UndergradSkiller: Skill Set Map for Undergraduates and Their Educators

LEARNING AND SELF-MANAGEMENT: Skills and Career Planning

Career Planning

Career planning is an ongoing process that involves exploring options, building experience, and making use of mentoring and coaching. Starting early gives students more time to develop their professional profile.

Useful Resources on Career Planning:

The Open University. (n.d.). Exploring career mentoring and coaching. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=147459

Annotation: Free course from The Open University covering career mentoring and coaching. Topics include the difference between mentoring and coaching, developing self-awareness, choosing the right mentor or coach, and maximizing mentoring relationships.

The Open University. (2022). Your career planning guide. Severnprint. https://university.open.ac.uk/secure-environments/sites/www.open.ac.uk.secure-environments/files/files/career-planning-guide(1).pdf

Annotation: Guide from The Open University providing comprehensive guidance on career planning for students, covering self-assessment, skills identification, job searching, and professional development.

The Open University. (2021). Practical work experience for careers linked to science. https://help.open.ac.uk/students/_data/documents/careers/restricted/practical-workbook-for-careers-linked-to-science.pdf

Annotation: Workbook from The Open University on gaining practical work experience in science-related careers. Covers identifying what to look for, building a search, finding placements through networking, contacting employers, types of work experience, volunteering, and what to do if a placement cannot be found.

Peer Review: None

Table of contents:

4.1. Finding Help and Support
4.1.1. Seeking Support
4.1.2. Communicating with Professors

4.2. Learning and Study Skills
4.2.1. How We Learn
4.2.2. Metacognition
4.2.3. Study Strategies
4.2.4. Studying in STEM
4.2.5. Note-Taking and Lectures
4.2.6. Exam Preparation

4.3. Time Management and Focus
4.3.1. Time Management Strategies
4.3.2. The Pomodoro Technique
4.3.3. Understanding Procrastination
4.3.4. Staying Motivated
4.3.5. Digital Focus Tools

4.4. Reflective Practice
4.4.1. Growth Mindset Strategies
4.4.2. Reflective Practice Tools

4.5. Wellbeing
4.5.1. Mental Health
4.5.2. Personal Wellbeing
4.5.3. Digital Wellbeing
4.5.4. Stress Management
4.5.5. Budgeting
4.5.6. Finding Friends

4.6. Adapting Your Study Approach
4.6.1. Neurodiversity and University
4.6.2. Studying with ADHD
4.6.3. Studying with Dyslexia and Assistive Tools

4.7. Skills and Career Planning
4.7.1. Identifying Your Skills
4.7.2. Setting Goals

4.7.3. Career Planning

4.7.4. Postgraduate Study
4.7.5. Internships and E-Learning

 

Author: Leanne Irwin

Peer Reviewer(s): None