Author: Developing Employability

How you would like to be remembered? This week’s featured resource, What’s your mission?, challenges students to think about what is important to them. EmployABILITY resources are shared via a Creative Commons license. If you haven’t signed up yet, become a member here. To learn more about the Developing EmployABILITY process, join the conversation at our Community of Practice on Linke...

Do your students know why you are asking them to learn what’s in the curriculum? This week’s featured resource, What’s that image?, is a 10-minute activity that helps students establish the relevance of their learning to their future lives and careers. This resource was contributed by Lisa Tee (Curtin University). EmployABILITY resources are shared via a Creative Commons license....

Use this week’s featured resource, Turning on the career light, to run a workshop with students or faculty. The workshop challenges participants to find the literal and metaphorical meanings in everyday objects and to relate these meanings to their experiences and future work. The workshop is very easy to run and everyday objects are literally just that, so very little preparation is needed....

In this week’s featured resource, What’s your persona?, students learn to articulate their work and personal personae, which they can “try on” for an oral presentation, industry visit or placement. EmployABILITY resources are shared via a Creative Commons license. If you haven’t signed up yet, become a member here. To learn more about the Developing EmployABILITY process, j...

What are your employability strengths? asks students to reflect on their strengths and areas for development, including which strengths are most valued in their intended profession. The metacognitive aspects of this resource lie in students’ self-reflection and their research on the profession. All members of the Developing EmployABILITY community have access to the resources. If you haven’t signe...

Students need to conceptualise “career” as a multi-faceted concept rather than a single, full-time job. This week’s featured resource, ‘What’s your career vision?‘ asks students to consider their career in terms of time, money, vision and identity. The resource works well as a brainstorming activity, independent learning task or blog topic. All members of the De...

This week’s career story, ‘Using opportunities to grow’, features a musician who has been part of the music industry for a long time, working in many different contexts. The account is a great resource for helping students to explore different roles within the areas they are passionate about. The resource includes sample questions on how and why to learn from biographies and career stories. ‘Using...

This week’s featured resource looks at ‘The art of the interview’. This practical resource prompts learners to reflect on their personal experiences and prepare for interview questions which seek to identify critical thinkers, lifelong learners and reflexive practitioners. All members of the Developing EmployABILITY community have access to this resource.If you haven’t signed up yet, become a memb...

How do students create three-minute pitches for capacity statements, elevator pitches or projects? This week’s featured resource shares a speed dating approach. The resource includes a sample invitation and event plan, questions, and links to associated resources. All members of the Developing EmployABILITY community have access to thes resources.If you haven’t signed up yet, become a member here....

EmployABILITY thinking involves exploration, risk and creativity. These characteristics are evident in the career story titled ‘Trying things out’, from Danish freelance trumpeter Jeppe Uggerhoej. When he was inyerviewed, Jeppe was a university graduate who had decided to create a portfolio career rather than pursue a full time role. His story demonstrates to students that lifestyle decisions can ...