Stirling Management School: Explore your course, develop your network and compete for your future
Timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
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January 15, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
As a group find out more about each other: What countries are you from? What personal interest or hobbies do you have? Familiarise yourself with the Action Plan template found in the resources section.
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
Understanding your personality and how you relate to other people will give you an insight into the types of work, and working environments that suit you best. Complete Prospects Job Match Quiz. What groups do you belong to and are they different from other group members?
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
Familiarise yourself with your degree of study. Review what knowledge and skills you will develop during the course of your studies. What part of the degree programme are you most excited about? Do you have any concerns about the study programme? Share your thoughts as a group.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
Using www.prospects.ac.uk consider what career options are relevant to your degree of study. Work together as a group to identify the top 3 career options you are interested in. Identify what skills are essential entry requirements.
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
To ensure that you have the highest possible success rate in your chosen career it's important to understand the skills requirements for the job and which skills you need to develop during your studies. Review the skills audit found in the resources.
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January 14, 2023Develop your professional network
Over 65% of recruiters now use LinkedIn as the prime source of finding suitable candidates. Develop or update a professional LinkedIn account to show case your education and experience and connect with your fellow course colleagues.
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January 14, 2023Develop your experience
Employers value graduates with all different types of experience including involvement as a module representative, being a member of a club or society, part-time work and volunteering. Reflect on what skills you need to develop and decided what experiences will help enhance those skills further.
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January 15, 2023Compete for your future
To ensure you make the most of your time at university identify 3 or 4 goals that will ensure you are ready to compete in the labour market when you graduate. As a group identify what skills you need to develop and what experiences will help you do that. Submit your suggestions.
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January 15, 2023Experience end
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teamwork project planning business services communication researchLooking to elevate your professional career, and bring it to the next level? We want to ensure you as a student feel prepared to enter the global labour market with confidence. This project-based experience is designed to help students from the Stirling University manage their global career by equipping them with the career management skills, knowledge and plans to guide them with their professional development during their studies at the University of Stirling. Successful pre arrival planning will ensure that you understand the skills and experience required for your chosen career and how to make the most of your international study experience.
These activities are designed to help you become familiar with your learning experience at the University of Stirling.
None of these assessment are credit bearing and have no impact on your degree.
Project timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
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January 15, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
As a group find out more about each other: What countries are you from? What personal interest or hobbies do you have? Familiarise yourself with the Action Plan template found in the resources section.
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
Understanding your personality and how you relate to other people will give you an insight into the types of work, and working environments that suit you best. Complete Prospects Job Match Quiz. What groups do you belong to and are they different from other group members?
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
Familiarise yourself with your degree of study. Review what knowledge and skills you will develop during the course of your studies. What part of the degree programme are you most excited about? Do you have any concerns about the study programme? Share your thoughts as a group.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
Using www.prospects.ac.uk consider what career options are relevant to your degree of study. Work together as a group to identify the top 3 career options you are interested in. Identify what skills are essential entry requirements.
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
To ensure that you have the highest possible success rate in your chosen career it's important to understand the skills requirements for the job and which skills you need to develop during your studies. Review the skills audit found in the resources.
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January 14, 2023Develop your professional network
Over 65% of recruiters now use LinkedIn as the prime source of finding suitable candidates. Develop or update a professional LinkedIn account to show case your education and experience and connect with your fellow course colleagues.
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January 14, 2023Develop your experience
Employers value graduates with all different types of experience including involvement as a module representative, being a member of a club or society, part-time work and volunteering. Reflect on what skills you need to develop and decided what experiences will help enhance those skills further.
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January 15, 2023Compete for your future
To ensure you make the most of your time at university identify 3 or 4 goals that will ensure you are ready to compete in the labour market when you graduate. As a group identify what skills you need to develop and what experiences will help you do that. Submit your suggestions.
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January 15, 2023Experience end
Project Examples
What is the main goal for the project?
In groups using the University of Stirling Career Planning Framework, EXPLORE, DEVELOP and COMPETE during this project you will assess what steps are required to assist with your career development during your studies and develop an action plan to help you progress.
- Explore means learning about your ambitions, skills and career options aligned to your degree.
- Develop means growing your network to help support your professional development and gaining additional experience to enhance your skills development.
- Compete means understanding the labour market and how to compete successfully with applications and interviews.
The follow activities will help guide your progress through the career development framework:
- Explore your personality type: Understanding your personality and how you relate to other people will give you an insight into the types of work, and working environments that suit you best.
- Explore your career options with your degree: Familiarise yourself with your degree of study. Review what knowledge and skills you will develop during the course of your studies. Using Prospects consider what career options are relevant to your degree of study.
- Skills Audit: To ensure that you have the highest possible success rate in your chosen career it's important to understand the skills requirements for the job.
- Develop your professional network: Develop or update a professional LinkedIn account to show case your education and experience and connect with your fellow course colleagues.
- Develop your experience: Employers value all different types of experience including your involvement at a module representative, being a member of a club or society, part-time work and volunteering. What opportunities are available at the university of Stirling? Find out more about the opportunities that exist.
- Compete for your future: Explore what jobs are available on LinkedIn
- Action Plan: To ensure you make the most of your time at university identify 3 or 4 goals that will ensure you are ready to compete in the labour market when you graduate.
Use the Action Plan template found in the resources to record and monitor your progress through each milestone.
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
A representative from SMS or the Careers an Employability Team will be available to answer questions from students in a timely manner for the duration of the project.
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Timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
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January 15, 2023Experience end
Timeline
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January 10, 2023Experience start
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January 10, 2023Meet the group
As a group find out more about each other: What countries are you from? What personal interest or hobbies do you have? Familiarise yourself with the Action Plan template found in the resources section.
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January 10, 2023Explore your personality
Understanding your personality and how you relate to other people will give you an insight into the types of work, and working environments that suit you best. Complete Prospects Job Match Quiz. What groups do you belong to and are they different from other group members?
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January 11, 2023Explore your degree subject.
Familiarise yourself with your degree of study. Review what knowledge and skills you will develop during the course of your studies. What part of the degree programme are you most excited about? Do you have any concerns about the study programme? Share your thoughts as a group.
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January 12, 2023Explore your career options
Using www.prospects.ac.uk consider what career options are relevant to your degree of study. Work together as a group to identify the top 3 career options you are interested in. Identify what skills are essential entry requirements.
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January 13, 2023Skills Audit
To ensure that you have the highest possible success rate in your chosen career it's important to understand the skills requirements for the job and which skills you need to develop during your studies. Review the skills audit found in the resources.
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January 14, 2023Develop your professional network
Over 65% of recruiters now use LinkedIn as the prime source of finding suitable candidates. Develop or update a professional LinkedIn account to show case your education and experience and connect with your fellow course colleagues.
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January 14, 2023Develop your experience
Employers value graduates with all different types of experience including involvement as a module representative, being a member of a club or society, part-time work and volunteering. Reflect on what skills you need to develop and decided what experiences will help enhance those skills further.
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January 15, 2023Compete for your future
To ensure you make the most of your time at university identify 3 or 4 goals that will ensure you are ready to compete in the labour market when you graduate. As a group identify what skills you need to develop and what experiences will help you do that. Submit your suggestions.
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January 15, 2023Experience end