In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Mair George, Facilitator and Freelance Theatre Producer, to discuss what public speaking means and why it is important. Mair shares her tips to help you improve your public speaking and presentation skills.
Create Your Future is an employability programme developed for all first year students to help them plan and prepare for their future. In this episode, Amelia, Programme Assistant at the Careers Zone and a student at the University of Exeter, speaks to Hannah, a fellow student who completed the Create Your Future programme last year. Hannah shares how she found the programme, how it has helped her to prepare for the next stages of her career and gives her advice on how to get the most out of the Create Your Future programme. You can find out more about Create Your Future here. Please click here for the transcript of this episode.
In this week's podcast, Rae is joined by colleagues from the Career Zone who recently attended the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services Conference. The Career Zone staff share what they found out about what employers are looking for and what the graduate labour market is looking like. Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers or on Twitter @UoECareers or @UoECornwallCZ and include the #careerzonepodcast so that we can follow up in a future episode.
Last year, we released our first podcast titled, “How will graduate jobs be impacted by Covid-19?”, which focused on the initial impact that Covid-19 had on the graduate labour market at that time. Here, Rae takes another look at how the graduate market is faring, a year on from the start of the pandemic. You can find more information on specific sectors visit the Career Research and Planning pages. References: Burning Glass After the storm: the jobs and skills that will drive the post-pandemic recovery (February 2021). After the Storm | Burning Glass Technologies (burning-glass.com)
There will be some point during your career that you will have a disagreement or dispute with another person. In this episode, Rae talks through the key elements to work through in order to resolve conflicts in any situation.
In this week’s episode Antonia Coppen, Employability and Careers Consultant at the University of Exeter, is joined by Software Cornwall, Bluefruit Software, Buzz Interactive and That Seagull Bob to discuss the benefits of working in Tech in the South West from a Cornish perspective. Discover what current and future opportunities are available to students and graduates in this expanding sector and whether a career in Tech in the South West can offer you the lifestyle you seek. Follow us on Instagram @uoecareers or @uoecornwallcareers or on Twitter @UoECareers or @UoECornwallCZ and include the #careerzonepodcast so that we can follow up in a future episode. Credits: Readers! Do You Read? by Chris Zabriskie http://chriszabriskie.com, Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0, Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/readers-do-you-read, Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/aNkVQA4zbMA, Voyager - by Jonny Easton, Creative Commons - Attribution licence (reuse), Link: https://youtu.be/HKinw3NqWFQ, Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/jonnyeaston
In this week’s podcast Rae is joined by colleagues from the Career Zone who recently attended the Institute of Student Employers Virtual Conference. The Career Zone staff share what they found out about what employers are looking for and what the graduate labour market is looking like.
In this episode Rachel Coombes, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joanne Mavridis, Marketing Director and Hollie Dabson, Digital Marketing Specialist, both from ForgeRock. Joanne and Hollie share their career journey and how they became to work within the technology industry and share their tips on how to get into the industry. They also discuss the type of work ForgeRock is involved with as a technology and IT software company.
As part of International Women’s Day, Rachel Coombes, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joanne Mavridis, Marketing Director and Hollie Dabson, Digital Marketing Specialist, both from ForgeRock, to discuss the organisation Women In Identity and how it has helped them with their careers. They share views on the issue women still face in the workplace and why it’s important to challenge them. Joanne and Hollie also share their advice on how to succeed in the workplace and how to identify positive working environments when looking for a job.
In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Lindsay Warner, Programme Assistant in the Career Zone, to discuss this year’s Challenges Online, running from 7th-11th June 2021. Lindsay is joined by Brogan, Harry and Lizzie, students who completed Challenges Online last year, to discuss the Challenges they worked on and what they gained from participating in the week. This year the Challenges are: Climate and Environment Emergency, Social Inequality, Planetary Health, Fighting Fake News and Future Foods: Securing Sustainable Food Systems in the 21st Century. All the Challenges relate to the Sustainable Development Goals and the week will provide you with the opportunity to develop your employability skills. To explore the Challenges further and to sign up visit https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/events/challengesonline/
In this week’s episode, Rae Roberts, Employability and Career Consultant, talks about the steps you can take to help you plan and move forward in your career planning. Rae discusses the activities you can engage with to help you develop the skills and experience required for the role you’re planning to go in to.
In this episode, as part of Digital and Coding Week, Rae talks with Adam Alton, Co-Founder of FidlLeaf, about how he got into coding. Adam provides an insight into what it is like as an industry to work in and shares his tips on how to have a go at coding. More information on FidlLeaf can be found here www.fidlleaf.com Quick links: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. And Adam's personal Twitter.
As part of our Digital and Coding week, Rae explores what is meant by digital skills and why they are important. Rae also provides advice on what you can do to up-skill and improve your digital skills so you remain competitive in the job market.
In this week’s episode, Rae is joined by Kelly Preece, Researcher Development Manager in the Doctoral College. Kelly shares her experience of failure and how she has come to view it as her greatest strength. Kelly also runs the Researchers, Development and the In-Betweens Podcast for PGRs which can be found here.
In this week’s episode, Rae explains what delegation skills are, why you delegate and the benefit of doing so for both yourself and for others. Rae also talks through the five steps to effective delegation.
This week, Wendy Woolery, Employability and Careers Consultant, provides an overview of the things to consider if you’re thinking of studying a postgraduate degree. Wendy provides information on the range of different postgraduate degrees available and the various sources of funding available. Some University Colleges provide progression scholarships for students and recent alumni who would like to stay to progress their studies. For more information visit exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/.
As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Rae talks with University of Exeter graduate Anam about their freelance and portfolio work. Anam discusses the importance of building a network and how she has taken an entrepreneurial approach to her career. If you are a current University of Exeter student, thinking about working freelance or building a portfolio career, you can book a one-to-one appointment with Rae, an Employability and Careers Consultant.
In this episode, as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Rae talks with University of Exeter graduate Ash about how they set up a charity whilst at university and whether they would consider themselves an entrepreneur. More information on Acting for Change International can be found here.
In this week’s episode Rae is joined by Rachel Sloan, Employability and Placements Adviser and Christo Nation, a University of Exeter alumnus. Rachel and Christo discuss the value of professionalism and provide tips and advice on how to present your best professional self.
In this week’s episode, Rae Roberts, Employability and Careers Consultant, thinks about the question many of you may face, how do I choose a career? To help get you thinking, Rae introduces four steps to help you when choosing a future career.