H OW TO GET A JOB... …and how to succeed!. T HIS TERM... Mock interviews...
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WHAT HAPPENS
You get an interview with a real interviewer on your own and you do all the preparation yourself!
WHAT HAPPENS
Learning and using the skills needed to get a job!
Application forms Letters of application, interview techniques, CV job research, personal statements
IT’S AS REAL AS WE CAN MAKE IT
Feedback is written and spoken
You can keep the written feedback in your Record of Achievement
INTERVIEWERS FROM... Training 2000 RAF Army (yes!) Burnley College Blackburn College Accrington and Rossendale College ICT company Northern Foods St Mary’s College St Christopher’s Sixth Form NHS Accrington Rotary Club North Lancs Training Group Thomas Whitham Sixth Form Alder Grange Sixth Form... and other places!
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?
Interview experience A good report Positive feedback Information about jobs Practice at using your Record of
Achievement Increased confidence To see if you can make the grade! A qualification
CHOOSING A JOB OR COLLEGE COURSE OR TRAINING OPEN TO A SCHOOL LEAVER
e.g. A levels Apprenticeship Vocational college courses Forces Entry level courses
...no pilots, astronauts or doctors though it’s a good ideas to have a long term job aim.
PREPARE BY
Researching your job/training be able to say where you want to go
Know the exact name of the course, training etc
e.g. Hair-dressing level 2 at Blackburn College?
WITHIN ONE WEEK YOU MUST…
be able to complete an application for the job/training for a mock interview
This does not HAVE to be the one you want to do when you leave school
Where can you obtain useful information for this?
WHAT YOU NEED...
Information about a job or course you like
What would an interviewer think if you turned up for the interview with printouts of useful information from your research?
S/HE WOULD BE VERY IMPRESSED !
You would have shown you were interested and keen
You would have shown you knew HOW to research
You would know useful information You would have an advantage over everyone
else!
WHERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION?
The school webpage has a careers section www.connexions-direct.com/
whichwaynow http://www.steps4me.co.uk/ http://www.cascaid.co.uk/kudos www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u
KUDOS
Go to www.cascaid.co.uk/kudos Use the Kudos symbol to sign in Go to Use Kudos. is the license code. Set up your own account. Remember to tick agreeing to conditions at
the bottom. Write down your login details in your planner
so you don’t forget. Read the “Getting Started” guide.
TIMELINE
Today- briefing Next few weeks- 1 or 2 lessons
(RE/Citizenship) about how to apply for a job/how to survive an interview
Just before half term, you will get a letter telling you and your parents/carer when your interview is and what to expect.
Half term; prepare your smart clothes, your ROA, your CV, your letter of application...
7th June: interview.
HELP AVAILABLE...
Kudos The school careers webpage 1 lesson (maybe 2) Tutor time Parents/carers/family Someone who has been for an interview
recently The Internet Be prepared
PREPARE BY Researching your
job/training Filling in an application
form Writing a letter of
application Practising questions Preparing your Record
of Achievement Choosing your
clothes… Preparing YOUR
questions Preparing a CV