BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Learning aim C: Demonstrate interview skills and plan

career development

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Preparing for the interview

Before the interview:• research the company and its competitors.• identify your skills and knowledge.• identify where you may need to develop your skills and knowledge.• prepare two or three questions to ask during the interview.

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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The interview

Do:• be prepared to answer

questions about the company

and the job role• be prepared to answer

questions about your CV,

covering letter or application

form• listen to the question being

asked and take your time to

answer.

Don’t:• ignore the question that

you have been asked and try to move onto a different topic

• answer questions with ‘I don’t know’

• slouch or use inappropriate language.

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Interview questions

These could be asked by the interviewer:• What makes you suitable for the

position of …?• Why do you want to work for

…?• What are your

strengths/weaknesses?• Talk about your previous work

experience at ....?

These could be asked by the interviewee (you):• What are the chances of

promotion?• What training do you offer?• What is the holiday entitlement?

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Training in businesses

On-the-job:Where employees are trained at work to complete a task which is part of their job.

Off-the-job:Where you are sent to a place of training to complete a course which will develop your skills or knowledge with the help of someone outside the business.

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Career development plans (1)There are different sources of information which you should use to plan your career development.

• Sources of information include:o government and employment agencieso careers advice serviceso advertisementso friends and familieso careers fairso teachers/tutorso previous employers.

BTEC First BusinessTeaching and Assessment Pack

Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment

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Career development plans(2)

Allows you to identify where you see yourself in a few years’ time and to plan how you are going to get there.

• Should include:o the different pathways availableo employment types availableo training needso development planso personal targetso professional and career-specific qualifications.