Job Interview Training

               PREPARING STUDENTS FOR JOB SELECTION:

                              SUMMARY OF MODULES

 

                                           DOING THE BASICS WELL

INTRODUCING THE JOB MARKET (Discussion) 

Some jobs are far better paid than others. Why? What can you do to increase your earning potential?

THE APPLICATION FORM (Discussion):

·         What is its purpose? How do you avoid the reject pile?

·         Eight things the employer will be looking for.

·         Preparing for the interview.

INTERVIEW DAY (Discussion and role play)

·         How to impress as soon as you walk into the room. How to avoid “bombing.”

·         How to be authentic while projecting a magnetic personality

·         What makes you memorable? What are other candidates doing? Be different.

·         Be prepared. What does it mean?

·         Ask questions, but what kind of questions?

·         Turning the interview into a conversation.

·         How to be a good listener.

·         Handling difficult questions. Handling difficult interviewers

·         Closing the interview.


 

*ADVANCED TRAINING

*THE ASSESSMENT CENTRE (Discussion and role play))

·         The assessors will be looking for a dozen or more qualities. Do you know what they are?

·         The panel interview. Understanding group dynamics.

·         Doing an effective presentation. How to avoid death by power point!!

·         Personality Profiling/ Psychometric Testing. What’s it all about?

·         Trial by Party! How to survive.

·         Interviewing the interviewers.

*ADVANCED TRAINING (Discussion & debate))

·         Problem Solving

·         Personality profiling in depth. How to project yourself in a natural but effective way.

·         Leadership and initiative. What is leadership? What makes a good leader? What is your natural leadership style?

·         What makes  an effective team player.  Team building is not about climbing walls!

·         Body Language.

·         Avoiding Conflict. What causes conflict?

·         Strength of character. The importance of integrity, courtesy, etiquette.

·         Committing to lifelong self improvement.

*Recommended especially for students planning high responsibility jobs or self employment

 

OPTIONAL EXTRAS FOR ALL MY STUDENTS

OPTIONAL EXTRAS INCLUDED IN THE COST OF A COURSE

·         Additional Modules on How to Run Your Own Business. (Tutor: Martin Firman, CAN HAVE)

·         No matter how good a training course may be, it will be a waste of money unless I take full responsibility for a successful outcome. That is why I offer on-going mentoring . I will help and encourage each of my students again and again and again until they DO succeed.

·         Through my many contacts in the business world, I can introduce my students to specialists in the following fields: Running Your Own Business, Recruitment, Banking, Law, H.R.  etc.. (Note: these contacts may charge for services of their own)

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ADAPTABILITY

 

Many of today’s most “ in demand” jobs did not exist 10 years ago. We like to think we can predict what jobs will be in demand in 10 years time so we can prepare today’s students for that job market. The reality is that we can do neither. It makes sense that the most valuable skills that today’s student can learn are skills that can be most easily transferred, for these are the skills that may be valued by future employers more than any others.

Training can take the form of 1:1 coaching or group coaching. My approach is always interactive involving discussion, roleplay etc..

In the case of group training, ideal class sizes will be between 5 and 20 students learning in 2 to 3 hour blocks.

 The Training Needs  of a corporate team are going to be very different from the training needs of a student and their budget will be very different from a recently redundant person or a school. It's almost impossibe to suggest a ball park figure without face to face discussion about your specific needs and the budget you have to work to.

Additional charges to cover the cost of handouts/certificates may be made by agreement.