Back to Work. Helping you get back to work after a period of time out

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1 Back t Wrk Helping yu get back t wrk after a perid f time ut

2 Prgramme Outline What Have Yu Been Up T? Emplyability Skills Check I.T. fr Emplyment Intensive Jb Searching Sessins Stand Out Frm The Crwd: - Jb Applicatins - Mck Interviews and Interview Techniques Yu Gt the Jb! Nw What?

3 What Have Yu Been Up T? Hw lng have yu been ut f wrk? What have yu been invlved in during that time? E.g. training prgrammes, vlunteering/wrk placements, medical supprt, family, etc. What new skills, knwledge and experience have yu gained during yur time ut f wrk? All f this can all help yu in yur jurney back t wrk

4 Skills Check- Past and Present Knwledge/Skills/ Experience gained frm previus experience E.g. Custmer Service Knwledge/Skills/ Experience gained during unemplyment Basic cmputer skills Yu can develp many skills and gain valuable experience during yur time ut f wrk, even just thrugh day-t-day life. Dn t discredit it, as it culd be just what an emplyer is lking fr!

5 I.T. fr Emplyment Almst everything can be dne nline these days, s it s time t get skilled in using cmputers t increase yur chances f finding emplyment. Creating yur CV and cmpleting applicatin frms Hw t use the Internet t jb search Universal Jbmatch nline s: -Setting up an accunt - Sending s and with attachments, e.g. CV r applicatin frm Register with nline recruitment websites

6 Intensive Jb Searching- Get T It! What methds d yu currently use t search fr jbs? Culd there be smething yu are missing? Have yu tried: - Making yur nline search as targeted as pssible? - Brwsing related categries and searching by alternative jb titles, r widening the gegraphical area f yur search? - Calling r sending an t an emplyer t check the prgress f yur applicatin? - Cld-calling emplyers r sending speculative letters t find ut abut vacancies that may nt be advertised? - Speaking t friends, family r assciates if they knw f any jb pprtunities where they wrk - Registering with at least tw recruitment agencies wh will help match yur skills t suitable vacancies?

7 Stand Out Frm the Crwd: Jb Applicatins- CV s As well as key frms f persnal identificatin, e.g. passprt r driving licence, a CV is ne f the key dcuments used t capture yur emplyment identificatin. Hw shuld it lk? Yur CV shuld: Be neat- typed if pssible and t the best standard in regards t cntent and layut Be cncise but detailed- tw sides f A4, nt printed back t back Be relevant- nly cntain necessary infrmatin, nt rambling r t cnversatinal. Write in the 3 rd persn, e.g. nt I am a r I have experience in rather Highly driven graduate with 2 years f marketing experience Be psitive- it shuld emphasise yur achievements, strengths and successes Make a gd impressin- this means presenting the facts abut yurself in a clear and psitive way

8 Stand Out Frm the Crwd: Jb Applicatins- Paper r Online Frms When cmpleting a paper-based r nline applicatin Write as neatly as yu can in black ink. Use blck capital letters if the frm asks yu t Draft yur applicatin ffline first e.g. by hand r in Micrsft Wrd and save it t yur cmputer Spell check r make any changes t yur applicatin, befre yu cpy the infrmatin back int the nline frm. Ask smene else fr a secnd pinin It is als a gd idea t print r make a cpy f yur nline/paper applicatin fr yur reference

9 Stand Out Frm the Crwd: Jb Applicatins- Cver and Spec Letters What are Cvering and Speculative (Spec) Letters? A cvering letter is as imprtant as yur CV r applicatin frm that accmpanies it. It's yur pprtunity t sell yurself t the emplyer and say why yur CV r applicatin is wrth reading. Use it t highlight yur enthusiasm and suitability fr the jb and emphasise yur strengths. A speculative letter is sent t multiple emplyers, alng with yur CV and is used t enquire abut current r frthcming vacancies Letters shuld be clearly structured t cver: What yu're applying fr - the jb title and where yu saw the advert OR particular jbs yu are interested in within the cmpany Why the jb interests yu and why yu want t wrk fr that rganisatin in particular Why yu are suitable - emphasise yur relevant skills, experience and persnal qualities by elabrating n the infrmatin in yur CV r applicatin frm. Make sure yu t match yur skills the persn specificatin, and use the same key wrds where pssible.

10 Mck Interviews Yu will have the pprtunity t experience a variety f interview scenaris: - One-t-ne Interview - Panel Interview - Grup Interview

11 Interviews Tips: Prep S yu have secured an interview- Gd wrk! Yu are excited and nervus, but befre yur interview dn t frget t: 1. Research the rle and the rganisatin 2. Think abut hw yur experience, interests and skills fit the jb and the rganisatin 3. Study the jb descriptin and persn specificatin t remind yurself f what the emplyer is lking fr 4. Anticipate questins yu might be asked, then prepare answers t these questins. Likewise, prepare questins yu wuld like t ask the emplyer. 5. Plan yur jurney, yur utfit- which shuld be smart business attire, and get a gd night s sleep!

12 Interviews Tips: Questin Time Cmpetency-based questins (Just like telling a shrt stry) Real life examples t frm the basis f yur answers D nt make it up! Use specific situatins Why? Hw? What?

13 Interviews Tips: Questin Time

14 Interviews Tips: Questin Time Practise answering cmpetency based questins using the STAR answer frmat. Examples: Tell me abut a time when yu have wrked well in a team. What rle did yu play? Tell me abut a time when yu have delivered excellent custmer service

15 Yu Gt The Jb! Nw What?