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Hints and Tips on Using the Insights

The New Work Inspiration Web-site provides a range of resources to support the use of the

Insights. We have summarises some key hints and type below.

Ask each Supervisor/ Mentor to work with the young person to complete Insights 1 and 2:

All About Me and Look Behind the Scenes.

This should take the form of a one to one

conversation as described in the introductory videos for these insights which makes full use

of the resources in the web based Employers Tool-kit at Based on

the results of the look Behind the Scenes Insight there may be value in some visits to key

departments or teams, that represent some of the jobs or roles that might be of most interest

to the young people.

For Insight 3: Careers Happen. The Supervisor/ Mentor can introduce the Insight to the

student by showing them the online resources and examples of inspiring careers & career

boards. Show the student the questionnaire in the online Careers Happen resource, and

explain how you have arranged for the young person to interview a member of staff about

their career. This person will have prepared themselves and be ready to respond in a really

interesting and inspiring way.

The student will then use these answers to create a visual ‘Career Board’ for the

interviewee, using any creative media that they can (access to a computer & the internet

would help them find interesting graphics that they see as illustrating the career path of their

interviewee).

When complete, they may like to give a copy of the finished work to the

interviewee by way of a thank you.

Some Feedback we have received from this Insight is that young people and the volunteer

really enjoy this fun and creative session.

In a longer work Inspiration placement, this

Insight can be expanded to involve more than one interviewee or allowing more time to get

really creative. The young people can also work in pairs for the interview and development

of the Career Board.

Following each session, it is important that both the young person and the Supervisor/

Mentor record what they think they have gained from the experience.

To use the Online Skills log, the Supervisor/ Mentor will need to create a user name and

password for themselves and their young person. This can then be saved and tracked by

you in your company secure area.

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