Communication Skills for Job-hunting

Why?

- How does an applicant structure a CV to respond to a job advertisement?

- What are the key skills of each applicant that make him/her suitable for a post?

- How does an interviewee reply to easy and difficult interview questions?

- How does a job seeker negotiate salary or employment conditions?

What?

In this seminar participants will learn what they need in order to successfully compete for a job abroad. Starting from the identification of their skills, participants are taught how to write their CVs and cover letters, how to prepare for an interview, how to talk about a pay deal and how to face the cultural differences in the international job market.

So?

Since July 2012, I have been doing my internship at one of the largest car industries in the world, in Brussels. I do not know if this is as important as it sounds, yet for me it is a unique experience which I never thought of when I started studying.

When I applied for the seminar “Communication Skills for Job-hunting” I had no idea how applicable and successful the skills I gained would be. Possibly the seminar duration was short, yet it was so well organized that we managed to learn necessary skills like how to write a CV from scratch, the importance of the cover letter and the difficulties of an interview.

I had to go through 3 different interviews in order to be accepted by the company. Yet I found out that I was properly prepared for most interview questions, which are very often so simple, yet we are not prepared for this.

Nevertheless, I believe that a large part of my success, if I may put it this way, is due to this seminar. I hope that it will be taught in the future, so that more students have the opportunity to attend it.

Katerina,
Final year student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki