@ University

INTRODUCTIONAllow me in 10 minutes to make an

Some facts

• 2,493,415 students in Higher Education• 60% of you will get a 2:1 or above• Most of you will have a student loan• Most of you will present the same or similar CV to

employers• Most of you will have the same career path• Only 7.6% of you will be unemployed• 95% of businesses in the UK have less than 10 people• 75% of you will be seriously consider self employed or

start a business within the next 10 years

What does it mean?

• Think now!– How do I make my CV stand out?– How do I get sector experience?

• Plan:– Develop the skills while you are at university– A strategy to achieve your learning outcomes– What and when

• Start being enterprising• Record your activities

Help is at hand

• There are awards, accreditation, and recognition for enterprising students at your university.

• Check out www.theessa.com for more details.• ESSA is providing support for society, so join

one today!

WHAT DO ENTERPRISING PEOPLE HAVE?

5 minutes video

HOW DOES THAT APPLY TO ME?Discuss

Enterprising

Focus

Advantage

Creativity

Ego

Team

Social

AM I ENTERPRISING?

How to fill it out

• You will have 24 questions– Score yourself 1-5 on each

• 1 = low• 5 = high

• Add up each section (FACETS)• You will then have six numbers, one for each section• You have 10 minutes

AM I ENTERPRISING?

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This presentation has been developed by Dr. David Bozward and derived from:

Bill Bolton and John Thompson, Entrepreneurs: Talent, Temperament, Technique. 2nd Edition, Elsevier (2004)Bill Bolton and John Thompson, The Entrepreneur in Focus: Achieve Your Potential. Thomson Learning (2003)

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