5 Returning to the beginning

Back in Week 1, the first activity asked a series of questions:

• How do you react when you see teamwork as one of the key essential competencies on the person specification for a job you are considering applying to?

• Reflect on why you are doing this course. What are you hoping to get out of it? Why do you feel this may be good for you? What for you would be a good outcome by the end of this course?

As you come to the end of the course, reflect again on those questions.

Figure 8 Reflecting

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Figure 8 Reflecting

Have your feelings about teamwork altered, have the outcomes you thought of been met?

If they have, hopefully you now feel more confident in your understanding of working in teams and your ability to convey your teamwork skills and experience to potential employers.

If not, what was missing for you? Is there something else you could do to fulfil your teamwork development needs? Perhaps you could consider a mentor to support you in the workplace or talk to a careers adviser about your situation and what you might do next.