Straight Talking: How to a get a well paid Job

Course details

This short and punchy course focuses upon the essential activities when applying for a job in any industry.  It is applicable to all age groups. It does not matter what age you are, whether you are leaving college, returning to work after a career break, or bringing up a family.  Perhaps you are in the mature age bracket seeking employment after layoff or redundancy, or just seeking part-time employment.

This approach offers something to everybody.  Most of the content concentrates on the social psychology of how people present themselves in public and, in this instance, to recruiters.   It offers many common sense solutions, but also highlights elements of research in social psychology that have direct relevance to getting that elusive job.

The presentation and the lectures are forthright, straight talking and firmly ask the student to take responsibility for their future and take action.

Students taking this course will need to work through the exercises found in the PDF downloads and, together with the video series, should amount to 3 hours initially.  We strongly suggest that students 'practise' additionally especially regarding:

• Identifying, redefining and redesigning 'self' and the image the student wants to project as a valuable brand  and 'asset' offering potential employers unique talents
• Developing your Personal 'Brand'
• Adding exceptional value to your employer by outlining the benefits of employing you
• Working through a personal SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) and taking action to put forward your strengths
• Rewriting a vibrant and attractive resume or CV
• Building rapport with recruiters and employers, and turning interest into employment
• Identifying potential interview questions and how best to respond to difficult questions
• Assessing potential competency based questions that are likely to be asked, and preparing a positive and upbeat response
• Preparing to project one's strengths and personality through positive body language