Careers Service Office

A practical opportunity to prepare for the future, by identifying and developing your employability skills

Module details

  • Offered to 1st years
  • Tuesdays 16.00-18.00
  • 8 weeks (autumn or spring term)
  • Planned delivery: On campus (South Kensington)
  • Non-credit only
How to enrol

Professional Skills for Employability is a module developed for the Imperial Horizons programme by the Careers Service.

Each of the sessions are designed to encourage you to understand and acquire a range of professional skills, including working as part of a team, giving a presentation, the importance of networking and understanding business etiquette. It is relevant to you if you are a first year student wanting to gain a better insight and awareness of the skills necessary for employability.

The module will be delivered by experienced Careers Consultants from the Imperial College Careers Service who will help guide you through developing yourself in a professional context.

 

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"Absolutely fantastic module, it really got me thinking about my career and my future plans. The course structure was excellent and all the key aspects and skills for employability were covered. I particularly enjoyed the group exercises and made very good friends throughout the module. This is a course I would recommend to all first year undergraduates! "
"a really good fit for me and it really opened my eyes to aspects of employment that I have never thought of before."
"I recommend this course to everyone one. It really helped me with applications to internships and taught me some crucial skills needed in university and work life."
"A great mix of lecture, practical and team-building sessions. The exercises and lectures were relevant and I was able to apply them during my internship. The lecturers also go the extra mile to help you out and provide feedback - in my case, feedback for my resume. It's definitely a course worth attending!"
"One of the best and most helpful modules one could take to improve in the field of work (in terms of interviews, CV, or any other similar tools)."
"The module is polished, I had fun learning these crucial professional skills."

Got any questions?

Contact the module leader:
Victoria Sood
v.sood@imperial.ac.uk