Welcome to the new Summer Programme at Careers Springboard. This will be a programme like no other; for the simple fact that it will be delivered virtually (at least for the foreseeable future). Starting us off will be Mike Kavanagh.

Mike is involved in helping people improve and sustain their organisations through new media, such as online video, to better communicate their business offerings and widen their audience – focusing on applications that harness a variety of digital media and how they can enhance working practice.
His business discipline is IT consultancy, where he has been involved in designing and implementing software systems in many business sectors.  Starting off in engineering, Mike then moved on to the financial sector – encompassing insurance & banking. Having been involved in the terrific change that has gone on in the workplace over his career, Mike recognises that we all have to keep changing to stay involved and remain competitive in the market, and recognising our transferable skills is a key element enabling us to do this.

Mike’s interactive session involving small breakout groups of three, will allow you to identify and share your skills through story telling around your business experiences and achievements, which in turn will create a greater focus around what YOU can actually do and accomplish successfully. The other two people in your group will be
a) ticking boxes identifying the skills that have surfaced via your story telling
b) asking questions of you after the story has been told. It is important to practise your stories to ensure they have sufficient relevant detail in order to bring out the key information. If they are too long however, the impact on the listener may reduce as well as their attention!