Looking for second and first year University students to attend a once-in-a-lifetime Leadership Programme

The Powerlist Foundation* will be holding a FREE three-day leadership programme this July. It is a world class programme where attendees will be given top-level master classes on everything to do with leadership, from how to conduct yourself in interviews, how to put together a good C.V, how to dress for an interview and in the office environment, how to network, commercial awareness and so much more.

The people taking the seminars will be experts who have lived it and reaped the benefits. Sky, Barclays Capital, Deloitte and IBM are just some of the companies on board to host seminars, so it is definitely not one to be missed. 
There are only 100 spaces for the programme, which takes place 28th-30th July, 2011 and we are only looking for 75 second year students, and 25 first years.

For further information and an application form contact Adenike Adenitire, Future Leaders, Editor
Powerful Media Ltd
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Marsh Wall
London
E14 9XG
T. 0207 868 1470
E. adenike@powerful-media.com
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*The Powerlist Foundation is a registered charity (No: 1138699) whose objects are to promote the development of young people up to the age of 25 in achieving their full potential by providing support and activities, which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities and enable them to participate in and contribute to society as mature and responsible individuals.

Some tips for mature job seekers

Extracted from a guardian article – How to work past retirement – to read the whole article

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Need a new job?

Older workers looking for a new job often feel their application is rejected as soon as the recruiting employer sees their age.

John Lees, career coach and author of Career Reboot, says it is true that workers over 50 may find that they are rejected in favour of younger ones, despite supportive legislation. “Even though we’re all working longer, older workers can often face prejudice based on their date of birth. Older workers who receive repeated rejections are often saying the wrong things – failing to talk about recent experience, constantly talking about out-of-date systems or processes, and constantly making reference to their age. Older workers who are successful, are much better at focusing on their strong suits – knowledge, maturity and reliability.”

Again Kelly believes that people who have worked in the public sector may have an even tougher time trying to convince a private-sector employer that they are the right candidates for a job. “It’s a culture shock for people to switch from public to private sector: you will need to take off the blinkers and become deinstitutionalised. It’s not a 35-hour week for example – you don’t go in at 9am and leave at 5pm. You finish when the work is complete.”

Lees suggests the following tips to improve your chances:

• Don’t draw attention to your age by giving emphasis to the year you started working or qualified, or referring to the age of your adult children. But don’t apologise for your age either.

• Avoid out-of-date terminology, and don’t emphasise any organisations that no longer exist.

• Focus your CV on what you have achieved and what you have to offer, not on your age.

• Include an email address. Employers often assume older interviewees are not IT literate. Try to demonstrate an active interest in new technology and new ways of working.

• Remember employers buy experience in many cases. Demonstrate how your know-how and maturity will be a benefit.

• Indicate your flexibility and provide recent evidence of your willingness to learn new skills and procedures. Talk about your interest in the work you are being interviewed for, and show that you have researched around the job.

• Explore the possibilities of mixing and matching different work patterns, including working on contract and on a temporary basis.

• Definitely do not reminisce or voice doubts about the wisdom of the current generation.

Experience makes for great teachers!

 If you’re considering retraining to be a teacher and are thinking that your age could be a barrier to getting a job out the other end, think again.   According to a recent article in the Guardian, applications from mature students wishing to retrain are up 35% for the 2009-2010 year.  And this looks set to continue with this demographic accounting for 70% of the enquiries to the Teachers Development Agency (TDA).

Overall it will amount to “a substantial change” for the profession as a whole, said Graham Holley, chief executive of the TDA. ”It’s already making a big difference to us, and it will make a big difference in the classroom in due course.”  

He goes on to say that there is generally a change to the societal attitude towards teaching, with these new ’2nd career’ teachers bringing in a passion and understanding to their subjects and a desire to give back to society.

So if you are considering teaching and would like further information, a great place to start is the TDA website (www.tda.gov.uk).  Good luck!