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Employability

What employers are actually looking for, how to show them you have it, and what happens once you are in the door. Built around real applications, real interviews and the ordinary business of holding down a job.

3 units · 5 guided hours each · choose the ones that suit you

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Each unit is 5 guided learning hours. You have a minimum to complete and a ceiling of 30 hours — between the two, it is your choice, and you can always take more than the minimum.

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Employability

Unit 1: Knowing what you offer, and finding the jobs

5 GLH · 1 hr 11 min on screen · 5 lessons

Unit 2: Applying for a job

5 GLH · 1 hr 11 min on screen · 5 lessons

Unit 3: Interviews

5 GLH · 1 hr 11 min on screen · 5 lessons

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Employability

From working out what you have to offer, through finding and applying for the right jobs, to the interview and what happens afterwards.

3 units · 15 guided hours · 5 GLH each

Guided hours include your tutor session and offline activities, not only time on screen.

Unit 1 · 5 hrs

Knowing what you offer, and finding the jobs Start this unit

Skills and qualities are not the same thing
What employers are actually looking for
Planning a route instead of drifting
The kinds of work you can be offered
Where the jobs actually are

Unit 2 · 5 hrs

Applying for a job Start this unit

Every way there is to apply
Reading a job advert properly
Application forms
Cover letters
Your CV

Unit 3 · 5 hrs

Interviews Start this unit

What an interview is really for
Preparing so you are not thinking on your feet
Getting there, and looking the part
The questions, and how to answer them
Afterwards

Not sure which to pick?

Your tutor will tell you the minimum number of units you need to complete. Beyond that it is your choice, and you can always take more than the minimum. If you are unsure what would help you most, ask them before you start.