Through the eyes of a geologist

Having finally received my certificate in the post with regards to the Online Networking Leicester Award, I have now begun my second - Future Leaders Leicester Award which is sponsored by Enterprise Rent-a-Car. I had my first training session yesterday, 5-8pm, which at first I was dreading as it would be a long day at university from 10am till 8pm, but I was pleasantly surprised. The session was informative and informal, led by terrific examples of successful leaders (rather than managers). What type of leader am I? Having completed the Situational Leadership Styles Questionnaire, I was dominantly a 'coaching' leader, as opposed to an 'encouraging', 'delegating', or 'structuring' leader. Being a 'coaching' leader demonstrates high directive behaviour entwined with high supportive behaviour. I did expect this result, as I do not see myself as a delegator, and do enjoy getting stuck into the work myself. What I also wasn't completely awar...

Today I went to a session at university regarding being prepped for the Festival of Careers 2013. Having gone to a prep session last year, I was disappointed to see no Geology companies. Having listened to feedback, this year CGG will be visiting the University of Leicester on 7 th November on the Engineering, Science and IT day. Today I have learnt that there are 400,000 graduates from UK universities every year. I was quite surprised to hear that for every graduate role, a company receives on average 85 applications. Whether or not 85 had the desired qualities, this still shows the competitiveness graduates are now facing and how it is vital to now stand out in a crowd. My objectives of attending the careers festival this year will be primarily to make contacts with companies that appeal to my interests – I will primarily be researching the geological companies first, but will keep my horizons open as I never know what the future entails. I hope to gain an insight into the c...

Click for my video demonstrating my journey through the  Leicester Award for Online Networking It is something I'd recommend to all - old and new, Leicester students as my perception of social media has completely changed! I thought I was 'in the know' with regards to technology, but only now do I realise the importance of taking advantage of the internet.

I've recently been introduced to Weebly - where you are able to create your own online CV. I'd been inspired from a few (links below) and thought I'd give a go at my own attempt. My inspiration: http://kristin.fm/sm/index.html http://ulrikeschulz.weebly.com/index.html Let me know what you think of mine: Jo Miles Online Résumé

C.V.I.V - what is it? It stands for curriculum vitae interactive video and is a new approach to portray yourself in the simplest of ways to potential employers. Over the past couple of days I have been researching into how effective professionals are in using their online presence to portray themselves to future employers. The video below from YouTube, has got to be my favourite so far. Not only does Graeme Anthony introduce himself and explain why he now thinks it is important for him to portray himself this way, he's made his introductory video interactive - you can choose to then watch videos that are specific to his skills or portfolio. This is something that has really excited me - because building an online presence and network online can be fun! In his introductory video alone, he has had over 200,000 views which I would deem incredibly successful for a home video. He has set an example of how technology has changed the employability world. It has inspired me in the futu...