I” did

Result - outcome, feedback

www.qub.ac.uk/careers > EVENTSNorthern Ireland Solicitor Marketplace9th November 2009, 11.00 – 12.00pm, PFC, Room G07 Presentation provided by NI Law Society Chair of the Education

Committee within an opportunity for Q&A

Northern Ireland Barrister Marketplace12th November 2009, 10.00 – 11.00pm, PFC, Room G06 Presentation provided by Chief Executive of the Bar of N.

Ireland within an opportunity for Q&A

Solicitor/Barrister RolePlay Demonstration19th November 2009, 6pm Student Guidance Centre, Foyer

Open Days – Hong Kong Competitionwww.shlegal.com/graduate

http://www.aograduate.com/gameon


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