Diploma in Employability and Personal Development

Level 3 Curriculum

Unit 565

Preparing for an Interview

Evidence Booklet

Name: Jason Finch

Group: Games Design

Year: 2

Tutor: Paul Rossington

Introduction

During your time at College your tutors will assist you to focus on correctly anticipating and preparing key information, questions and answers for potential interviews. Preparation of key information and required interview

skills for your future career will help you develop to become more effective in future interviews for employment.

Learning Outcomes

There are three learning outcomes to this unit:

Outcome 1 - Be able to anticipate key questions that they might be asked at the interview The learner can:

1.1 Suggest key types of questions that the interviewer might ask.

Outcome 2 - Be able to prepare answers to anticipated interview questions

The learner can:

2.1 Prepare appropriate answers to the key questions most likely to be asked by the interviewer.

Outcome 3 - Know how to use information about the job/course to identify questions to ask the interviewer

The learner can:

3.1 Find out key information about the employer/ organisation/ course and explain why it is useful for the interview

3.2 Identify what information they do not have about the job/placement/course which they could request at the interview

Outcome 1 - Be able to anticipate key questions that they might be asked at the interview 1.1 Suggest key types of questions that the interviewer might ask.

In groups of no less than three discuss and create a list of key questions on a separate sheet of paper. You may have heard them before or might be asked them by an interviewer for a job. When the whole group has had an input, then use the space below to write down 5 Key questions from all of your suggestions in what your group considers are the best ones first, an example of one would be:

‘Why do you want a position at our company?’

1. What can you offer to the company?2. What are your strongest traits?3. What skills can you use to benefit our company?4. How are you at working with other people?5. What is your greatest achievement?

Print off, cut out and attach below photo evidence (from tutors) of you in your ‘Group activity’

Outcome 2 - Be able to prepare answers to anticipated interview questions

2.1 Prepare appropriate answers to the key questions most likely to be asked by the interviewer.

Split your allocated groups in half and carry out a ‘speed-dating’ mock interview with each of the other groups. For this activity half of your group will ask your formulated questions and the other half will answer the other group’s questions in a round robin (speed-dating style). The group asking the questions must record all the answers on a separate sheet and then discuss in your groups, which are the best ones from the other groups to meet the criteria for this task.

Record the 5 best answers in numerical order to match your questions in 1.1

1. ................................................................................................................................

2. ................................................................................................................................

3. ................................................................................................................................

4. ................................................................................................................................

5. ................................................................................................................................

Print off, cut out and attach below photo evidence (from tutors) of you in your ‘Speed-Dating’ interview question activities

3. Know how to use information about the job/course to identify questions to ask the interviewer

3.1 Find out key information about the employer/ organisation/ course and explain why it is useful for the interview

As a short project, individually you are to use all forms of media at your disposal to investigate and produce detailed information sheet on either a job or a course that is of great interest to your future career. Save copies of all research and attach to appendix 1

Your worksheet must include the following key facts;

History/background of employer or organisation (College) Mandatory qualifications Pay rates/course fees Job terms of references (What you would be expected to do) or Course

specifications (What the course involves) Working hours/course guided learning hours

Produce a separate MS word document that details your own thoughts on why having the above researched information would prepare you better for the interview.

Ensure your explanation includes;

How this information will improve your general knowledge Enhance self-confidence Awareness of expectations Why being fully aware of job/course, might excited or put you off How this research creates a good impression

3.2 Identify what information they do not have about the job/placement/course which they could request at the interview

List below three questions that you would ask your interviewer, that you have not been able to research and feel are important for you to make a decision.

1. ...................................................................................2. ...................................................................................3. ...................................................................................

In this appendix you should provide copies of your researched printed out supporting evidence and should include the follow;

History/background of employer or organisation (College)

Page of mandatory qualifications/Pay rates/course fees

Job terms of references (What you would be expected to do) or Course specifications (What the course involves)

Working hours/course guided learning hours

Your separate MS word document that details your own thoughts on why having researched information would prepare you better for the interview (3.1)