1. Introduction to the Case Study Professional and Academic Skills 1

2. The focus is on Employability skills The employer’s perspective Preparation for placement Personal career planning Enterprise skills and knowledge

3. Lectures cover Finding out about jobs Recruitment and selection procedures Applications paperwork Job interviews Enterprise skills and self employment Career Planning – looking ahead

4. Lectures Give you guidance and instructions on how to tackle the case study assignment Give useful information when working on your Individual Folder assignment Give you tips and advice and up to date information on a range of career issues

5. Professional & Enterprise Development – CE00315-2 Case study To give you vital employability skills - problem solving, teamwork, researching, presentation and communication skills To view selection and recruitment from the employer’s perspective

6. Professional & Enterprise Development – CE00315-2 Careers case study Gets you looking at how and where vacancies and job opportunities are advertised By knowing what employers are looking for in written applications, you should be able to sell yourself more effectively to prospective employers By knowing how job interviews are assessed you should be able to perform better in job interviews

7. The case study Introducing Robot IC Ltd There are 4 parts to it. Each part is covered in detail in the lectures, with tips and advice

8. First case study task: Research and write 2 job descriptions Write 2 personal specifications Produce 2 job adverts

9. Sources of information on jobs Graduate Recruitment booklets and magazines Company websites – careers section Professional association websites (BCS) Job databases on line www.prospects.ac.uk http://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

10. Talking about jobs Look at other job adverts to get ideas for how to lay them out Look at graduate recruitment publications Look at jobsites on the internet There are lots of poor ones out there! Think about which ones stand out and why

11. More about job adverts Include a job title Say something about what the job entails Say something about what candidates ‘must have’ to apply (what the employer is looking for) Say something about terms and conditions Include details of how they apply

12. Professional & Enterprise Development – CE00315-2 Talking about job descriptions Be clear about what each job is about Don’t worry about it being perfect, most job descriptions get re – negotiate over time Terms and conditions are often just as important for most applicants

13. Professional & Enterprise Development – CE00315-2 Talking about Personal Specifications Remember, the job description says ‘what’ the person will be doing The personal spec says ‘what they need’, to be able to do that (what skills, experience, qualifications, attitudes, etc.)

14. To do this you need to Organise a way to work as a group Read the case study Read the supporting materials Complete the task