Redefining Employability by Ruth Annett https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions Write your own definitions to reexamine key professional development concepts en-us 2022-10-18 10:00:37 UTC 2023-06-29 15:03:08 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Activity outline: rannett3 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2344847136 Work in pairs or max group of 3 where you are sitting.
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an organisation that sells services or products

]]> 2022-10-18 13:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345104905 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345106247 typically unpaid 😳]]> 2022-10-18 13:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345106247 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107412 Exploited labour]]> 2022-10-18 13:26:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107412 glorified coffee machine https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107509 2022-10-18 13:26:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107509 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107784 flooded by neputism]]> 2022-10-18 13:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345107784 What we lack https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108803 2022-10-18 13:26:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108803 know your worth girlies https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108844 2022-10-18 13:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108844 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108979 The web of connections one makes within your area of practice AKA your friends]]> 2022-10-18 13:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345108979 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109138 Expectation for three years working experience straight out of uni]]> 2022-10-18 13:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109138 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109145 ‘we pay lunch’]]> 2022-10-18 13:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109145 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109458 We gave u the Experience ✨✨🥲]]> 2022-10-18 13:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109458 what you do to pay rent https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109960 2022-10-18 13:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345109960 Something you're "passionate" about, that excites you, you look forward to and challenges you isseya https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110526 2022-10-18 13:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110526 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110943 having the right skill sets for a particular job]]> 2022-10-18 13:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110943 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110954 In my dreams]]> 2022-10-18 13:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345110954 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111389 2022-10-18 13:27:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111389 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111557 A person works as an independent contractor.]]> 2022-10-18 13:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111557 What I want to do after https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111590 2022-10-18 13:27:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111590 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111838 Your ethos as a designer and your beliefs and principles as a human 💋]]> 2022-10-18 13:28:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345111838 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112011 Working at your own schedule
Not necessarily secure]]> 2022-10-18 13:28:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112011 National minimal wage https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112223 2022-10-18 13:28:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112223 What we believe to be freedom but actually isn’t https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112648 2022-10-18 13:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112648 ykabbani02201921 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112757 What a person makes for a living, sometimes to get a job]]> 2022-10-18 13:28:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112757 Working 24/7/365 with little job security and figuring out taxes on the fly https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112797 2022-10-18 13:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345112797 The day is over just looking at others https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113433 2022-10-18 13:28:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113433 a skill you have that effects the real world (working for bp vs greenpeace) https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113578 2022-10-18 13:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113578 how 'attractive' you are to employers isseya https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113658 2022-10-18 13:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113658 ykabbani02201921 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113668 An unpaid job experience ]]> 2022-10-18 13:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345113668 Self-employed person, hired for particular tasks/projects. https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114043 2022-10-18 13:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114043 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114227 What you set out to do for your life’s work]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114227 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114520 Aligning work with your morals]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114520 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114543 personal design principles - tutors]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114543 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114624 A changing life path of roles that make you money ]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345114624 supposedly a skills exchange https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115132 2022-10-18 13:29:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115132 Qualities https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115261 2022-10-18 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115261 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115273 Building connections in a professional manner with other people that are either in similar or different practices]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115273 mwolak0420201_2 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115285 a group of connections surrounding one's practice, enabling collaborations

]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115285 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115339 2022-10-18 13:29:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115339 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115499 Either a set of beliefs you hold yourself to, or what you expect of a company to maintain throughout your career ]]> 2022-10-18 13:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115499 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115910 paid or unpaid short-term experience that based on exchange of skills and knowledge, can end up with a job offer but not necessarily ]]> 2022-10-18 13:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115910 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115939 The nature of the work that reflects you as a designer with strong communication with the intended audience]]> 2022-10-18 13:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345115939 sadness https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116289 2022-10-18 13:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116289 My career, experience, and every moment are replaced by a line of self-introduction 😩 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116295 2022-10-18 13:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116295 a chance to be inspired and understand what the "real world" is like isseya https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116413 2022-10-18 13:30:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345116413 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117054 Getting worse because of economic recession, inflation, global pandemic ]]> 2022-10-18 13:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117054 Homeless https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117187 2022-10-18 13:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117187 money https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117201 2022-10-18 13:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117201 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117219 2022-10-18 13:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117219 How low the money you can be ok with https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117287 2022-10-18 13:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117287 boring https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117506 2022-10-18 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117506 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117508 Connections which could turn into opportunities. Personal, financial, social opportunities etc. ]]> 2022-10-18 13:30:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117508 your professional contacts and links within your field https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117611 2022-10-18 13:30:42 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345117611 opportunity for agencies to get cheap labour under the pretence of exposure but really they don't value your input https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118014 2022-10-18 13:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118014 mwolak0420201_2 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118454 work that can influence a large group of people/inspire change]]> 2022-10-18 13:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118454 illustrators and branding people chatting https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118616 2022-10-18 13:31:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118616 The homies you make at uni https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118657 2022-10-18 13:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118657 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118824 What separates you from the rest?]]> 2022-10-18 13:31:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118824 Might end up couldn't pay rent https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118900 2022-10-18 13:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345118900 The things you can offer https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119339 2022-10-18 13:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119339 it's about doing something I love and sharing it and actually being well paid so that I can allow myself to be independent financially and travel the world https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119685 2022-10-18 13:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119685 Connections can soon create new opportunities and be my strength https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119736 2022-10-18 13:31:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345119736 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120015 Loops, opportunities, people who know people, chance]]> 2022-10-18 13:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120015 Make it https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120358 2022-10-18 13:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120358 do what you like https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120476 2022-10-18 13:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120476 It’s a gamble https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120555 2022-10-18 13:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120555 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120932 soft skills]]> 2022-10-18 13:32:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345120932 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121083 2022-10-18 13:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121083 something I have seriously struggled to get recently even if I am always doing all the steps required to be a good candidate https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121163 2022-10-18 13:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121163 poor and uncertain https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121332 2022-10-18 13:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121332 Pretend I know what I'm talking about https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121708 2022-10-18 13:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121708 get oppotunities https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121795 2022-10-18 13:32:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121795 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121982 2022-10-18 13:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345121982 a jungle https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345122178 2022-10-18 13:33:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345122178 Arty people in the pub https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345123048 2022-10-18 13:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345123048 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345123833 Entry level work experience, first step on the ladder at a company structure.]]> 2022-10-18 13:33:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345123833 This could be another uncomfortable home for me https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124082 2022-10-18 13:34:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124082 credit over pay 😭 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124403 - companies / agencies ]]> 2022-10-18 13:34:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124403 War zone https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124477 2022-10-18 13:34:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124477 potentially sacrificing some of your values just to get through the door to start with - not being picky isseya https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124707 2022-10-18 13:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345124707 I always feel that I need to do more freelance because so many people on the course are doing it but I just don't feel any of my work is actually in a sellable condition. It definitely sounds interesting as an idea but there are so many other things to do before I actually have the confidence to try to sell anything. https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345125669 2022-10-18 13:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345125669 paulinecassier01 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345126224 the ability to be employed. Am i right for the job...]]> 2022-10-18 13:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345126224 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345126852 Your marketable skills that make you attractive to employers. This is a stressful word for me as it is associated with competition and 'rat race', the feeling of constantly needing to be bettering yourself.]]> 2022-10-18 13:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345126852 It wasn't my intention https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127026 2022-10-18 13:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127026 Dedication https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127047 2022-10-18 13:35:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127047 I think there is a lot of luck included in this apart from the hard-work and talent part https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127671 2022-10-18 13:35:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127671 the better version of nepotism https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127721 2022-10-18 13:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345127721 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129278 Something that reaches it audience and achieves what it intends to do ]]> 2022-10-18 13:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129278 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129346 2022-10-18 13:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129346 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129356 2022-10-18 13:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345129356 Hard to maintain alongside a pay check https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345130430 2022-10-18 13:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345130430 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345130749 having the right skill sets for a particular job - companies]]> 2022-10-18 13:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345130749 Skills and knowledge you can offer to the employer https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345131161 2022-10-18 13:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345131161 How to calculate your day rate https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345131314 How much you need a month times 3 for tax and savings. Multiply the number by 12 then divide by 10 allowing you 2 months of sickness and holiday. Then divide by 20 because that’ll be roughly how many days a month you’ll work.]]> 2022-10-18 13:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345131314 changing situations and helping people isseya https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345133931 2022-10-18 13:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345133931 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345135342 What you spend your professional life working towards. Motives, fulfilment, balance, benefits & drawbacks.]]> 2022-10-18 13:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345135342 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345136064 Designers might be encouraged to leave their 'whole selves' at home. In advertising designers can be asked to sell useless products they personally feel does not benefit society. I am interested to find out if agencies are really reinventing themselves and considering ethics when taking projects or if this is front page greenwashing.]]> 2022-10-18 13:39:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345136064 https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345137581 something that requires a lot of discipline
 ]]> 2022-10-18 13:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345137581 sometimes I feel I must have a career because if I don't, it means I am not successful. There is a lot of pressure coming from my family, cause everyone in my family has made one https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345150409 2022-10-18 13:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rannett3/redefinitions/wish/2345150409