What is the training about?

• The aim of the training is to prepare young graduates for interview. Nowadays there are often many stages to an interview before a position will be offered to the successful candidate. This course takes six elements from our other courses that a graduate needs to raise their skills level, and offers intense coaching in these specific areas to achieve a successful outcome.
• CV writing
• The world is your oyster. Opportunities exist to achieve great things, to travel, to influence society, to discover new adventures, to take on new challenges. But of course most of these opportunities are dependent on employment, and on a successful career. And that in turn relies on a good CV! We will look to ensure that yours is precise, memorable and likely to succeed in taking you to the next stage of realising your full potential.
• Communication skills
• No matter what qualifications or experience we may have, we may never have learnt to effectively communicate with others in a workplace setting. The objective of this session is to give graduates the tools to enable them to improve and utilise their communication skills to the highest standards. At interview you will be observed closely, both in what you say and in how you behave. We will look at verbal and non-verbal communication, and face to face involvement, giving you the opportunity to take part in role-playing exercises to increase your understanding of how ineffective communication can be a barrier to success, and may result in poor performance at interview.
• Listening skills
• We have to learn to listen. We like to believe that we listen when someone is talking to us, but if we were to look at things from their perspective, we might view it in a different way. Our body language may tell a different story. Our eyes may glaze over when we “listen”. We might be so ready to jump in with our words it becomes apparent that we were just being polite and waiting for our turn to speak. At interview you will also be judged on how you listen, and how you answer questions.
• Mock interview
• Having a top quality CV is part of the process, but the next vital stage is having a successful interview. We will look at the variety of techniques available in order to give you as much confidence and awareness of how interviews work as possible. We will do this by role play and creating an interview scenario which will then be analysed in small, supportive groups. You will be assessed at all stages of the interview process, from telephone interview to arrival to departure. Put on a show!
• Resilience
• When faced with the arduous task of looking for employment, it is important to have the strength of character to face the dramas and dilemmas that will almost inevitably follow. As our name suggests, ARC (adversity reveals character), and the feelings that can be conjured up during the search for employment will surely test us all. In this training we will examine the strengths that we need to face the uncertainties of job search, and how to take positives from even what seems to be the hardest times.
• Management and Leadership
• We should expect that when a graduate obtains employment, it will be in a senior management or team leadership role. To some people, leadership may appear to come easily, but for others it is added pressure and responsibilities. In being a leader you are required to show attributes necessary to convince others of your decisions and to carry your team forward. These skills will be tested at interview prior to any appointment, and we will look therefore at the strengths needed to be an effective leader.