Day 6 - Interview Skills - Personal Development

This PD day takes place after the Node Module. Trainees will learn about the CYF process of getting a job and the tools to support getting into a new career.

Prior Knowledge  
All trainees should have completed PD Day 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
All trainees should have completed PD coursework 
All trainees should have recieved feedback on their Honeycomb cell 'Learning from Failure' 
Celebration!!!
Make an effort to mark the achievements of the trainees up to this point. 
They have completed almost all the learning modules. 
They have made thier CV's and now they are ready to prepare for interviews!!!  
Session 1 (20 mins- 25 mins) (Only do 1 activity if you have a very full day planned) 
Engaging Games (No icebreaker needed beforehand) 
CONNECT ME and MOVE TOGETHER 
To promote empathy and connection
To build visual focus and concentration
To facilitate non-verbal connection 
Session plan is here. 
Session 2 (30 mins- 40mins)
Developer skills - How to do a competency based interview
To introduce trainees to effective interview techniques 
To provide opportunities to practice having a remote interview 
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Developer skills - How to do a Technical Interview 
To have trainees understand what employers are looking for in a technical interview
To have trainees learn about how to approach a coding challenge
To allow trainees practice in talking through their coding challenges 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iwNCKZI1sUyJoplkWqhfw1cSa7Ta1DGwz6iRP4PDjuU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qAoDrnKUTeQOqdZdL_jmHX4iVFuSsGaGaZlSposNb9I/edit?usp=sharing
Session 3 (45 mins- 1 hour)
Experience Bank
To reintroduce the STAR method of answering competency based questions 
To examine the common competency based questions asked about communication, teamwork, organisation, and problem solving
To allow trainees to practice answering and get feedback on these types of questions
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Session 4 (40- 45 mins)
Mock Interviews
To gain confidence through practicing interview techniques
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Session Session 5 (30 mins) 
Honeycomb- Interview skills
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Session Session 6 (30 mins) 
Reflection 
To allow trainees to reflect on the day and discuss with each other in small groups
To  highlight what interview tips they found were most useful 
To identify any key takeaways they will use for their group employability program
refer back to group session document ( 
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Independent Practice- Coursework introduction ‌
There are 2 separate Google Classrooms. 1 for technical coursework and another for PD coursework. There will be PD assignments every week so please check both Google Classrooms. See the coursework here.
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