I want to be…

1. Week 1

I Want To Be…

2. Agenda

• What`s happening over the coming weeks?
• Working Backwards Towards an Interview
• Who am I Really?

3. Nomenclature

Week
Focus
Comments
13-17 Nov
Character Strengths and Virtues
Complete Survey
20-24 Nov
Survey Critical Discussions / Group Work
Prepare Task 1 Essay
27 Nov-01Dec
Task 1 Presentations
Prepare Task 2 Essay
04-08 Dec
Task 2 Presentations
11-15 Dec
Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
What is it?
18-22 Dec
Cultural Intelligence (CQ)
What is it?
Christmas/New Year Break 25Dec17 – 08Jan18
08-12 Jan
Letters of Introduction
Opening Paragraph
15-19 Jan
Letters of Introduction
Body / Conclusion Task 3
22-26 Jan
Task 3 Presentations
Australia Day!
29 Jan-02 Feb
Resume Preparation
Templates and content
05-09 Feb
Resume Preparation
Content
12-16 Feb
Task 4 Presentations
Holidays 19 – 25 Feb

4. Nomenclature

Week
26 Feb-09 Mar
12-23 Mar
Focus
Interview training
Comments
Dress / Greetings / Posture/ Responses
Scheduled Individual 20 min Interviews
Holidays 26 Mar – 01 Apr
02 Apr – 13 Apr
Individual Interview Debriefs

5. Big Picture Stuff

What are my Character Strengths and Virtues?
What is Emotional Intelligence (EQ)?
What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ)?
What's the Difference Between EQ/CQ and
IQ?
• And…….
• Why are these import for a resume and an
interview?

6. The Science Of Character

• https://youtu.be/BdQRECe37K0

7. Interviews - All Behavioural Based

• Sample behavioural interview questions
– Describe how you managed your time in a class
where you had multiple projects at once or where
deadlines were frequent.
– Tell me about a time you did work that was below
average and work that was above average. What
were the differences?
– Tell me about a time you assumed a leadership
role and how it worked out.
– What do you believe in?
– Describe yourself.

8.

Homework

9. Character Strengths and Virtues

http://www.viacharacter.org/www

10. Character Strengths and Virtues

11. Character Strengths and Virtues

12. Fridays 24th Nov Joint Class

• Register and complete the online test
• Print out your report - read it – think about it
• Get ready to discuss it in class
• I`ll explain your first Individual and Group
assignments then

13. Never Think You Know It All!

See You Next Class

14.

Individual Assignment
Due Week Commencing ?

15.

• After completing the survey, print out your report and
plot your top 6 Character Strengths and Virtues (see
overleaf)
• Analyse your report and then consider what you want
to study at University or commence as an initial career
• What did you learn about yourself?
• Write a one page essay to present in class

16.

17.

Group Assignment
Due Week Commencing ??

18. Group Assignment

• Print out your individual Character Strength and Virtues
Report
• Combine and record all of your individual reports into ONE
poster
• Lets examine and talk about all the amazing character
strengths and virtues we have in our class
• Write an individual one page essay to present in class of
what you learnt about the combined traits of your
colleagues

19.

20.

What are Anthony`s
6 Strongest Character Traits and Virtues
Any ideas?

21.

6
1
3
5
2
4

22.

23. See you next Class