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Interview Research and Preparation

This course is part of Interviewing and Resume Writing in English Specialization

Instructor: Charles Duquette

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5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

5 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Intermediate level

Some related experience required

3 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Assessments

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Taught in English

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There are 5 modules in this course

This course, the first in the "Interviewing and Resume Writing in English" specialization, guides you to discover the interests, talents and competencies that you can use to find and do work that leverages your strengths, passions and who you are as a person, so you can start doing work that matters to you and to the world. Whether you already have a career and are looking to move forward, whether you’re looking to change careers, whether you’re starting out in the world of work, whether you’re coming back into the world of work after some time away – this course will help you see your path more clearly and will teach you how to communicate your value to an employer in a way that he or she can immediately recognize.

After completing this course, you will be able to 1) use your individual cognitive, social and emotional traits, together with areas of interest, to discover how to find the future jobs that can give you the greatest satisfaction; 2) identify transferable skills of greatest value to the employers who have the jobs you’re interested in; 3) apply a simple strategy for presenting your skills to an employer in an effective and convincing fashion.

This module introduces you to the specialization, giving you background and an overview of what you will learn in the weeks ahead.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment1 discussion prompt

In this module, you'll begin developing your individual strategy to guide your job search, from picking a career direction to measuring effectiveness of your search.

What's included

7 videos5 readings3 assignments3 peer reviews2 discussion prompts

7 videosTotal 51 minutes

Stages in the Process7 minutes
Using an Interest Profiler13 minutes
Using Neuroscience2 minutes
Interpersonal Style Inventory7 minutes
Identifying Your Dependable Strengths6 minutes
Personal Characteristics10 minutes
Using Your Research6 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

Link to Interest Profiler10 minutes
Read Me - An Important Note about the Peer Review10 minutes
Job Search Advice from a Neuroscientist10 minutes
Article from New Atlantic10 minutes
Neuroscience of gratitude10 minutes

3 assignmentsTotal 68 minutes

Concept Review8 minutes
Self-Reflection30 minutes
Phrases for Demonstrating Skills30 minutes

3 peer reviewsTotal 360 minutes

Interest Profiler120 minutes
Dependable Strengths120 minutes
Top 5 Goals and Plans120 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Reflection on Your IPI10 minutes
Modesty in Your Home Culture10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn how to develop and apply an important strategy used in the English-language world to communicate core competencies to a prospective employer.

What's included

7 videos1 assignment2 peer reviews1 discussion prompt

7 videosTotal 59 minutes

The Top Ten Most Wanted Skills5 minutes
Skills to Competencies8 minutes
Identifying Your Opportunities7 minutes
Using Stories8 minutes
Building Your Story File7 minutes
Interview - Part 111 minutes
Interview - Part 214 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Concept Review30 minutes

2 peer reviewsTotal 240 minutes

Reflecting on Your Stories120 minutes
Storytelling Reflection120 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Discuss Skills vs. Competencies10 minutes

In this module, you'll learn how to control your use of intonation and rhythm in spoken English. These dynamics do more to improve your comprehensibility than any other feature of the spoken language.

What's included

5 videos3 readings6 assignments1 peer review

5 videosTotal 60 minutes

Improving Your Pronunciation13 minutes
Jump-Up and Step-Down12 minutes
Using Phrasing11 minutes
Knowing Where to Make Pitch Jumps11 minutes
Word Rhythm12 minutes

3 readingsTotal 30 minutes

Reading Sample - Do This Before the Peer Review10 minutes
Good Sites for Mirroring Practice10 minutes
Accentuate the Beat10 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 180 minutes

Self-Reflection30 minutes
Concept Review30 minutes
Concept Review30 minutes
Concept Review30 minutes
Concept Review30 minutes
Concept Review30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Your Speech Clarity.120 minutes

In this module, you'll learn strategies you can adopt to becoming a more fluent and more confident speaker of English.

What's included

8 videos5 readings1 assignment1 peer review

8 videosTotal 58 minutes

Advancing Your Speaking Skills7 minutes
Becoming a More Fluent Speaker6 minutes
Applying the Lexical Approach9 minutes
Practicing Courage7 minutes
Developing Cultural Competencies5 minutes
Demonstrating Commitment7 minutes
Developing Expert Performance7 minutes
Adopting Deliberate Practice9 minutes

5 readingsTotal 50 minutes

The Courage to Be a Language Learner10 minutes
Cultural Literacy10 minutes
The Role of Commitment in Learning10 minutes
The Making of an Expert10 minutes
An Overview of Deliberate Practice10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Lesson 1-3 Review30 minutes

1 peer reviewTotal 120 minutes

Plan for Language Learning120 minutes

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Charles Duquette

University of Maryland, College Park

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