Human Capital Impact Day

Scholarship interview preparation

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Bursary and Scholarship Application

1. Introduction2. Aims and Objectives3. Background info4. Preparing for your interview5. Interview6. Feedback

General overview

Outline



• Positioning ourselves for future success

Introduction

How do we get an education when we are short of resources?

Why do we need an education?

• Scholarships – Based on academic results, mostly no conditions.

• Bursaries – Financial assistance, has got various conditions.

• Loans – Has to be fully paid back.



• Set yourself apart from other applicants• Demonstrate what you know, and the potential of

what you can learn

Introduction

Why do I need to know how to interview well?

How do I prepare myself?• Institution background info• Know yourself• CV• Practice answering interview questions using

different techniques



1. Preparing an excellent CV and cover letter

2. Speak from your CV

3. Show your personality

4. Understand competency as well as behavioural based interview questions

5. Dress code

6. Do’s and Don’ts

Aims and Objectives

Ace that bursary or scholarship interview



1. You are to prepare a CV and cover letter to apply to the University of Witwatersrand. You will be applying for a scholarship: a degree in the field of your choice.

2. The dean of your chosen faculty will call your for a 5 minute interview.

3. Convince them why your academics, awards, extra curricula activities, charity contributions and long term goals would make you the most suitable person for this scholarship.

Practical Session

What you must achieve



1. Witwatersrand University

Practical information

Choices


Background InfoWitwatersrand University

General Info• Wits is strategically located in Johannesburg, a world

class city, with countless opportunities for students and staff to engage with and present solutions that will contribute to our country's knowledge-base and build our future. With its more than 130 000 graduates in its 91-year history, Wits has made and will continue to make its mark nationally and internationally. Wits is positioned 24th by the Times Higher Education Rankings among the world top 100 universities from which Fortune 500 CEO's graduated


Background Info

• Matric exemption• B Average on higher grade for Sciences• C Average on higher grade for humanities and

commerce• C Average on higher grade for Law and Management• B Average on higher grade for Engineering

Witwatersrand University

Our Theoretical enrolment criteria


What you will need to do?

• Contact information – City, Town– Telephone number– Email address– Social media (Linkedin, Google+, Twitter,

Facebook)• Name and Surname

– Full name and surname• ID number

NB# • Spelling• Punctuation and grammar

Prepare a covering letter

Covering letter tips


What you will need to do

• Introduce yourself professionally as well as creatively• Try to get the interviewer to meet with you• Address the right person• Keep it short and simple• First person and not third person language• Summarize your academic, leadership and extra

curricular activities

Prepare a covering letter

Covering letter and CV tips: Introduction


What you will need to doPreparing a cover letter

Covering letter and CV tips• Positive words• Action words• Highlight real achievements• Short concise sentences• Close the email with steps moving forward


Preparing a CV

• Step 1 – Think (what am I trying to tell the dean, what’s relevant, and what isn’t, best way to communicate all of this i.e. colours, fonts, spacing etc)?

• Step 2 – Tell a story (Schools attended, subjects learned, projects done, grades achieved, awards won, sports played, honours achieved in sports, charity work done)

• Step 3 – Demonstrate (The dean wants to know if you can do the following: you can manage yourself, you can lead as well as work in a team, solve problems as well as communicate)


CV Tips


Preparing for your Interview

• Demonstrate the competency and behaviours that you have (e.g. team work, problem solving, get things done etc)

• Always give examples

• STAR answer (Situation, Task, Action and Result)

• Keep it short and simple, if you can only talk for maximum 3 minutes per answer.


Competency and Behaviour based interview


Preparing for your interview

• Give an example of when you've overcome a problem at work.• Answer: I have not really encountered many problems with work as this will be my

first time in full-time work, though I do have deadlines to meet both at work in my part-time job and also in college. At college I have deadlines to meet and have tasks that need to be completed; these are often challenging, so I plan my time around them and also do what I can to deliver the best and highest quality work.

Competency based interview questions

Interview questions


Preparing for your Interview

• “Tell me about a time when you took the lead on a difficult project?”

• Tell me about a time when you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done.

• What was the most complex assignment you have had? What was your role?

Behavioural based interview questions

Interview questions


Preparing for your interview

• Introduction (who you are, where you come from, where you’re going)

• Main (competency and behaviour demonstration)

• Ending (explanation of next steps forward)

• Usually 45 mins to an hour long

Things to remember

Interview format

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Go out there and get that scholarship

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