The week of 25 January 2021 saw the delivery of the
Associate Bootcamp’s Skill Season. Running over 5 days, the Industry
Bootcamp delivered sessions to attendees covering topics such as
presentation skills, online profiles, what makes a strong CV,
networking, and interview practice.
📅 January 2021 saw the beginning of the Associates programme Skills Season, with an Industry Bootcamp.
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Run over 5 days, the Bootcamp comprised 1 hour sessions to 15 attendees.
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97% of respondents found the sessions increased their industry awareness!#WomenInSTEM— Stemettes ® 🤍★ # + (@Stemettes) February 14, 2021
What did attendees think?
- The usefulness of the week was rated 8.8 out of 10
- Attendees rated how much they enjoyed the event 8.5 out of 10
- 97% felt the week increased their awareness of Industry
- In four of the sessions, 100% of attendees felt their awareness of Academia had improved in some way
“I loved meeting Dorris and Rachel, they were both extremely helpful. They taught me about social media and how I could use it to my advantage in an industry.”
Associate on online profile session
The associates rated networking practice 10 out of 10 for how useful they found it, and what makes a strong CV 9.6 out of 10.
“It was helpful that there were specific examples, which helped me to begin to apply this knowledge, like the list of questions we should ask”