SCEPTrE

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SCEPTrE Surrey Centre for Excellence in
Professional Training and Education
How I Have Tried To Develop Myself As A
Professional and What Being Professional Means To
Me
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• Objectives
• How I Have Tried to Develop Myself As A
  Professional
• Before My Placement
• During My Placement
• After My Placement
• What Does Being a Professional Mean To Me

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• How I Tried to Develop Myself as a Professional
• Before my Placement
• Placement
• Apply Theory in Practical and Operational
  Context
• Develop Knowledge and Skills in a
  Professional Environment
• Develop Transferable Skills in a Professional
  Context
• Develop Contacts

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• Work Experience
• Before my Placement
• Try Out Different Areas Of Your Industries
• Find Out Specific Areas Of Interest
• Stands Out From The Crowd
• Demonstrates Commitment

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• Work Experience
• Before my Placement
• Gain an Insight into Different Aspects of
  Different Jobs
• Inform Future Career Decisions
• Gain an Invaluable Range of Work Related
  Skills
• Develop Contacts

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• How I Tried to Develop Myself as a Professional
• During my Placement
• Developing The Required Skill Set As Quickly
  As Possible
• Taking Work out of the Professional
  Environment
• Unpaid Weekend Work
• Short Films

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• How I Tried to Develop Myself as a Professional
• After my Placement
• Relating Academic Work to Relevant Parts of
  the Industry
• Short Films
• Keeping and Developing New Contacts

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• What Being a Professional Means to Me
• Being A Professional Doesn't Just Mean
  Working In A Profession
• Professionalism Is Earned, Not Superficially
  Applied
• Represent Your Employer, Your Fellow Workers,
  And Yourself
• Company's Reputation
• Sacrifice
• Ability and Desire to Further Develop
  Yourself and Others

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• Questions?