Sell Yourself! - Job Interviews, Professional CV, Exams

Data

Official data in SubjectManager for the following academic year: 2023-2024

Topic

Aim of the course is to prepare students for exams, further job interviews and other stressful situations, where not just knowledge, but mental stage and correct behavior counts as well. Course offers guidelines for proper behavior, mental preparation, attitude, outfit, questions and answers for the raised questions. In addition, course is focusing on professional resume writing as well, which is just as crucial during university years as it will be after graduation. Course provides universal guidelines and specific, individual suggestions for each student participating in the course. At the end, everyone will end up with a completed one page resume and a LinkedIn profile.

Lectures

• 1. Exam types. Examination with an instructor. Examination with one instructor in the presence of multiple examinees. Final examination in the presence of several examiners. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 2. The phases of the TDK conference. Preparing for the different phases. Strategic guidelines for the different phases. - Graff Andreas Bergheim
• 3. Principles of preparing the Thesis. Basic principles of preparation for the defense of the Thesis. Phases, potential pitfalls and avoidance of thesis defense. - Dr. Várnai Réka
• 4. Interview types. Job interviews through a recruitment agency. Job interviews with a company. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 5. The 3 Principles of the Job Interview. About honesty. Typical manifestations of negativity, expected effects, avoidance of pitfalls. Classification of question types based on grammatical and questioner attitudes. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 6. Key to do before exam / final exam / state exam. Practice methodology. Proper positioning, “dispensing” of convincing knowledge. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 7. Key things to do before a job interview. Expertise, positioning of preparedness. Market research methods. Getting to know the other party. - Dr. Várnai Réka
• 8. The role of CV in job interview. Introduction to CV Schemes. Getting to know LinkedIn as the largest professional community network. - Dr. Várnai Réka
• 9. The role and significance of the first impression on the exam, on the final exam, on the job interview. Phases of the first impression. - Dr. Várnai Réka
• 10. The guidelines, phases, and procedure of the CV. - Dr. Várnai Réka
• 11. Possible differences in content, appearance and quality in between online and printed CVs. - Dr. Sik Attila Gábor
• 12. Practice methodology for different exam situations. Summary of ’to do’ list before the exam. - Dr. Sik Attila Gábor
• 13. Communication bases. Relevant elements of verbal communication. Relevant elements of nonverbal communication. Self-confidence versus nervousness. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 14. The most common job interview questions. Expertise issues. Personality issues. Provocative questions. Illegal questions. Possible questions of the candidate. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 15. Tests used during the selection process. Ability tests. Personality tests. Professional tests. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• 16. Wage Negotiation Stages. Determining appropriate professional performance and wage requirements. The biggest mistakes during wage negotiations. - Dr. Szentpéteri József László

Practices

• 1. Modeling various exam situations. Practicing the right answers along the type questions.
• 2. Practice presenting TDK work. Situational exercises, correct response to typical questions. The right way to respond to unexpected questions.
• 3. Practice thesis defence. Situational exercises, correct response to type questions. The right way to respond to unexpected questions.
• 4. Practicing job interviews. Situational exercises, correct response to typical questions. The right way to respond to unexpected questions.
• 5. Preparation of online and printed CVs
• 6. The procedure, method and possibilities of publishing references
• 7. Create a Linkedin Profile
• 8. Clarification of professional performance and wage negotiation practices

Seminars

Reading material

Obligatory literature

None

Literature developed by the Department

Will be provided during the course

Notes

Will be provided during the course

Recommended literature

Hardeep Singh, DP Kothari: Written & Oral Technical Communication Skills For Engineers/Scientists. (2019)
Resume/CV Making, Interview Skills, Official Correspondence, Bibliography, Writing And Publication of Research Paper

Conditions for acceptance of the semester

Maximum of 15 % absence allowed

Mid-term exams

Successful completion of the course requires continuous work. All along during the course, each participant will have to work on their own topic in addition to the centrally released assignments. The evaluation takes into account the degree of individual development, ability of critical thinking during the semester and the overall attitude.

Making up for missed classes

None

Exam topics/questions

Course ends up with a mid-term grade, so there is no exam during the exam period.

Examiners

Instructor / tutor of practices and seminars

• Dr. Sik Attila Gábor
• Dr. Sipeky Csilla
• Dr. Szentpéteri József László
• Dr. Várnai Réka
• Gassany Sabrina Puspa
• Graff Andreas Bergheim
• Lee Andrew Jay