Level 2 Employability Flashcards
(33 cards)
What is employability?
The skills, attributes, experience and achievements you need to get the job or PHD study place of your dreams.
What is meant by skills?
Communication, leadership, teamwork, numeracy, problem solving and task management.
What is meant by attributes?
Professionalism, integrity, initiative, independence, enthusiasm.
What kind of experiences can you get and what is meant by achievements?
Experiences can either be co-curricular or extra-curricular activities, achievements: qualifications (degree) and any awards, skills, attributes and achievements often very similar, experiences different.
Clinical psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: patient assessment, mental health, neurological impairment, diagnosis, rehabilitation. Experience: patient groups, NHS, caring.
Occupational psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: personnel management, safety, performance, bullying, interpersonal interactions. Experience: industry, administration, HR.
Forensic psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: offender assessment, development of interventions, prison staff support. Experience: vulnerable, victim support, drug abuse.
Educational psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: child assessment, learning difficulties, liaise with parents, interventions. Experience: children, classroom/teaching.
Health psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: promote healthier lifestyles, help patients deal with illnesses. Experience: supporting critically ill, lifestyle changes.
Sports psychology - job role and experience.
Job role: optimising exercise, improving teamwork, sporting injuries. Experience: coaching, fitness/exercise.
Counselling - job role and experience.
Job role: mental health issues, therapeutic practice, recovery. Experience: counselling skills, caring.
Neuropsychology - job role and experience.
Job role: patient assessment, brain injury, stroke, tumour. Experience: neuroscience, support role, caring.
Coaching - job role and experience.
Job role: client wellbeing, stress management, performance, learning. Experience: industry, coaching, HR.
Environmental - job role and experience.
Job role: interaction between people and environment. Experience: conservation, community work.
Marketing - job role and experience.
Job role: research, buying, behaviour, branding, advertising. Experience: administration, industry, social media.
Human Resource - job role and experience.
Job role: employee relations, training, selection, administration. Experience: administration, internships.
Psychotherapy - job role and experience.
Job role: group and individual therapy, support, emotional issues. Experience: caring role, mental health, children.
Social work - job role and experience.
Job role: mental health support, vulnerable families, fostering. Experience: caring role, mental health, children.
What is general approach for employability?
Career planning: 2/3 areas of interest, research. Get relevant experience: co-curricular (within university: AUSA, organisation, societies), extra-curricular: work or volunteer experiences.
Co-curricular activities in counselling/support.
Night-line, PAL, student residence assistant.
Co-curricular activities in students association.
Society president, sports club, class representative.
Co-curricular activities in media/writing
Aberdeen student radio, the Gaudie
Co-curricular activities community based
STEM Ambassador, choral society, techfest assistant
Co-curricular star award
gold/silver/bronze, recognised roles, participation: skills development workshop, record of activities, competency based assessment, enhanced transcript: record of co-curricular and university prizes
