What What are are you you going going to to do? do?
Sports club or Society membership
Committee position / Student-led project leader (SVC) / one-off taster leader (SVC)
Training team member
Student staff in bars, shops, print shop, events team Student Supervisor
Community volunteer with SVC/ Nightline/ Tag Rugby Coach
NUTS / Impact / URN/ TEC
Elected Officer (Exec/ Rep/ Faculty Coordinator)
Karni rep / week one rep
Union Council member
SVC Volunteer Coord & Asst Coord
Course reps / school reps
Student-led project leader (SVC)/ One off Taster leader (SVC)
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Communication
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Project / Time Management
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Presentation Skills
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Leadership
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Technical Skills
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Networking and Negotiation
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Work experience
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Problem Solving
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Managing/Supporting volunteers
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Specific Occupational Skills
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Business knowledge
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Planning/goal setting
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IT/Computer Skills
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Here are all the activities you can get involved in within the Students’ Union, and all the skills you can develop along the way. Tick them off as you go along and make sure you have an example of how you’ve earned each skill before you leave University!
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What Have I done?
So what should you do next? •
Head to the Students’ Union website first, this has pretty much all the information you need to know about how to get involved and start building up your skills: www. su.nottingham.ac.uk
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Drop into the Student Volunteer Centre or Student Activities on B Floor of the Portland Building for some face to face advice.
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Keep your eye on the vacancies section of the Students’ Union website for jobs within the Union: http://www.su.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/
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Join a club or society, there are 80 clubs and 200 societies, so there’s bound to be something you can get involved in.
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Visit the Centre for Career Development website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ careers/index.aspx or drop into their offices on the top floor of the Portland Building for advice on making effective applications, and to learn more about work experience and the Nottingham Advantage Award (NAA).
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Think about running for a Students’ Union Exec position in your final year.
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