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5 tips for designing an e-learning career course

October 15, 2019 No Comments
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Some useful tips for anyone designing an e-learning course.

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Guidance, Workshops

Meetups: An alternative to careers appointments and workshops

April 30, 2018 6 Comments
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Using informal Meetups to bridge the gaps between guidance appointments and workshops.

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Guidance

7 metaphors to understand the role of the careers adviser

October 16, 2017 No Comments
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In this post I explore how metaphors can be used to describe and understand the role of the Careers Adviser.

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Resources

Philosophy in the workplace: some useful careers resources

July 31, 2017 No Comments
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One of the most common questions I get asked by students is ‘What can I do with my degree?’ Some see their options are very limited, while others know most […]

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Theories and models

Delivering a career theory workshop for staff

May 17, 2017 No Comments
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I recently worked with a group of fellow careers advisers at the University of Birmingham to plan and deliver a workshop on career theory. The session was aimed at raising […]

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Book Review

Book Review: Designing Your Life

March 17, 2017 2 Comments
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As a Careers Adviser the phrase “I’ve got no idea what to do after my degree” is something I hear almost daily. For many students, not knowing what to do […]

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Guidance

Making mock interviews more effective

January 30, 2017 2 Comments
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Mock interviews are a staple part of our practice, but how can we go about making mock interviews more effective? Read this post to find out!

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Activities, Workshops

Exploring the importance of body language in presentations

November 14, 2016 No Comments
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I’ve recently started teaching a module as part of the Personal Skills Award at The University of Birmingham. Each session in the Presenting Yourself with Impact module aims to teach […]

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Theories and models

How to use the SCARF model to help stressed students

October 31, 2016 No Comments
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A few weeks ago I attended a workshop on Mental Fitness for students run by Matt Smeed from SISU Psychology. Mental fitness has a variety of definitions, some of which […]

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Resources

Using BoB National to create engaging video clips

September 18, 2016 2 Comments
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I love using videos in workshops and presentations. A good video not only has the power to communicate and emphasise an idea effectively, it can also add something completely different to […]

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Resources, Workshops

Getting to grips with resilience (Part 2)

August 18, 2016 No Comments
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This post is the second of a two-part look at resilience, where I look at three models which can help us understand resilience in more depth and, more importantly for our students, provide ways of helping build it.

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Social media

Engaging with students on LinkedIn

July 29, 2016 No Comments
Engaging with students on LinkedIn

I recently wrote a blog post on three things for Careers Advisers to consider when using LinkedIn. In the post I summarised some great advice given by HE and Social […]

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Resources, Workshops

Getting to grips with resilience (Part 1)

June 29, 2016 2 Comments
Getting to grips with resilience

Resilience is a term I’m sure we all encounter regularly as part of working in careers. However, until I recently facilitated a resilience workshop for second year students it wasn’t […]

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Caseload knowledge

Building my caseload knowledge at the AGCAS Legally-Related Jobs event

May 22, 2016 No Comments

“What can I do with my law degree?” I see a lot of law students during my one-to-one appointments, and although some want to be solicitors (and a handful barristers) […]

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Guidance, Resources

An EPIC framework for helping students with CVs

April 25, 2016 No Comments
An EPIC framework for helping students with their CVs

In this post I’m going to discuss a guidance framework that I use when helping students with CVs. I first came across this framework in The Career Coaching Handbook by […]

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