Career Zone

Handouts from training sessions

These are the handouts used at the sessions run as part of the Employability programmes.

To download a handout simply right click on the link and choose the 'save target as' option. All files are in a PDF format unless otherwise stated.

Training and skills events

Event	Powerpoint presentation	Other resources
Leadership Skills	Leadership skills	Leadership
Listening Skills	Listening skills
Managing People	Managing people
Negotiation Skills	Negotiation skills
Presentation Skills	Presentation skills
Team Building Skills	Team building skills
Time & Stress Management	Time and stress management
Student Mentee Training	Student mentee training
Skills for self-employment and enterprise	Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Have you got what it takes?
	Creativity and Innovation in Business: thinking outside the box
	Project Planning: failing to plan is planning to fail
	Networking skills: it’s not what you know….

Event	Handouts	Powerpoint presentation	Other resources
Effective Application Forms	Bad example: application form questions and answers	Application Forms	Action words for applications
	Good example: application form questions and answers
	The STAR approach
	Exercise 1 - analysing your skills
Planning your CV	Jonathan Dibley CV	CVs & covering letters	Action words for applications
	Christopher Caterham CV		Skills that employers want
	Janet Smith CV
	Joanne Larkin CV
	Covering letter
	Covering letter template
Finding an Internship or Work Experience	Websites for work experience	Work experience
	What do you want to get out of work experience?
	Questions to ask during work experience
Interview Techniques	Interview questions	Interview Techniques	Top tips for doing a telephone interview
	Interviews for postgraduate study		Strengths based interviewing
	The STAR approach
Understanding Psychometric Testing	Hints and tips	Psychometric tests
Understanding Psychometric Testing	Psychometric test websites guide (.pdf)	Psychometric tests
Choosing Postgraduate Study		Choosing postgraduate study
Job Hunting in a Recession		Job hunting in a recession

Event	Handouts	Powerpoint presentation	Other resources
The Interview Experience	Success at interviews	The Interview Experience .ppt	Job interview - how do I prepare?
	What to wear at interviews		Strengths based interviewing
	Questions from interviews		The Interview Experience 2011
			Introductory Echo Presentation
			Competency Record Form

Event	Handouts	Powerpoint Presentation	Other Resources
Applications	Bad example: application form questions and answers	Effective application forms	Exercise 1 - analysing your skills
	Good example: application form questions and answers		Action words for applications
	The STAR approach
	Top tips for applying for further study after a masters course
CVs	Bioscience CV	CVs & covering letters	CV rating analysis
	Business CV		CV rating chart
	Engineering CV
	Humanities CV

	Social Science CV
	Covering letter template
Interview Techniques	Interview questions		Top tips for doing a telephone interview
	Extra questions
	The STAR approach

Date	Event	Resources
24th February 2010	Careers in Advertising, Paul Hammersley, The Red Brick Road	Video Presentation Please note: The chance to win a 2 week placement at The Red Brick Road, as outlined in this film, only extends to those students in Exeter and Tremough who attended on the day and had their UniCards scanned. Checks will be made to ensure all entries adhere to these rules. Any entries which do not comply will not go forward for selection.