PDP for undergraduates:
factoring-in employability
Angela Smallwood
International company
Outline the most challenging goal that you
have worked towards recently
 Using a specific example, describe how you
have established effective working
relationships with a group of people who
have different personalities or styles
 Please describe a situation where you faced
a complex problem
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Chartered Accountants
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What benefits have you gained from your work
experience?
Describe an occasion when you worked as part of
a team, and what your contribution to the team
was
Describe a recent situation where you
demonstrated motivation and initiative (relating to
either a work or university experience)
National Health Service clinical
science traineeships
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Use this page to give details of any relevant
experience or special skills and training. It
will strengthen your application if you give
examples of working in a team, problem
solving and decision making,
communication skills, flexibility and using
your own initiative.
Teacher training
 Personal
statement: Describe briefly
your reasons for wanting to teach
giving the relevance of your previous
education and experience, including
teaching, visits to schools and other
work with young people
Industrial placement
Details of your main extra curricular
activities and interests: What do you
contribute and what do you get out of them?
 Explain a situation when you have been
following a specific course of action until
something unexpected happened. Describe
what happened and what you did to manage
the situation
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Large UK retailer:
summer placements
What was the most significant thing you
have learned from your work experience?
Please tell us how it has developed you
 Thinking about all your positions of
responsibility and other activities, describe
the most significant challenge you have
faced. How did you tackle it? What was
the outcome? What did you learn?
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Summer work experience: SMEs
and community organisations
Language skills
 Computer skills
 Previous work experience
 What do you consider to be your main
skills?
 What have you done, or been involved in,
which shows an enterprising attitude?
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Inside and outside the curriculum
Academic work: Prog/module specifications
set learning outcomes in the form of skills
 Placements, field work, work experience,
study abroad
 Voluntary work: community action
 Working for Students’ Union clubs and
societies
 Part-time paid work in term, vacation work
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