Employability and e-Learning

Thursday 2nd July 2015

Paul Gratrick, Careers Manager, Faculty of Humanities

• My Future Framework

• My Future Profiler

• My Manchester portal

• Employability e-Learning ‘artefacts’

Overview

Worked with Prof Ivan Robertson and Robertson Cooper to deliver three products:

1.Competency Framework

2.Student self-assessment questionnaire and report

3.Management information system

The Tools

The University of Manchester

20-40 questions, 6 areas – takes ~10 minutes

•Your experience so far• Eg. How much voluntary/work experience; started

searching for a job yet; any careers in mind

•Communicating & influencing• Eg. Practice presentations; use examples from

work/voluntary experience in interviews

•Exploration & stretch• Eg. take part in extra-curricular activities; clear focus

on employers/careers which interest me

•Broadening & building your connections• Eg. use my contacts to help my friends connect; draw

on family & friends to help my career

•Enthusiasm, drive & resilience• Eg. set personal goals for graduate employment; not

put off trying again if unsuccessful in job applications

•Recognising and reflecting on your skills• Eg. have identified my strengths; aware of skills

required for careers which interest me

Questionnaire

The University of Manchester

My Future – Next Steps•Generated online - immediately available•Downloadable as pdf or available to view online in future•Feedback on each action area:

• Priority actions – what to do next• Urgency with which you need to

take action (red/amber/green scale)•Further support – including link to “Improve your employability” website

Focus groups•Students reported taking immediate action – acted as a trigger

The Report

The University of Manchester Available to Schools, Faculties, Careers Service

Management Information

• Amended student portal• Update to the ‘My Future’ section• Existing website content to be repackaged

• Plus…the creation of new e-learning ‘artefacts’

My Manchester Portal

• Complimentary to the My Future Framework• Interactive, gamified – engaging• Calls to action rather than purely informational

• Covering the basic career topics and questions• Discoverable by students, or can be linked to• Available for staff use as well

The Artefacts

Example 1 – Exploring Oxford Road

Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

Use the map to explore what is on offer – and once you’ve had a look around click here

25% Complete

Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

Use the map to explore what is on offer – and once you’ve had a look around click here

Manchester Museum – Volunteering opportunities

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

25% Complete

Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

Use the map to explore what is on offer – and once you’ve had a look around click here

Student Union – Volunteering, part-time work and societies

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

25% Complete

Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

Select which options are interesting to you and then click next to go to the next part

Of the opportunities available on Oxford Road, which ones are most interesting to you?

Select just one or multiple options

Volunteering

Part-time work

Joining a society or clubSporting activities

Interested

Not interested

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

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Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

Click End to finish this resource

What next?You can access further information about these activities via the links below – read more about them or watch the video to hear other student’s views.Volunteeringhttp://manchesterstudentsunion.com/volunteering

Joining a society or clubhttp://manchesterstudentsunion.com/societies

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

Hear Amy’s view

Hear Matt’s view

75% Complete

Explore the Oxford Road Corridor

Well done – by going through this resource you have a greater awareness of the vast array of options that are available to you, just by virtue of studying in and around Oxford Road.

You can share what you’ve found with friends

Let your friends find this resource too, so that they can find something that interests them.

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share via email

This resource is designed to give you a birds eye view of the opportunities open to you on the Oxford Road corridor

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Communicate at interviews

This task is designed to give you an insight into how face-to-face interviews work and what you can do to increase your chances of success.

Input your answers and then click the Next button

A face to face interview is an integral part of 99% of recruitment processes. It’s highly unlike that you’ll never meet your employer prior to being made a job offer.

Read the statements below and state whether you agree, disagree, or aren’t sure.Interviews are tests

Interviews are easy

Preparation is required

It’s hard to predict questions

Agree Not sure Disagree

I can’t think on my feet

Example 2 – Communicating at Interviews

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Communicate at interviews

After watching the video click next

Watch the video below in which University of Manchester students and alumni talk about their interview experiences.

This task is designed to give you an insight into how face-to-face interviews work and what you can do to increase your chances of success.

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Interviews –UoM students view

Communicate at interviews

Input your answers and then click the Next button

Now that you’ve seen the video – input your answers again

Read the statements below and state whether you agree, disagree, or aren’t sure.

Interviews are tests

Interviews are easy

Preparation is required

It’s hard to predict questions

Agree Not sure Disagree

I can’t think on my feet

This task is designed to give you an insight into how face-to-face interviews work and what you can do to increase your chances of success.

75% Complete

Communicate at interviews

To end this resource click next

Interviews are tests - DisagreeCorrect - Interviews are never trying to catch you out. There are certain skills that they look for, and they want to see if you have the experience to show that

Interviews are easy - DisagreeCorrect - It’s all about confidence. Interviews get easier with practice and preparation. You can book a mock interview with your Careers Service here

Preparation is required - AgreeCorrect - Preparation is key, but don’t over do it. Put time in your diary in the days preceding an interview to practice. Find more help here

It’s hard to predict questions - DisagreeCorrect - Look at the job specification to see which skills they are looking for. From this you can work out some questions

This task is designed to give you an insight into how face-to-face interviews work and what you can do to increase your chances of success.

What you said…

I can’t think on my feet – Not sureOkay - Look at the job specification to see which skills they are looking for. From this you can work out some questions in advance. If in doubt, book a mock interview with the Careers Service

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Well done – by going through this resource you now have an understanding of what a face to face interview involves and how to prepare.

You can share what you’ve found with friends

Let your friends find this resource too, so that they can find something that interests them.

Share on Facebook

Share on Twitter

Share via email

Communicate at interviews

This task is designed to give you an insight into how face-to-face interviews work and what you can do to increase your chances of success.

100% Complete

• The aim is to create 20-30 artefacts for 15/16

• Based around key career areas

• All created using this process…

1. Objective

2. Online activity

3. Content

4. Assessment

5. Action

Process

• Resources that are engaging as well as useful• Items that can be shared peer to peer• Easy to find, easy to use and quick

• We know where students typically fail in the process• These artefacts will combat those issues• Careers Service become more on demand

Outcome