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Support for those impacted by organisational change

We know that navigating through organisational changes can be a challenging and uncertain time and have collected some resources that may help. 

Colleagues affected by restructures will be offered support and assistance (including career skills and change support workshops) as part of the consultation process and should contact their Employee Relations Team contact to find out more. Below are some useful resources:

Career Planning | Writing Applications | Interviews | CVs
LinkedIn Profile | Job Search sites | Wellbeing

 

Career Planning

The Queen Mary staff career guide is a good place to start to help you think about yourself and your career. 

The guide covers advice on understanding your career values, recognising and leveraging your strengths, exploring career options, making informed decisions and taking action. 

CPD Training 

Including the workshop: Career skills for professional services staff 

 

Writing applications 

OPD’s guide to writing applications and advice from Indeed

 

Interviews 

OPD have guides for Preparing for interview, The day of interview, Outcomes and feedback. Here is a link to a Guardian article on how to structure interview answers and a guide from indeed on common interview questions.  

Video resources 

LinkedIn Learning offers a number of resources on interview preparation, including:  

Keep in mind that these all offer generic advice – what is considered a ‘good’ interview differs between organisations.  

Consider doing some practice where you are the interviewer. This can really help you understand what an employer is looking for by reflecting on what you liked about the answers you were given.  

 

CVs 

There is a lot of CV advice out there.  Here is an editable CV Template [DOC 35KB].

Advice from our career skills provider:  

  1. Your name is your brand, it should be prominent at the top. 
  2. They advise avoiding writing a long paragraph as a profile at the top of the CV. Employers are busy and are likely to skip it. Instead highlight your key achievements and match to the requirements of the job role. These act like headlines to grab attention and make the employer want to give you more attention. 
  3. If it wasn't obvious from tip 2, you should tailor your CV to match each employer.  
  4. Employers are likely to skim your CV in 30 - 60 seconds. Make information easy to read and easy to find relevant key information that will be of interest. 
  5. When presenting your work experience, use the formula of duties + achievements. Just because you had a responsibility, it doesn't show how good you were. The vast majority of CVs I see just list duties. This makes it tough to shortlist those candidates. 
  6. Remember, choose examples of achievements that will display the requirements of the job you are applying for.  

 

LinkedIn profile  

LinkedIn is an excellent platform for showcasing your experience and achievements. Think of it as an online CV. You can also use it for applications direct from the LinkedIn job site. LinkedIn themselves advise you on how to create a great profile here  

 

Job Search sites 

These are the most popular job sites. You can search for more than just job titles. We suggest searching using words that represent your skills and/or needs. You will get job adverts which contain those words and might help you generate options that you may not have been aware of. Not all of them will be relevant but it's a great approach if you want to generate ideas.   

Jobs | Job Search | Job Vacancies on jobs.ac.uk  

https://uk.indeed.com  

https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/  

https://www.cv-library.co.uk (also has advice on a variety of job hunting topics)  

https://www.reed.co.uk (also has advice on a variety of job hunting topics)  

https://www.totaljobs.com (also has advice on a variety of job hunting topics)  

   

Wellbeing

We understand that change can sometimes feel unsettling and challenging. To support you through this, we want to remind you of the resources available to all colleagues: 

  • Wellbeing Pages – Provide access to wellbeing courses, financial wellbeing support, and other helpful tools. 
  • Workshops on Change & Wellbeing – You can find workshops by searching “wellbeing” on Course Finder on CPD training. One session you might find particularly helpful is Supporting Yourself Through Change 

 

 

 

 

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