1. Be Enterprising: Enterprising activities at UoB
Presentation by Hassana Ahmed
Widening Horizons Enterprise Module Summer 2015

2. Objectives To learn what ‘enterprising’ means
To inform you of why you should be enterprising
How to become enterprising
Outline enterprising activities available to you on and off campus
Hear from enterprising students past and present

3. What to expect Ellie Wood: a very recent graduate from UoB
Emmanuel Ajadi: a current enterprising UG
Serena Thomas
iSE: Social Enterprise
Question & Answers
Interactive

4. Being enterprising is…
Definition
Being enterprising is…

5. Be enterprising
A general definition is the application of creative ideas and innovations to practical situations. Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.

6. Enterprising: resourceful imaginative ingenious inventive original
creative
quick-witted
 clever 
bright 
sharp 
talented 
gifted 
able
capable 
spirited
enthusiastic
 dynamic
ambitious
energetic
entrepreneurial
 vigorous

7. Why should you be enterprising?
SWOT analysis
Strengths
Opportunities
Weakness
Threats

8. Why should you be enterprising?
To increase your chances of becoming an employable graduate
To be able to have developed transferable skills such as team working, communication, problem solving, networking and time management
To improve your self confidence and assertiveness
To have hands-on experience of organisational working practices
To have a extraordinary CV

9. Enterprising skills Strategic thinking Resilience Confidence
Self-belief
Risk taking
Independent
Versatile
Networking
Self-awareness
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
Decision making
Focus
Analysing

10. Exercise What enterprising skills have you got?
Which ones do you need and want to gain/improve on

11. Hear say or is it?
Recruiters warned that graduates who have had no previous work experience at all are unlikely to be successful during the selection process and have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes.
Highfliers 2015

12. Hear say or is it?
31% of entry-level positions are filled by graduates who have already worked for the organisation, either through paid internships, industrial placements or vacation work.
UK’s leading graduate employers are offering paid work experience programmes – an unprecedented 13,049 paid work placements are available.
Highfliers 2015

13. The value of being enterprising
Experience
Reflection
Articulation
Graduate Job

14. Strategies How to draw up your plan? Interest Strengths and weakness
Career plans - where do you want to be in 3-4 years time?

15. Enterprising activities
In extracurricular activities:
Setting up a new club or society
Negotiating a placement
Starting a new business
Sourcing work experience opportunities
Joining societies
Becoming a Student Rep in your school
University marketing Ambassador

16. Ellie Wood

17. Serena Thomas - iSE

18. Emmanuel Ejadi

19. Enterprising activities at UoB

20. Enterprising activities at UoB
Careers Network services
Internships: global, national and local levels
Work experience: SMEs SE’s
Attend fairs and skills events
Enterprise training
Enterprise start up activities
CV writing and interview prep

21. Enterprising activities at UoB

22. Enterprising activities at UoB

23. Enterprising activities at UoB
Guild of student offers:
Volunteering: in the community
Society memberships: array of subjects offered
Work link: Part time work

24. Enterprising activities at UoB

25. Recording successes >>Progress>> Log in via my.bham:
CV: Keep it updated. Use the CV clinic at CN

27. Exercise:
In pairs discuss what two things you will consider doing as a result of this lecture.
ACTION

28. Summary Identify: Key Skills, Knowledge and Networks
Develop a enterprising mind-set
Develop a habit of asking: what, how, when
Which experience gives you a boost/benefit?

29. The SMART model
Specific
Measurable
Attainable
Realistic
Timely

30. You could be the next…

31. You could be the next… OR

32. Useful Links Careers Network
Facebook:
Twitter:
Guild of students :
Birmignham Sports:
iSE :

33. Reading Lucky Or Smart, Peabody, B. Amazon 2014
Reality Check, Kawasaki, G. Portfolio Hardcover, 2008

34. Reading
Brilliant Employability Skills, Trought, F. Prentice Hall, 2011
Think and Grow Rich, Hill, N . Tarcher, 2005

35. Reference
Highfliers
NASES