While college and university education prepares adolescent adults for a future vocation, academics alone will not ensure employability. Predicated on the Gallup-Purdue Index – also referred to as the “big six” - graduates who hit the mark on six key collegiate experiences are three times more liable to have an engaging occupation as opposed to graduates who missed the mark on all six (1). For example, being active in extracurricular activities and organisations made graduates 1.8 times more liable to be engaged at work (1). Other key experiences such as applying for an internship or having at least one lecturer or mentor who made learning intriguing had direct links to an increase in engagement and pay (1). In short, workplace prosperity requires
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Realising one’s own strengths and weaknesses gives individuals a better understanding of how they function (2). They would be able to narrow down concrete job scopes based on the things they know they are good at. Knowing what one can excel at enables students to aim higher and achieve much more. Based on studies from Holland’s Theory, in our society, most people are one of six personality types: Authentic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Some refer to these as Holland Codes or RIASEC (2). People who opt to work in an environment similar to their personality type are more liable to be prosperous in their career choice (2). Prosperity in an Artistic environment is more likely to be achieved if said person is more artistic. Example, opting to be a music teacher in a music school - an environment "dominated" by Artistic type people where creativity and expression are highly valued …show more content…
Firstly, a recent research study by Highfliers stated that, "graduates who have had no precedented work experience at all are highly unlikely to be prosperous in job-searching and will have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes (4). Internships or part-time jobs are a wonderful way to gain experience on career fields that one is interested in without needing to commit to it (4). It is the best way to get a sense of the different industries and the varying requisites needed for concrete, stable careers. Internship also brilliant platform for networking and building contacts (4), which in turn will benefit the student greatly in his or her search for a
Realising one’s own strengths and weaknesses gives individuals a better understanding of how they function (2). They would be able to narrow down concrete job scopes based on the things they know they are good at. Knowing what one can excel at enables students to aim higher and achieve much more. Based on studies from Holland’s Theory, in our society, most people are one of six personality types: Authentic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, and Conventional. Some refer to these as Holland Codes or RIASEC (2). People who opt to work in an environment similar to their personality type are more liable to be prosperous in their career choice (2). Prosperity in an Artistic environment is more likely to be achieved if said person is more artistic. Example, opting to be a music teacher in a music school - an environment "dominated" by Artistic type people where creativity and expression are highly valued …show more content…
Firstly, a recent research study by Highfliers stated that, "graduates who have had no precedented work experience at all are highly unlikely to be prosperous in job-searching and will have little or no chance of receiving a job offer for their organisations’ graduate programmes (4). Internships or part-time jobs are a wonderful way to gain experience on career fields that one is interested in without needing to commit to it (4). It is the best way to get a sense of the different industries and the varying requisites needed for concrete, stable careers. Internship also brilliant platform for networking and building contacts (4), which in turn will benefit the student greatly in his or her search for a