BSS059-3 BSS023-3 FTU009-3

DEVELOPING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS

– THE FUTURE YOU

Online Induction
David Williams
 Video

■ Video – Welcome to Unit

• Introduction to Unit, Assessment & Teaching Team; Links from Year 2

■ Tutor introduction videos

■ BREO: Course Content/ Welcome & Orientation folder

Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate knowledge of a range of techniques for evaluating personal skills and

A1 abilities in the context of your future employability

Reflect upon and evaluate your “personal brand” and your resultant competence to
A2 compete successfully in the work environment with a view for planning actions for
improvement and development.
 The Future You

■ Guest speakers

■ Live Q&A sessions

■ Workshops

■ Interactive on line

■ Further Reading
The Future You

■ Personal Branding

■ Employability Skills ■ Overcoming Barriers

■ Linked In
■ The Unique You
■ Updated CV

■ Action Plan ahead

New BREO Ultra – your Dashboard
Welcome & Orientation
Unit Information
Assessment & Feedback
Your Study Programme
Resources & Further Reading
 Workshops

■ No workshop this week

■ But activities to complete through BREO

Weekly Outline – 5 Steps to Success
 The Future You

■ Guest speakers

■ Live Q&A sessions

■ Workshops

■ Interactive on line

■ Further Reading
 The Future You - Assessment
■ Assessment 1
■ Weighting 30%
■ Reflective Report (1500 words)
■ Develop a personal brand statement
and review literature
■ Using feedback to reflect upon and
evaluate your personal brand
■ Assessment 2
■ Weighting 70%
■ Report & Action Plan (2500 words)
■ Produce and action plan for tailoring
your skills and abilities (and your
personal brand) to specific areas of
employment
■ CV
Assessment 1

■ Weighting 30%

■ Reflective Report (1500 words)

■ Develop a personal brand statement

and review literature
■ Using feedback to reflect upon and
evaluate your personal brand
Personal Brand
“Personal branding is about
managing your name — even if
you don’t own a business — in a
world of misinformation,
disinformation, and semi-
permanent Google records.
Going on a date? Chances are
that your “blind” date has
Googled your name.
Going to a job interview? Ditto.”

Tim Ferris
 DB1 Action to do

■ Introduce yourself in 140 characters

• Link to this in Weekly Planner, within ‘Your Study Area’

Or,
• Go direct to ‘Your Study Area’ then ‘Week 1 Induction’ folder
Assessment 2

■ Assessment 2

■ Weighting 70%

■ Reflective Report & Action Plan

(2500 words)

■ Produce an action plan for tailoring

your skills and abilities (and your
personal brand) to specific areas of
employment

■ CV
 What am I required to do?

Successful completion of this assignment requires that you:

▪ Analyse specific evidence of patterns of behavior and impact that illustrate your uniqueness, a
personal audit is undertaken in identifying how you are effective and your strengths and
weaknesses.

▪ Use key research and literature to evaluate the behaviors that contribute to your being effective
and use this in combination with your reflection to underpin your understanding of areas for
personal development and overcoming barriers.
▪ Summarise and evaluate a detailed Personal Development Plan for the improvement of your
personal effectiveness based on your findings/reflection, using SMART objectives in line with
your future goals.
▪ An excellently presented CV that reflects your employability and preferred career choice
You are unique

Personal Entrepreneurial
Effectiveness Mindsets

Resources & Further Reading Folder in BREO

 DB2 Action to do

■ Find a Job Description of your ideal job at Graduation, keep this as

you will need it again in week 6

■ Here, state and comment: what are the top 3 skills you need for
this role.

• Link to this in Weekly Planner, within ‘Your Study Area’

Or,
• Go direct to ‘Your Study Area’ then ‘Week 1 Induction’ folder
 DB3 Action to do

■ What do you consider the top 5 qualities employers are looking for
in a graduate? Why?

• Link to this in Weekly Planner, within ‘Your Study Area’

Or,
• Go direct to ‘Your Study Area’ then ‘Week 1 Induction’ folder
Why study this – why now?

Over 50,000 Business Students

(including Accounting, Business
Studies, Tourism, HRM)
graduate each year.

Your degree is important

You are much more important!

 Practice weeks now Developing Employability Skills
■ Key feature of University of Bedfordshire Business
School-

Focus on employability

3. Tailoring your brand

Employability 1. Understanding your
personal ‘brand’
Skills

2.
Understanding
sectors and
what is really
out there
Excited? Want some further reading?
 FR1_Ted Talk

■ The importance of creating a positive Personal brand

■ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a0Vm0zHFh0
■ 2013
 FR2_Video_Hannah Power

■ Introduction to Hannah Power

■ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g__dfZCuQ4

■ Personal branding: What is it, why do we care and should you

bother?
 FR3_ Careers service

■ Make yourself familiar with the services and support offered by the
University

■ https://www.beds.ac.uk/careers/cvs-and-applications/

• Application forms and online applications

• Writing effective cv and covering letters
• Assessment centres and Selection tests
• How to succeed at interviews
• Careers service advice centre (and online)
The Future You