Placement Preparation

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Placement Preparation

• Lecture 3
• Marian Norwood

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Lecture Objectives

• To understand the Placement Planning Process
• To become familiar with the Code of Conduct

• To understand the nature of Personal and
  Professional Development

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1. Personal Professional Development

• Helps you to identify your Personal, academic
  and career goals
• Helps you to succeed in getting a placement
  position

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Self Discovery - Your Skills

• Core Transferable Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Report Writing Skills
• Team Working Skills
• Time Management Skills
• Communication Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Interpersonal Skills
• Practical Skills

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Self Discovery Planning for the future

• If you dont know where you are going, how are
  you supposed to get there?
• The placement preparation portfolio pack is about
  Self Assessment
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses against
  the Core skills
• Where am I now? Where do I want to be? How do I

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Placement Process - Portfolio

• PPD aims to help you get placed..
• Submit portfolio 1 at end of placement
  preparation year. It contains
• CV
• Student Profile
• Activity Sheets
• Career Development Plan
• Submit portfolio 2 at end of placement
• REFLECT on how your perspective has changed

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Activity 1 Personal, Academic and Career Goals

• Personal Goals
• Work better with others
• Become more confident
• Academic Goals
• To graduate with a 21
• To become more IT literate

• Career Goals
• To obtain a challenging and interesting placement
  position
• After graduation, to obtain a management position

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Selecting a Placement

• Give this issue serious consideration
• Consider your skills and experience
• Consider your career goals
• Complete the student profile form

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2. The Placement Planning Process
Student completes CV and Student Profile Form
Student attends preparation lectures
Company Websites Placement Notice board Careers
Website
Companies advertise Vacancies
Application Form or CV or Both CV and Application
Student submits application to company
Employer contacts student re outcome
Student starts Placement
Student submits further applications
Unsuccessful
Interview
Job Offer accepted
Unsuccessful
Job Offer
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Selecting a Placement

• Consider the sectors of industry you are
  interested in
• Consider locations - can you cope with living
  away from home?
• Remember the first job offer you receive you
  must accept this is the Universitys policy

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Selecting a Placement

• Having made your choices make sure you have
  availed of every opportunity to find out about
  the placement prior to interview
• Once you have made your choice you will not be
  allowed to change your mind!!

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3. Code of Conduct

• 5 General Rules
• Your responsibility to cooperate fully, and
  complete forms as appropriate
• If you opt to secure your own placement, inform
  the Placement Office immediately and complete
  appropriate form
• All placements must be approved by ME!
• Behave in professional manner
• Attend timetabled placement lectures

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Code of Conduct

• Preparation for Placement
• Attend company presentations
• Submit 4 copies of CV with photos and student
  profile form
• If appropriate attend mock interviews

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Code of Conduct

• Administration Procedures
• Check notice board and email for information
• Denise available 9am-12pm Mon-Frid
• Marian available 2-4pm Weds
• Inform Placement Office by email of interviews
• Submit copies of correspondence with employers
• Be patient process takes time
• You must start placement on date agreed 48 wks
• Once job offer made, submit details of salary,
  dates, training programme
• You must be in good academic standing before
  commencing placement

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Code of Conduct

• Selecting and Securing a placement
• Ask Careers for additional information
• 6 applications at a time
• You must attend interviews
• If you have extenuating circumstances that result
  in you changing your mind, you must inform the
  office immediately, and before a firm offer has
  been made
• You must accept 1st offer made to you
• You cannot leave a placement without Placement
  Tutors permission.entry to year 4 will not be
  permitted
• Compliance with code is mandatory