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English@work in Asia

Anticipate questions and prepare for job


interviews
Answer challenging interview questions
Behave and dress appropriately during interviews
Perform impressively during online interviews

Week 1

Researching Companies
Overcoming nerves
Dressing appropriately
Developing Vocabulary about your hard & Soft
skills
Practising the STAR Technique

Week 2
Avoiding Mistakes during interview &
Challenging interview question
Answering questions efectively and confdently
Developing non verbal communication skill
Practising intonation

Week 3
Responding to challenging interview questions
Providing diplomatic answers as well as
delaying answers
Stressing keywords in your reply

Week 4
Performing impressively during online
interviews
Asking appropriate questions at the end of an
interview
Following up your interview

Week 1 Overview
How candidates can prepare for an interview
Recommendations on how you should research
companies and overcome nerves
Advice about your appearance
How to talk about hard and soft skills

Interview Preparation
1. what should you do to prepare for an
interview ?
2. What are the 6 steps you could take when you
prepare for an interview
3. Is there a most imporatant step in the
preparation?

6 steps to interview success


What should you do before you apply for a job?
Identify the job requirement
Predict possible questions
Customize your CV and cover letter
Rehearse interview
Know the location and bepunctual
Relax and be confdent

Stand out in an interview


4 Strategies
What skills do you bring to the table ?
How important is to research the company ?
What are the 5 Ps of interview preparation?

4 Strategies
Prepare to sell yourself
Uniqueness
Hard & Soft skills

Demonstrate your knowledge of the company


Use LinkedIn and company webpage to know
Its strength amongst competitors
Reason for job opening & its reputation
Your interviewer(s)

Adjust your mentality


Remember 5 Ps

Proper
Preparation
Prevents
Poor
Performance

Rationalize the situation


Nervous interviewees make nervous interviewers

Sharpen your Appearance


Dress for the job

Professionally
Appropriately
Younger candidates : Be mindful of appearing too relaxed and casual
Shine your shoes
Get a good hair cut

Tell me about yourself ?


What motivates you ?
What are your weakness ?
Demonstrate the knowledge of the company ?
Why do you want to work for this company?

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