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GET RECRUITED!! Get your foot in the door Careers convention, KSU common room – 24/11/2011

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GET RECRUITED!!

Get your foot in the door

Careers convention, KSU common room – 24/11/2011

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Why is it so difficult for Graduates to get employed?

NO JOB OFFER

No experience

Lack of experience in

interviews

Unstructured CVs

No/ Bad Covering letter

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Case study

Project manager

Gaming industry

Reporting to HPM

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Must have:

Experience of Project Management

University degree in ICT or management

Certification in Prince2Familiarity with programming languages,

database systems and design methodologies.

Experience in personnel management

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Best Match

SimonCowell

BradPitt

KellyOsbourne

James Blunt

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Covering letter

•Experience in Project Management

•Knowledge of programming technologies

•University Degree

•Personnel Management

•Experience using Project Management software Must include

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Other important points

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BE CAREFUL OF WHAT YOUR POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS CAN FIND ON SOCIAL NETWORKS!!!!

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What to expect and what is expected?

Interview with a recruitment

agencyInterview with the

company

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First impressions count!!

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First impressions count!!

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During an interview

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Some difficult

interview questions?

Why you?

Weakness?

Salary expectations?

Why us?

Why this vacancy?

Where do you see yourself in

5 years time?

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Don't forget to ask!

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Difference between

Interview with a recruitment agency

You do not know the company

Informative interview

Interview with the company

You do know the company

Behavioural interview

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Behavioural interviews

Behavioural based interviewing is interviewing based on discovering how the interviewee

acted in specific employment-related situations.

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Preparation for the Potential Behavioural Interview

• Projects you have worked on.

• Prepare stories were you successfully solved problems or performed memorably.

• Review the job description

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It is a competitive market!

We connect you to the right employers

Gain the right experience before you graduate

BridgeDGap

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