VU23256 - Develop interview skills
Nominal hours
Location
St Albans
Sunshine
Werribee
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge to prepare for and participate in interviews.This unit applies to learners who need to develop their skills to participate more fully in work and community life and can apply to interviews for employment, volunteering, acceptance into study programs or for other purposes.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
• identify the requirements of interviews
• plan to participate in an interview and apply interview skills
• review and discuss own interview performance to identify potential improvements.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
• places to source opportunities for interviews
• different types of interviews
• purposes of interviews
• sources of information about requirements for interviews
• strategies to answer questions effectively and address interview requirements.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):