A colleague, Peter Wiltshier, kindly forwarded me the following article which talks about a company that has abandoned the CV in its recruitment process.
Rather than asking applicants for a traditional CV they are asked to demonstrate their relevant experience by providing links to their Blog, Twitter profile, Linkedin and two other social sites. In addition applicants are asked to outline in 140 characters or less why they are the person the company needs to hire.
http://linkd.in/eavIVo
Monday, 13 December 2010
Friday, 10 December 2010
Employment News
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Graduate Jobs: it is really important to get the message to our students that despite the current economic difficulties, there are graduate level jobs out there!
Encourage students to check our graduate jobs page, it is updated every day. http://www.der.prospects.ac.uk/casa/servlet/casa.jobseeker.JSVacServlet?mode=menu
Derby Graduates 3-year promise: it is also important to remind final year students and alumni that career development help and support is available to our students for up to 3 years after they graduate.
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Graduate Jobs: it is really important to get the message to our students that despite the current economic difficulties, there are graduate level jobs out there!
Encourage students to check our graduate jobs page, it is updated every day. http://www.der.prospects.ac.uk/casa/servlet/casa.jobseeker.JSVacServlet?mode=menu
What not to do when applying for jobs: many graduates adopt the scatter-gun approach to finding a job - i.e. posting the same CV on 100s of job sites - in reality this rarely works.
The key is to make sure that applications are targeted, well researched and a good match with the graduate's strengths, values and motivations - this does take time and effort. Remind students that there is on-line as well as one-to-one support available to help them - to book an appointment with a Career Adviser http://www.derby.ac.uk/careers/careersadvice.Derby Graduates 3-year promise: it is also important to remind final year students and alumni that career development help and support is available to our students for up to 3 years after they graduate.
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Monday, 6 December 2010
PDP and the importance of self-knowledge
Many students will be engaging in Personal Development Planning (PDP) and reflecting on knowledge of self as a crucial part of that process. However, this type of activity can be quite difficult and where on-line tools can be quite effective, not only in their outcomes, but also the thinking processes some of the tools take you through. They can take no longer to complete than drinking a cup of coffee.
Why are these tools valuable?
http://www.derby.ac.uk/careers/planning-your-career/self-assessment-and-career-planning
In the Career Development Centre we also have ProMicad - a great tool that gives detailed feedback on your values and motivators - unfortunately there isn't an on line version, but students can be encouraged to call into the CDC in the lower ground floor of the Library, where a member of staff will show them how to access the tool.
Other On-line tools can be found at the following addresses:
Prospects Planner - http://bit.ly/eGEq9V (website: www.prospects.ac.uk)
Target Jobs Careers Report - http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report
Why are these tools valuable?
- Employers tell us that they want to really get to know graduate candidates, and expect applicants to articulate 'who they are', including their strengths and weaknesses. Tools such as the ones below can help provide students with the insight and language to do that well.
- Knowledge of self is a crucial part of the career decision making process, to ensure the career path chosen is the right one.
- Finding the right career can mean you are happier and more successful.
Our students can access a number of these tools (Adult Directions and Profiling for Success) through our Career Development Website:
Adult Directions and Profiling for Successhttp://www.derby.ac.uk/careers/planning-your-career/self-assessment-and-career-planning
In the Career Development Centre we also have ProMicad - a great tool that gives detailed feedback on your values and motivators - unfortunately there isn't an on line version, but students can be encouraged to call into the CDC in the lower ground floor of the Library, where a member of staff will show them how to access the tool.
Other On-line tools can be found at the following addresses:
Prospects Planner - http://bit.ly/eGEq9V (website: www.prospects.ac.uk)
Target Jobs Careers Report - http://targetjobs.co.uk/careers-report
English & Media Degrees - ideas for PDP Modules
The Centre for Career Management Skills (CCMS) at the University of Reading has published New directions in career studies: “English and Media degrees. Ideas for modules that explore career, identity and subject”.
"This offers four articles that illustrate ways of embedding career studies in the subject curriculum. The career studies approach advocates treating the concept of 'career' as the object of academic enquiry”. (McCash, P 2008 Career Studies Handbook, Higher Education Academy, York) David Stanbury, CCMS Director, July 2010:
1. Researching the media and cultural industries, Dr Daniel Ashton and Dr Mimi Thebo of Bath Spa University
2. Careers and Literature, Dr J Morton, University of Greenwich
3. Motivation and Me, Dr Bella Adams and Dr Joanna Price, Liverpool John Moores University
4. E4E: Employability for English, Dr Anna Hunter and Dr Helen Day, University of Central Lancashire.
See the full article: http://bit.ly/i3AmaN
"This offers four articles that illustrate ways of embedding career studies in the subject curriculum. The career studies approach advocates treating the concept of 'career' as the object of academic enquiry”. (McCash, P 2008 Career Studies Handbook, Higher Education Academy, York) David Stanbury, CCMS Director, July 2010:
1. Researching the media and cultural industries, Dr Daniel Ashton and Dr Mimi Thebo of Bath Spa University
2. Careers and Literature, Dr J Morton, University of Greenwich
3. Motivation and Me, Dr Bella Adams and Dr Joanna Price, Liverpool John Moores University
4. E4E: Employability for English, Dr Anna Hunter and Dr Helen Day, University of Central Lancashire.
See the full article: http://bit.ly/i3AmaN
Monday, 28 June 2010
PDP and the Employability Challenge
Including experiential action-learning within our Personal Development Planning (PDP) curriculum is crucial if PDP is to contribute effectively to the employability of our under graduates - do you agree?
To promote the debate I would recommend The Employability Challenge Report (UKCES, 2009) to you. http://www.ukces.org.uk/tags/employability-challenge-full-report
UKCES looked at over 200 organisations before writing the report, which explores the challenge of providing employability learning within the chapter on programme design.
Free copies of both the report and a range of case studies are free while stocks last, but they can also be downloaded using the link above.
Let me know what you think?
To promote the debate I would recommend The Employability Challenge Report (UKCES, 2009) to you. http://www.ukces.org.uk/tags/employability-challenge-full-report
UKCES looked at over 200 organisations before writing the report, which explores the challenge of providing employability learning within the chapter on programme design.
Free copies of both the report and a range of case studies are free while stocks last, but they can also be downloaded using the link above.
Let me know what you think?
Monday, 21 June 2010
Skills are not enough:
The report below gives an interesting global perspective on the increased competition our graduates will face. It raises fundamental questions as to what impact graduate globalisation will have on Governement policy for HE and our graduates.
"The globalisation of high skills. Within a decade there has been a doubling of university enrolments around the world, reaching close to 63million by 2005. This is leading to a massive increase in the global supply of highly educated workers, able to compete on prive as well as knowledge (Brown et al, 2008). China now has more people in higher education than the United states" (p.10)
"We are now facing the prospect of competing with increasing numbers of high skilled workers on significantly lower wage rates. Returns to education will not therefore provide the guarantee of higher income that the government is looking for to resolve issues of distributional justice."(p.26)
Example: "In an interview with a leading international law firm in the City of London we were told how they off-shored the preparatory work in the development of high profile cases to the Philippines, where lawyers who would cost £125,000 a year in London are paid a fraction of that price." (p.16)
The publication PRAXIS is the UK Commission for Employment and Skills' series of policy think pieces.
Brown, P., Ashton, D., Lauder, H (2010) Skills are not enough: the globallisation of knowledge and the future UK economy, PRAXIS No4, March 2010, UKCES (UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
http://www.ukces.org.uk/publications/praxis-4
Food for thought?
"The globalisation of high skills. Within a decade there has been a doubling of university enrolments around the world, reaching close to 63million by 2005. This is leading to a massive increase in the global supply of highly educated workers, able to compete on prive as well as knowledge (Brown et al, 2008). China now has more people in higher education than the United states" (p.10)
"We are now facing the prospect of competing with increasing numbers of high skilled workers on significantly lower wage rates. Returns to education will not therefore provide the guarantee of higher income that the government is looking for to resolve issues of distributional justice."(p.26)
Example: "In an interview with a leading international law firm in the City of London we were told how they off-shored the preparatory work in the development of high profile cases to the Philippines, where lawyers who would cost £125,000 a year in London are paid a fraction of that price." (p.16)
The publication PRAXIS is the UK Commission for Employment and Skills' series of policy think pieces.
Brown, P., Ashton, D., Lauder, H (2010) Skills are not enough: the globallisation of knowledge and the future UK economy, PRAXIS No4, March 2010, UKCES (UK Commission for Employment and Skills.
http://www.ukces.org.uk/publications/praxis-4
Food for thought?
PDP Top 10 Tips
Hi All
I ran a workshop as part of the Programme Leaders Fora on Friday 18th June. I introduced a new activity to explore the non obvious considerations for developing the PDP curriculum which generated some excellent discussion. I was joined by two colleagues, Elizabeth Claridge and Judie Taylor who introduced the participants to activities they had introduced as part of their PDP curriculum. Elizabeth Claridge talked about the introduction of a Coaching Model for students on the Education Studies Programme. Judie Taylor talked about her approach to PDP and in particular the work she has been doing with Jo Sibson, introducing MBTI, Career Planning, Portfolio Working, Social Enterprise and Bid Writing and Tendering.
Note: If you and your teams are struggling with the PDP curriculum, contact myself or your Link Careers Adviser or myself and we can work with you. (Tel: 01332 591316 / b.haywood@derby.ac.uk)
Bev
I ran a workshop as part of the Programme Leaders Fora on Friday 18th June. I introduced a new activity to explore the non obvious considerations for developing the PDP curriculum which generated some excellent discussion. I was joined by two colleagues, Elizabeth Claridge and Judie Taylor who introduced the participants to activities they had introduced as part of their PDP curriculum. Elizabeth Claridge talked about the introduction of a Coaching Model for students on the Education Studies Programme. Judie Taylor talked about her approach to PDP and in particular the work she has been doing with Jo Sibson, introducing MBTI, Career Planning, Portfolio Working, Social Enterprise and Bid Writing and Tendering.
Note: If you and your teams are struggling with the PDP curriculum, contact myself or your Link Careers Adviser or myself and we can work with you. (Tel: 01332 591316 / b.haywood@derby.ac.uk)
Bev
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