Prepari ng for employability is about enabling individuals to gain the skills and experience they need to ga in\, maintain and make progress in employment. Pro moting themselves in a way that attracts the atten tion of selectors and recruiters\, as well as mana ging the applications process\, requires the indiv idual to develop a range of self-presentation and marketing skills.
Preparing a CV or taking p art in an interview are essential career managemen t skills that we use throughout our lives.
E very student will at some stage face the daunting task of preparing for an interview\, whether that’ s for a part time job\, college application or an apprenticeship. By volunteering at this event you can help them to identify their strengths\, learn about transferrable skills and gain confidence in speaking to new people.
At this event you co uld be asked to
Not only will you be sharing your expertise but you w ill also give students an authentic experience of interacting with professionals in a comfortable se tting.
This session will support schools in working towards achieving Gatsby Benchmark 3: Add ressing the needs of each student. Students are en couraged to identify the relevant experience and s kills they have developed and how best to communic ate these to prospective employers.
If this is your first event with us\, please create a prof ile on our portal\, it should only take a couple o f minutes to sign up - https://www.formthefutur e.org.uk/register/ (Info video how to sign up). Otherwise please registe r and you will receive a confirmation email with f urther details and a Briefing Note.
If you h ave any further questions about volunteering for t his specific event\, please contact our Programme Coordinator\, Peter Buncombe on pbuncombe@formthefut ure.org.uk.
Any problems with the regis tration\, get in touch with our Ambassador Engagem ent Manager Dawn Easby Thwaits on deasby@formthefuture.org.uk or 01223 948939.
DESCRIPTION:Preparing for employability is about enabling indi viduals to gain the skills and experience they nee d to gain\, maintain and make progress in employme nt. Promoting themselves in a way that attracts th e attention of selectors and recruiters\, as well as managing the applications process\, requires th e individual to develop a range of self-presentati on and marketing skills.\n \n Preparing a CV or ta king part in an interview are essential career man agement skills that we use throughout our lives.\n \n Every student will at some stage face the daun ting task of preparing for an interview\, whether that’s for a part time job\, college application o r an apprenticeship. By volunteering at this event you can help them to identify their strengths\, l earn about transferrable skills and gain confidenc e in speaking to new people.\n \n At this event yo u could be asked to\n \n lead a workshop on interv iew skills or preparing a CVconduct mock interview scritique CVs.Not only will you be sharing your ex pertise but you will also give students an authent ic experience of interacting with professionals in a comfortable setting. \n \n This session will su pport schools in working towards achieving Gatsby Benchmark 3: Addressing the needs of each student. Students are encouraged to identify the relevant experience and skills they have developed and how best to communicate these to prospective employers .\n \n If this is your first event with us\, pleas e create a profile on our portal\, it should only take a couple of minutes to sign up - https://www. formthefuture.org.uk/register/ (https://www.formth efuture.org.uk/register/) (Info video how to sign up (https://www.loom.com/share/f1cfe728aff749fcb5e 913de7e096721)). Otherwise please register and you will receive a confirmation email with further de tails and a Briefing Note.\n \n If you have any fu rther questions about volunteering for this specif ic event\, please contact our Programme Coordinato r\, Peter Buncombe on pbuncombe@formthefuture.org. uk (mailto:pbuncombe@formthefuture.org.uk). \n \n Any problems with the registration\, get in touch with our Ambassador Engagement Manager Dawn Easby Thwaits on deasby@formthefuture.org.uk ((deasby@fo rmthefuture.org.uk) or 01223 948939 (tel:01223948 939).\n \n CATEGORIES:Employability Skills workshops CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T090000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270225T150000 LOCATION:Parkside Community College\n Parkside\n Cambridge\ , CB1 1EH\n United Kingdom\n URL:https://www.portal.formthefuture.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1161 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR