Episode 2 - Identify the Right Role for You

How do I get a job... Suzy?

English - September 29, 2020 18:00 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MB
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Previous Episode: Episode 1 - Introducing Matt and Suzy - Why Job Hunters Fail

Next Episode: Episode 3 - Supercharge your CV or Application Form

Career coach Suzy takes Matt through the first steps to finding the right job. We look at five key areas to explore when considering your next career move: Values, Motivators, Interests, Skills and Opportunities. The better we know ourselves, the better we can match our skills to potential jobs. Email us [email protected] follow us on twitter @howsuzy or join our facebook hub https://www.facebook.com/groups/howdoigetajobsuzy

Buy the book that accompanies the podcast
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HOW-GET-JOB-Updated-COVID-19/dp/B08JF5HVT6/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1601361439&sr=8-1

Career coaching
https://www.suzydale.co.uk/

Terms and sites mentioned this week:
HRBP – HR business partner (a role Suzy mentioned)
ONS – Office for National Statistics (has trends on employment) https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket
Careers in HR can be researched at www.cipd.org.uk

Find and research jobs at: https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/

To bridge skill gaps
There is a multitude of educational opportunities, most of which are completely free, including:
www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses which lists 1,500 free online education courses www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn try over 1,000 free courses from the Open University
www.coursera.org a powerful tool for free online education, and includes courses from universities, museums and trusts
www.udemy.com a similar concept to Coursera which additionally allows users to build custom courses from lessons and mixes paid and free content options