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Description
Do you want to change jobs? Are you just starting in the job market? Are you returning to work after a break?
If so, then this free course, Succeed in the workplace, is for you. It will help you explore career opportunities by starting from you, not the job - getting to know yourself and what you value are the foundations of your career planning. You will gain the skills to write strong CVs and application forms, and to handle different types of interviews. By the end of the course you will have made a start on your own realistic and robust action plan to enable you to find a job that will fulfil your aspirations and suit your lifestyle.
Succeed in the workplace is a free course which lasts about 8 weeks, with approximately 3 hours' study time each week. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another week's study. You can also take as long as you want to complete it.
Enrolling on the course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development.
This course is endorsed by the CPD Standards Office . It can be used to provide evidence of continuing professional development but is not accredited learning. We are unable to provide formal learner verification services for participation in our open online courses, which are provided freely by The Open University as self-directed CPD.
Anyone wishing to provide evidence of their enrolment on this course is able to do so by sharing their Activity Record on their OpenLearn Profile, which is available before completion of the course and earning of the Statement of Participation.
The Open University would really appreciate a few minutes of your time to tell us about yourself and your expectations for the course before you begin, in our optional start-of-course survey . Once you complete the course we would also value your feedback and suggestions for future improvement, in our optional end-of-course survey . Participation will be completely confidential and we will not pass on your details to others.
Earn this free Open University digital badge if you complete this course! The badge can be displayed, shared and downloaded as a marker of your achievement. The badge is awarded for completing the course and passing the quizzes.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- Reflect on your interests and values and how these are relevant to your career choice
- Understand the value of your networks in career planning
- Develop the skills to write strong job applications and CVs
- Recognise different interview situations and questions, and know how to approach these
- Produce a realistic personal action plan.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction and guidance 00:20:00
- What is a badged course? 00:10:00
- How to get a badge 00:10:00
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- Introduction 00:15:00
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- What is a career? 00:15:00
- Careers: then and now 00:12:00
- The career planning process: knowing yourself 00:10:00
- What’s to love about work? 00:20:00
- What personal values do I hold? 00:10:00
- Jon’s values 00:20:00
- Personal beliefs and values 00:15:00
- What most interests me? 00:25:00
- Are there any limits? 00:25:00
- Pulling it together 00:15:00
- Summary 00:10:00
- What roles are played in life? 00:12:00
- My roles in life 00:25:00
- Assessing your skills 00:15:00
- My skills: how good am I at them? 00:20:00
- Pulling your thoughts together 00:20:00
- Summary 00:10:00
- Refining your ideas: where to get information 00:40:00
- Types of question to ask 00:20:00
- Identifying your questions 00:20:00
- Finding your answers 00:15:00
- Matching you and the work 00:15:00
- Broader options 00:30:00
- Making choices and keeping going 00:20:00
- Summary 00:10:00
- Ways to find work experience opportunities 00:05:00
- Exploit opportunities 00:12:00
- Use your contacts 00:10:00
- Do your own research 00:15:00
- What voluntary work might suit me? 00:15:00
- Is it the right time to volunteer? 00:15:00
- Pausing on the journey 00:20:00
- Summary 00:10:00
- Why network? 00:05:00
- Helping you to get things done 00:10:00
- Finding creative solutions 00:10:00
- Ensuring you stay current 00:10:00
- Finding work 00:30:00
- Traditional networks and their uses in career management 00:15:00
- Introduction 00:20:00
- What is a curriculum vitae and why do I need one? 00:15:00
- What should be included in a CV? 00:15:00
- The main types of CV and when to use them 00:10:00
- Chronological CV 00:15:00
- Functional CVs 00:10:00
- Preparing a CV 00:10:00
- Bringing your CV to your network 00:15:00
- Summary 00:10:00
- Preparation: before the interview 00:20:00
- Preparation basics 00:15:00
- Practical planning 00:15:00
- Special situations 00:15:00
- Interview question practice 00:25:00
- Types of interview question 00:20:00
- Tough questions 00:20:00
- Prepare questions to ask 00:15:00
- Introduction 00:15:00
- Your career planning process 00:10:00
- Reviewing and strengthening 00:30:00
- Your priorities and decisions so far 00:15:00
- Action planning 00:15:00
- SMART 00:20:00
- Building your own action plan 00:10:00
- Planning to ‘stay on track’ 00:15:00
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