Month 3 - Job compatibility
It is now month three of your Thrive mentoring partnership, and this talking point focuses on exploring job compatibility.
If your mentor works within the area you’re interested in, use this as an opportunity to ask questions and gain insight into whether this industry is for you. Talking point one has some good pointers to help start this conversation.
Job match quiz
If you are unsure of the exact industry or job role that you’d like to go into, use the Prospects Job Match quiz to get an idea of roles that may suit your preferences.
Please note, job match quizzes are there to give you an initial idea as to what sectors of roles may be suited to you and your interests.
What to do with these results
Work with your mentor to talk through these results to help understand them, and perhaps use them to further explore roles and industries that take your interest.
If your mentor does not work within the area the job match quiz has suggested for you, and you would like to explore this, perhaps see if they could connect you with someone within their network for a one-off conversation.
Explore opportunities that can support you in gaining experience to help work towards your desired job role or sector.
- Paid opportunities exclusive to UoR students through the Reading Internship Scheme.
- Paid research internships with UoR academics through UROP.
- Opportunities advertised by organisations to UoR students on My Jobs Online.
Remember you can access all 10 talking points to feel free to look through them all, find topics that interest you most or mix up the order however suits you and your mentor.