Course Description:

Whether you are trying to land your dream job or advance your career, it all starts with a successful interview. A successful interview requires diligent preparation and strong performance under pressure. More importantly, it requires you to be a candidate who stands out amongst your competitors. This course aims to offer you strategies to align yourself with and become the right fit within the organization. You will learn to highlight your experience and skills effectively and create a personal brand to persuade interviewers that you are a distinct candidate. This course will also teach you ways to overcome common challenges encountered during interviews.

By completing this course, you will be able to build up an expectation for interviews, enhance your preparation for interviews, and succeed in interviews to advance the development of your career.

Course Instructor:

My name is Mandy Lam. I have been a college professor since 2012. I have a Masters in Education and have been an educator for more than 15 years. But my very first job wasn’t in education, actually. When I was 15 years old, I worked as a part-time pharmacist assistant. After that, I never stopped working and I took on opportunity after opportunity to build my career. I learned that every work experience begins with a strong interview. I have ample experience interviewing for potential positions. I have also mentored students to prepare them for interviews, as well as served in the process of candidate selection.

Contents and Overview:

This course contains 15 lectures and 30 minutes of content. It is designed for anyone who is an active job seeker or applicant, career developing professionals, and aspiring career builders.

There are 4 parts in this course to cover the key skills you will need:

1) Part 1 – Enhance your alignment with the company

2) Part 2 – Highlight your experience and skill sets

3) Part 3 – Create a personal brand to stand out

4) Part 4 – Overcome common challenges during interviews

Learning Outcomes:

1) Use research approaches to enhance your alignment with the company and prepare yourself for the interview

2) Apply communication techniques to share and highlight your experience and skill sets effectively

3) Create a personal brand to become a distinct candidate

4) Apply strategies to overcome common challenges encountered during interviews