Workshop outline
You will gain constructive feedback on your CV and job-application writing skills and be given a generic framework for both. Explore your marketable skills, knowledge and experience. Consider what you want out of work and learn how to make plans to achieve your goals. Understand how organisations are changing and how you can plan your career in a changing environment.

Who should attend?
People who wish to practice their job-seeking skills and gain feedback in a safe and constructive environment.

Pre-course
Participants must bring their CV and a response to a job advertisement that will be supplied by Join the Dots.

Workshop content

• How to assess what you are really looking for in a new position

• Assess your skills, knowledge and experience against the requirements of the types of jobs you are applying for

• The reasons behind organisational change and tips on how to deal with it

• Ways to make your CV and applications stand out

• A look at both the fair and unfair types of questions asked in interviews and tips on how to answer these effectively

• A mock interview, followed by discussion of your performance and feedback