employability Archives - Enhancing Postgraduate Environments https://postgradenvironments.com/tag/employability/ Tue, 31 Oct 2017 07:14:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://postgradenvironments.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/favicon.png employability Archives - Enhancing Postgraduate Environments https://postgradenvironments.com/tag/employability/ 32 32 The importance of transferable skills https://postgradenvironments.com/2017/10/13/importance-transferable-skills/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:10:02 +0000 http://postgradenvironments.com/?p=669 Graduates need to identify the job specific and transferable skills they need to develop to be competitive in the job market. This video focus on...

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]]> Graduates need to identify the job specific and transferable skills they need to develop to be competitive in the job market. This video focus on the competencies employers looks for in graduates. The additional readings, development plan, and resumé template, will provide graduates with a better understanding of the competencies needed to be successful in the job market and how to present their skills in their CVs.

Developed by Dr Henriëtte van den Berg (University of Free State) and Mr Katleho Nyaile (Vice-President Postgaduate Student Council). Thanks to Mr Brian Munro for the video recording and editing.

Who might find this useful?

Postgraduate students and supervisors may find this video helpful.

Complete the following Individual development plan to determine your training objectives for the next year and to use as a basis to write the skills and competencies section in your CV.

Read the following aricle in The Guardian and then write your CV (using the CV template included). https://www.grb.uk.com/careers-advice/graduate-cv

 

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]]> Career Development Resources https://postgradenvironments.com/2017/10/13/career-development-resources/ Fri, 13 Oct 2017 09:19:06 +0000 http://postgradenvironments.com/?p=661 There is no blueprint for a successful career, but graduates can steer their career paths in a positive direction through early planning and active implementation...

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]]> There is no blueprint for a successful career, but graduates can steer their career paths in a positive direction through early planning and active implementation of a career plan. A vast array of electronic career planning and development resources are available. This presentation introduces users to different career planning resources that can be used in the career planning processes. The additional readings and career plan template will be of great value to graduates.

Developed by Dr Henriëtte van den Berg (University of Free State) with voice-over by Dr Mardi Delport (Central University of Technology). Thanks to Mr Wynand Viljoen for the recording and editing of the presentation.

Who might find this useful?

Postgraduate students may find this video helpful.

Complete the following career development plan to formulate an action plan for your future career.

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Resources on resume writing

Interviewing skills

Search engines to search for vacancies

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