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:
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
OFFER
STEP 4: ATTEND ASSESSMENT
CENTRE
STEP 3: FIRST INTERVIEW
STEP 2: TAKE ON-LINE TESTS
STEP 1: COMPLETE & SUBMIT APPLICATION
C.V./Application form
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
S Situation
T Task
A Action
R Result
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 breaker
Case
studies
Group
exercises
In tray/Etray
exercises
Role play
Report
writing
Interview
Personality
questionnaires
Presentations
Aptitude
tests
Group Work: Team Building
Exercises
PAM Professional Skills Module
Enterprise
RentBuilding
A Car
Group
Work: Team
Assessment
Centre Practice
Exercises
Other Work with Employers…..
WORK EXPERIENCE: the ‘student voice’
Graduate Futures
Come 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