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CPD Identifying Career Opportunities

Course Overview

Whether you’re new to the professional world or want to pivot later in your career, finding the right career opportunities for you can often be a daunting prospect. We live in an age of information at our fingertips which can often lead to hours of job searching and countless application submissions. How do you know what career opportunity is right for you?

The Identifying career opportunities short course will enable the learner to examine personal job aspirations and look inwards. Learn how to cultivate trust in future employers by engaging in meaningful career conversations as well as how to list potential career contacts. In the 21st century there are so many ways to find career opportunities, from job fairs, recruiters, job sites and LinkedIn to name a few, it can be hard to cut through the noise. Learners will debate the different approaches to job searching, identify a route that is best for them and create a prioritised list of chosen potential employers that best match their personal values.

This short course is particularly well suited to graduates or anybody looking to improve their employability prospects.

Key Information

Course Length
4 hours

Course Level
Level CPD

Learning Method(s)
Online materials
Online assessment

For Individuals

Benefits

  • Automatic enrolment with an immediate start
  • Fully online course
  • Study from anywhere, at any time
  • Perfect for an introduction or refresher in a subject
  • A great addition to a CV
  • Nationally recognised
  • Access to an award-winning e-learning platform
  • No hidden costs

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Section 1: Are you feeling lucky?

  • Examine your job aspirations by looking inwards
  • Cultivate trust in future employers with career conversations
  • List potential professional career contacts

Section 2: Cultivating opportunities

  • Debate the different approaches to job searching in the 21st century
  • Create a list of chosen employers that match your values

Section 3: Prioritising targets

  • Create a list of five companies for whom you can spend time developing a trust-based relationship