Learning & Teaching Conference – 6th May 2010

EXPLORING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN PREPARING

STUDENTS FOR THE GRADUATE LABOUR MARKET

Graduate Futures

Aims of the Session

• Graduate Futures: awareness of our work

• Experiential learning methods & techniques : some examples

What is GRADUATE FUTURES?

• A Jobs & Careers Network focusing on: Careers Consultancy & Graduate Employment

• Our work underpins: Strategic Driver 3: Employability & Entrepreneurship of Strategic Plan 2010-2015

What is GRADUATE FUTURES?

We aim to:• Help our students and alumni to prepare for graduate

employment & career development

• Support and encourage employers to recruit our students and graduates

• Help staff to develop our students’ employability

UH Employability Skills:

Reflection Team Working

IT Literacy

Information Literacy Self Management and Development

Problem Solving/Creativity

Communicating Numeracy

Supporting students through experiential learning

Using variety of methods and techniques in:• Workshops• 1:1 Consultations• Employability related modules• Employer Events• Faculty Events• Sector focused events• Personal development programmes

STEP 1: COMPLETE & SUBMIT APPLICATION C.V./Application form

STEP 2: TAKE ON-LINE TESTS

STEP 3: FIRST INTERVIEW

STEP 4: ATTEND ASSESSMENT CENTRE

OFFER

Supporting Students to prepare effective Applications/C.V.s

Employers want Evidence:

“Tell me about a time when you worked in a team and there was a problem”

STAR EXERCISE

T Task

R Result

A Action

S Situation

Preparing Students for interviews

Preparing Students for interviews

Communication

Body language 55%

Tone of voice 38%

What you say 7%

Telephone Interview Exercise

• With the person next to you, turn so you are back to back with each other

• Ask each other: “what do you find most satisfying about your job?” (30 seconds)

• Reflect on the tone and pitch of voice – what else do you notice?

Preparing Students for Assessment Centres

Ice breakerGroup

exercises

Role play

Interview

PresentationsAptitude

tests

Personality questionnaires

Report writing

In tray/E-tray

exercises

Case studies

Group Work: Team Building Exercises

PAM Professional Skills Module

Group Work: Team Building Exercises

Enterprise Rent A Car Assessment Centre Practice

Other Work with Employers…..

What can you do?

WORK EXPERIENCE: the ‘student voice’

Graduate FuturesCome and visit us…

We are based in the MacLaurin Building, opposite De Havilland

StudyNet: Jobs and Careers

Tel: 01707 284791

E-mail: graduate.futures@herts.ac.uk

Web: www.herts.ac.uk/graduatefutures