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- 8. Make a listof the key skills recruiters look for in job candidates?
- 9. • Communication • Teamwork •Organization & time management • Problem solving • Motivation • Leadership • Creativity, flexibility and openness to change • Confidence / assertiveness • Interpersonal, intercultural and global awareness • Numeracy • Information & IT literacy • Business / commercial awareness and professionalism Key skills commonly sought by recruiters
- 10. Watch the videoclip. Which skills do the recruiters value the most? Take notes
- 11. - have commercialawareness - are flexible (x2) - take ownership of projects - have teamwork skills (x2) - have leadership skills - are good communicators They seek employees who…
- 12. They also seekemployees who… - are adaptable (x2) - have leadership skills - can focus on diversity - show initiative - are driven - are “people persons”
- 13. Which job isbeing advertised? Discuss with your partner
- 14. Candidates must beskilled and have experience in: • Auto mechanics • Horseback riding • Navigation • Firearms handling • Hunting, tracking and fishing • Foraging • Fire building • First aid • Farming Successful candidates must be extremely motivated, positive thinkers, willing to take risks, and, above all, must be team players. - Apply in writing to Rick Grimes - 2 full-time positions available
- 15. • Auto mechanics •Horseback riding • Navigation • Firearms handling • Hunting, tracking and fishing • Foraging • Fire building • First aid • Farming Zombie Apocalypse Survivors Wanted • Auto mechanics • Horseback riding • Navigation • Firearms handling • Hunting, tracking and fishing • Foraging • Fire building • First aid • Farming Successful candidates must be extremely motivated, positive thinkers, willing to take risks, and, above all, must be team players.
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- 20. Tell us abouta time when you had to make a difficult decision. (200 words)
- 21. Describe a timewhen you demonstrated good customer service. (200 words)
- 22. Give an exampleof when you showed good leadership skills. (200 words)
- 23. Describe a situationwhere you played an important role in a team. (200 words)
- 24. Write about atime when you experienced pressure at university or work. (200 words)
- 25. Using STAR You canuse this technique to answer and structure competency-based questions. But, what does STAR stand for?
- 26. Situation - contextualizeexample Task - What needed to be done? Action - What did you do? - How did you do it? Result - positive outcome - what did you learn or gain?
- 27. Watch the videoclip. What was the situation, task, action, and result? Take notes
- 28. i. Look atthe next PPT slide and choose one of the application questions ii. Answer the question using STAR iii. Print & submit by * You should write between 200 to 250 words ** Write the number of words on the assignment *** Ensure your assignment is professionally presented Assignment 2
- 29. 1. Describe atime when you had to work under pressure to meet a deadline. What did you do? 2. Describe a time when you had to make a difficult decision”. 3. Describe me about a time when you demonstrated good customer service skills. 4. Describe a time when you played an important role in a team. 5. Describe a time when you experienced pressure at university or at work. 6. Describe a time when you demonstrated good leadership skills.