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PLACEMENT SUPPORT

PLACEMENT SUPPORT. Placement Support. Who we are Support available Local / SME Preparing for interview What to do next . Support available. Careers and employability C entre Your placement office One to one coaching Mock interviews. LOCAL / SME. Local / SME.

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PLACEMENT SUPPORT

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  1. PLACEMENT SUPPORT

  2. Placement Support • Who we are • Support available • Local / SME • Preparing for interview • What to do next

  3. Support available • Careers and employability Centre • Your placement office • One to one coaching • Mock interviews

  4. LOCAL / SME

  5. Local / SME • What is an SME • Small and medium enterprises • small enterprises outnumber large companies by a wide margin and also employ many more people • SMEs are also said to be responsible for driving innovation and competition in many economic sectors

  6. Graduates and SMEs • A survey of 200 UK graduates commissioned by Give A Grad A Go found: • 91% believed big corporations paid more • 79% felt they provided greater job security • 74% felt they offered better career progression • But they felt that SMEs: • encouraged creativity in the workplace (95%) • provided greater job satisfaction (82%) • better work ethic (75%) • better work-life balance • Cary Curtis of GAGAGO said "Graduates are often unaware of the fantastic career opportunities that exist in SMEs, and certainly have no idea how to take advantage of them.”

  7. Advantages of working for an SME • Flexibility to get involved in a number of different tasks -job roles are often less rigidly defined • A working environment that may be more informal and less bureaucratic than in larger organisations • Feeling that you are making a real contribution to the business: seeing your ideas implemented and seeing projects through from start to finish

  8. PREPARING FOR INTERVIEWS

  9. You’ve made it to the Interview • Congratulate yourself on getting to the interview stage • Application/Interview Skills you possess – Research, Communication, Planning, Organisational skills • Role of the interviewer(s) • Be you “but on a really good day”

  10. Practicalities - interviews What do you need to consider: Before an interview? During an interview? After an interview?

  11. Tips for successful interviews Before your interview • Find outas much as you can about the organisation • Read your Application Form/CV it got you there • Practiseanswering standard interview questions like: “Why do you want this job?” “What are your skills?” “Tell me about yourself.” “Why do you want to work for us?” • Checkwhere the interview is and how long it takes to get there. • Dress smartly What impression do you want to make?

  12. Tips for successful interviewsOn arrival • Be punctual • First impressions countso watch your body language. Smile and maintain eye contact – it will make you look friendly and interested • Sell yourselfassume that the interviewer knows nothing about you and make sure you emphasise your skills and strengths even if they are on your application form • Listen carefullythen pause, gather your thoughts and answer

  13. First impressions

  14. More than words

  15. Different Types of Questions • The WHAT questions –questions of fact • What modules have you studied? • TheWHY questions –questions of motivation • Why do you choose to study Marketing? • TheVALUE questions –questions of judgement • What do you feel are your main strengths? What do you think about our products/website • TheEVIDENCE BASED questions • Give an example of a time you had to resolve a conflict. What did • you do? What did you learn? • TheWHAT DO YOU KNOW questions • What so you know about our Company/Services

  16. Different Types of Questions • The REVERSE questions –employer says • “What questions would you like to ask us”

  17. Tipsfor successful interviews At the end of the interview • Thank themfor seeing you and ask what the next stage in the process is so you know when you’ll find out about the job. • Learn from the experience • What went well?How do you know? • e.g. Did the interviewers nod and smile? • What went less well? How do you know • e.g. Did you waffle when you answered one • of the questions? • What would you do differently next time? • Feedback from the interviewer

  18. What to do next • Use Careers and Employability Centre • Keep speaking to the placements office • Book a one to one with Lynne • Book a mock interview through the placements office

  19. Careers and Employability Centre Claire Ward Careers Employability Adviser

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