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Careers Advice for Students |
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| تاريخ الاضافة: May 04, 2010 10:37:41 AM | |
| الكاتب: jamenicky | |
| القسم: Business & Economy: Services | |
{MyTalentPlace}When people talk about having “an elephant in the room”, they’re talking about everyone in the room knowing there’s an issue but no – one talking about it. So, this big old elephant stands in the corner munching away on the canaps and sticking its trunk into the punch and everyone pretends it doesn’t exist! I think careers advice is often approached in a similar way. In many ways, careers advice is a tough area. It’s tough for all of the parties concerned. It’s tough for the careers advisors who, if they’re working in a school or university probably don’t have much direct contact with the business world and are therefore questioning their ability to provide relevant and current careers advice. It’s tough for the parents because their set of skills and experience are often limited to a fairly narrow area. Possibly more of an issue for parents is the problem of how to approach sons and daughters in a way that has the best chance of engaging them. Finally, it’s tough for the kids themselves because they’re being asked to think about a future world when they’re often just finding their feet in their current world. It’s far easier to postpone any real thinking about careers until one absolutely has to. So there we have it. Careers advisors are doing their jobs, but in the UK that often means ticking the required boxes rather than really providing careers advice that really rocks. Parents feel that the advice they can provide is limited, and young adults are postponing any engagement with these topics for a variety of understandable reasons. So should we all give up then? Not so fast. Of the 3 categories of people involved I do think the onus rests initially on careers advisors and parents. Only after they’ve done their job well can the students themselves reasonably be asked to take more responsibility. Let’s start then with the careers advisors. At schools there’s a lot of budget being spent on legacy resources (books etc) about careers. Careers advisors need to be more savvy about how they spend their money and ensure they obtain online resources that are updated regularly. At www.mytalentplace.co.uk we recommend considering a subscription model. That way careers advisors know that they are committing to current resources rather than legacy and longer term commitments with no guarantee of relevance. These resources need to be designed with today’s teenager in mind so that the look and feel is media rich and high impact. Parents have to be more creative when considering how they get involved in careers advice. Rather than drawing on their narrow experience, how about getting a group of parents and their offspring together so that the parents can openly discuss what they do, the kinds of decisions they make and the pro’s and con’s of a career in their field? There are plenty of things parents can do to provide great careers advice if they think creatively. Once these kinds of things are happening, I think we’ll start to see more youngsters engaging with their career choices and options in a proactive manner. Dr Grant Crow is founder of My Talent Place a specialist careers advice provider for students. For more info please Visit http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk to more about career advice , careers advice or Email to: info@mytalentplace.co.uk |
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Interview Coaching{MyTalentPlace}Recent research from the US indicates that students joining the wor |
| Date Added: 2010-05-04 10:41:18 |
| Author: jamenicky |
| Category: Business & Economy: Services |
| {MyTalentPlace}Recent research from the US indicates that students joining the world of work now will have 14 different roles by the age of 38. Admittedly, they won’t all be with different organisations, however if we look at the challenges presented by the changing world of work as well as a tough economic environment, it seems that 3 things are clear: 1. Students entering the world of work will have many more interviews in their working lives and will need to sell themselves constantly. In the project driven world we are moving towards, those people that are well connected and able to sell their skills will get the lion’s share of the work. 2. Interviews are increasingly more competitive. The numbers of applicants per vacancy have risen sharply and graduates are increasingly prepared to consider entry level roles that they might have turned their noses at 3 or 4 years ago. This is turn puts pressure on school leavers without tertiary qualifications who filled these roles historically. 3. Interviewers are becoming more skilled. As our personal details and backgrounds become more public, there is less “wriggle room” for candidates. Interviewers are becoming more skilled in identifying skills or lack thereof and can often choose the safe option – those people who have deep experience in the particular field. If this is the context for today’s entrants to the labour market, the need for interview coaching become clear. Most students will learn the basics of interview process and preparation at school or University. What they really get though, is the basics. In order to stand out as good candidates, students will need to be able to: • Understand the company they’re applying to • Understand the skills required in the job they’re applying for • Appreciate and communicate their own skills persuasively • Write great CV’s and cover letters • Understand the basics of personal branding and selling oneself • Develop the assertiveness that is likely to lead to success These things don’t come naturally – many of them are skills in their own right. The more interviews we have, the better we should get at it (theoretically). Self help is certainly one way to go. If we have the right attitude, we can learn a few of the skills and techniques required to do well in interviews. Check this out as an example of a self help resource - http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk/career-resources/interview-advice. Is it worth it though to risk a lot of failure and learn the slow way? There’s absolutely no reason why a student faced with an interview should not get coaching. Although prices vary, there are affordable options out there. For example, consider the online interview coaching offered by MyTalentPlace at http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk/interview-skills/interview-coaching. Rather than travelling a distance to go and sit in an office, this approach combines the benefits of the efficiencies of using technology together with the fact that students are comfortable with this way of doing things. Lastly, developing interview skills through interview coaching will mean that a young adult has these skills in their toolkit and can use them again and again as they progress through their career. Interview coaching or not? It’s a no – brainer! Dr Grant Crow is founder of My Talent Place a specialist provider for students. For more info please Visit at http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk to know more about interview skill , interview-advice or Email to:info@mytalentplace.co.uk |
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