{"id":5306,"date":"2018-10-31T13:31:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T13:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=5306"},"modified":"2020-12-08T16:47:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T16:47:49","slug":"becoming-employable-just-got-a-lot-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/becoming-employable-just-got-a-lot-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming employable just got a lot easier &#8211; The CORE App"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>How often do you read an article or watch a video or do a quiz on your phone? When you\u2019re on the train, while you\u2019re waiting, when you\u2019re bored?<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>But how much of what you do in those moments helps you understand yourself better and what you can do to get the most out of your future?<\/p>\n<p>The CORE has tonnes of advice, quizzes and interactive tools to help you find out more about yourself: your strengths, your weaknesses, your motivations; your career options and the skills you need to develop. And it\u2019s all available in an app, so wherever you are, whenever you have a moment, you can focus on yourself and where you really want to be.<\/p>\n<p>Download The CORE &#8211; CCCU from the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/the-core-cccu\/id1439083683?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cccu.app&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android<\/a> app stores, and make sure you enable notifications because they\u2019ll point you to some of the most engaging and popular resources and even remind you about key careers events, milk rounds and approaching graduate application deadlines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/bcove.video\/2P9dbjT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch this video to find out about the great resources you can access and how to get The CORE on the go.<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve downloaded the app, you\u2019ll need to connect it to your CORE account. Follow the three simple steps in the Mobile app tab in \u2018My profile\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Your career shouldn\u2019t be something you think about later, it is part of who you are now. The CORE app is your potential in your pocket &#8211; download it now!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5337 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429-1024x727.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429-1024x727.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429-680x483.png 680w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-Flyer-e1540987277429.png 1314w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the app, you can access all of the same great features of The CORE on your mobile device, meaning you can:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take your Career Pulse and get your employability report<\/li>\n<li>Build your CV on the go<\/li>\n<li>Book onto a workshop, event or a 1-1 careers appointment<\/li>\n<li>Search and save your job searches<\/li>\n<li>Watch careers and application advice videos from employers anywhere!<\/li>\n<li>Follow and progress your Career Pulse programmes to improve your employability knowledge and skills any time of day, wherever you are!<\/li>\n<li>Find out about your employment rights<\/li>\n<li>Follow steps to success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And you only need to sign in once!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download The CORE app now for full access to your careers toolkit on the go!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/the-core-cccu\/id1439083683?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5262\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store-1024x354.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"266\" height=\"92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store-1024x354.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store-768x265.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store-680x235.png 680w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/App-store.png 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.cccu.app&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5258\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/Google-Play-1024x301.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/Google-Play.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/Google-Play-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/Google-Play-768x226.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.canterbury.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/506\/2018\/10\/Google-Play-680x200.png 680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>You can find us on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CCCUCareers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CCCU_Careers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cccucareerscore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How often do you read an article or watch a video or do a quiz on your phone? 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