94 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
Executable File
94 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
Executable File
# Reflection
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Finding a placement would broaden knowledge outside of purely academia.
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# Applying
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- Need good CV, applicable CV
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- Need Cover Letter
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- Interview skills
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# Process
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On Placement:
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- Two Visits from Uni
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- Documentation and Presentation
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- Weekly Log
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- Interim Report
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- Final Report
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- Presentation at University
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- Line Manager Present
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# Benefits
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- Gives more confidence
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- Work experience
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- Chances of employment increase
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- Chance to meet new people
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- Chance for company to gain new passionate employees
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# CVs
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- Aim to get interview
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- Prepare by reflection, and developed knowledge
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- Skills audit (Week 3)
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- Listing skills and abilities employers want
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- Opportunity to demonstrate skill matching requirements
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- Marketing tool
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- 2 pages max
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## Structure
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- Name, contact details
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- Personal Profile
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- Education
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- Most recent first
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- Don't simply list modules
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- Write what was taught, or is taught
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- Pre-Salford 2-3 lines
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- Action words
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- Leading, Organising, etc.
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- Short sentences why candidate
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- Employment History
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- Responsibilities / Interests
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- References
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- Where key skills?
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- Separate section or embedded, but highlighted
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- Check spelling -\_-, this is just common sense
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# Cover Letter
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- Read information supplied by employer, doing own research
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## Structure
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- Address to named individual, if possible
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- State post applying for and where advertised (Re: Software Engineer at BT Group)
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- Explain why want job, and why want to work for company - virtue signal pls
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- Draw attention to important points in CV
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- Explain weak points and what youre doing to address points
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- Indicate what you have done that makes you a preferred candidate
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# Interview
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- First impression
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- Dressed, greeting, body language, how questions answered
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- Preparation, research company
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- Know competitors, products, profitability
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- Dress appropriately
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- Body Language
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- Eye contact, smile
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- Use opportunity to sell yourself
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- Practice before answering typical questions
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- Interviewers are typically interested in
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- Teamworking
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- Communication
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- Leadership Skills
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- Problem solving
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- Time management
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- STAR (Situation Task Action Result)
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- If no situation, offer hypothetical
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- Have prepared questions
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- Take practice interview with Salford Careers
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