H OW TO GET A JOB... …and how to succeed!

T HIS TERM... Mock interviews...

WHAT HAPPENS You get an interview with a real interviewer on your own and you do all the preparation yourself!

WHAT HAPPENS Learning and using the skills needed to get a job! Application forms Letters of application, interview techniques, CV job research, personal statements

IT’S AS REAL AS WE CAN MAKE IT Feedback is written and spoken You can keep the written feedback in your Record of Achievement

I NTERVIEWERS FROM... Training 2000 RAF Army (yes!) Burnley College Blackburn College Accrington and Rossendale College ICT company Northern Foods St Mary’s College St Christopher’s Sixth Form NHS Accrington Rotary Club North Lancs Training Group Thomas Whitham Sixth Form Alder Grange Sixth Form... and other places !

W HAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE ? Interview experience A good report Positive feedback Information about jobs Practice at using your Record of Achievement Increased confidence To see if you can make the grade! A qualification

START BY… Choosing a job or college course or training open to a school leaver e.g.?

CHOOSING A JOB OR COLLEGE COURSE OR TRAINING OPEN TO A SCHOOL LEAVER e.g. A levels Apprenticeship Vocational college courses Forces Entry level courses...no pilots, astronauts or doctors though it’s a good ideas to have a long term job aim.

P REPARE BY Researching your job/training be able to say where you want to go Know the exact name of the course, training etc e.g. Hair-dressing level 2 at Blackburn College?

WITHIN ONE WEEK YOU MUST… be able to complete an application for the job/training for a mock interview This does not HAVE to be the one you want to do when you leave school Where can you obtain useful information for this?

W HAT YOU NEED... Information about a job or course you like What would an interviewer think if you turned up for the interview with printouts of useful information from your research?

S/ HE WOULD BE VERY IMPRESSED ! You would have shown you were interested and keen You would have shown you knew HOW to research You would know useful information You would have an advantage over everyone else!

W HERE CAN YOU FIND INFORMATION ? The school webpage has a careers section

Y OU HAVE USED K UDOS ALREADY... C AN YOU REMEMBER ? It’s on the school careers page

K UDOS Go to Use the Kudos symbol to sign in Go to Use Kudos. is the license code. Set up your own account. Remember to tick agreeing to conditions at the bottom. Write down your login details in your planner so you don’t forget. Read the “Getting Started” guide.

T IMELINE Today- briefing Next few weeks- 1 or 2 lessons (RE/Citizenship) about how to apply for a job/how to survive an interview Just before half term, you will get a letter telling you and your parents/carer when your interview is and what to expect. Half term; prepare your smart clothes, your ROA, your CV, your letter of application... 7 th June: interview.

H ELP AVAILABLE... Kudos The school careers webpage 1 lesson (maybe 2) Tutor time Parents/carers/family Someone who has been for an interview recently The Internet Be prepared

P REPARE BY Researching your job/training Filling in an application form Writing a letter of application Practising questions Preparing your Record of Achievement Choosing your clothes… Preparing YOUR questions Preparing a CV

F INAL DETAILS Good luck!