Strengths Profile

19/09/2023

"I see huge benefits for universities and colleges who can facilitate students using Strengths Profile to help them focus on what they are good at and what gives them energy.

I've seen first-hand how energised students are when they understand 'what makes them tick', helping them make better and informed career choices and setting themselves up for a more fulfilling and happier life.

I love to use Strengths with students as you feel like you are setting them up for success in life."

Julie McCall - Lecturer, University College Cork

18/09/2023

Humanities degrees like English do not lead to obvious, specific career paths. Students must often identify their own skills and interests and then match them to career opportunities.

Santa Clara University implemented Strengths Profile in their Department of English to identify and develop students’ strengths and help them present their abilities in CVs and job applications.

Students reported dramatically higher levels of engagement in their career planning, with 94% reporting that they were
now strongly or somewhat engaged. One student said, “I essentially learned my marketable worth in a way that was
validating and empowering.”

Download the case study here:

15/09/2023

On Master Your Strengths Episode 3, Director of Strengths Profile Trudy Bateman spoke with John Byrne, Programme Leader at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, to hear how they are using Strengths Profile with their students and what impact it is having.

Watch the episode here:

See who else is going to Master Your Strengths Episode 3 - Manchester Metropolitan University, and keep up-to-date with conversations about the event.

14/09/2023

"Often students struggle to find the language to articulate their skills, motivations and strengths. Strengths Profile provides students with this language, which when qualified with personal examples, enables students to describe themselves authentically and with increased confidence to recruiters." Anne Wilson - Head of Careers, The University of Warwick.

Find out how our 'Strengthening your Career' workshops can help your students: https://ow.ly/w2aQ50PHV0z

13/09/2023

Strengths use is a positive way of flipping the way your students think about their weaknesses and instead of focusing on them, it looks for ways to compensate for them.

This way, they can learn that everyone has weaknesses, but we also have other qualities to lean into to provide us with the necessary motivation.

Providing students with the correct language and direct actions, can help improve internal self-belief and resilience.

Help students to recognise that we are all unique, and that’s a good thing.

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It’s hard for students right now and it’s easy to see why mental health is a hot topic for everyone but spare a thought to those at the start of their careers struggling to even reach the bottom step.

12/09/2023

What's your ideal job?

This can be the hardest question to answer at any stage, let alone as a student!

Our Toolkit provides the structure to facilitate practical career coaching conversations and workshops with your students.

We show you how to apply the strengths-based approach, focusing on understanding where your students want to go, their story and how their strengths will help them get there.

Learn more about the Career Development Toolkit: https://ow.ly/FyLm50PHW2j

11/09/2023

Elevate Your Organisation's Culture with Strengths! 🌟 Join our FREE webinar to revolutionise your workplace culture. Join Sue Langley - CEO Langley Group and Trudy Bateman - Director of Strengths Profile, to unleash positivity, trust, and creativity. Embrace diversity for maximum impact.

Reserve your spot now! We have two webinars available to cover global time-zones.👥📈
18 October 9am BST Webinar: https://bit.ly/3EpSs32

19 October 9am AEDT Webinar: https://bit.ly/3EpSs32

08/09/2023

The School of Animal Rural and Environmental Sciences (ARES) within Nottingham Trent University wanted to support students with something that would help them to recognise where their natural passions and strengths lie, to appreciate why they were studying at university, and why the course and their possible future chosen career paths were the right fit for them.

Students took part in workshops to get them started with Strengths Profile and to help them identify their own individual strengths. This was followed by self-directed study and reflection on how these strengths could be used to support their studies and lifelong learning.

After the programme, students were able to articulate their strengths to employers better, which has proved hugely beneficial for job applications, LinkedIn profiles and job interviews.

Download the case study here:

Case Studies Learn how Manchester Metropolitan University are developing the workplace skills of their students through strengths. Download

07/09/2023

Did you catch our webinar, 'An Innovative Approach to Career and Learning Pathways - Integration of Strengths Profile into University Careers' with Atlantic Technological University?

Director of Strengths Profile, Trudy Bateman, was joined by Bridie Killoran, Careers and Learning Pathways Manager at Atlantic Technological University, to discuss ATU’s integration of Strengths Profile within their interactive hub, www.mycareerpath.ie, to enhance and elevate their student and employee programmes.

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzkzB1QQliY

06/09/2023

Facilitate practical career coaching programmes with your students with our Career Development e-Toolkit.

Used by Career Services worldwide, this toolkit includes PowerPoint slides and interactive worksheets to use in-person or virtually for strengths career conversations and workshops.

Each career topic has practical guidance for preparing students for their future careers and advice on preparing students for Strengths-based assessments used by 50% of graduate employers (ISE 2019).

Find out more: https://ow.ly/ocaq50PHsNZ

05/09/2023

"This workshop helped students name and present their abilities for a variety of professions, which they recognized as exceptionally valuable." Dr Julia Voss, Assistant Professor of English, Santa Clara University.

Find out more about our 'Strengthening your Career' workshop here: https://ow.ly/m8nB50PHrJ8

04/09/2023

How can Career specialists help their students using strengths?

Strengths Profile tools like the Career Development Toolkit and the Strengths Career Guide offer excellent suggestions for shaping career paths for you as a career educator, and new ways students can approach the task of applying for roles.

These help you support students in many ways, not just job hunting.

More top tips here:

Here are a few ideas that Career specialists could look to adopt to help their students.