Week 7: Building resilience – skills
Introduction
This week you will consider your existing skills, in particular those skills that support resilience. You will look at the link between resilience and adaptability and use a career adaptability questionnaire to think about your own approach to career development. You’ll also explore the concept of ‘control’ over your working life, and where you feel that currently lies.
As before, continue to note your thoughts either in the online toolkit or in your notebook.
Get started with Week 7 by watching this video:
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Transcript: Video 1 Introduction to Week 7
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This week, you’ll focus on your skills, identifying those that are important for career resilience, such as problem solving, and effective communication. You’ll learn about career adaptability and your locus of career control, and you’ll see how your skills and strengths make you more employable.
Video 1 Introduction to Week 7
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By the end of this week, you should be able to:
- identify the employability skills that are important for career resilience
- explain the concept of career adaptability
- understand the difference between an internal and external locus of career control
- recognise the value of skills and strengths in enhancing your employability.