Description
Learn in a classroom environment with your peers, virtually, with an instructor online.
Course Length: 1 Day
Target Audience: Anyone looking to improve interview skills, either from the perspective of the interviewer or the person being interviewed.
Learning Objectives:
To assist individuals who are preparing for an interview or considering a career change. The workshop will help them to better understand themselves, plan for the interview and be more confident in the interview.
Course Content:
- Steps to career planning
- Knowing yourself
- Knowing the organization
- Understanding the importance of the Statement of Merit
- Understanding competencies and behavioural descriptors
- Preparing the resume and covering letter
- Examining different types of questions
- Understanding behavioural based interview questions
- Learning how to “answer” the questions
- Ways to succeed in an interview
- Examining the do’s and don’ts of an interview
- Practical interview skills
This course can be customized to suit either the interviewers or the people being interviewed.
This is a highly participative workshop. Participants will have the opportunity to work in groups and teams and then come together in a plenary session for open discussion, sharing and learning.
Supplement Material
A student manual is available for the learner to follow during the instructor’s presentation.
Benefits to the participants
The learners will look at various topics related to the interviewing process and acquire skills to be prepared for their next job.
Course Evaluation
A course evaluation will be completed by the learners once the course is finished.
Note: The course outline may be subject to change.
