August 19, 2009
Journalist.
Lawyer. Diplomat. Academic. Doctor. These were some of the career
choices of a group of students from Leicester University whose
presentations I helped to assess a few weeks ago. The students were
taking part in Leicester Uni’s excellent Employability Programme
and I was there are part of my volunteer commitment as a Business
Champion for the East Midlands Development Agency. The standard of
the presentations was excellent and a tribute to the university.
The
purpose of this Employability Programme is to develop the students’
understanding of the requirements of the job market and thus to
improve their employment prospects. The key elements of the student’s
learning process include:-
Identifying
a job and/or area of work that appeals.
Researching
what the job/area of work really involves.
Networking
by making a contact within that area and arranging a exploratory
meeting with him/her.
Identifying
their strengths and weakness and what they have to offer.
Reviewing
whether the job/area of work they originally identified is the right
one for them and, if not, redefining their focus.
Structuring
a CV that describes their “offer“ in terms of employer
requirements rather than their own ideas.
Structuring
and delivering a presentation on what they have learned from the
programme.
In
the current climate these students will have to work hard to find a
job but they will have a head start.
And
whatever stage you are at in your career, there are some good tips
within the programme they followed to boost your chances of success
in the challenging – and competitive – world of work.
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Developing Your Career
August 13, 2009
So
what gets you that dream job? Experience? Skills? Qualifications?
Research by the University of Iowa suggests that your handshake is a
key factor.100
students were put through mock interviews and were introduced to 5
handshake "experts" posing as prospective colleagues. Their
assessments of the "candidates" were then compared with those of
recruitment specialists. The students with good handshakes were
perceived to be sociable, friendly and dominant. Those with weak
handshakes were ... Continue reading...
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Developing Your Career
May 28, 2009
www.salesrecruitmentjobsite.com is the leading sales recruitment job and currently has over 20,000 sales vacancies from graduate to director level. Continue reading...
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Links
April 14, 2009
A quote from Anthony Trollope, the novelist, who was born in 1815 and died in 1882:"Never think you're not good enough. My belief is that, in life, people will take you very much at your own reckoning".Now just spend a few minutes to consider that in relation to my post The Real You? What's your own reckoning? Is it your own? Or have you created it from other people's influence on you? Are you doing yourself justice? These are pretty fundamental questions! ... Continue reading...
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Miscellany
April 8, 2009
Who
are you? In answer to that you'll probably give your name. Well,
that was given to you by someone else and it is, in essence, just a
label. The real “you” is much more interesting than a label.
And
building a clear picture of yourself is the first step in any
personal or career development programme. Each and every one of us
is a complex mix of qualities, personality, learned skills,
education and experiences. And, of course, we all have a jumble of
messages buzzing around ... Continue reading...
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Discovering Yourself
April 2, 2009
Coping With Redundancy
Today's job market is tough. And, unfortunately, redundancy is a key component of that.
Today's job market is tough. And, unfortunately, redundancy is a key component of that.
True there will be attempts to make light of it with articles in the press proclaiming redundancy is an opportunity and features on individuals for whom it has been the push they've needed to change their lives.
For most people though, losing your job is a pretty traumatic experience. It... Continue reading...
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Developing Your Career
March 31, 2009
Yesterday I met a client - let’s call her Libby - for an informal chat for lunch. When she first came to see me last summer she was stay-at-home housewife looking to return to work after a long career break. Her idea at that time was to aim for social work. She is now a Business Development Executive for a university and making a great success of it. She says that I helped her reframe her capabilities, which is an interesting way of putting it. However, she still has a good deal of pote... Continue reading...
Posted by Dorothy Wilson. Posted In :
Developing Your Career
March 23, 2009
Hello! I’m Dorothy Wilson and for almost a couple of decades I have worked with people in career change, development and transition situations. My clients range from young graduates to MBAs and PhDs, from entry level to strategic managers. Whilst most come from the commercial sector, I have also helped people with backgrounds as diverse as ice dancing and bomb disposal.
My aim in setting up this blog is to provide tips, information and news relating to the arena in which people have to p... Continue reading...
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About Me
| Dorothy Wilson |
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So that you know who you are dealing with let me tell you a little more about myself.
A broad-based business career, which includes working for both small and large companies, a spell in the City of London as well as running my own business has given me a deep understanding of the inter-relationship between people and organisations.
The expertise I have developed in career development over the past couple of decades is under-pinned by a Diploma in Management from the Open University and an MA in HRM, with career development as the dissertation subject, from Nottingham Business School as well as a coaching qualification.
Wearing another hat, I have had a long connection with an international exchange programme and am very proud to have served as European President of the alumni association. My connection with this programme has given me some tremendous experiences. One of those was presiding over a meeting held on the side of an alp in Switzerland - one step back and I could well have tumbled down into William Tell's lake. Another was giving one of the key-note speeches at a conference in Manila.
Then there was being stuck on the side of a Swiss mountain, knee-deep in snow in the middle of a hailstorm not to mention being horrendously sea-sick on a trawler off the Swedish coast and being faced with a dinner of barbecued pig just after making to the shore. I also managed to beat a hasty retreat from some head-hunters in the Philippines.
However, after all that, I'm now back in the village where I grew up, working from my home office where I can look over the fields towards the Wolds - gentle rolling hills - that straggle the borders of Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.
And from there I hope to share some of my knowledge and experience with you - and to have the pleasure of getting to know some of you.
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