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English@Work: Basic Interview Skills (edX)

English@Work: Basic Interview Skills (edX)

Build a solid foundation to succeed in job interviews and get that ultimate call. Based on advice from accomplished professionals in the business, HR and academic field, we have created a course that helps you build a solid foundation to succeed in job interviews and get that ultimate call.

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What you'll learn
By the end of this course, Audit track learners will be able to:
• achieve interview success in six steps
• stand out from the crowd using four strategies
• avoid common mistakes
• highlight soft and hard skills using appropriate vocabulary and expressions
• structure impressive answers using four steps
• express opinions and delaying answers effectively
Learners on the Verified track will be able to:
• identify effective and ineffective answers
• access instructor feedback and comments
• evaluate their own answers
• watch full length interview videos with industry professionals

Prerequisites: English@Work: Cover Letters.

Syllabus

There are seven units in this course:

  1. Six Steps to Interview Success
  2. Four Strategies to Stand Out
  3. Mistakes to Avoid
  4. Vocabulary: Hard and Soft Skills
  5. Four Steps to Structuring an Impressive Answer
  6. Expressing Opinions and Delaying Answers
  7. Assessment

In order to get a certificate, you need to complete the assessment components and achieve a 50% passing score. The two assessments are both located in the Assessment section:

  1. Assessment Recording Grading 50%
  2. Peer-Assessment 50%
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