Practice job interview

Practice Example Tips On How to Ace Your Job Interview This year we will be doing a recorded interview for our LCVP Portfolio. I found this short video and think it might help us prepare for it.
Becky


Thanks to Becky for finding this video. Well done. Mrs L :)

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Career Investigation Overview

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Career Investigation PowerPoint

What is a Career Investigation?

The ability to research and plan a career is an essential part of the toolkit of today’s worker, who needs to continuously respond and adapt to a rapidly changing working environment. Students too, in preparing for life after school, need to know how to access information about career opportunities and be able to evaluate the vocational options open to them.

LCVP students who engage in a career investigation, in conjunction with other guidance and counselling activities in the school, can learn important skills in career research and planning, and improve their communicative and decision making skills.

The career investigation is a short summary of the information gathered and the insights gained by a student during the course of active research into a chosen career. This portfolio item is an outcome of Unit 3 of the Link Modules, Preparation for the World of Work. In this unit students are encouraged and facilitated to actively investigate careers related to their aptitudes, interests and choice of Leaving Certificate subjects, with particular reference to their selected vocational subjects.

Career Investigation SLO's

Link Module I Unit 3-Career Investigation

Specific Learning Outcomes

3.1   identify personal aptitudes and interests

3.2   investigate a range of careers appropriate to personal aptitude and interests

3.3   identify and analyse the aptitude and skills required to pursue a specific career

3.4      describe relevant qualifications and training required for entry to the selected             

        career

3.5      identify available opportunities to pursue a selected career locally, nationally, and where possible, at international level

3.6   plan and set up an opportunity to interview and/or work shadow a person in a

        selected career

3.6      integrate information from a variety of sources to prepare a final report on a career investigation 

3.8   reflect on and evaluate the experience of undertaking a career investigation

3.9   link the activities in this unit to learning in relevant Leaving Certificate subjects

Link Module I Unit 3-Career Investigation

Specific Learning Outcomes

3.6   plan and set up an opportunity to interview and/or work shadow a person in a

        selected career

Work Experience SLO's

Link Module I Unit 1-Introduction to working life
Specific Learning Outcomes
1.8 Identify and understand the main differences between school and work
1.10 Understand current regulations/legislation relating to the employment of young workers
1.11 Understand current Health and Safety regulations in workplaces
1.12 Role-play a situation that could give rise to a dispute in the workplace
1.13 Understand issues related to diversity in the workplace
1.14 List the different forms of assistance for unemployed people
1.15 Arrange a visit to a training scheme in the locality and/or invite an appropriate speaker from such an organisation to visit the group in the school
1.16 Link the activities in this unit to learning in relevant Leaving Certificate subjects

Link Module I Unit 3-Career Investigation
Specific Learning Outcomes
3.6 Plan and set up an opportunity to interview and/or work shadow a person in a selected career

Link Module I Unit 4- Work Placement
Specific Learning Outcomes
4.1 specify personal goals in relation to a work placement
4.2 plan and organise a work placement
4.3 attend punctually for a specific placement
4.4 dress appropriately for a specific placement
4.5 follow a set of procedures in accordance with specific instructions
4.6 communicate effectively with other workers in a particular placement
4.7 follow a specific set of instructions relating to Health & Safety
4.8 review personal experiences in relation to a work placement
4.9 analyse reports by adults of personal performance in a workplace
4.10 reflect on and evaluate a specific work placement in the light of career aspirations
4.11 describe how what has been learned can be applied to work at home, in school and in the community
4.12 present a diary/written/verbal report on a specific work placement
4.13 link the activities in this unit to learning in relevant Leaving Certificate subjects