Employability Skills of STEM Student Ambassadors > Project Outputs > General Employability Resources

Project Outputs > General Employability Resources

As part of the employability skills and train the trainer workshops developed for the Employability Skills of STEM Student Ambassadors project, a number of general resources were developed to support students in thinking about, and examining, employability skills:

(1) Resources associated with References:

The below resources are of use to those who run student ambassador activities within universities and who may be asked to provide references for ambassadors. In addition, the example of an employment reference form might be of interest for students as a way of seeing the kind of skills / attitudes employers are looking for.

Example of an Employment Reference Forms

Example of an Ambassador's Reference

(2) Employability Skills & Interview Questions

The below resources could be incorporated into the employability skills workshops as a means to get students to think more widely about what is meant by 'employability skills' and also, to practice answers to common interview questions.

STEMNET Employability Skills Guide

Practice Interview Questions

(3) Student Case Studies

As part of the project, a range of case studies of students who have undertaken the employability skills training were developed. These case studies provide reflections on how students have benefitted from the skills training, as well as their thoughts on the ambassador role in general.

Staff involved

Emma Stephenson
Project lead, University of Exeter

Claire Dimond
Graphic Science

Jayne Stanyer
Plymouth University

Karl Devincenzi
University of Exeter

Liz Simmons
University of Bath

Paul Hartley
Devon Education Business Partnership

Richard Prest
University of Exeter

Rowanna Smith
University of Exeter