My Career Ideas and My Plan Flashcards
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What does a Trainee physiologist do?
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Sees how heart behaves with exercise.
2
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Why would I choose the physiologist as a job?
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If I want to work with people.
Treat people’s lives.
3
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Where can we start looking for a job in Human sciences?
A
NHS website.
From tutors.
4
Q
For how many years do we have to train for the physiologist job?
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2 years.
5
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What do we have to undertake in order to become professional physiologists?
A
Exams.
6
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What is an advantage of the physiologist job?
A
Meet with people.
Diagnose illnesses relative to heart.
7
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What is a disadvantage of the physiologist job?
A
Highly stressful.
Touching people we do not know.
8
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Why is the physiologist job highly stressful?
A
Do precise tests.
Get correct information.
9
Q
Can the social life of a physiologist be hard?
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Yes.
10
Q
What is the hardest part of being a physiologist?
A
Exams that never end.
11
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How can we achieve the long cams in physiologist’s job?
A
Focus.
Think about the qualifications that will have in the future.
12
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What is the motivation we can have in jobs like physiologists?
A
Improving people’s conditions.
Affect medical surgery of a patient.
13
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What is a future physiologist job?
A
Working in a clinic.
14
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What do Science Research managers offer to university students in that field of working area?
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Placements.
Undergraduate work experience.
15
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What do research teams mostly look for in terms of employees?
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Seniors.
Professionals.
With experience.
16
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Where can we work if we are interested in science research?
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In laboratories.
17
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What can influence people working in research science?
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Background illness.
Family illness.
18
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What is the key to succeed in research sciences jobs?
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Focus on studies.
19
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Can research science workers balance work with family and hobbies?
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Yes.
20
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When can research science workers do their hobbies?
A
On the weekends.
21
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On which thigs can a senior scientist work?
A
Vaccine development and research.
22
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How can senior scientists develop and research vaccines?
A
Examine vaccines for particular diseases. Research in laboratories. Explore science. Measure immune response. Develop ethical vaccines for humans.
23
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What can influnce us be reserach scientists?
A
Medical issues since young age.
Illnesses we had.
How to fight illness and disease.
24
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How many years of university are required for a career in science research?
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8 years.
3 years bachelor with a sandwich year placement.
5 years doctorate.
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hat is an advantage of the postgraduates years at university?
Much more similar to work environment.
No lectures.
In laboratory all day to do research.
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Why is a PHD required for a science research job?
To do more interesting science work in laboratory.
Design studies.
Guide research on ourselves.
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What else can senior scientists do as an extra outside the work in the laboratory?
Cancer charities.
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What other hobbies can a senior scientist have?
Learn foreign languages.
| Travel.
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What do clinicians do?
Develop new medicine for patients.
| Ensure drug's safety.
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Does clinician's job require a PHD?
No.
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What does clinician's job require?
Degree in medical sciences.
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What is a great experience to gain?
Leave away from home.
| Move to a new country.
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Why is moving away from home a good experience?
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Manage things on our own.
Surviving on our own.
Depend on ourselves.
Meet people.
Learn foreign languages.
Learn new sports and hobbies.
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Why would we choose the clinician as our job?
Hep people and society.
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What is the pharmacology job about?
Research.
Development.
Science projects.
Teaching.
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What does an applied chemistry degree offers?
Laboratory experiments.
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What is really important to gain in science degrees at university?
Sandwich year in an industry.
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Why is the sandwich year working in an industry important?
See inside of work we are interested.
| See what is needed for the job in real life.
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What is a good option if we want to work as laboratory scientists?
Research degree = PHD.
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Why is the PHD after the bachelor degree at university important?
Further education.
Broaden job areas in research.
Make things easier in future.
Experience student life.
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What do we have to balance as students in science?
Social life with studies.
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What is a good thing to do in terms of degrees at university for our career in future?
Change towns or cities or countries for different degrees (bachelor, master, PHD).
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What do Biomedical Scientists do?
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Carry out tests on samples taken by doctors and nurses.
Diagnose illnesses and diseases.
Testing tissues samples and fluids.
Treat diseases.
Evaluate treatments' effectiveness.
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Which are the medical conditions biomedical scientists work on?
Cancer.
Diabetes.
AIDS.
Emergency blood transfusions.
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Which are the areas a biomedical scientist usually specialises?
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Infection sciences.
Blood sciences.
Cell sciences.
Genetics.
Molecular pathology.
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What do infection sciences include?
Medical microbiology.
| Virology.
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What does Blood sciences include?
Clinical chemistry.
Transfusion science.
Haematology.
Immunology.
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What does cell sciences include?
Histopathology.
| Cytology.
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What do genetics and molecular pathology include?
Genetics.
| Molecular pathology.
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What skills does a biomedical scientist need to have?
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Practical laboratory skills.
Analytical skills.
Patience.
Accurate work.
Efficient work.
Priority of tasks.
Meet deadlines.
Responsibility.
Use common sense.
Flexibility.
Work with equipment and techniques.
Work under pressure.
Maintain service standards.
Communication.
Teamwork.
Work alone.
Work under instruction.
Detail attention.
IT skills.
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What is one of the main employers of biomedical scientists?
NHS.
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Where is biomedical science work carried out?
In clinical pathology laboratories.
| Regional laboratories.
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What other employers occur for biomedical scientists?
NHS Blood and Transplant.
UK Health Security Agency.
Pathology and research laboratories in private hospitals.
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What do senior roles in biomedical science include?
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Managing a team/department in a laboratory.
Advanced specialist scientific work.
Clinical research.
Training.
Education.
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How do they call a full year of drinking?
The GAP year.
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What is GAP year all about?
Find what we want to do in life.
Travel.
Try new things/sports/experiences.
An opportunity to see the world.
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What can we do during a GAP year?
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Learn new skills.
Volunteer.
Study.
Work.
Get a placement.
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What is it important to have in the competitive world of jobs?
A clear idea of the type of job we are after.
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What is the last thing we should do in the competitive world of jobs?
Sit around waiting for the perfect permanent job.
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What should we do if a temporary position is available?
Go for it.
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What should we give each project?
Our best effort.
Learn from experience.
Move on.
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What is a temporary assignment?
A short-term project.
| Added bonus of a permanent role if permorm well.
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What are the advantages of taking a temporary job?
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Boost skills.
Accelerate career.
Get instant responsibility.
Wok under pressure.
Learn about a company.
Have a say.
Stronger CV.
Better-paid assignment is around the corner.
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What can we gain from volunteering?
Valuable work experience.
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What can we develop from volunteering?
Skill set.
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What can we establish from volunteering?
New professional contacts.
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Who will favour volunteering experience on CV?
Hiring managers.
| Recruiters.
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How can we find the best opportunity for us?
Do research.
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Which are the 4 questions we should ask ourselves when evaluating volunteering positions?
1. Does it align with my interests and values?
2. How can it help me to develop my career?
3. What's the company's reputation?
4. Will I have the time and money to do it?
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What is volunteering about?
Giving up time and effort for a certain cause.
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How can we make volunteering a positive experience?
Find a cause we believe in.
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What are the advantages of doing something we are passionate about?
Become more motivated.
| Can come first at it.
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What are the most valuable volunteering positions?
The ones helping to achieve our career goals.
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How can volunteering help us achieve our career goals?
Develop certain core skills.
| Experience to take next step.
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What is a great place to start our research about jobs?
Job description.
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What is it important to find out before we agree to work at a certain company?
How the company treats their employees.
| How they work.
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What is it important to feel in a voluntary work and a permanent job later on?
Happy.
| Valued in role.
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What is a characteristic of volunteering positions?
They are usually unpaid.
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What does the volunteering position have to be for us?
Difficult.
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How should we treat the volunteering position?
Like any other job search.
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What do we have to consider before we do a postgraduate study?
What its value is.
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What is the postgraduate study for some particular careers?
An essential route in.
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What are some other reasons of doing a postgraduate study?
Learn more for a particular study area, in depth.
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What is good to research and know before we decide to do a postgraduate study?
What do sectors look for?
| Sectors' preferences.
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What do we have to provide to many postgraduate courses?
Own funding.
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What will the government fund as postgraduate studies?
Medical researches. .
| Cancer researches.
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Where do we apply for postgraduate studies?
Vocation groups.
Through a central clearinghouse.
Mostly = free market.
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What do employers need to know about employers?
Grade in first degree.
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Why do most of the employers need to know the grade of the first degree of employees?
Because some employees want to cover the low grade from first degree with a master.
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What can working abroad can be for us?
An enriching experience on professional and personal level.
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What are the benefits of working abroad?
Travel.
Experience different countries.
Learning about different cultures.
Make new friends.
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Why is working abroad a good experience personally and professionally too?
Actively build experience.
| Expand skills in new roles.
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What can we build as we travel to another country by ourselves, adjusting to new living way and working?
Confidence.
Independence.
Adaptability.
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How else can working abroad help us by facing unexpected scenarios/setbacks?
Resilience.
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How is it easier to learn a new language?
When totally immersed in it.
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What can a working abroad opportunity be?
Summer job.
| Volunteering in a local community.
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What can we join if we are a student/recent graduate?
An internship.
| Graduate scheme related to career aspirations.
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Which questions can we ask ourselves when starting searching for opportunities?
1. Where do I want to go?
2. For how long?
3. What do I want to get out of it?
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How can we help answering the questions we set to ourselves when researching for opportunities?
1. Talk to others.
2. Ask our network.
3. Check out working abroad sites.
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Why should we talk to friends and family to find answers about opportunities?
They worked abroad themselves.
| The know people in other countries that can help us.
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How can we ask our network for opportunity advices?
On LinkedIn people we know worked abroad.
| Friendly message asking for advice.
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In which sites can we check out for working abroad?
1. Oyster Worldwide (UK).
| 2. Go Abroad.
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What does a working abroad decision need?
Essential planning.
| Preparation.
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Why would we need a visa to work abroad?
To work in the country we are travelling to.
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What does it need to be valid for the period we are away?
Passport.
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What should we always do before working abroad?
Check government's travel advice.
| Read country's health advice, vaccinations prior trip.
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What will we need to cover the trip duration?
Health and travel insurance.
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What shall we consider when working abroad about finances?
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How much we will earn.
Monthly expenses.
How to contact bank in case of emergency.
Exchange rates.
Opening a bank account.
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What shall we check before starting working abroad?
Any specific documentation we need to provide. (National Insurance number).
China & Brazil = register at local council offices/security bureau upon arrival.
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What do we have o plan when working abroad in terms of arrangements?
How we will to accommodation/residence.
| How will get to and from work.
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What do we have to sort out when planning to work abroad?
Where we will leave.
| Viewing first of the place before paying.
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What do we at least have when working abroad?
A basic proficiency in locally spoken language.
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What can we investigate when working abroad?
Cultural differences.
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How can we prepare ourselves for working abroad?
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Research on company.
Culture.
Values.
Particular role.
Complete tasks prior to first day.
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What does self-employment demand?
Hard work.
| 100% commitment from me.
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What is one of the first steps we have to do to check self-employment for us?
Weigh pros and cons of it.
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What can be the pros of self-employment?
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We are our own boss.
Financial and tax benefits.
Freedom.
Flexibility.
Working from home, around family.
Choose who to work with.
Choose projects to work on.
Financial reward of successful business.
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Which can be the cons of self-employment?
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Lack of financial security.
No guaranteed monthly salary.
Lack of earnings when business starts.
At risk of liability for costs if business fails.
Lack of company benefits.
Lack of sick pay.
Lack of paid holidays.
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What do we have to check once we weigh pros and cons of self-employment?
If we are right for it.
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Which are the qualities people successful in business have?
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Commitment.
Successfully run own business.
Work longer hours.
Spend less time with family and friends.
Drive.
Determine.
Make contacts.
Make decisions.
Develop business.
Strength to push on where business struggles.
Self-belief.
Influence.
Convince others to believe.
Multi-task.
Working on many projects at once.
Filling paperwork.
Frequent interruptions.
Self-development.
Remain ahead of competition.
Continually develop skills and knowledge.
Productive about research.
Know industry inside out.
Networking skills.
Develop relationships for long-term success.
Meet new people.
Make contacts.
Sustain relationships.
Never burn bridges.
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When do we need to apply for a grad job?
From September of final year at university.
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Where can we start our carer after graduation?
In a big company.
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Why would they give us the opportunity to work in a big name company after graduation?
To prove ourselves.
Looks great on CV.
Kick-start our career.
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What can we expect form our first graduation job?
High-quality.
Very structured.
Training over course.
Gain professional qualifications.
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How are grad schemes characterised?
Very competitive.
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How will the application process for a grad scheme be dues to its competitive characteristic?
Tough.
| Inflexible.
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What should we expect in a grad scheme?
Take psychometric tests.
| Attend assessment centres.
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What does a grad scheme not guarrantee?
An actual job afterwards.
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How long are the grad schemes?
Minimum of 12 months.
| Maximum of 36 months.
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What are we still doing in a grad scheme?
Competing with other grads to be hired long term in the end.
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How can we compete other grads to be hired long term in the end?
Working long hours.
| Working weekends.
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What can we do if we do not know what we want to do in an industry?
Rotate round the company.
| Learn about different aspects of a business.
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What do many grad schemes expect as a grade from students?
2: 1/above.
2: .
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To who are graduate jobs open?
Only to graduates.
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Are the graduate jobs competitive?
Yes.
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Where can we find a graduate job?
In big, small business across all industries.
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What is an advantage of a graduate job compared to a grad scheme?
They have different hiring practices.
| No so rigorous.
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What do graduate jobs have more? Training or hand work?
Hand work.
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Do we follow a program in a graduate job?
No.
Depends on strengths/weaknesses.
How things develop with time.
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What type of job can be better for us if we do not know what we want to do, in terms of graduate job/grad scheme?
Grad jobs.
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What is a disadvantage of graduate jobs?
Not advertised.
| Put more effort in searching.
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What do many leading UK employers in all sectors run?
Training programmes for people with degree.
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What is a graduate scheme?
A structured training programme run by an employer.
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What does a graduate scheme develop?
Future leaders of an organisation.
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Which are the most generous payers?
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Investment banks.
Law firms.
Consulting firms.
Oil and energy companies.
Retail businesses.
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Why would we choose a health services job as our job?
To help people.
Improve health in world.
Improve peoples' lives.
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What can we gain from working in NHS?
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Learning experience.
Active learning.
Workshops.
Application development.
Involved in real life projects with patients.
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Where can we develop key skills?
Volunteering.
| Societies at university.
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What shall we do when taking the on line test when applying for NHS position?
Stay composed.
| Do not worry if cannot answer every question.
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What shall we do for the NHS interview?
Try as much we can.
Research about NHS position.
Research criteria.
Think about time where followed the specific criteria.
Follow STARE model = situation, task, action, result, evaluation.
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What shall we do on the day of the assessment centre when applying for NHS?
Dress presentably.
Be friendly.
Keep NHS values and health model.
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How shall we start our NHS career?
With open mind.
Willingness to learn.
Make connections.
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What shall we know when starting NHS career?
There will be mistakes and that is okay.
Do the most out of the opportunities offered.
Develop professionally.
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What a grad scheme in NHS offer to us?
A lot of opportunities for future career.
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What else can we do if we want to work in a specific company except applying for a job there?
Follow their page on social media.
| Attend in person/virtual careers fair and events at university.
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What do we gain by attending events with careers and companies we want to work for?
Find out about employers.
| Speak to recent graduates about particular schemes.
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When can we apply for grad schemes?
End of second year.
| As early as possible.
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How do we apply for grad schemes?
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Online job application.
CV.
Cover letters.
Interview questions.
Assessment centres.
Psychometric tests.
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Where can we find advices for grad schemes preparing assessments?
From graduates that passed the online tests.
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What do graduate programmes ask for?
Applicants with 2:1/higher.
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Which employers ask for 2:2 from applicants?
NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme.
| MBDA's.
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What shall we be prepared for if we get invited to interview?
Grade discussion with employers.
Highlight strengths in other areas.
Work experience.
Extra-curricular activities. Demonstrate skills employers looking for.
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When do graduate schemes start?
August/September following graduation.
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hat does working life mean for many people?
Putting on professional costumes.
| Going to work for a single, permanent employer.
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What does take place in many countries?
Increased economy.
Temporary positions.
Short-term work contracts.
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What do smaller companies look for?
High-quality workers.
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What do larger organisation source?
Talent.
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What is flexible working?
Any arrangement that gives an employee a certain degree of flexibility on where, when or how long they work.
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Why should we have a basic understanding of flexible working types?
To make informed decisions about our career.
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In which 3 areas can the terminology of flexible working be split?
Working hours.
Workplace.
Contracts.
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What are flexitime workers given?
More flexibility about working hours.
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What can employees build up?
Additional hours to leave earlier in future.
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What can employers set?
'Core times' for employees to work.
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How do shift workers work?
In teams --> sharing duties to another group/colleagues.
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What do people working part-time share?
Responsibility for full-time job.
Salary.
Benefits at work.
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How can employees build up free time?
Wok an extra hour for 4 days.
| Leave work early on the fifth day.
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What do employees have a year?
A fixed number of working hours.
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What does homeworking mean?
Employees carry out all or part of their duties from home.
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What does mobile working mean?
Employees spend part/all of working time away from office.
| Travelling between different places.
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What does hot-desking mean?
Employees use any available desk in office.
| Not own office.
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What do temporary workers do?
A job for a limited time.
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What happens to anyone entering a zero-hour contract?
Not provided with hours of work.
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What does sub-contracting mean?
A company hires staff from another firm to do a certain working project.
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What are final thoughts?
Exist in a job description.
In workplace case.
Mentioned first interview.
Must know them to be hired.
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What is a portfolio career?
Doing different strands for different employers.
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What does a portfolio enable us to do?
Future proof our career.
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Who are a key driver in the growth of portfolio careers?
Millennial = young workers.
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What do older workers use to facilitate career?
Portfolio career.
| Learning balanced with hobbies and travelling.
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What is a motivating factor for people who want a portfolio career?
Designing own working life.
| Choose how we want working life.
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Why do companies encourage older workers to have portfolio careers?
To retain their skills part-time.
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How is the portfolio career characterised in terms of employment strategy?
A really good viable choice.
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Why do we change and evolve our portfolio career over time?
Because we and the market change.
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What can we do if we want to find more about portfolio careers?
Speak to 2 portfolio careerists.
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What happens in a private sector?
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Fast pass.
High intensity.
Quick decisions.
Competitive.
Small projects.
Customer orientated.
Drive to win.
Commercial results focus. (sales)
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What does a public sector have?
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Rules-driven processes.
No traditional customer relationships.
Do not please everybody.
Strong team working.
Focus on project activity & completion.
Emphasis on activity.
Big teams.
Shared belief.
Altruistic & correct employees.
Officialism, bureaucracy = γραφειοκρατεία.
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What does a third sector have?
Small inclusive teams.
| Value-based decisions.
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What can we be sure about the start in our career?
Our effort will not go unnoticed.
| Ideas will have impact to those around us.
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How can we be noticed in our career?
Work hard.
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Where do more roles exist?
In start ups.
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What does that there are more roles in start ups than larger companies mean?
Try different things.
| Define own role.
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What does being in smaller team mean?
Having organisation's decisions.
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What do people that did mistakes motivate us with?
Change in way people think.
| New solutions to old problems.
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What does being part of a start up mean?
Being part of its growth story.
Having interest in how company evolves.
Being part of something bigger than our-self.
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Where does the working environment depend?
On which start up we begin.
| People running it.
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How is the experience of a start up characterised?
Rewarding.
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Where does a career plan help us?
To find skills and interests.
Best career suits our talents.
What skills and training need for chosen career.
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What is the key to successful planning?
Having a long term vision.
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What do we need to achieve our end vision?
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Short term goals.
Doing research.
Finding right contact.
Book a course
Arrange a meeting.
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How must we start planning our career?
With right mind frame.
| Right attitude.
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Which factors ensure us that we make our vision reality?
Focus.
Motivation.
Commitment.
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How can we understand where we are now?
Think roles we did.
Thinks we are passionate about.
Next role.
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How can we identify our skills?
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Use psychometric tests.
Online assessments.
Values.
Speak to colleagues, friends.
Skills enjoyed using.
Achievements from recent role.
Things we are proud of.
Write down.
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What do we have to do once we identified what motivates us?
Ensure skills match chosen career path.
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What does SMART Goals mean?
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Specific = clear ,well defined.
Measurable = quantify progress, track goal.
Achievable = reasonable.
Relevant = believe in goal.
Time-based = clear defined timeline.
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What do we have to ensure when setting our goal planning?
Include obstacles.
| How to overcome them.
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How can we make sure the goals we set are not forgotten?
Keep them near.
| Refer to them frequently.
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What will happen if we don't write down our goals?
They will stay in our head.
| They will not be achieved.
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Which questions shall we ask ourselves when setting goals?
Hoe easy can it be achievable?
Do I have to take any support?
Do I have time and the money for it?
Will it bring happiness?
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Which are some types of self-employment?
Small business owner = selling products.
Contracting = provide a service.
Consulting = offer services to organisations.
Freelancing = offer skills, not committed to one client.
Investors = invest in businesses, projects, stock markets.
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What shall we consider before starting our business?
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What makes business unique?
Analyse closest competitors.
Will I secure enough money to start and keep running until it is profitable?
Where the investment will come from?
Prepare financial plan.
Enough money to live.
Does market exist?
Produce a marketing strategy.
Identify profile of customer.
Buying habits.
Start the best time.
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Who can we approach first when starting our own business?
Well friends.
Family.
Work connections.
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What name should we give our own business?
Memorable.
Make sense.
Unique.
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What emotion is initially happening when starting our own business?
Excitement.
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What must we be prepared for when starting or own business?
Downs.
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With who is it important to surround ourselves when starting our own business?
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Trustworthy people.
Positive people.
Strong people.
Motivating people.
Realistic people.
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What is self-employment like?
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Exciting.
Own decisions.
No control of another boss.
You are your own boss.
Scary.
Not an employee.
Empowering.
Influence people.
Drive.
Responsibility about you and people working with you.
Never switch off.
Decisions.
Discussions.
No boss support.
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