What I Can Do For You
School based choices – offering guidance through subject options through to aptitude tests as aids in assessing a clients potential for a particular job or career. Debra Has extensive experiences of helping young people gain the confidence through greater self awareness to make effective career decisions.
I offer private career guidance to individuals looking for routes into further or higher education. Options include career research, UCAS applications, Personal Statement writing, open day visits, careers taster days and work placement advice.
University is not the only path to success- from apprenticeships to distance learning or employer funded study there are many other alternative options, many of which just may not have caught your attention but may match your learning style or simply offer a real alternative to a university degree.
Undergraduates and Graduates- with the increase in tuition fees and the competitive graduate job market it is essential that students engage in the career planning process from year 1 of their studies. Debra can help you by:
- Exploring career choice and self awareness
- Finding out about specific jobs and sectors
- Developing and improving skills that employers look for
- Selling your skills- how has your degree made you employable?
- Getting organised- preparing for job search.
How to write a CV and Cover letter from scratch including preparation, creation, style, layout and review including the electronic CV, the covering letter and the follow-up letter.
Accessing the hidden job market and understanding the current job market.
Preparing for first interviews including telephone interviews
Assessment centres and psychometric tests including second interviews
Social etiquette guide for assessment centre and networking events
Industrial placements, Internships and work experience
Services to schools- Debra runs a range of bespoke workshops- available to school’s as an in-house workshop to investigate career options including ‘Getting into Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Science, Law, Engineering and many more. Tailored presentations include ‘How to write a personal statement’ and ‘How to compose and write a CV for the first time job hunter’.
