In the Hot Seat
On 25 June, I was delighted once again, to take part in the Mock Employment Interviews at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School (KSGS) which are arranged for year 10 students by Mike Sunderland Head of Business and ICT.
I have known Mike for some years as we are fellow trustees on the Northern Viaduct Trust, which owns three award winning viaducts forming part of some stunning local walks in the Kirkby Stephen area.
KSGS has had a lot of good press recently for a variety of reasons and certainly going by some of the students interviewed this is well deserved.
The process involves the students preparing a CV and letter of application before the interview takes place. Each interviewer sees approximately seven students in a morning session with each interview lasting about 15 minutes followed by a 5-minute discussion or “de-brief” with the student covering their paperwork and interview techniques. This is quite testing for all taking part!
Each pupil is scored under a variety of headings including standard of paperwork, eye contact, dress etc. The results are then collated and first, second and third prizes awarded.
I was very pleased that David Allen & Co sponsored the event again this year and the school have acknowledged this support and also for the time given up by all interviewers.
There were some outstanding students and overall they all worked really hard. The feedback we have had is that the students thought it was really valuable and have learnt a lot from it.
It is a good opportunity to give something back into the community and I was pleased to take part once again and represent the firm in a positive way. Julie Walsh, in our office, did a great job on preparing the award certificates so thank you Julie.
Photograph is courtesy of Karen from the Eden Valley Messenger who was there to take pictures for the Herald Newspaper.
Jonathan Miller
I have known Mike for some years as we are fellow trustees on the Northern Viaduct Trust, which owns three award winning viaducts forming part of some stunning local walks in the Kirkby Stephen area.
KSGS has had a lot of good press recently for a variety of reasons and certainly going by some of the students interviewed this is well deserved.
The process involves the students preparing a CV and letter of application before the interview takes place. Each interviewer sees approximately seven students in a morning session with each interview lasting about 15 minutes followed by a 5-minute discussion or “de-brief” with the student covering their paperwork and interview techniques. This is quite testing for all taking part!
Each pupil is scored under a variety of headings including standard of paperwork, eye contact, dress etc. The results are then collated and first, second and third prizes awarded.
I was very pleased that David Allen & Co sponsored the event again this year and the school have acknowledged this support and also for the time given up by all interviewers.
There were some outstanding students and overall they all worked really hard. The feedback we have had is that the students thought it was really valuable and have learnt a lot from it.
It is a good opportunity to give something back into the community and I was pleased to take part once again and represent the firm in a positive way. Julie Walsh, in our office, did a great job on preparing the award certificates so thank you Julie.
Photograph is courtesy of Karen from the Eden Valley Messenger who was there to take pictures for the Herald Newspaper.
Jonathan Miller
posted by David Allen @ 11:18 PM
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