The Next Normal

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. For our final show of Season 2, we welcome a bumper panel from the world of widening participation to the (virtual) booth, as we discuss how the work that HEPP (Higher Education Progression Partnership) and HeppSY (an Office for Students funded Uni Connect programme, serving the South Yorkshire region) undertake with students, teachers and parents/carers has been adapted over the past year, what it has been like supporting school and college staff experiencing some of the biggest challenges the education system has ever faced and which trends are here to stay in the world of widening participation work once the dust settles on the Covid-19 restrictions.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Richard Hewitt (Director for Higher Education at Emsi UK) and Naomi Oosman-Watts (Head of Strategic Projects: Student Services at Newcastle University and Director for Data Insights at AGCAS) to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss some of the common misconceptions associated with the use of data, how HE careers services and other organisations are leveraging data like Graduate Outcomes to enhance their work with students/graduates and what the next normal might look like when it comes to utilising data effectively within the sector.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Peter Hopwood, Global Speaker Coach, TedX Coach and MC, to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss how the global speaking circuit has adapted to online delivery, address some of the key misconceptions about confidence in public speaking and look ahead to what the next normal might look like for professional speakers like Peter once restrictions ease and the choice between online, physical and hybrid events becomes a reality.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Dr. Chris Headleand, Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Computer Science at the University of Lincoln, to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss the causes of 'interaction fatigue', which online teaching and learning developments are worth holding on to and what the next normal might look like for E-Learning as we move out of more rigid lockdown restrictions.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome James Curran, Career Coach and Host of the Graduate Job Podcast and Phill Williams, Careers Consultant at the University of Birmingham, to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss what careers professionals have been doing to adapt the support they have been providing since March, how students and graduates can combat negativity in the media and the importance of embracing non-linear career pathways in the current climate.

Episode Summary

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Giles Cunningham, CEO at BLME (and SHU Alumni) and Zenith Shah, President of the SHU FABSoc (Finance, Accounting and Banking Society) to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss how the Banking and Finance sector has responded to the impact of Covid-19, where Digitisation and FinTech could be taking the industry and top tips for students and graduates looking to progress into careers in Banking and Finance in a challenging climate.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Alexandra Willans, a Careers and Technical Education (CTE) Partnership Director based in Bradford to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss how the CTE curriculum model is providing a more holistic approach to learning, the importance of partnership work and whether the Covid-19 era provides us with an opportunity to reframe how we view the purpose of education.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Philip Wilbourn, SHU Alumni and Chartered Environmental Surveyor, to the (virtual) booth, where we discuss the wide array of career pathways available within the Surveying sector, as well as the misconceptions around the work of Surveyors and how this ties in to the oft-quoted but sometimes misunderstood concept of Sustainable Development and the impact this may have in relation to the future of the Property industry.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Scott Parkin, SHU Graduate and Competition Operations Manager for Call of Duty at Activision Blizzard, to the (virtual booth), where we discuss Scott's global Esports career journey, the way the sector has developed in the past decade and whether the popularity of Esports could increase further in a time where traditional sports are struggling to open to spectators.

The New Normal is back for Season 2 - new title, same topical content and even more fantastic guests!

Join Chris Webb and Helen Armitage from the Careers and Employability Service at Sheffield Hallam University for another foray into the world of work, as told by Covid-19. This week, we welcome Dr Lynn Jones, Furniture Industry Recruitment Specialist and Careers Adviser to the (virtual booth), where we reflect on how Covid-19 has impacted the furniture industry, what students and graduates can do to adapt to changes within the sector and how design-related courses might be taught differently in the future.