Career development advice from forum3 2010
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Closeforum3 is the UK’s largest non profit careers event. KnowHow was there to record some of the best careers advice and help you succeed in your dream charity job.
All about forum3
forum3 is the UK's largest non profit careers event. If you missed it (or made it but didn't quite get to see everything you wanted) we've recorded some of the best bits:
- New! Jen Lowthrop, trustee at Young Achievers Trust: case study
- Working in international development: top tips
- Working in homelessness: top tips
- Working in the arts: top tips
- Making internships work for you: top tips
- Register for International development: the inside track
- Register for Interview and presentation skills: tips for impact
- Register for How volunteering can enhance your career: debate
- Register for How to break into international development: debate
Introduction
Director of forum3, Debbie Hockham, explains why the event is such an important one in the non profit calendar.
Podcast is 3mins, 13s.
January's featured case study
Every month we'll feature a new case study from one of the exhibitors at forum3, showing how they got into charity work and what tips they have for those looking to follow suit.
Jen Lowthrop, trustee, Young Achievers Trust
Jen became a trustee for the Young Achievers Trust in 2009 and has recently been made Chair, overseeing all aspects
related to governance. She is also Chair of the national WiSCV
Committee (Workers in Student Community Volunteering). Jen's day job is
at the London School of Economis where she runs the Volunteer Centre.
Charity job top tips
Sector experts who exhibited at forum3 share their insider top tips on how to succeed in the voluntary sector. Exclusive insight into how some of the top charities recruit.
Working in international development: top tips
Fiona Malone, World Vision UK
- how to get into international development
- opportunities at World Vision UK
Listen to World Vision's international development top tips
Working in homelessness: top tips
Andrew Hyland, St Mungo's
- breaking into the homelessness sector through volunteering
- must-have qualities of a St Mungo’s volunteer
Listen to St Mungo's working in homelessness top tips
Working in the arts: top tips
Veronika Harris, V&A Museum
- recruitment practices at the V&A
- advice for young graduates interested in the arts
Listen to the V&A's working in the arts top tips
Making internships work for you: top tips
Fiona Gore, British Heart Foundation
- internship can help you decide your career path
- how to get your foot in the door of a non profit
Listen to the internships top tips
Register for access to our 'premium' forum3 advice
International development: the inside track
Kevin Cusack, World Service Enquiry (WSE)
Listen to an excerpt:
Read a transcript of the excerpt (Word, 26kb)
Find out:
- the best way to get knowledge of international development
- why international development isn’t for everyone.
Register and login to listen to the full WSE podcast
Interview and presentation skills: tips for impact
Simon Bucknall, The Art of Connection
Listen to an excerpt :
Read a transcript of the excerpt (Word, 25.5kb)
Find out:
- how to achieve greater impact at interviews
- how to stand out in the current market.
Register and login to listen to the full Art of Connection podcast
Panel discussions
How volunteering can enhance your career: debate
Panellists include:
- Olly Benson – YouthNet
- Amanda Duggan – Volunteering England
- Malcolm Scovil – Leap
- Duncan Rosie - London’s Ambassadors Programme
Listen to an excerpt:
Read a transcript of the excerpt on volunteering (Word, 24.5kb)
Find out how to:
- maximise volunteering opportunities for career success
- create job opportunities for yourself by getting on the volunteering ladder
- market your volunteering skills in a job interview.
Register and login to listen to the whole volunteering debate
How to break into international development: debate
Panellists include:
- Katherine Tubb – 2Way Development
- Shelley Reynolds – VSO
- Jeff Riley – University of London, the Careers Group
- Kevin Cusack – World Service Enquiry
Listen to an excerpt:
Read a transcript of the excerpt on international development (Word, 24.5kb)
Find out:
- which comes first: overseas experience or a degree in international development
- what you can get out of volunteering in a developing country
- how international development organisations do their recruiting.
Register and login to listen to the whole international development debate
More case studies from forum3 2010
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