Get Work Ready in 2024 with free employment webinars for Leicestershire residents
The Digital Leicestershire team are collaborating with BT Group to offer Leicestershire residents free employment webinars in January and February 2024.
The four webinars will be delivered by BT Group experts who will cover job applications, CVs, interviews, and assessment centres.
All of the sessions will be held on Microsoft Teams and will run between 1-2pm.
Anyone in Leicestershire can sign up and join the webinars. We’d particularly encourage anyone looking for work or thinking of moving into a new career to take advantage of these webinars.
Boosting your job application – 17 January, 1-2pm
The job market is more competitive than ever, so it’s important to be as prepared as you can when applying.
This interactive webinar is designed to help you improve your understanding of the job advert itself, the application form, and sending the best cover letter that you can.
Expect reliable advice from BT Group experts, who will coach you on how to:
- Decode the Job Advert – What exactly is it telling you
- Perfect your application form
- Cover letters – Make sure you stand out from the crowd
- Boost your resilience and motivation
Sign up to the ‘Boosting your job application’ session.
Make your CV work for you – 24 January, 1-2pm
Whether you’re writing a CV for the first time or polishing up an existing one there’s always something to learn about making a great impression.
This interactive webinar is designed to help you create a CV that reflects your experience and ambitions.
Expect reliable advice from BT Group experts, who will coach you on how to:
- Create a CV that showcases your personal brand
- Tackle the most challenging things about CV writing
- Boost your resilience and motivation
Sign up to the ‘Make your CV work for you’ session.
Be a hit at interviews – 31 January, 1-2pm
Interviews can be daunting, so it’s important to be as prepared as you can and overcome those nerves.
This interactive webinar is designed to help you improve your interview technique, whether that’s by phone, on a video call or in person.
Expect reliable advice from BT Group experts, who will coach you on how to:
- Handle common interview questions
- Tell your story at interview
- Weave company research into your responses
- Prepare for online and phone interviews
- Boost your resilience and motivation
Sign up to the ‘Be a hit at interviews’ session.
Get a head start with assessment centres – 7 February, 1-2pm
Assessment centres are becoming more and more popular with recruiters, so it’s good to know what to expect.
This interactive webinar is designed to help you improve your understanding of Assessment Centres, and how you can be at your best.
Expect reliable advice from BT Group experts, who will coach you on:
- What an assessment centre is
- Why employers choose to use assessment centres
- The differences between assessment centres for entry level and management roles
- The difference between online and face to face assessment centres
- The benefits of attending an assessment centre as an applicant
- How to prepare for the different sections of an assessment centre
- The top tips for performing at your best in an assessment centre
Sign up to the ‘Get a head start with assessment centres’ session.
If you have any questions about the Work Ready Webinars, contact the Digital Leicestershire team at broadband@leics.gov.uk.