Competency Based Interviewee Preparation - One to One Coaching

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The Programme

This one-to-one coaching service is designed to give people an opportunity to engage in a practice one-to-one interview with an experienced interviewee preparation coach.

This coaching session should ideally be completed after having developed an understanding of how to prepare for upcoming interviews through attending the IPA’s Interviewee Preparation Webinar.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the one-to-one Interview preparation coaching session participants will have:

• Received advice on approaching the interview itself including managing nerves and preparing yourself mentally for the interview;
• An appreciation of how relevant experience in current and previous roles equips them to demonstrate the transferable knowledge, skills and behaviours required in other roles/functions;
• Received advice on preparing to communicate the knowledge, skills and behaviours you would bring to the job applied for;
• Had an opportunity to be asked a range of questions designed to test their knowledge and experience for a job for which they will have applied;
• Advice on key areas to develop in advance of an upcoming interview.

Course Content

The format for the One-to-One Coaching Session is as follows:

In advance of the One-to-One Coaching Session:

• Participants will submit a completed Application Form or CV in advance;
• Participants will also submit and competition related documentation in advance – i.e. the Job Description, Person Specification and / or Competency Profile of the job applied for or likely to be applied for.

During the One-to-One Coaching Session:

• The coach will  conduct a mock interview with the participant and take them through a series of questions designed explore their experience and the knowledge, skills and behaviours / attributes relevant to the post applied for or to be applied for;
• The participant will receive feedback on their  approach to the mock interview and their answering style;
• The participant will receive advice on other matters such as managing nerves, interview etiquette etc. and areas for further development in advance of upcoming interviews.