Demystifying the interview process Careers and Student Employability Leila Baker

Overview  5.15/30 Arrival and refreshments  5.30 Introduction and CaSE overview  5.40 Top tips from former UEL students – hear their interview stories  6.30 Speak up London- IV skills taster session practice your interview skills

Careers and student employability team- Who are we  Careers consultants \ coaches  Work experience officers  Mentoring officers  Volunteering officers

Careers and student employability team- what we do  Careers advice –One to one –Workshops –Mock interviews –E-Guidance –Events; school based and universal  Mentoring –One to one 4 month programme with person in industry guiding you –Peer mentoring – current students mentoring school aged young people  Work experience –Internships –Short term and long term experience  Volunteering –Volunteering hub

Careers and student employability team- where are we or Stratford – RBG.04 Docklands – EBG.04

The Interview: facts  If you reach the interview stage of an application process you are there for one reason – the employer believes you have the potential to do the job!  It remains for them to decide if you are the best candidate  Selection = prediction. It is not an exact science!

Interview facts Employers judge prospective employees in the first few minutes as follows:- 55% on how we look 38% on how we sound Only 7% on what we say

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Contacts Stratford RB 225 Docklands KD or

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