In this Reflective Essay I am going to discuss and focus on the lessons I learnt during the Graduate Career course which I attended for one week from the 16th- 20th of November and also it will go ahead to discuss how it will benefit me in the nearer future especially when applying for a job role in any firm or company. What is a Reflective Essay? “according to Gibbs, 1998 a reflective essay should be descriptive, experienced gotten from the event attended should be stated, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and finally future goals should be stated”.it can also be defined as a type of writing in which an individual is able to discuss its experience and future ambitions from an event that has occurred or it can be made up (Condor.depaul.edu 2001).
While attending the Graduate Careers course I was able to gain knowledge and skills from all the workshops. As a Second year student I found this module very relevant and important to me because it was able to tell me in detail everything I have been questioning people about for example “Taking a year off” and how to get a job all the details I needed to know was stated in just one week. I have always wondered why it was so important and how it will benefit me in the future but during the workshops I had attended on these course I was being taught by my lecturers that they are different types of placement like; summer placement, work experience, placement year which can be done at the end of my second year and even if I didn’t want to take a whole year off I could apply for a summer placement, or just gain work experience while studying, my lecturer explained further that in gaining work experience especially a volunteering job it will make the employer happy to call you back for an interview in just looking at your CV because placements, internships makes you more qualified and open to different types of jobs because of the skills and experience gained while working, and also it makes you more responsible. Different Organisations who offer students placements was also mentioned as well, and some links and guidelines on how to apply for a placement was posted on module, also some students who had gone away to study abroad or done a placement year came to speak to us about their experiences and how beneficial it was to them, and from that day onwards I didn’t ask too many questions about placement because I was told almost everything I needed to know and I have started searching for companies that offer placements. This made me proud to be a student of Coventry university because I doubt all universities offer this help to their students. In addition to this, I was also told that social media is one of the reasons why people get their applications turned down, before I attended the workshop I never knew that most employers use social media as part of assessment while reviewing your application and whatever is posted on social media your employer can judge you based on what is being seen on social media and most of the time a lot of people get turned down from the job because of what they post on social media most especially Facebook. …show more content…
Since after the workshop I have been more careful with whatever is posted online by me and have also put up a privacy policy in order to review everything before I allow it appear on my profile, and also, before now I made use of my nickname on all my social media profile but since after the workshop I had attended I had changed my name on social media to my real name so it can be easier for any employer have access to my profile if necessary. Secondly, the course lecturers / tutors also explained more about the process and procedures that occur right after your application has been looked at. I was always worried about the Assessment centre and Interview stage because I am a very shy person and I get scared most of the time when it comes to that, but after I attended the workshop on those two topics everything seemed rather easy because we were given the process to take in order to prepare for
While attending the Graduate Careers course I was able to gain knowledge and skills from all the workshops. As a Second year student I found this module very relevant and important to me because it was able to tell me in detail everything I have been questioning people about for example “Taking a year off” and how to get a job all the details I needed to know was stated in just one week. I have always wondered why it was so important and how it will benefit me in the future but during the workshops I had attended on these course I was being taught by my lecturers that they are different types of placement like; summer placement, work experience, placement year which can be done at the end of my second year and even if I didn’t want to take a whole year off I could apply for a summer placement, or just gain work experience while studying, my lecturer explained further that in gaining work experience especially a volunteering job it will make the employer happy to call you back for an interview in just looking at your CV because placements, internships makes you more qualified and open to different types of jobs because of the skills and experience gained while working, and also it makes you more responsible. Different Organisations who offer students placements was also mentioned as well, and some links and guidelines on how to apply for a placement was posted on module, also some students who had gone away to study abroad or done a placement year came to speak to us about their experiences and how beneficial it was to them, and from that day onwards I didn’t ask too many questions about placement because I was told almost everything I needed to know and I have started searching for companies that offer placements. This made me proud to be a student of Coventry university because I doubt all universities offer this help to their students. In addition to this, I was also told that social media is one of the reasons why people get their applications turned down, before I attended the workshop I never knew that most employers use social media as part of assessment while reviewing your application and whatever is posted on social media your employer can judge you based on what is being seen on social media and most of the time a lot of people get turned down from the job because of what they post on social media most especially Facebook. …show more content…
Since after the workshop I have been more careful with whatever is posted online by me and have also put up a privacy policy in order to review everything before I allow it appear on my profile, and also, before now I made use of my nickname on all my social media profile but since after the workshop I had attended I had changed my name on social media to my real name so it can be easier for any employer have access to my profile if necessary. Secondly, the course lecturers / tutors also explained more about the process and procedures that occur right after your application has been looked at. I was always worried about the Assessment centre and Interview stage because I am a very shy person and I get scared most of the time when it comes to that, but after I attended the workshop on those two topics everything seemed rather easy because we were given the process to take in order to prepare for