Session | Topic | Objectives | Our work, your remit – for the following session |
1 | PART A. RECRUITMENT The recruitment process – Writing the appropriate job description | Part A. Recruitment First step of the process: Focus on the job and your needs |
Intro: BE ACCURATE! Your professional background will require you to be pretty accurate, as you will be dealing with data analysis. You will have to demonstrate your ability to problem-solve, be precise, thorough, concise, during job interviews. So, let’s work on your accuracy this semester! 1. Let’s start work and dive into the fairy world of recruitment! Introduction: What does it entail to exactly? So let’s start with the job description 2. A bit of grammar: What about using the appropriate tenses? Let’s check present perfect or simple past (preterit) Please translate: a/ Je suis étudiant(e) à l’URCA depuis 2022. b/ J’ai participé à ma première compétition en 2015. c/ Il y a 10 ans, je ne pensais pas que je serais un(e) étudiant(e) si talentueux (se)! (si, si, on y croit!) For next week: 1. Please do some digging: on p.3 of your handbook, depending on your professional aspirations, please write down all the information regarding the job descriptions you will find when looking into :
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2 | Finding and being the right person | Profile of the ideal candidate, write your cv accordingly! | 1. First, a bit of grammar: correction of exercise 3 2. Back to work: last week we saw what the job specification is, in its (sometimes very precise) details. Now let’s focus on the person (specification). What should the ideal applicant be like? Please work in groups: browse the web, find the job description of a position you may be interested in, and try to establish the profile of the ideal applicant (p.5 & 6) 2. Now let’s work on your CV. Please write down all relevant information on p.7. For next week: Please finish your CV and work on exercise 12 |
3 | Job interview (Part A) | Preparing for the interview | 1. First, a bit of grammar: correction of exercise 12 2. Back to work: So far, we have a job description and your CV (since you were requested to complete it for today’s session). Now let’s focus on the job interview, PART A. Let’s see how to conduct the interview, then apply the technique (p.8-9), preparing for your assessment. While you work on this exercise, I can have a look at your individual CV(if you like). For next week: Please work work on exercise 13 |
4 | Job interview (Part B) | Preparing for the interview | 1. First, a bit of grammar: correction of exercise 13 2. Back to work: Now let’s focus on the job interview, PART B. Let’s go through typical questions people ask during interviews, and understand their meaning. Then please think about what you would like to talk about during interview – how you will “sell” your skills, experience and abilities (write your ideas on p.10) 3. A bit of grammar: Please translate: 1. On saura quand il arrivera. 2. Si j’avais su, je ne serais pas venu. Lesson: English sequence of tenses For next week: Please work on exercise 1 (sequence) |
5 | Accuracy? | Accuracy is one of your main skills. Let’s look into it! | 1. First, a bit of grammar: correction of exercise 1 (sequence) 2. Back to work: let’s work on your accuracy and presentation skills (thanks to exercise 1) on motion and movement. Please work in pairs, preparing your presentation for next week. 3. For next week: Please work on exercise 2 (sequence) and get ready to present your work on motion and movement! |
6 | Exercise 1 on motion and movement | Checking your presentation skills! | 1. First, a bit of grammar: correction exercise 2 (sequence) 2. It is all up to you! Please present your work on the difference between motion and movement. ->While your class mates present their work, please write down your thoughts or questions on a sheet of paper. We will need to give them some feedback so as to make the exercise profitable! After you have presented your own work, please write down the comments and feedback from the class on p.13 3. For next week: Please work on exercise 3 (sequence) |
7 | Accuracy! | Consolidate your presentation skills. | 1. A bit of grammar: correction of exercise 3 (sequence) 2. Back to work: let’s consolidate your skills with presentation exercise 2 Please take into account your peers’ feedback from last week. 3. For next week: Please get ready to present your work on the topic you have chosen! Remember, you will be marked! |
8 | Final! Exercise 2 | Your final presentation, then an Ad lib session to conclude | Please make your final presentation! |