October 9, 2017 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates: InternsMe.com; the first web portal dedicated to the employment of youth in the Middle East, providing work experience and employment opportunities to students and graduates; hosted an employability workshop on campus for students.
The objective of the workshop was to prepare students as they approached the next stage of launching their careers thereby offering them training in skills building, tips for job hunting, with particular focus on the importance of self-branding and its link to education and employment.
Facilitated by Orsi Urban, Work Placement and Careers Coordinator at CUD, students were introduced to a series of skills development and profile-building exercises; different ways of engaging with prospective employers, demonstrating how a CV video could help candidates to stand out from the crowd, and providing tips on how to achieve a high-ranking professional profile.
A CV can act as a career guide, helping to make the next decision while maintaining an overview perspective of one’s career development and giving an employee a chance to assess whether their next course, project or potential internship experience aligns with their career goals.
One student said, “It provided very useful tips on what employers look for and how you can be that right candidate, by building a customized CV that highlights relevant skills and shows an understanding of the job description. The workshop was very beneficial to us as we are fresh students from high school and we don’t yet have much experience of reaching out to employers, so it helped us to focus on how present ourselves professionally.”
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