Employer expectations and graduate skills (cont)

30 Abril 2008, 18:00 • Ann Henshall

Main skills practised: speaking, reading

Completed jigsaw reading with lost sentences (Graduate skills and recruitment in the city) (pp 2-7). Assigned written assignment I: a synthesis of the mismatch between employer requirements and graduate skills with a comment (p1)

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An international career

29 Abril 2008, 15:00 • Ann Henshall

main skills practised: reading, speaking, listening

Began new theme: An international career.

Jigsaw reading with lost sentences and oral summaries of information from a report on Graduate skills and recruitment in the city, which analyses the fit between FRBS employer expectations and British HEI preparation of graduates, with special mention of the competition from international students.

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Mini test revision

23 Abril 2008, 18:00 • Ann Henshall

Main skills practised: listening, speaking, reading

Went over the mini test, clarifying answers and consolidating the topic of job application letters.

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Interview simulation debriefing

22 Abril 2008, 15:00 • Ann Henshall

Main skills practised: speaking, listening, reading

Joint reflection on the interview simulation. Assigned written assignment II (p. 9) due next week (Tuesday, 29 April)

Conclusion of the Harvard Business Review case study, synthesising the experts' reactions to Fred Westen's dilemma about whether to hire Mimi or not.

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Interview simulation (cont)

18 Abril 2008, 15:00 • Ann Henshall

Main skills practised: speaking, listening

Role play: interview simulation for one of the L'Oreal positions. Each student performed the roles of the interviewer and applicant.

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