GLOBAL OUTLOOK

  • Seek out specialist and business news sites and look for global trends. As a University of London student, you have privileged access to the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. Check out the Global Employment newsroom for more ideas
  • Seek opportunities to work in multi-cultural environments
  • Seek volunteering and work experience opportunities away from your home country  

DIGITAL SKILLS

  • Draw a diagram mapping what technology you are comfortable in using as a creator 
  • Choose 1-2 professionally-relevant platforms or software and commit to becoming a superuser
  • Find a digital buddy or user community where you can have conversations about technology trends
  • Commit to delivering an academic or community project that includes a significant digital element
COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION SKILLS 

  • Get involved in a local team endeavour in your community or Teaching Centre to achieve a shared objective, preferably with people you don't know well, who have different perspectives from you. Such activities can include sports teams, organising charity fundraising or cleaning up the environment; they are all great ways to develop your people skills as you work together. 
  • Practice stretching and developing your communication skills by taking on unfamiliar activities such as public speaking.
  • Read some resources on communication and teamwork skills, see the Career Development Lab for some suggestions 

LEADERSHIP 

  • Look around for something that you think needs to change and find something that you can do about it.
  • Are there existing groups or structures that would welcome advocates or committee members, can you see a good way to get involved?
  • Is there a gap, what can you do to fill it? How can you raise awareness of the issue and propose change? 

Who might be your leadership allies and role models in this?

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