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GROW YOURSELF
Grow Yourself looks at how you can develop yourself, your confidence, your possibilities and your relationships at work.
Growing Your Confidence
This section is split into 4 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- What
- How
- Identify
- Projecting
What types of confidence are there and how you can improve them.
Learn how to identify confidence in this 7 minute video.
How you can develop and build your confidence.
Identify your strengths and weaknesses.
Six steps to discover your personal values.
Learn more about building self-confidence.
Body language can show others how confident you are.
These 5 daily actions can help you improve your self-confidence.
Some steps to help you break out of your comfort zone.
This fluid-book on confidence requires Firefox to open
Find out what your personal values are in this online test.
Follow these 7 steps to make a strong first impression.
Understanding tone of voice - do you sound friendly in English?
Learn more about body language and its effect on relationships.
Body language, the words we speak and our tone of voice.
Growing Your Possibilities
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Mindset
- Beliefs
- Control
Learn how to turn negative thoughts into positive ones.
A story of 2 seeds growing in the same soil in the same garden.
Our thoughts, feelings and behaviour and how they're linked.
How far would you go to accomplish your goals?
Feeling overwhelmed? These 5 steps can help to take back control.
How to set achievable and realistic goals.
Growing Your Relationships
This section is split into 4 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Understand
- Personas
- Building
- Improving
Why is perspective so important?
The 4 behavioural styles and how to identify them.
Put yourself in someone else's shoes to understand them.
What's the difference between hearing and listening?
What emotional intelligence is and how to improve yours.
Get to know yourself by taking this self-awareness quiz.
Body language, the words we speak and our tone of voice.
Improve your chances at interviews with positive body language.
Avoid these body language cues that give the wrong impression.
Learn more about body language and its effect on relationships.
It’s important to develop good relationships at work.
Showing appreciation can build stronger relationships.
What was voted the most annoying workplace habit?
What's the best way to help others pain and suffering?
A guide to giving and receiving feedback well.
The new 5 second rule: Redefining the first impression.
GET THAT JOB
Get That Job focuses on the type of job that's right for you, creating great CVs and how to prepare for and ace your interviews.
What Job Do You Want?
This section is split into 4 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
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- Jobs
- Skills
- Plan
- Goals
Things to consider when looking for a new job.
Deciding what's important to you in a job.
This quiz will help you identify your preferred job.
You're going to spend a lot of time at work, so make sure you're happy.
Stuck? Follow these 4 steps to develop a new career plan.
This online test will give insight into your personality.
Firstly, identify your skills. Secondly, market them.
Follow these 5 steps to expand your skillset.
Planning can be the difference between success and failure.
Use this guide to help you get the job that you want.
Build your own path to get to where you want to be.
What are SMART goals and how do they work?
How to write an achievable goal statement.
Great CVs
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Creating
- Enhancing
- Covering
Making your CV stand out from the crowd.
You've got 30 seconds, so what do you include to be noticed?
Check out some great examples and samples from Reed.co.uk
Using Microsoft Word to help you create your CV.
Some tips to smarten up your CV to give you that edge.
What do you put in a CV when you have no experience?
How to improve your CV in just 60 seconds.
Learn how to avoid unconscious bias in your CV.
What are the top 10 employability skills employers are looking for?
Write an incredible CV following these 5 golden rules.
How to write a LinkedIn profile recruiters will love.
How to write a covering letter and what to include.
More guidance on writing a great covering letter.
What you should and shouldn't do with a cover letter.
Preparing For An Interview
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Research
- Planning
- Nerves
How to read and tailor yourself to the job posting.
You've got youself an interview, now what?
How to prepare for your upcoming interview.
6 things you should research before your interview.
Knowing what and then knowing how to research.
Setting yourself up for success can make all the difference.
Applying the job advert to your experience.
10 questions for you to prepare for your interview.
A tick list to help boost your confidence.
Some more questions you can ask at your interview.
6 things you can do to help beat the nerves.
Try the 4-7-8 breathing technique to manage your nerves.
Acing Your Interview
This section is split into 4 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
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- Types
- Acing
- Presentations
- After
The 7 different types of interview questions you might get.
How to prepare to answer competency based questions.
Video interviews are more common now, here's what to expect.
How to prepare and answer strength based questions.
What to expect and how to get ready for your interview
How to make a good first impression at your interview.
7 body language tips to impress an interviewer.
Most people dislike interviews but they don't have to be feared!
How to use the STAR technique in an interview.
Use this resource to help practice the STAR technique.
Here's a few more top tips to help ace that interview.
Delivering a presentation as part of your interview?
How to deliver a brilliant interview presentation.
8 signs to watch for to know if you aced the job interview.
SHINE BRIGHT AT WORK
Shine bright at work looks at being in the workplace, how you communicate in the workplace, some data tips and some essential digital skills.
Being In The Workplace
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Being you
- Relationships
- Mindset
To enjoy your work, it’s important to be true to yourself.
Use this guide to understand your value at work.
What it is and what it means for me in the workplace?
Being inclusive is about valuing a wide variety of different people.
How to build some great working relationships
7 ways to build strong, positive work relationships.
How to control your unconscious bias at work.
How microaggressions are like mosquito bites.
Do you have a fixed or growth mindset? Find out here.
This is my first job, what will be expected of me?
How to convert a fixed mindset to a growth mindset.
A story of 2 seeds growing in the same soil in the same garden.
Steps to build a growth mindset to help you succeed at work.
5 top tips to developing a positive growth mindset.
What emotionl intelligence is and how to improve yours.
Communicating In The Workplace
This section is split into 5 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Communication
- Listening
- Questions
- Styles
- Confidence
How to communicate successfully at work with colleagues.
The 7 Cs of communication in the workplace.
Follow this conversation structure for the best chance of success.
How good a listener are you? This guide can show you.
Strategies for active listening in a conversation with another person.
Active listening is a very powerful communication method.
Top tips on how to become a great active listener.
The TED technique is a way of asking open questions.
The different styles of questions and their answers.
The different types and styles of good communication.
The David Merrill and Roger Reid four core social styles.
How to structure a good conversation to convey a message.
5 ways you can have more meaningful conversations at work.
Body language, the words we speak and our tone of voice.
Learn more about body language and its effect on communication.
Aavoid these body language behaviors during conversations.
Data: Get To The Point
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Thinker
- Decisions
- Presenting
Improve your critical thinking with this practical guide.
How data powers businesses and even runs our everyday lives.
Making good decisions is a skill, improve that skill with this guide.
NBA teams are changing the way they play basketball using data.
Learn how to present the data you've collected in a concise way.
5 of the most common graphs and charts used to display data.
This guide reveals five tips for presenting data clearly.
Video guide showing how to create a pie chart in Excel.
Video guide showing how to create a chart in Excel.
Video guide showing how to create a scatter plot in Excel.
Video guide showing how to create a line graph in Excel.
Essential Digital Skills
This section is split into 3 areas. You can filter the training to help you find what you're looking for.
- All
- Presenting
- Collaboration
- Excel
Using design techniques to improve your presentations.
5 ways to make your presentation more visual and effective.
Understanding colour and making it work for you in your presentations.
What is typography and how to use it correctly in your presentations.
8 free PowerPoint alternatives for those without Microsoft.
Do's and don'ts for creating presentations.
Using a storyboard to plan and prepare your presentation.
Some collaborational tools that can be used within the workplace.
Learn the basics of some of the Microsoft 365 apps from Microsoft.
Some of the most common digital ways of working collaboratively.
The top 10 most useful spreadsheet formulas.
Intro to Google Sheets and some common functions.
RESOURCES
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