"Try to learn something about everything and everything about something."
Real-World Work
Explore Jobs with Multiple Employers in a Simulated Workplace
Multiple Job Roles, Multiple Companies and Multiple Industries
Multidisciplinary Learning
Start Exploring Jobs to Enhance Your Employability
Stand out in the competitive job market by knowing what industries expect from you.
Build a T-shaped profile through multidisciplinary learning (a form of learning that involves integrating knowledge from various fields), expand your career opportunities and make yourself more attractive to employers who seek versatile employees.
Explore multiple jobs, gain basic knowledge in diverse fields, build a T-shaped profile and enhance your employability in the fast-evolving workspace.
Select a job role, understand the role, explore the nature of work and learn what it means to work in the job role.
Gain a basic overview of a new field, identifying key skills, tools, and techniques, and having a small taste of the job.
Build a T-shaped profile with knowledge of a new discipline apart from your current one in which you have expertise.
Explore jobs in multiple sectors, add value to your resume, enhance employability and expand career opportunities.
Gaining a general understanding of other fields, while specializing in your chosen field, is a valuable strategy for navigating a dynamic job market.
What is a T-Shaped Profile?
A T-shaped profile is one with deep expertise in a specific field (the vertical bar of the T) while also possessing basic knowledge across multiple disciplines (the horizontal bar).
A Few Examples
A T-shaped software engineer who not only codes proficiently but also understands user experience (UX) principles and visual design basics.
A T-shaped HR professional deeply understands HR operations and compliance, with basic knowledge of organizational development.
A T-shaped manager with deep expertise in finance, having a basic understanding of sales and marketing.
Explore
Multiple Job Roles
01
Experience
New Fields
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Establish
A T-Shaped Profile
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Enhance
Your Employability
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Learn by Doing
How You Explore a Job
Here’s a step-by-step guide to exploring a job and enhancing your employability.
Step 1
Select a job role that interests you and explore the nature of work.
Step 2
Identify the key skills and tools used, and have a taste of practical application.
Step 3
Learn real-world problem-solving through an interactive case study.
Step 4
Gain career insights through job shadowing and informational interviews.
Step 5
Discover how to apply your learning through practical tasks offered to you.
Step 6
Earn a certificate; apply for an online course if you wish to pursue a career in it.
Added Benefits
While exploring the job role and working on interesting tasks, you also:
Gain basic
domain knowledge.
Improve
commercial awareness.
Develop
big-picture thinking.
Find
job alignment.
What You Get
Why Employers Look for Multidisciplinary Knowledge
Individuals with a multidisciplinary background can see the whole picture, approach problems from multiple perspectives, fostering creativity and collaboration, and are better equipped to navigate complex projects requiring knowledge from various domains. Below are a few traits that employers value in you.
Find Your Ikigai
You are Unique
Everyone is unique with their own strengths and talents.
"If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
- Albert Einstein
A one-size-fits-all approach never works when choosing a career. Explore different career paths by getting work exposure in various job roles and find the one that suits you better.
