Employability Event – online webinar

About the Business Leaders

These business leaders have been chosen because their companies are growing quickly.

About the teacher and students

The event was created by Kathleen O'Neill for 150 students at Dixons Fazakerley Academy aged Age 15 - 17.

Event description

Fireside Chat - Interviews

Nick Kuenssberg OBE in a fireside chat will discuss a variety of interviews, from both sides of the desk. He will explain where he believes he did well and where he failed, providing a range of useful tips on preparation for an interview, presenting yourself in the best way and asking questions which will impress your interviewer - all designed to give you the knowledge and confidence to give a great performance at interviews.

The event will be Moderated by Alison Rowan McEwan, Engagement Manager Scotland at Founders4Schools. Alison spends her days connecting educators to business leaders to help inspire and prepare young people for the world of work.

Students will be able to ask Nick questions using the Q & A function.

How will Students benefit?
These events help students learn about a range of attributes to boost employability, to develop enterprise opportunities and to prepare for the world of work.
In addition to this, students will gain an in-depth understanding of why skills such as resilience, conflict resolution, communication and independence are important within the workplace.

Age Appropriacy: This type of event is appropriate for any student aged 5 through 24. Refer to our white paper pages 9 and 11 for more details. This white paper summarizes more than 100 externally validated research papers on career pathways for students.

Career Education Standard - I Can!
Here is one example per level of the areas of the "I can" framework that would typically be covered by engaging your young people in an employability event. Download the mapping document here for more!
By the end of second level - I can apply my skills to get more information about jobs/careers.
By the end of BGE - I can manage my profile, share it appropriately and justify my choice of evidence.
By the end of Senior Phase - I can draw appropriately on evidence from my skills profile to help me complete application forms, create CVs and when practising interview techniques.