1. Learning & Teaching Conference – 6 th May 2010 EXPLORING EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE GRADUATE LABOUR MARKET Graduate Futures

2. Aims of the Session Graduate Futures: awareness of our work Experiential learning methods & techniques : some examples

3. What is GRADUATE FUTURES? A Jobs & Careers Network focusing on: Careers Consultancy & Graduate Employment Our work underpins: Strategic Driver 3: Employability & Entrepreneurship of Strategic Plan 2010-2015

4. What is GRADUATE FUTURES? We aim to: Help our students and alumni to prepare for graduate employment & career development Support and encourage employers to recruit our students and graduates Help staff to develop our students’ employability

5. UH Employability Skills: Reflection Team Working IT Literacy Information Literacy Self Management and Development Problem Solving/Creativity Communicating Numeracy

6. Supporting students through experiential learning Using variety of methods and techniques in : Workshops 1:1 Consultations Employability related modules Employer Events Faculty Events Sector focused events Personal development programmes

7. STEP 1: COMPLETE & SUBMIT APPLICATION C.V./Application form STEP 2: TAKE ON-LINE TESTS STEP 3: FIRST INTERVIEW STEP 4: ATTEND ASSESSMENT CENTRE OFFER

8. Supporting Students to prepare effective Applications/C.V.s

10. Employers want Evidence: “Tell me about a time when you worked in a team and there was a problem”

11. STAR EXERCISE T Task R Result A Action S Situation

12. Preparing Students for interviews

14. Communication Body language 55% Tone of voice 38% What you say 7%

15. Telephone Interview Exercise With the person next to you, turn so you are back to back with each other Ask each other: “what do you find most satisfying about your job?” (30 seconds) Reflect on the tone and pitch of voice – what else do you notice ?

16. Preparing Students for Assessment Centres Ice breaker Group exercises Role playInterview Presentations Aptitude tests Personality questionnaires Report writing In tray/E- tray exercises Case studies

17. Group Work: Team Building Exercises PAM Professional Skills Module

18. Group Work: Team Building Exercises Enterprise Rent A Car Assessment Centre Practice

19. Other Work with Employers…..

20. What can you do? WORK EXPERIENCE: the ‘student voice’

21. Graduate Futures Come and visit us… We are based in the MacLaurin Building, opposite De Havilland StudyNet: Jobs and Careers Tel: 01707 284791 E-mail: graduate.futures@herts.ac.ukgraduate.futures@herts.ac.uk Web: www.herts.ac.uk/graduatefutures