Year 11 Interview Day
The Year 11 Interview Day offered students the chance to experience a ‘real-life’ interview with a representative from the world of work and to work on their employability skills and interview technique. Prior to the day, Year 11s used their PDP sessions to examine the skills required for work, research career choices and to produce CVs and letters of application. On the day itself, each student benefited from an individual mock interview and feedback on their performance from our interviewers.
The event is supported by the Education Business Partnership, and this year the organisations interviewing the students included AWE, Barclays, BWB Technologies, Gardner Leader, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Horsey Lightly, Infineum, Network Rail, Priors Court Foundation, Royal Air Force, TEK Systems, Tutoring Company, University of Winchester and Vodafone. It was fantastic that the volunteers also included former St Bart’s students, Hozan Edwards (B2B Technologies), Ellie Evans (AWE), Sabrina Luck (Vodafone), as well as Lois Ryan and Beth Parker (both from Gardner Leader) – now passing on advice to the next generation of St Bart’s students!
The feedback from students was fantastic. Here are just some of the comments:
“It has given me a greater understanding of what is expected at an interview, what to prepare and what to say.”- “I think this experience has helped to make me feel more confident about interviews and given me a better understanding of the interview process.”
- “Extremely useful, I learnt a lot and I didn’t need to be so nervous.”
- “It was a great first-time experience and I will be more confident knowing what to expect for next time”
- It was incredibly insightful, enjoyable and helpful in learning about the interview process.”
- “I really enjoyed it and found it useful as I now know how to act and what to talk about. I feel really confident and prepared for the future.”
- “Very positive, I had a lovely interviewer who made me feel more confident!
