In this episode, celebrating International Women’s Day, Sunny Lalli, Employability and Careers Consultant, is joined by Joy and Shiryn, to discuss the benefits of mentoring, strategies to securing a mentor, and how mentoring can be harnessed as powerful resource for implementing equality and progression in the workplace.

Whatever the situation, there are principles that can be used to ensure you get your point across effectively so that you’re heard and understood. Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant, shares six steps to ensure your are listened to and that what you have to say is understood correctly.

This episode was devised by Dawn Lees, written by Rae Roberts and recorded by Rachel Sloan.

Links:

Problem Solving – book via Handshake

Presentation Skills – book via Handshake

Assertiveness and Understanding Human Behaviour – book via Handshake.

In this week’s episode, as part of International Women’s Day, Sophie Binder, Learning and Development Manager, introduces the new Exe-Change the Norm programme running at the university. Sophie discusses why it has been created, what it involves and how you can get involved.

Exe-Change the Norm is free and open to all University of Exeter students, across all campuses. The four training sessions cover topics including sexism and sexual harassment, partner abuse, racism and racist micro-aggressions. You’ll learn how to effectively step-in to help, if you see these sorts of behaviours occur.

Links:

• You can find out more about the Exe-Change the Norm programme here - https://www.exeter.ac.uk/departments/inclusion/support/training/exe-changethenorm/

In this week’s episode, Lucy Robinson, Global Employability Support Officer, is joined by students Megan, Layton and Ben to discuss their experience of taking part in the trip to Barcelona supporting the European Association for International Education conference as part of the Global Leaders Experiences. They share why they decided to apply, the skills they developed from the assessment centre and how their experiences in Barcelona helped with their career development.

Links for episode description:

• Global Leaders EAIE Conference Rotterdam 2023  

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Julia Paci, Partnership Development Manager for Degree Apprenticeships is joined by alumni Oscar Milverton Gatta. Julia and Oscar discuss the benefits of choosing to complete a Degree Apprenticeship for both the employer and employee. Oscar also shares the impact of completing a Degree Apprenticeship has had on his career and his advice for those thinking of taking a Degree Apprenticeship.

Links:

For more information on Degree Apprenticeships visit https://www.exeter.ac.uk/study/degreeapprenticeships/

Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education website: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/

Recycle It Global https://www.rig-uk.com/

In this week's episode Sunny Lalli, Employability and Career Consultant is joined by guest speakers Dylan and John to examine the challenges of a change in career and the resources you can deploy to help manage the change. Sunny also discusses how to recognise when a change is needed and how change management skills can boost your resilience. 

If you are navigating change there is plenty of help available to you.

Link to Career Guidance support including sessions such as Exploring and Making Career Decisions. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/about/guidance/

You can book a 1-1 advice appointment with an Employability and Career Consultant by contacting Career Zone online, by phone or in person

Wellbeing Team https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/

Guild Support for you. https://www.exeterguild.com/page/support-for-you 

If you’re feeling like you are unable to decide what to do next or that you’re stuck going down a career path that doesn’t feel right, you’re not alone. In this week’s episode Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant, looks at stuckness exploring why you might be feeling stuck and the steps you can take to try and unstick yourself.

If you are feeling stuck there is plenty of help available to you.

Link to Career Guidance support including sessions such as Exploring and Making Career Decisions. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/about/guidance/

You can book a 1-1 advice appointment with an Employability and Career Consultant by contacting Career Zone online, by phone or in person

Wellbeing Team https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/

Guild : Support for you. https://www.exeterguild.com/page/support-for-you

This episode was devised by Dawn Lees, written by Owen Wood and recorded by Rachel Sloan.

In this episode, Alexa, an Employability and Placements Adviser, shares 5 reasons as to why you should think about undertaking a placement or gaining work experience within a Third Sector organisation, or an SME (small and medium size enterprise).

If you would like to book an appointment with an Employability and Placements Adviser to discuss work experience within these types of organisations, or to find out more about placement modules, please do so via the Career Zone - https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/

In this episode, Marley Pradieu, Programme Assistant, is joined by students Katya, Kiera and Olivia to share their experiences of what it was like to take part in Grand Challenges. They discuss why they got involved and how taking part in the week has helped to develop their employability skills.

Grand Challenges is a project week, in which students work in interdisciplinary groups to design innovative solutions to real world challenges. This year, Grand Challenges will be taking place 5th-9th June 2023. For more information on the week and to sign up visit the Grand Challenges webpage.

In this week’s episode Rachel Sloan, Employability and Careers Consultant, explores why reflecting on a situation is important in terms of your employability.

This episode was written by Laura Lawrence and recorded by Rachel Sloan.

For more support on how you can develop your employability including help with self-awareness and help with developing your skills, visit the Career Zone webpages.