Successful Job Application (Writing and Interview Skills)

Introduction

This workshop is designed for you who may want to change your working environment. Some people target to advance their career better or change their position, then they need to send a job application to their favourite company. How can you stand out yourself in the job application process? Once you are selected for an interview, how are you going to handle it? There are two parts in this workshop: writing and interviewing skills. We start from analysing job advertisement to composing your curriculum vitae (CV) and writing a job application letter. Then you are also going to learn to package and promote yourself with some essential language items in order to help you stand our yourself in a job interview among other candidates.

What is the target?

1. To understand the requirements for different job positions
2. To promote yourself in the application letter and tailor-make your CV
3. To understand the rationale of the job interview questions.
4. To package and promote yourself at the interview so as to impress the interviewer(s)

Who should attend?

1. Fresh graduates
2. Those who want to change their job or position
3. Those who are required to attend a promotion interview

Teaching Methodology

Interactive lectures, case studies, writing practice, interview practice

Certification

• Certificate of Successful Completion will be awarded to students who have achieved the attendance criteria.

Course Outline

Day 1:
1. Analysing job advertisements – know about your potential employers
2. Composing a tailor-made CV for yourself
3. Packaging and promoting yourself
4. Essential language items for job application writing

Day 2:
5. Exploring interview questions and understand their rationale
6. Preparing answers to the questions
7. Packaging and promoting yourself
8. Essential language items for job application writing