50 female students at St Clement Danes School enjoyed workshops in personal branding and confidence building this week, aimed at giving them the necessary skills to market themselves to potential employers.
The Employability Event was organised by national charity The Artemis Network, which offers UK-wide coaching, mentoring and networking opportunities for girls aged between 16 and 21.
“Your personal brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room,” explains Viv. “By taking time to understand yourself better, and building your own personal brand, you can then influence how other people perceive you. This can really help you to stand out from the crowd when job-hunting or developing your career. ”
Covering topics such as the power of positive self-talk and the importance of confident body language, the lessons also helped female Year 12 students to identify their personal values and discover the factors that motivate them to succeed.
Christine Payne, CEIAG coordinator at the school, said: “In this economic climate, where it’s very hard for young people to get a foot on the career ladder, any tool that can help our students to stand out from the competition is well worth exploring. The workshops have provided a springboard that will help our girls present themselves in a professional light to potential employers, enabling them to create a strong positive impression as high-calibre individuals who would be an asset to any organisation.”
Viv added: “Our aim is to nurture strong, smart, focused young women who have a great sense of self.”
Other schools that would like to host a free workshop for their students should contact Nadia Osgood at The Artemis Network on 020 7739 9777.
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Telephone Scam
Please be aware of a telephone scam that we have recently been made aware of in Hertfordshire.
The fraudsters will ring up and explain they are working with Hertfordshire Constabulary to compile a book of traders and service providers to be used by employees of Hertfordshire Constabulary. They say that for a fee (£150 quoted so far) you can have the details of your company or service published in this book.
This is fraudulent and no such arrangement exists with Hertfordshire Constabulary. If you receive such a call don’t be afraid to put the phone down and never give out any personal information such as your date of birth or bank details.
If you receive the call please terminate it and report it to the police on 101. Alternatively you can report a fraud using the online fraud reporting form at www.actionfraud.police.uk or you can make your report by telephoning 0300 123 2040.
Before using the phone again, to ensure it has been fully disconnected, phone a relative or friend first or wait at least 3 minutes otherwise you may simply be talking to the fraudster again.
If you need to reply regarding this message, click on this email address - WLO@Herts.pnn.police.uk
Please feel free to share this information with your family and friends.
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Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Missing Boy Found
Kristian has now been found safe and well thanks to a direct response from our OWL message. Thank you to everyone who took the time to contact us and showed concern for Kristian.
It is pleasing to know that our OWL messages are well received and that an urgent appeal like this one invoked such a caring and timely response from our members.
On behalf of our entire Safer Neighbourhood Team, thank you.
It is pleasing to know that our OWL messages are well received and that an urgent appeal like this one invoked such a caring and timely response from our members.
On behalf of our entire Safer Neighbourhood Team, thank you.
Missing 13 year Old in Mill End #WD3
There is currently a thirteen year old boy missing from the Mill End area as of 9 A.M this morning. His name is Kristian, he is of slight build with short brown hair and was last seen wearing grey school trousers, a white polo shirt and a navy blue hooded jumper.
If you see anyone matching this description, please call us immediately on 999, quoting ISR 133 of 24/02/15.
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