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Semester Two is focusing on ‘Reflect’ – you can use this semester to ask the questions you need answering, reflect on your own skills, experiences, and priorities for your future career.
You can use this semester to fill in any gaps in your knowledge about the resources available to you, consider your wants and needs when it comes to your employability development, and reflect on what you want from your life after your masters.
Use the checklists, questions, and activities to help you reflect on your employability this semester.
Checklist:
Checklist:
Use Career Connect to explore events, resources, and vacancies
Complete the mySkills questionnaire
Familiarise yourself with the Sheffield Graduate Attributes
Explore the support that is on offer to you at the university
Ask questions that you need answers to
Understand your options for the future and deadlines you might need to consider
Answer the reflective questions
Activities and Guides:
Activities and Guides:
The Activities and Guides page offers you information, activities, and prompts to help your thinking throughout your employability journey. Use these activities and guides in whichever way suits you best.
REFLECT:
REFLECT:
The reflective questions below have been split into three sections: University Resources, Your Wants and Needs, and Your Future. These questions will help you consider what other resources you want to explore, what you want from the rest of your PGT experience, and which next steps might be best for you. You can then use the activities to help your reflection and explore the websites to help you find answers to these questions. To consolidate this thinking, create a Reflective Statement to help you clarify your next steps and plans for the rest of your PGT experience.
Reflective Questions
Reflect on the resources from the University
Which support and services have you accessed so far?
What has stopped me from accessing support/services that I think would be helpful?
Are there any support and services that I want/need to know more about?
How confident do I feel about accessing support and services at the university?
Who could I contact to help me answer any questions I have?
Do I know where to find information about CVs, Cover Letters, Applications, and Interviews?
Where can I find job vacancies?
Understand your Wants and Needs
What do I need to do to feel confident with my employability?
What is most important to me in my future?
How can I make sure that these important things are included in my future?
What support or services can help me determine my wants and needs?
Which skills that I am using/developing in my masters would I enjoy using in my future?
Which skills am I not using/developing in my masters would I enjoy using in my future?
How could I find opportunities to develop the skills I haven't used yet?
What aspects of my employability should I focus on developing?
Explore your Options for the Future
Do you know where you can find job vacancies?
Have I explored the different industries, roles, and careers that would interest me?
Do I have the right experiences, skills, and qualifications to apply for the jobs I want to?
What do I need to do in order to feel confident about my future plans?
Are there aspects of my PGT experience that I would want to include in a future career?
Are there aspects of my PGT experience that I wouldn't want to include in a future career?
What are important aspects of my future career options that will help me work at my best?
Activities to help your Reflection:
Use this activity to help you make choices that are the best for you. You can use this when you are thinking about future choices, Placement Year, Year Abroad, joining a society etc.
Reflecting on your own skills regularly can help you see which skills you might want to develop this year. You can use this activity alongside the mySkills assessment on Career Connect to have a more detailed overview of your strengths and areas of development.
This Guide will provide you with support in creating goals for yourself. These goals may be long-term and help you focus on achieving something for after your masters, or it might be a goal you can achieve in the next semester.
There are lots of systems of reflection, and you can choose whichever one makes the most sense to you. The Gibbs Reflective Cycle is a popular and clear system to start with. You can also find other ways of reflection on this 301 Academic Skills Centre web page.
Useful Web pages:
The Careers and Employability Service has lots of information covering the basics of employability development and the job application process and sharing information about specific topics and support.
Find events, vacancies, your mySkills profile, your 'my development experiences', and information about your employability development.
The SU has lots of resources and information covering a wide range of topics. This includes academic support, money advice, housing support, and work and employability. Exploring what kind of support the SU can offer can be helpful for any future challenges you might face. You can also find events, societies, and activities happening throughout the year.
This site gives you information about your course, assessments, modules, wellbeing advice, and useful contact details in the School.
This hub has a wide range of information, resources, and advice about your employability as an Arts and Humanities student. This covers where to find job adverts, support, and a dedicated page for students in the School of English.
This service is a really useful resource for developing your academic skills through workshops, 1-2-1 sessions, and online resources. Your academic skills are transferable outside academia and can be a great way to develop your employability.
Your Reflective Statement:
Writing a reflective statement can help you find your priorities and goals for the rest of your PGT experience and the future. This might include continuing to explore support, asking questions, making choices, or trying new things. You can use this to help you begin to plan for your future next steps and access the support that will help you the most.
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