Personal development can lead to student success

Personal development can lead to student success

Last week, RMIT Vietnam students realised the importance of personal development at an event organised by the student group Guru Club.

“We wanted to provide students personal development insights so that they can gain scholarships from RMIT,” said Nguyen Thien Ly, a Professional Communication student and the human resource executive for the club.

As students themselves, the organisers from Guru Club knew what students wanted; and participants at the event confirmed the need for creative thinking and personal skill development.

“Coming here, I expect to improve my creative thinking, and learn how to apply it in my studies and my jobs,” said a workshop attendant.

An important takeaway for students was that they can realise their abilities and potential through actively trying and experiencing new things, even if they are not sure whether they can do it.

RMIT Vietnam students appreciate the sharing from the speakers RMIT Vietnam students appreciate the sharing from the speakers

Minh-Duc Nghiem, a speaker at the event and Director of the Saigon startup hub SHIELD, told students how to apply this idea.

“Just say yes to every opportunity that comes to you,” Minh-Duc advised.

“If you have no idea how to do it, you can learn on-the-go.”

The second speaker, Tran Thanh Van, host of Breakfast Xone, agreed that challenges can help students become more motivated and creative.

“Try a lot of new things and quickly find the ones that make you feel alive,” she said.

The workshop organised by the Guru Club fulfills their main mission: to support prospective applicants to gain RMIT scholarships through personal skill development.

The Guru Club is not the only organisation at the University to help students achieve personal mastery though.

From last year, RMIT Vietnam’s Career and Employment Service has offered Personal Edge, a program which aims to help students develop a wide range of skills that are most valued by industry.

Senior Manager of Career and Employment Service Manuela Spiga said the program helps students to build a skill set that helps them to find a great job.

“Personal Edge assists students to develop skills to impress their future employers,” she explained.

“Students will not just attend a workshop and then finish; they will also reflect.”

“We will help students to realise why they learn about that specific skill and how to apply it in their life and jobs.”

This semester’s Personal Edge program focuses on developing leadership potential and has topics such as Five Ways to Be a Leader, Unspoken Leadership, Time Management and Goal Setting, and Dress Like a CEO.

Story: Hai Yen

29 July 2016

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