This class exists in these courses :
• IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 1 > 2,00 ECTS
• IÉSEG > IESEG Degree - Programme Grande École > Semester 2 > 2,00 ECTS

Prerequisites

Intermediate level of English is a minimum, advanced level is desirable
A first approach of the world of employment is required

Learning outcomes

1)Have a solid understanding of the specific English vocabulary and skills that are necessary in the job search and to have a successful job interview
2)Have a good understanding of recruitment issues in a corporate setting
3)Develop their interviewing techniques using the tools that they have acquired in class
4)Write a clean CV and cover letter in English
5)Handle a job interview in English with greater confidence
6)Apply for a job in English speaking countries
7)Understand the expectations of a future possible employer and the way recruiters work

Course description

1)The job search: How to research a potential future employer before the interview
2) CV workshop: Constructing and improving of CVs for an anglo-saxon work environment
3) The cover letter: Selling your skills in writing
4) The job interview: Job interview simulations - analysing job interviews, how do recruiters work - interview process and techniques - handling of difficult questions
5) Assessment centres and short introduction into a popular recruitment tool: The MBTI
6)Reading, analysing and commenting on HBP documents about recruitment (if time)
7) Student presentations: Recruitment practices in different companies/activity sectors
8) Reading, summing up and commenting on a book about online job search
9) Essay writing about a recruitment related subject

Class type

Class structure

Teaching methods

• Coaching
• E-learning
• Interactive class
• Presentation
• Research

Assessment

Recommended reading

• The unwritten rules of the highly effective job search, Orville Pieson, McGraw Hill 2006 -

• How to succeed at an assessment centre, Tolley/Wood, Kogan Page 2011 -

• Mandatory reading and basis for the written analysis/comment element of the assessment: The online job search survival guide, Borgese/Madia, Full Court Press 2010 -

Internet resources

• IESEG Online