English Proficiency in Conversation
EPiC Online Special Program Series
SP238 –Interviews
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Background
English is the international standard for business language. Hence anyone aspiring to
have a business career should be fluent in the English language. This is particularly if
one wants to work in a multinational company.
Most countries have recognized this, as in almost all education systems where English
is not the medium of instruction, it is a compulsory subject. Examples are Japan, China,
most European countries. However in such environments, even if the students graduate
with distinctions for English, they struggle to converse in the language. This
compromises their opportunities to be employed by companies of their choice, and can
retard their career growth.
EPiC Online (English Proficiency in Conversation Online) is the premium English Online
product, chosen by large multinational companies like McDonalds, Asea Brown Boveri,
and Regent Hotels and premium education institutions like Kaplan University and Taylors
University.
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SP238 is a special program for college
graduates who studied in a non-English
medium institution, to improve their chances
at job interviews. It is a series of 28 EPiC
Online sessions, to be taken over not longer
than a 3 month period. Each session is 50
minutes long.
The program is divided up into 5 modules.
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The program is divided up into 5 modules:
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Module 1-General English,
approximately 5 sessions
This will cover general conversation, and will cover topics which are
of interest to the student. It is important that the student quickly
develops the confidence to use the language.
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Module 2-Learning about interviews,
approximately 5 sessions
Student will watch videos and listen of different job interviews, after which
the coach will discuss these interviews with the student. The coach will
also guide the student in best practices in interviews, and how the student
should prepare himself/herself. An example of such a video is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDFljsZWcqA&feature=related
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Module 3-Mock interviews,generic content,
approximately 5 sessions
This will be a role play where the coach will be the interviewer, and the
student, the interviewee. The questions which the coach will ask will be
generic to any interview. Examples of such questions are:
——Tell me about yourself
——Why did you chose your course of study？
——What do you consider your 3 greatest strengths？
——What do you consider your 3 weaknesses？
——Tell me about your greatest achievement
——What role do you think you will excel in an organization, and why
——Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In 10 years?
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Module 4-Mock interviews, industry specific,
approximately 6 sessions
The coach will ask the student specific questions on the students choice
of industry, for example:
——Banking and finance
——Fast moving consumer goods
——Pharmaceutical industry
——Semiconductor industry
——Car industry
——IT industry
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Module 5-Mock interviews, company specific,
approximately 7 sessions
The student will pick 2 to 3 specific companies, and the coach will play the role of
the interviewer and ask specific questions related to the company. If say Nestle is
chosen, the questions could be:
——Why do you want to work for us?
——What do you think of the organizational structure of Nestle in your country?
——Please read the latest news item on our website, and let’s discuss about it
——How do you think Nestle can grow in your country faster than our
competitors?
——Which of Nestle’s products do you think have the greatest future in your
country, and why?
——If you were in-charge of Nestle in your country, what would you do
differently?
——Why should we hire you?
The mock interviews will be recorded and these recordings will be made available
to the students for them to review.
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The Result
The objective of this program is when these graduates attend
interviews in English, they will be able to understand the interviewer,
and will have confidence and capability to engage the interviewer in
an impressive discussion. This will improve their chances of being
offered the job.
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