Stars of Tomorrow | Episode 6 - How Experience Can Outshine Age
Co-hosts Kevin Nah and Heather Cannon discuss mentorships and share their personal stories.
Chapters
00:05 Introductions
00:39 Does Age Define Experience? (see Useful Links below)
03:01 Kevin explains his work experience as a young person.
05:58 Heather shares her work experience as a young person.
09:03 Getting your foot in the door.
11:19 Always be learning and adaptable to change
13:06 Transferable Skills (see Useful Links below)
18:08 Do you need to certify your skills?
21:09 Theoretical versus practical
25:07 Know your value and worth
28:51 Soft skills and hard skills
30:26 Example of self-learning a skill
37:23 Announcements
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Useful links:
iHire, βHow to Put Unpaid Work Experience on Your Resumeβ
MyHR, βUnpaid Workβ
Indeed, βTransferable Skills: 10 Skills That Work Across Industriesβ
Flexjobs, β15 Transferable Skills That Companies Want: Examples and Definitionsβ