1. Preparing for global interviews
Demonstrating your skills through answers
Making the most of technology
Demonstrating a genuine fit for the country and company
Webinar delivered by Chris Steventon
Careers Consultant at Coventry University

2. Demonstrating your skills through answers
Quiz question- What is the most important element of your answes?
The content that you have provided
The verbal dynamics of your delivery
The non-verbal dynamics (body language)
The clarity and structure of your answer
Talk through notion of storytelling

3. The CARL approach C: CONTEXT Situation and Task (goal)
A: ACTION What you did (skills shown)
R: RESULT The outcome
L: LEARNING Your Learning

4. Global Competencies

5. 3 basic interview themes
1.  Can you do the job?
Skills / strengths
2.  Will you love the job?
Motivations
Self development
Drive & Aspiration
3.  Can we tolerate working with you? (How you fit)
Company research/ commercial awareness
Team/ values fit

6. The proof in the performance
UCLA Psychology Professor Dr. Albert Mehrabian we express our feelings and attitudes with:
?% body language
?% tone of voice
?% actual words
55%
37%
55% b/l, 37% tone of voice, 8% Actual words 8%

7. Paraverbal
Intonation and melody
Clarity Emphasis
Pauses Pacing
Use of voice.
Volume

8. Core message
Structure
Preparation

9. Technology is your friend?

10. Environment
A simple background - to stop distracting the employer.
Test things out
Practice runs. Most video interviewing software will include this
Dress to impress
Dress as you would for a face to face interview.
Water is essential
Composure and not running dry

11. Video interviews The camera is a real person
Voice tone - genuine enthusiasm
A pause can be positive

12. Video interviews Secure connection and backup plan
Have your CV to hand (if you get stuck)
Be at a desk with a notepad to hand

13. The question is….

14. Online impressions

15. Why that country? Conferences Culture fit Projects/ dissertation
Shortage skills areas
Right to work/ Visa system
Study trips
Language
Family connections
Fitting in/ adapting

16. Company/ Candidate fit
Job requirements
Person Specification
Company Culture
Hours / Lifestyle
Progression
Development
Project opportunities
Management style
Values

17. Tell us what you think Please type in a few words to answer these
questions
Q1 What was most useful part of our session?
Q2 What was least useful part of the session?
Q3 As a result of the webinar what will you do differently?
Q4 What changes would be needed if we ran this webinar again?