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1. SYSTEMS APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY & CAREER MGT

This programme has been carefully designed to improve your career skills and help you in your career endeavours. The programme includes a number of
interactive online modules, videos from career coaches and hiring managers, assessments, quizzes, and learning bites. See how close or far you are to completing
this programme. You will see below figures which states the total number of mandatory and optional tasks you have to complete in order to finish this programme.
You will see a further breakdown of tasks you have completed or yet to complete and the number of actions for each task.

Your Status

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Congratulations, you have completed '1. Systems approach to professional identity & career mgt'!

Summary
3 mandatory tasks have to be completed within this programme.

Title Type Actions Status

Systems theory & career management Mandatory 6/6 Complete 

Self-awareness: Identify your preferences & values Mandatory 7/7 Complete 

Understand your strengths, skills & working style Mandatory 5/5 Complete 

Detail
Systems theory & career management Type: Mandatory Actions: 6 / 6 Status: Complete 

In this task you will explore the importance of career management and how the Systems Theory Framework (STF) of career development can enhance your career
success.

ACTIONS
6 of these actions have to be completed within this task

ORIENTATION: Find out why it is so important to start thinking about your career while you are still studying. (Complete )
CHECK POINT: Take a moment to reflect on your career readiness through this short Career Mapping survey. Tick the box once completed. (Complete )
READ: 'Career development: What it is and why it matters'! (Complete )
MYREADINGS JOURNAL ARTICLE: Systemic thinking in career development theory: contributions of the Systems Theory Framework (McMahon & Patton,
2018). Learn how the Systems Theory Framework of Career Development helps you understand yourself and the external influences that affect your career
decision making. (Tick the box once you have completed this action.) (Complete )
MYREADINGS JOURNAL ARTICLE: Graduate employability and the career thinking of university STEMM students (Bennett, Knight & Bell, 2020). Click 'Add
Note' to summarise key points from this article. (Complete )
Note: Career decisions are made on the basis of socially created identity and lived experience. This is because society defines the roles and expectations
that are expected of us, which then affects how we go about making decisions in terms of our career.
REFLECTION: Download a copy of the “Systems Theory Framework of career development” diagram and tick the influences that apply to your next set of
graduate employment career decisions. Click 'Add Note' to list three influences you think are most important? Why are each of these influences important to
you? (Complete )
Note: Globalization changes the way nations, businesses and people interact, but also increases competition which makes me think that we live in a
globalized world. Skills: A well-developed skill can make us master in a particular field, and it can be learned too. Learning new skills helps in your
professional life a lot. It helps you to achieve your goals, gives confidence, and gives you motivation for working too. Aptitudes: Helps me to understand my
area of interest and strengths better. It provides me clarity on which career path is most suited based on my skill sets.

Self-awareness: Identify your preferences & values Type: Mandatory Actions: 7 / 7 Status: Complete 

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This task further explores individual influences on your career to increase your self-awareness and professional identity to research and identify fulfilling career
paths and roles. Improved self-awareness also enables you to talk about yourself in written job applications or an interview and have the appropriate balance of
confidence, professionalism and humility when starting a new job.

Values are the things that are important to you in your life and your career. Working in a job that aligns with your values and preferences means that you are more
likely to gain satisfaction from your work. It is important to take the time to understand what energises and drives you and what you prefer doing. Developing
a knowledge of these aspects is crucial for getting the best out of yourself day-to-day and for setting meaningful career goals.  

The following action items in this task helps you to increase your self-awareness and to discover how your motivations and values align with your career and job
interests.

ACTIONS
7 of these actions have to be completed within this task

ORIENTATION: The first step to developing your self-awareness is understanding what it means to be self-aware. (Complete )
LEARN (SCU Fact sheet): Increase your self-awareness and make informed career decisions by looking at your unique interests, skills, values and
personality. Links to the OPTIONAL Self-assessments mentioned in this fact sheet are: Type Dynamics Indicator - a personality assessment that encourages
you to reflect on your preferences and how this may impact your approaches to communication and work. Career Interest Inventory - recommended if you
are undecided on your career direction. (Complete )
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Take the Big 5 Personality Profile to receive a summary of your personality style and hints and tips in relation to looking for work.
(Complete )
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Understand what motivates you at work and how this affects your job and life choices. (Complete )
LEARN: This short course helps you build and prioritise your personal values. (Complete )
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Choose the comprehensive 'Values-based Indicator of Motivation' assessment and reflect on the detailed results. (Complete )
REFLECTION: Click 'Add Note' to list your top five values (useful for completing your assessments). (Complete )
Note: Creativity Resilience Wisdom Determination Kindness

Understand your strengths, skills & working style Type: Mandatory Actions: 5 / 5 Status: Complete 

Self-awareness helps you research and identify employers that are likely to provide more fulfilling roles, as well as make your job applications more competitive.
Employers will often ask you to nominate your strengths and skills in a job application or interview process. By understanding these you are better able to promote
yourself and demonstrate your value to a future employer.

This task examines your strengths and skills (including transferrable skills) that will be valuable to an employer and identifies your working style and team
behaviours. You will clarify exactly what makes you valuable to a potential employer.

ACTIONS
5 of these actions have to be completed within this task

ORIENTATION: Transferrable skills are characteristics that you can take with you from one job to another. Watch this video for key transferable skills you are
likely to have developed as part of your education. (Complete )
READ & ACT: Do you know what you're good at? Here are some tips to help you determine your strengths. (Complete )
READ & ACT: Categorising your strengths can help define your personal brand and guide your career choices. (Complete )
SELF-ASSESSMENT: Complete this 'strengths assessment' to identify your strengths and weaknesses from 50 key employability skills. (Complete )
REFLECTION: 'Record a video' to reflect on your top 5 strengths. (Complete )

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