5. Building and using your network Starting February 2015 The old saying was “it’s not what you know, but who you know”. That has now been super-‐ceded by “it’s not who you know, but who wants to know you”. Building a strong personal and business network is so important for today’s students. Their school and family network gives them a fabulous platform to build on, but how can they maximize this opportunity? Students will learn how to build their profile in an online world, how to network at social / business functions, the art of questioning and listening and how to create great “small talk”.
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Wnderstanding ho are you? Uynderstanding others Universities and the workplace are typically diverse environments. A student’s performance and success will be influenced by how well they work with other students. We will use personality testing and self-‐
assessment scenarios to determine each student’s personal preferences. Through fun activities we’ll then learn how to best interact with “different types” helping students to work effectively with different individuals, groups and teams. 7. Getting ahead of the curve 7. Getting ahead of the curve Juggling university, part time jobs and personal commitments creates demands on their time and their mind. The important aspects in managing performance are the management of time, setting life and career goals, keeping motivated and handling stress. Effective time-‐
management involves planning and prioritising so that students use their time and energy to the best effect on the projects and tasks that matter most. Goal setting, motivation and handling stress ensures they keep on their intended track and perform at or near their best. A little about Monte Rosa Enrolment etails Monte Rosa is a bdoutique-‐consulting firm that teaches people how to communicate effectively, present with impact and bFe urther successful in can To enroll please go to www.trybooking.com/67691. details business. T
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go to http://www.trybooking.com/111066 King Wood allesons. www.monterosa.com.au Presented by Monte Rosa and sponsored by the Institute of Business and Economics Life After School “Yesterday I got the call to say I'd been given the internship, and one of the main pieces of feedback I received was that I was calm, confident and collected during the interview as well as being armed with great responses to all of the interview questions. There is no doubt in my mind that I wouldn't have been able to perform to this standard without prior advice about what interviewers are looking for and how to deliver it. Please pass on my thanks to Monte Rosa.” – George Harper, Scots Old Boy 2012 Success isn’t just academic The Program Getting our children another step up the ladder 1. Lessons learned from Google More than 25% of university students can’t find employment; only 37% of unpaid interns converted those into permanent job offers; only 60% of those in paid internships managed to translate them into full time offers of employment; and many graduates (nearly 50%) are working in jobs that require less than a bachelors degree. What is Emotional Intelligence and why does it make such a difference? Why are companies putting as much emphasis on this as they are on academic results? What are graduate hiring managers looking for? This session answers these questions and highlights how students can get ahead of their peer group. Using movie clips from films such as The
Internship (Google) we look at how people skills are the 1% difference in interviews, at university and in corporate life. As a p arent with boys at Scots, these statistics are tough to look at and unfortunately the market conditions are only making it tougher. Whilst I’m confident that students at Scots would outperform these averages, what if we could give them a further advantage? I’m not talking about an academic advantage (they should already have that), but an interpersonal advantage. 2. Personal confidence Today, universities and corporates are looking for something more than just academic results. In a sense, academic results secure the interview, but it is the interpersonal skills that get them the offer they want. Just look at the investment banks, the accounting and legal firms…most if not all interviews focus on the soft skills and team based challenges, not the intellectual horsepower. To succeed today our students really need a high IQ (intellectual intelligence) combined with high EQ (emotional intelligence). That’s why we have developed “Life After School”, a program designed for Year 11 and 12 students to build their confidence and people skills and prepare them for life after school. A seven-‐week program for $395.00 This includes a 3-‐month subscription to the “60 Seconds” app ($100), for interview skills and coaching. The program th
commences on Wednesday 11 February and runs for seven consecutive weeks from 6:00 to 7:30pm at Scots College. We teach students the art of confidence and self-‐efficacy, sharing best practices and using various video clips on topics such as body language, how to meet and greet and the importance of first impressions. We look at how to overcome nerves and how to build the personal belief that we can accomplish anything we set our minds to. 3. Interviewing with confidence – part 1 Everyone thinks you’ve either got it or you haven’t. We actually believe you haven’t got it until you’re taught it. Everyone can interview with confidence once you learn how to overcome nerves, how to engage with the interviewer, how to use your body language and eye contact to your advantage, how to sit, how to move, how to speak and how to use your voice. It’s an art, but it’s a taught art. Students will work in small teams and practice answering common interview questions in a dynamic and enthusiastic manner, using the 60 Seconds app. Students will receive individual feedback on their interview style. 4. Interviewing with confidence – part 2 Having learned how to interview with impact the previous week, this session focuses on the content -‐ what we should be saying. As a group we will build and rehearse answers to the common interview questions and address those questions we hope we are never asked. Students will work in teams but present compelling individual 60 Second answers for which they will receive feedback.