Career Zone Podcast

Job hunting is difficult and rejections can be disappointing.  Here, Will King, considers ways in which you can increase your resilience and remain positive while job hunting.

Rich Daniels, Placement Learning Manager talks to Quinn Leatherbarrow-Stokes a University of Exeter alum, who co-founded of QWERTY Beer Box and QWERTY Commerce.  Here Quinn discusses his time at University of Exeter and how his choices and actions put him on the path to starting his own company. Useful information relating to student start-up support can be accessed here: Enterprise & Entrepreneurship | Career Zone | University of Exeter.  You can discover more about UpReach here https://upreach.org.uk/

If you would like to talk to an Employability Careers Consultant about your start-up idea, visit the Career Zone or use the Live Chat on the website.   

You can book into a  session on Networking or LinkedIn via Handshake

To discover more about placement options during your time at university, visit our webpages here

You can find out more about QWERTY Beer Box/Commerce here;

QWERTY Beer Box which focuses on beer gift hampers and championing the awesome independent UK breweries out there. Key periods throughout the year for us include Father’s Day (June 18th), Birthdays & Christmas, here www.qwertybeerbox.co.uk

University of Exeter staff and students can find out more about QWERTY Beer Box and Fathers Days promotion via this  link

QWERTY COMMERCE which focuses on enhancing brand's online sales - with a special emphasis on Amazon, here - www.qwertycommerce.com

Sunny Lalli, an Employability and Career Consultant explores the process of settling into a new job role with Rob McKellar, alum of the University of Exeter and a practicing solicitor. In this episode we examine methods to leverage rapid onboarding, strategies to allay anxieties and how mentoring can deepen connections to enable integration into a new job role and organisation. 

In this episode, Bryanna, an Employability and Placements Adviser, speaks with Penny a final year Modern Language student who completed a Work Abroad year last year in Barcelona, Spain.  Penny shares her personal experiences from her year abroad in Spain and answers a few of the most frequently asked questions we receive about this module.

Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant explores how you can use challenges in your life to your advantage on applications and at interviews. All of us have been through tough times, maybe a goal or achievement you had your heart set on did not happen or your plans were disrupted by a factor outside of your control. Rachel explores how the skills and attributes you may have developed can make you a stronger candidate when applying for jobs.  

This episode was devised by Dawn Lees, written by Laura Lawrence and recorded by Rachel Sloan.  

Links: 

• Link to CV, Cover Letter and Application Forms sessions on Handshake 

In this week’s episode, David Pritchard, Employability and Career Consultant is joined by Erica Sosna, CEO of Career Matters to discuss ‘The Career Equation’. Erica and David discuss the notion of graduate success and what this actually means in today’s world.

Find out more about the Career Equation.

Mair George is a freelance portfolio worker, and in this episode of the Career Zone podcast, she discusses the realities of working on a freelance basis, the importance of building professional relationships and shares the human only skills you’ll need to thrive as a freelancer. Mair explains the importance of having a growth mindset and how entrepreneurial thinking has helped her in her career.  

Links:  

• You can book a Careers Guidance one-to-one appointments if you’re thinking about working freelance or building a portfolio or entrepreneurial career. Ask to book an 'Entrepreneurs Guidance appointment' at the Career Zone. 

• Find out more about Freelance work and how the Career Zone can support you here - https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/careers/research/sector/self-employment/  

In this week’s episode, Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant, explores whether you should go into something you are passionate about or something you are good at. Rachel explains what we mean regarding passion and skills and shares the questions you should ask yourself when making a decision of which to follow. 

Links: 

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

Listen to another episode: Why understanding your strengths is so important - an employer's perspective.

This episode was devised by Dawn Lees, written by Laura Lawrence and recorded by Rachel Sloan

When we use our strengths, we are more productive, perform better, and are more engaged in our work. By identifying our strengths, we can identify opportunities that require those attributes and that will give us greatest pleasure and satisfaction. We also impress employers who like to understand what makes us give our best. Listen to Employability and Career Consultant Fiona Hartley talking to recruiters across a range of sectors about their approaches to recruitment focussing on the importance of strengths.

Further Career Zone website resources

Help with self-awareness | Career Zone | University of Exeter

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/students/careers/research/helpwith/helpwithinterviews/

Other resources

Learn about strengths and how you can discover yours by watching this video.

Attend the popular termly in-person workshop Discover your strengths and why it is essential to career planning.

Listen to another Recruiter Perspectives: In conversation with Hannah Salton, Career Coach

My Career Zone Digital has lots more, including videos and articles, to help you identify your strengths, including:

• Recognising strengths & weaknesses

In this week’s episode Rachel Sloan, Employability and Career Consultant explores why it’s important to write in plain English when applying for jobs and shares 5 things to avoid when writing CVs, cover letters and application forms. 

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

Links: 

Link to CV, Cover Letter and Application Forms sessions on Handshake 

Help with CVs, Cover Letters and Application Forms: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/careers/research/helpwith/helpwithcvscoverlettersandapplications/ 

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