Year 9 Inspire & Career Talk Presentation 3 December 2019

Arooj Hussain, Class of 2009 Creative Arts, Design degree from Bucks New University; Industrial Design and Technology degree from Brunel University; Senior UX Designer at RightMove

Mobbie Nazir, Class of 1990 BA Hons degree in English from Oxford; Chief Strategy Officer at We Are Social

Savita Kalhan, Class of 1982 Joint Hons Politics and Philosophy Degree from Aberystwyth: Author of ‘That Asian Kid’ and ‘The Girl in the Broken Mirror’

Charlotte Nohavicka, Class of 2012 MA MA Holocaust Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London, BAMus from Kings College London. Works with Unlocked Graduates in the Prison Service

Shobha Mahtey, Class of 1993 BSc Computer Science at Brunel University; IT Sales Engineer

Eleanor Parker, Class of 2015 Masters in Physics from the University of Warwick. Currently doing a PhD at University College London on Quantum Technologies

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Cognitive bias A cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that affects the decisions and judgments that people make.

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Arooj Hussain, Class of 2009 Arooj received a Creative Arts Design degree from Bucks New University and an Industrial Design and Technology degree from Brunel University. She is a Senior User Experience (UX) Designer at RightMove.

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Advocacy Aiming to influence decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions.

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Negotiation Discussion between two parties, to come to a mutual understanding.

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Savita Kalhan, Class of 1982 Savita received a Joint Hons Politics and Philosophy Degree from Aberystwyth: Author of ‘That Asian Kid’ and ‘The Girl in the Broken Mirror’

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Publicist someone who arranges publicity for a person or organization by giving information to reporters and television and radio companies and arranging public meetings and special events

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Synopsis a short description of the contents of something such as a film or book

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User Experience The overall experience of a person using a product such as a website or computer application, especially in terms of how easy or pleasing it is to use.

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Shobha Mahtey, Class of 1993 Shobha is a BSc graduate in Computer Science from Brunel University and PRINCE2 qualified Project Manager.

After doing various technical roles in the IT industry and becoming a Subject Matter Expert in Intelligent Information Management (IIM) Shobha now works at M-Files selling IIM solutions to businesses.

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Communication Familiarizing yourself with the right techniques to convey your message: such as short sentences, precise detail, wit, full knowledge of your subject, ability to listen, and unafraid to defend your point clearly but with charm.

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F1 and F2 After medical school, all doctors do a foundation programme for two years where you are called either an F1 doctor or an F2 doctor. You get your full medical licence after the first year. After the foundation years, you can start training in a specific specialty.

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Mobbie Nazir, Class of 1990

Mobbie received a BA Hons degree in English from Oxford; Mobbie is now the Chief Strategy Officer at We Are Social

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Social listening the process of monitoring digital conversations to understand what customers are saying about a brand and industry online. It is also used to surface feedback that could help to differentiate their brand, product, or service

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KPIs Key Performance Indicators a measurable value that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving key business objectives

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Charlotte Nohavicka, Class of 2012 Charlotte received a MA Holocaust Studies from Royal Holloway, University of London and a BMus Degree from Kings College London. Charlotte now works with Unlocked Graduates in the Prison Service

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Eleanor Parker, Class of 2015 Eleanor received a Masters in Physics from the University of Warwick. Currently doing a PhD at University College London on Quantum Technologies

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Freelance Agreement The contracts we have with the examiners on our projects.

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Gig Economy Unstable, short-term, poorly paid work with little or no benefit in terms of sick pay, holiday pay or maternity pay, usually in low skill sectors, often in the service industry such as Uber drivers or takeaway food delivery.

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Follow our speakers and join the discussion on Twitter #WHSInspire Arooj Hussain aroojhussainx@gmail.com @Aroojx

Mobbie Nazir mobbie.nazir@wearesocial.net

Savita Kalham srkalhan@btinternet.com @savitakalhan

Shobha Mahtey shobha.mahtey@btinternet.com @mobbie

Charlotte Nohavicka charlotte.nohavicka@hotmail.com

Eleanor Parker e.rparker@hotmail.com

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