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    What Rocks Your World
    What Rocks Your World
    What Rocks Your World
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    What Rocks Your World

    By Jenny Mullins

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    Have you ever wondered what you would like to do as a job?
    Or do you know what you want to do but you’re not sure how to get there?
    Are you simply looking for some inspiration and great tips along the way?

    What Rocks Your World is a unique career guide written for all young people by experienced careers adviser Jenny Mullins.

    Using the talent show format Jenny guides you through each stage:

    Just Me – Find out what is important to you. Discover the secrets you have about your hopes and dreams.

    Audition Stage – Start to act on your ideas and interview those around you. The Audition Stage contains suggestions and top tips.

    Boot Camp – It’s time to get serious. Boot Camp has a wealth of Information about part-time jobs and applying for courses. It shows you how to write a great CV, make applications and get a mentor to support you as you go for your goal.

    Showcase Final – You’ve made it and the judges want to see you. So follow these tips to shine in front of your audience.

    This interactive book is supported by a series of helpful worksheets which are available to readers from the What Rocks Your World website.

    So what are you waiting for? Find out What Rocks Your World and put your talent to work.

    Jenny Mullins has over 20 years’ experience as a careers adviser and youth worker. She has helped thousands of young people to find out what rocks their world.

    Jenny’s passion is to encourage all young people to work out what they want to do, know how to do it and stay positive during it all.

    Want to find out more? Check out her website www.whatrocksyourworld.com or tweet her @whatrocksyou.

    “What Rocks Your World is a must read for every individual progressing through School, College and Higher Education Institutions. Jenny powerfully taps into the needs of young people by using analogies from their everyday experiences, taking them on a fulfilling journey of self exploration to identify their talents and explore their skill sets to their best advantage.

    An appealing read which carries a warning to all young people; read this and be prepared to be amazed at what you can achieve in life!"

    Dr Jayne Sayers

    “What Rocks Your World is a vibrant book that stands out clearly from other books in this market. It has a lively and accessible style that is easy to pick up and engage with.

    I can readily see undergraduate students finding this book as useful as A-level students will, with its particular focus on the individual and aiming for them to look at themselves. The interactive Twitter challenges give the book an edge of reader-friendly interaction while allowing them to engage in reflection as well as the public expression of their thoughts and ideas – something that they must prepare to do if going to Higher Education Institutions and Universities.

    One particular strength of this book is that it focuses on enjoyment – students are often placed on the treadmills of ‘personal and professional development’ and ‘portfolio development’ while in Further and Higher education – and the emphasis of this book is clearly to get young people to think about what they enjoy, their own talents and what they are good at. The message here is clearly that if the reader thinks about it and reflects on their own life, ‘business can be their pleasure, and pleasure can be their business’.

    I would be happy to see my undergraduate students reading this book as it may open their eyes to many more career paths than they may think they have.”

    Professor Craig Jackson
    Professor of Occupational Health Psychology

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJenny Mullins
    Release dateAug 13, 2013
    ISBN9781301396610
    What Rocks Your World
    Author

    Jenny Mullins

    Jenny Mullins is a Careers Adviser with over 20 years' experience working with young people. Her passion is to help young people work out what they want to do with their lives and support them to achieve their goal.She has worked across the country in schools, colleges, youth groups and universities. Enthusiastic and committed to raising aspirations, she was awarded a National Careers Award in 2008.Known amongst her friends for having a very silly sense of humour as well as possibly the world's loudest sneezes, she often tells people that she keeps bees (she doesn't keep bees but it always gets a reaction). She would like to travel more, loves the Adrian Mole diaries and hopes to write more books in the future.

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      Book preview

      What Rocks Your World - Jenny Mullins

      Just Me

      Let’s start by looking at ways in which you can find out the things that you enjoy doing - what you are good at as well as what’s important to you. What rocks your world now can really help when it comes to exploring career ideas.

      Go on, tell me about yourself and just start with one thing. Tell me more. Imagine you are writing your life story. You are the main character and I want you to set the scene for me. How old are you? Where were you born? Where do you live now and who do you live with? What do you look like? More importantly, who would you like to play yourself in the big blockbuster film about your life? I’ve always had Cameron Diaz in mind to play me... but that’s another story.

      Giving the details about our lives can actually be fairly straight forward (although if you did get hold of a picture, you might not see that much of resemblance between me and Cameron Diaz). Check out the photo of me on the What Rocks Your World website (www.whatrocksyourworld.com) and see if you can spot a resemblance!

      But hold on. This isn’t a book about my life story. It’s about yours. Go back to my first question. Tell me about yourself. The stuff that you are not sure about. The things that make you you. This is about who you are and where you would like to be. What you would like to do in life. It’s about your dreams, your passions and the things that make you tick.

      I have interviewed thousands of young people over the years and I’m constantly surprised and amazed by the ideas you have. What you do in your spare time and what rocks your world. What motivates you and the reason that you can’t wait for the weekends.

      Even the identical twins I interviewed had different ideas about what they would like to do (although interviewing them on the same day was confusing). You are unique - and because you are unique it means that you will have different ideas about what you want to do. Plus, I suspect some of you don’t have any ideas about what you want to do. It really is okay to not know. Not having a plan at this stage is completely fine. Because this book is written to help you work out what you would like to do and then put that into action.

      I’ve used the reality-talent-show format to help understand the process that you will go through in making decisions about the future. Think of applying for any opportunity as being part of a talent show.

      So this section is about the step that you don’t see on the reality shows. It’s the part behind the scenes - it’s the singing into the hair brush when we think no-one is listening. It’s lying on our beds wondering what life is about and what we might be doing in the future. The cameras will never go here. Allow yourself to dream ‘What if...’

      Behind the scenes

      Some people seem to know from a very early age what they would like to do when they are older. I have interviewed adults who have been in their job for many years and will say that they knew what they wanted to do from the age of seven. On the other hand, I have also met many people who said that when they grew up they would like to do a number of things, only to end up doing something completely different.

      Having ideas is great. What is helpful is to start to think about what you would like out of a job and out of your life. Your job may decide how you live your day-to-day life.

      A pilot will need to plan ahead and will have their life determined by shifts, time zones and resting periods. A vet knows that they may be called out in the middle of the night to a cow struggling to give birth. A soldier may have their holiday cancelled if there is a national emergency. Teachers will have to do parent events and paramedics may not clock-off in time to put the children to bed. Some people are quite happy to have stable hours and know that each day is likely to be similar. Others would find that dull. Do you want to travel? Would you like to go to the same place every day?

      Just as we all have a different favourite flavour of ice cream, we are all very different.

      Let’s start with what you enjoy doing.

      It doesn’t have to be a school subject - although if it is something that you learn, that’s fine. What do you enjoy doing? Describe it to me. Imagine I don’t know what that activity is. Talk me through what you do, what you think and what you feel when you are engaged in this activity.

      To help you with this you can click on the following link to the website and go to Worksheet 1 in the VIP Access: Just Me section: www.whatrocksyourworld.com. To make the most of this book you will find worksheets for activities on the website. These are all located under the ‘VIP Access’ page. You will need a password and this can be found at the start of The Audition Stage. You can print off the worksheets if you want to, or else just keep reading. Do whatever helps you.

      Can you think of a job or activity that would allow you to do something that you enjoy?

      Think big!

      There are thousands of job roles out there (if you don’t believe me, as a good starting point check out these two websites). You could even research the word ‘jobs’ and see what comes up.

      www.careercamel.com

      www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

      There are also a number of careers guides that look at job types and qualifications or training needed.

      There are two main types of activities: making things and providing a service. Over the years, jobs have changed. As technology changes, so do the jobs. IT jobs were scarce over 30 years ago. Instead, many people made things in the manufacturing industry. Customer service call centres have shot up, as have the increases in internet marketing, social media and websites. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation has shown that crime detection practices focus on DNA sampling and sophisticated forensic activities. During your life time, jobs have changed and they will continue to do so. The job that you end up doing may not even currently exist!

      So try not to limit yourself to just one job idea at the moment and be open to the fact that new roles are developing all of the time. Without the aid of time travel, we can’t completely predict the future. But what we can do is look at your potential. We have started with just one thing that you enjoy doing. Now think about a strength. Think about something that you do well. These things are also known as skills or talents. It might even be different from something you enjoy doing. For example, I am very good at maths, but can honestly say that I don’t enjoy doing it all that much. Let’s start by identifying a strength. From here we can find examples that are evidence to prove that strength.

      How could that strength be applied? If you are good with computers, you could show that you are good at it when you create spreadsheets, set up databases or word-process documents. You may also use a strength to draw in Design Technology lessons or design flyers for the school’s Christmas fair. You

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