Introduction to Learning Aim B & C - Unit 8

1. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
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Learning aim C: Demonstrate
interview skills and plan
career development

2. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
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Preparing for the interview
Before the interview:
• research the company and its competitors.
• identify your skills and knowledge.
• identify where you may need to develop your skills and knowledge.
• prepare two or three questions to ask during the interview.

3. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
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The interview
Do:
• be prepared to answer
questions about the company
and the job role
• be prepared to answer
questions about your CV,
covering letter or application
form
• listen to the question being
asked and take your time to
answer.
 Don’t:
• ignore the question that
you have been asked and
try to move onto a different
topic
• answer questions with ‘I
don’t know’
• slouch or use inappropriate
language.

4. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
© Pearson Education Ltd 2013. Copying permitted for purchasing institution only.
Interview questions
These could be asked by the
interviewer:
• What makes you suitable for the
position of …?
• Why do you want to work for …?
• What are your
strengths/weaknesses?
• Talk about your previous work
experience at ....?
These could be asked by the
interviewee (you):
• What are the chances of
promotion?
• What training do you offer?
• What is the holiday entitlement?

5. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
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Training in businesses
On-the-job:
Where employees are trained at work to complete a
task which is part of their job.
Off-the-job:
Where you are sent to a place of training to
complete a course which will develop your skills or
knowledge with the help of someone outside the
business.

6. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
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Career development plans (1)
There are different sources of information which you
should use to plan your career development.
• Sources of information include:
o government and employment agencies
o careers advice services
o advertisements
o friends and families
o careers fairs
o teachers/tutors
o previous employers.

7. BTEC First Business
Teaching and Assessment Pack
Unit 8: Recruitment, Selection and Employment
© Pearson Education Ltd 2013. Copying permitted for purchasing institution only.
Career development plans
(2)
Allows you to identify where you see yourself in a few years’
time and to plan how you are going to get there.
• Should include:
o the different pathways available
o employment types available
o training needs
o development plans
o personal targets
o professional and career-specific qualifications.