Essential Job Interview Skills - Nationwide

Essential Interview Skills

Excellent communication and presentation skills are very often cited as key differentiators when it comes to choosing the right person for the job.

But of course, there are other things that you need to get across in an interview situation - like how well you are suited for the job, your technical competencies, your ability to grow in the job and how well you're going to fit in with the rest of the team.

Ultimately however, it will be how well you express yourself in the interview and how well you answer the relevant questions that will decide the outcome.

And this is where Skillstudio can help you.

Our one-day public workshop is held in London on a monthly basis.

By attending this course you'll ensure that you have the best chance possible of getting the best job that you are technically qualified to perform.

You'll also:-

• Learn techniques to help control interview nerves
• Discover how to use your voice to convey a confident & engaging style
• Know how to use body language to build rapport with your interviewer
• Discover key preparation techniques to help you perform to your strengths
• Be able to deliver convincing answers to your interview questions
  
  Outline of the day
  
  Interview Practice
• Short individual interviews
• Self analysis of perception of interview performance
• Tutor and group feedback and review of strengths and areas for development
  
  Dealing with nervous energy
• Techniques to aid relaxation and reduce stress
• Positive visualisation techniques to help build confidence
  
  Increasing personal impact by using your voice more effectively
• Using the voice to convey a clear and confident style
• Using the power of pause to control pace and deliver clear well structured responses
  
  Sell yourself successfully
• Personal analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities & threats
• Brainstorming key characteristics of the ideal interview candidate
• How to tackle the "tell me about yourself" question
  
  Interview practice
• Delivery of "tell me about yourself" question
• Review of impact created and how to increase this
  
  Increasing personal impact by using body language to your advantage
• Using body language to create a strong first impression
• Using eye contact to build rapport with the interview panel
  
  Q&A Bank
• Structuring clear and effective responses to typical interview questions
• How to prepare for difficult interview questions
• Creating your own Q&A bank
• Interviewing the interviewers - asking your own questions
  
  Interview practice
• Interview practice sessions
• Feedback on personal strengths and targets for further development
  
  Action Planning
• Personal action plans
• Course evaluations
  
  With Skillstudio the learning doesn't end when the course ends
  
  During the workshop you'll receive a course manual that's full of practical advice and further information to help you consolidate what you've just gained from the course and to ensure that you can continue to develop your interview skills further.
  
  Each course comes with a FREE Follow up Service by telephone or email . If you have any questions you'd like to ask about a forthcoming interview simply email or call us and we'll do our best to help.
  
  So we will continue to help you develop your interview skills even after the course has completed!