Introductory Lecture

Career Management:
Taking control and preparing yourself
for success

BUSI1334
Career & Professional Practice

Dr Emma Mullen, Module Leader

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Aims of this session of
Greenwich

To preview opportunities ahead (Jon Sibson, Pro Vice-

Chancellor, Faculty of Business)

To understand why CPP is running

To understand key career management models and

identify key career management strategies

To explain the structure/ format & the assessment

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GEP Employability passport of
Greenwich

How this will work in practice:

Hear from the Pro Vice-Chancellor
Jon Sibson, Business School

Also view this videos link

Hear what employers say about the GEP Employability Passport scheme

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Key drivers for the changing nature of University

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work and organisations Greenwich

 Competition
 Customer focussed
 Changes in IT, social & demographic trends,
Political & Economic climate
 Uncertainty, Change
 21st Century employee
 21st Century manager
 The psychological contract
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The psychological contract of
Greenwich
Aspect Traditional deal Transformed deal

Environmental Stability Dynamism

Career choice made Once, early in career Series at different stages

Main career Organisation Individual

responsibility lies with

Career horizon Single organisation Several organisations

(workplace)

Career horizon (time) Long short

(Baruch, 2004:13)
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The psychological contract (cont/d) University

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Aspect Traditional deal Transformed deal Greenwich
Employer expects/ Loyalty & Long-time working
employee gives Commitment hours

Employer gives/ Job security Investment in

employee expects employability

Progress criteria Advancement Advancement

according to tenure according to results
and knowledge

Success means Winning the Inner feeling of

tournament achievement
Training Formal programmes On-the-job, specific,
generalist ad hoc
(Baruch, 2004:13)
Employability
• Driven by employers
• Involves a state of being enabling
individuals to obtain and sustain
jobs/employment
• List of personal attributes i.e.
team working, leadership,
communication skills, etc.
• Focus on short term graduate
market
• Depicting vertical career
advancement usually within a
single organisation
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• Driven by individuals of
Greenwich
• Use career management skills to
understand how to become employable
and how to build a career
Empowers individuals to understand:
- the context of ‘employability’
- the changing nature of career
- how to navigate the right career path in
an uncertain and dynamic labour market
environment.
- Manage the career building process
based on attributes i.e. lifelong learning,
adaptability etc.
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What employers want... University
of
Greenwich

 Teamwork and interpersonal skills

 Global skills
 Commercial awareness
 Developing professionalism
 Self-Awareness & Self Management
 Stress Tolerance
 Personal impact
 Integrity
 Work experience

Based on a number of surveys on the skills required by

graduates undertaken by Microsoft, Target Jobs, the BBC,
Prospects, AGR and other organisations.

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Students’ Feedback of
Greenwich
What is Career
Management?
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CareerEDGE a model of graduate of
Greenwich
employability

Employability
Career Experience
Development (Work & Life)
Learning
Reflection and Evaluation
Degree
Emotional Subject
Intelligence Knowledge,
Understanding

S elf-E fficacy

S e lf-C on fiden ce

S e lf-E stee m
& Skills
Generic
Skills

Career Development Learning

Experience (Work & Life)
Degree Subject Knowledge, Understanding & Skills
Generic Skills
Emotional Intelligence

CareerEDGE - The Key to Employability

Pool & Sewell (2007)

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Aim:

To develop the
immediate and
sustainable
employability
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Learning outcomes: of
Greenwich

Global &
Personal Relationship
Professionalism Commercial
Profiling Management:
Awareness
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Structure of course of
Greenwich

• Weekly lectures by module staff and visiting experts

(Weeks 2-9)

• Five fortnightly tutorial workshops (Meantime &

Meridian groups alternate)
• Workshop 1: Personal Profiling
• Workshop 2: Ignite Presentations & Personal Branding
• Workshop 3: Commercial Awareness
• Workshop 4: Relationship Management
• Workshop 5: Mock Interviews
• Mock Assessment Simulation –‘The Boardroom Project’

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Informal Assessment and Help of
Greenwich

How this will work in practice:

• Course tutors will facilitate, observe and advise.

• Student team members are encouraged to provide

critical feedback and helpful suggestions.

• Our Employability & Careers Service (ECS) and external

industry visitors will contribute insights from “real-
world” experiences.

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Assessment of
Greenwich

CAREER MANAGEMENT PORTFOLIO

• Part 1. Where do I want to go? Global & Commercial Awareness
• Comparative Industry Analysis (2000 words) – 30%
• Part 2. Who am I? Personal Profiling
• Self-Assessment (1000 words) – 20%
• Part 3. How do I get there? Relationship Mgt. & professionalism
• Career Management (1000 words) – 30%
Also assessed on:
• Language and Presentation – 10%
• Engagement in Tutorials – 10%

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Student Engagement (10%) of
Greenwich

• Ongoing observation by tutors and evidence of on-

time attendance, preparation, contribution,
support, and development (lectures and
tutorials/seminars)

• Demonstrates the competencies sought by

employers

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Assessment deadlines of
Greenwich

Asses Weight Length Due Date Anonymous Anticipated

sment Title towards Submission Return Date
final Required?
grade

Portfolio 100% 4000 words 09.01.20 Yes 30.1.2020

(excluding at 3 PM
appendices)
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Course Text of
Greenwich
Rook, S. (2013)
The Graduate Career Guidebook
Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

(ISBN 9780230391758)

http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/the-graduate-
career-guidebook-steve-rook/?k=9780230391758
&loc=uk

Next Week’s Lecture:

‘What Employers Want’

For Workshop 1:

‘Introduction to the Module and Personal

Profiling toolkits’

Before Workshop 1, it is essential that you

complete the 3 psychometric tests on pages
21-22 in your workbook and bring your results
to the workshop.
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