Liverpool Hope University's Career Development team offers a range of support for Postgraduate students to assist them in maintaining their career prospects during the current unpredictable economic climate.
What’s on offer?
- Confidential, individual face to face Careers Guidance Interviews plus unlimited access to email guidance (e-guidance).
- Individually tailored careers training chosen from core modules and employment sector workshops focusing on job opportunities. The first provides confidential careers advice and guidance interviews on a one-to-one basis with a fully qualified careers adviser. Participants will be provided with appropriate individual action plans and relevant labour market information for job sectors of interest. This will be supported by access to email guidance. The second offers a menu of professional development training/courses which participants can choose from.
These include modules within the following areas:
- Self confidence & self awareness
- Employment Opportunities Audit
- Decision-making skills
- Transition skills
These will include opportunities to help participants recognise and understand their own individual strengths, weaknesses, skill-sets, levels of personal and career potential and motivations. Each of the beneficiaries will be supported in devising and implementing their own individual career action plan that will be supported by the Careers guidance service. Employment Sector Information There is the opportunity to attend employment sector events and relevant career development workshops hosted by Careers at Liverpool Hope University.
These will include:
- Career Development Events Programme introducing specific employment sector information and entry requirements.
- An opportunity to attend Employer Workshops enabling participants to gather information and advice on particular career paths and industry sectors delivered by employers.
- Opportunities to ‘test’ out new career paths by discussing how the skills developed from the professional training courses can be transferred to new industry sectors
- Training packages will also ‘sign-post’ additional support/qualifications which may be necessary to enable transition.
Benefits
Postgraduates will benefit from professional careers advice and guidance to enable them to move forward in their chosen career and explore further opportunities for professional development. An opportunity to learn about the self; developing the skills to build confidence in the job market; how to identify which employment sectors are best suited and understand what’s needed to make the positive transition into that sector.
A tailor made, individual programme combining both personal/professional development training and face to face careers advice and guidance with e-guidance support.
For further information, contact Career Development at Liverpool Hope University on 0151 291 3427 or email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Alternatively, call into the Career Development office on the first floor of the Gateway Building, Hope Park Campus.
