In this assessment, you are required to go through an entire recruitment procedure. Assessment two is a job interview. It involves all the items that you need to prepare and all the processes that you could go through in a real-life job selection procedure. Follow the stages carefully:

Stage one:  Identify a suitable advertisement from a newspaper or any online source. It should be a job vacancy you can actually apply for considering your qualifications and experience.

Stage two: Prepare a concise CV of yourself in two pages containing all the information relevant for the post you are applying for.

Stage three: INDIVIDUALLY, write a covering letter for your CV, type it on a single A4 size paper on one side with line spacing of 1.5., following all the specifications taught in class.  Sign it at the end.

Stage four: Attach the cover sheet distributed with the assignment and save the three items (CV, Covering Letter and Advertisement) together in one Pdf file. You must submit the file on Turnitin before your job interview.

Stage five: Appear before an interview panel comprising of your tutor and colleagues. This panel will ask you questions related to your candidature for the post you have applied for. The interview will be recorded for moderation purposes. You will be expected to answer questions related to the following:

• Motivation for application
• Your suitability for the post applied for
• Reasons for leaving your current position
• Your job-related skills
• Your weaknesses, if any & how you can improve yourself
• What you think you have to offer
• Your knowledge of the institution / organization
• Your expectations from the institution / organization
• Your responsibilities
• Any other matter relevant to the prospective job description

In order to pass, you need to do the following:

• Write a CV that is tailor-made to suit the position applied for
• Write a cover letter that enumerates all aspects of their qualifications/ competencies that correspond to the job requirements advertised
• Demonstrate the ability to apply self-marketing skills, show an ability to evaluate the organizational requirements, match them with their own personal attributes, and demonstrate good communication skills in the interview.