Get ready to work - From digital work experience to mock interviews
The ultimate careers programme for students, graduates and job seekers
Reed Business School
Summary
- Reed Courses Certificate of Completion - £10
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Overview
Calling all students…
If you want to know how to get into your dream job or career once you've finished school, college or university, this course is for you.
Gateway to Work is a free digital careers programme that gives you all the tools you need to smoothly transition from education to the workplace, even if you're not sure what you want to do yet.
Through five engaging modules, inspired by the Gatsby benchmarks, you’ll go on a journey of self-discovery where you’ll learn all about the labour market, improve your employability skills with our digital work experience and develop a winning CV so you can find and land your first job.
Each module is jam-packed with helpful videos, engaging activities and rapid-fire quizzes to help you prepare for the world of work.
You’ll also get a chance to take part in an AI-powered job interview with Reed’s Chairman and CEO, James Reed CBE, where you’ll get feedback on how to improve your interview techniques.
So, if you want to get a headstart on your career journey, and discover the potential career paths you could take, get this free course now.
Certificates
Reed Courses Certificate of Completion
Digital certificate - £10
Will be downloadable when all lectures have been completed
Curriculum
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Introduction 00:40
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1. Working on you 56:31
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2. Digital work experience 01:53
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2. Digital work experience - Brand and Marketing at Money and Pensions service 13:04
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2. Digital work experience - Care at PBL care 08:37
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2. Digital work experience - Catering at Busy Bees 11:50
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2. Digital work experience - Charity and Marketing at The Big Give 10:55
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2. Digital work experience - Corporate affairs at Money and Pensions Service 11:52
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2. Digital work experience - Customer Experience at Reed Group 08:09
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2. Digital work experience - Early years Education at Busy Bees 27:12
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2. Digital work experience - Environmental, Social and Governance at Reed 15:30
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2. Digital work experience - Finance at PBL care 06:37
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2. Digital work experience - Finance at Reed 15:51
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2. Digital work experience - Health and Safety at Busy Bees 14:09
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2. Digital work experience - Human Resources at Money and Pensions service 13:32
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2. Digital work experience - Marketing at YPO 07:19
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2. Digital work experience - Procurement at YPO 08:26
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2. Digital work experience - Product at Hireful 07:13
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2. Digital work experience - Project Management at One Housing 26:22
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2. Digital work experience - Sales and Recruitment at Reed 09:55
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3. Choose your pathway 1:12:38
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4. Upskill in your field 11:49
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5. Get ready to work 1:53:31
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Description
Gateway to work includes five key modules to help you build the skills, knowledge, and confidence you need to kick-start your career the right way.
Module one: Working on you
You’ll reflect on who you are, your values, mindset, strengths and weaknesses. You’ll also discover the employability skills you already have and identify the ones you need to develop. You’ll build strategies to manage your wellbeing at work and explore ways to navigate workplace relationships, including how to ask for and deal with feedback from future managers and colleagues.
Module two: Digital work experience
You’ll explore what it's like to work in different roles through a range of digital work experiences at real companies. With 18 work experiences to choose from you'll get to complete real tasks from a variety of different sectors including Brand and Marketing, Human Resources, Customer Experience, Catering, Sales, Care and many more.
Module three: Choose your pathway
You’ll discover the different work, training, and further education options available to you and reflect on the pathway you want to take.You'll also get access to the latest labour market data to help you make decisions about your future.
Module four: Upskill in your field
You’ll focus on the skills you need to prepare for work and the different ways you can develop them, from academic routes to practical pathways.
Module five: Get ready to work
You’ll learn everything you need to know to land your first job, from advice on how to write a winning CV to how to search for a job. Get tips to help you nail your first interview and benefit from exclusive access to an AI-powered authentic mock-interview experience, which uses a tool that is already being used by employers across the world to recruit thousands of candidates, including Iceland and Qantas Airways.
Who is this course for?
This course is for school, college, and university students, or anyone else who’s just completed their education and wants to understand their career options, learn about the world of work and develop their skills so they can land their first job.
Requirements
There are no requirements for starting this course.
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This course is advertised on Reed.co.uk by the Course Provider, whose terms and conditions apply. Purchases are made directly from the Course Provider, and as such, content and materials are supplied by the Course Provider directly. Reed is acting as agent and not reseller in relation to this course. Reed's only responsibility is to facilitate your payment for the course. It is your responsibility to review and agree to the Course Provider's terms and conditions and satisfy yourself as to the suitability of the course you intend to purchase. Reed will not have any responsibility for the content of the course and/or associated materials.