HR Headmistress Tackles Youth Unemployment With Free Workshop Nationwide
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- (1888PressRelease) July 25, 2011 - An increasing concern about the standards of knowledge, skills and confidence demonstrated by jobseekers leaving school has prompted Kate Russell, The HR Headmistress, one of the UK's foremost HR authors, consultants and public speakers, to create and offer free workshops called Build and Fly Your Own Rocket, to help prepare school leavers for the workplace.
"Initially, the workshops will be offered on a regional basis, but we aim to roll them out to schools across the UK." said Kate Russell.
Build and Fly Your Own Rocket comprises three key workshops, the first of which, Plan Your Journey, deals with choosing the right area of work. It also covers a section on HR as a career; Kate's major field of expertise.
Secondly, Build Your Own Rocket focuses on applying for a job and preparing CVs and cover letters. It deals with how to handle interviews and most importantly, gives clear guidance on how to stand out from the crowd.
The final workshop, Fly Your Own Rocket looks at what will be expected once in the workplace, how to keep a job and how to progress along the career path.
Job seekers will further have access to a number of helpful tools such as top tips for writing cover letters, interview style guides, template CVs and a SWOT tool check to help in choosing the right area of work to suit a candidate's interest and abilities. These are all featured on www.flyyourownrocket.co.uk free of charge for download.
Kate Russell commented: "I have seen so many young people leaving school who are hopelessly ill prepared for the workplace. The problem is too many young people are starting off life almost unemployable because they lack skills and confidence; and often their conduct in the recruitment process is not up to scratch. I want to do something practical by giving a reality check before they job hunt and get their expectations set in a realistic fashion about what it takes to secure and hold down a job. To sum it up, Build and Fly Your Own Rocket primarily deals with attitude and approach; the two key ingredients needed to get a job."
To date, the programme has been presented at schools in Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire and has been getting an enthusiastic welcome from the children, careers councillors and school and college head teachers.
Susie Fisk is the programme co-ordinator. Schools and colleges interested in Build and Fly Your Own Rocket, which is free of charge, can contact Susie and Russell HR Consulting on: 0845 644 8955 or email hrhotline ( @ ) russellhrconsulting dot co dot uk dot
About Kate Russell:
• Kate Russell is one of the UK's foremost employment and HR experts, public speaker and author who is known as the HR Headmistress. As a qualified barrister and following many years in HR, Kate built her reputation as a practical and robust people problem solver. The unusual combination of her legal background, direct line management experience and HR skills, enables Kate to present the stringent requirements of the law balanced against the realities of working life. She is a senior presenter for several companies and an acclaimed public speaker.
• Kate has written numerous articles, and three books; Off the
Sick List!, How To Turn Absence Into Attendance and How To Get Top Marks in...Managing Poor Work Performance and How To Get Top Marks in...Tackling Workplace Investigations. She is also the creator of a unique employment law update product, Law on the Move.
• Russell HR Consulting handles all aspects of HR management from
recruitment, outplacement, contracts of employment, policies and procedures, managing discipline, grievance and dismissal, redundancies, attendance issues, TUPE 2006, employment advice and special HR projects.
• Russell HR Consulting currently advises sectors including financial services and insurance, charities, transport, sport and leisure, manufacturing, dental and related, distribution and related, and construction and related.
www.russellhrconsulting.co.uk
www.thehrheadmistress.co.uk
Twitter: ( @ ) KateRussellHR
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