Get CareerAhead
The University of Sussex has become the first university to take on a brand new scheme to help international students develop the best employability skills possible Employability is key in the eyes of a student; for their future, for Education their continued success and for all that hard work to be worth it. They need to come out of education feeling like they have the right skills to get the job they want, or at least the means by which to develop those skills. A recent survey showed that 97% of students recognise the importance of developing employability skills, so once they’re out of the system, they quite rightly expect to put their developed skills to good use; 79% of students expect to be in a graduate-level job within six months after graduating. So how do they go about developing those skills? Most often, they gain employability skills through going out and getting work experience or undergoing an internship. Over 90% of students describe gaining an internship or work experience during their studies as either ‘essential’ or ‘somewhat important’ in
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