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Spring break can feel like a very busy time. You have assessments, thinking about finishing your first year, and thinking about summer plans. You may have plans for a summer job or internship or you might not know what is next!
Using the spring break as a reflection point can help you organise your exploration of the support on offer and your exploration of yourself. What support/services feel like they might be most relevant to you? Have you been able to access any support/services yet? Are there other services that you might need to find to help you?
Keep your focus on exploring, and consider what else you might need to know about the support on offer and with yourself.
Checklist:
Checklist:
Complete the mySkills assessment
Add Development Experience to your mySkills Portfolio
Explore Internship options and Summer plans
Explore part-time jobs/volunteering opportunities on Career Connect
Book to attend any events that might be helpful to attend before Summer
Feel confident with your CV/LinkedIn
Find out where you can ask questions about your employability and future careers
Use the activities, guides, and question prompts below to think about your employability
Useful Links:
Useful Links:
You can explore these websites to understand how they might be useful throughout your degree. Knowing that these are there to support you, can help you feel confident in exploring your options, asking questions, and feeling supported. Alongside these websites, there are the drop-in Employability Hubs (in Jessop West and The Cornerstone), your personal tutor, and course leads, who can also help you find the help you need.
Activities and Guides:
Activities and Guides:
You can explore all of the Activities and Guides here. Pick and choose which ones you need to support your exploration.
EXPLORE:
EXPLORE:
Focusing on exploring the support/services offered by the university and exploring yourself can help you make the most of your degree experience. Answer the questions below and explore the web pages to ensure you feel confident in finding the support/services that will be most relevant to you. You can also start to explore some of the employability basics, which may be useful if you are thinking about applying for work experience over the summer. Remember, if you have any questions, you can always use the Jessop West Employability and Placements Hub or the Careers and Employability Service to help you.
Which support/services have I accessed?
What made you access this service?
Was it useful? Why?
Can you think of a time later in your degree experience when these services will be useful?
Which support/services haven't I accessed?
Why haven't you used this service?
Can you think of a time later in your degree experience when these services will be useful?
Do I feel confident about these employability basics:
Do I know what 'employability' means?
Do I feel confident in how I can develop my employability?
Do I know what these are:
CV
Cover Letters
LinkedIn
Do I know how to write these:
CV
Cover Letter
Application
Links to pages that can help you with these employability basics:
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