How to give your best at a job interview? How to calm your job interview nerves? Or could the interview nerves be a good thing? What do interviewers want to hear and see?

Join the Thrive in a job interview training to learn to present your best self at a job interview. This training consists of two parts: We start with introduction talk on how to give your best at a job interview and how to calm your job interview nerves. After the lecture you have a possibility for a mock interview and interview coaching with recruiting and career guidance professionals. You can participate only the lecture part if you wish.

Registering: When registering, please choose the part 1 and if you want personal coaching, one of the slots for part 2. In addition to the slots, there is also a possibility to register for the waiting list. 

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Part 1: Introduction on thriving in a job interview
at 16.30 - 17.00

Career coach Susanna Saarinen together with visiting recruitment specialists gives tips for job interviews.

• How to prepare for an interview?
• How to answer typical interview questions?

You can leave questions for Susanna and visitors when registering to the event. 

All Aalto students are welcome to this training and there is room for max. 45 students. The language of the introduction is English.

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Part 2: Interview coaching with recruiting and career professionals
at 17.00-18.00

In part 2 of the Thrive in a job interview training, the students have a possibility to have a mock interview and interview coaching with recruiting and career professionals. However, each group only fits 3 students, so the number of participants is limited. Groups can use Finnish or English depending on participants´ wishes.

The attending recruitment specialists and career coaches are:

• Lotta Lukka, HRD Specialist at Destia
• Anni Nurmi, Senior Recruitment Consultant at aTalent  
• Mikko Käyhty, Recruitment Consultant at City of Vantaa 
• Anu Elo, HR Business Partner at Sitowise  
• Milja Koski (Aalto BIZ Career Services)
• Aila Saloranta (Aalto Career Design Lab)
• Ella Tiilikainen (Aalto Career Design Lab)
• Tanja Makkonen (Aalto BIZ Career Services)

Each student will act as the interviewer, interviewee and observer in turns at the group. You have the opportunity to practice your skills in an interview situation, both in the role of interviewee and interviewer, and learn from the observations from the exercise.

A little pre-work for the exercises, think in advance:

• Job title/tasks that you wish to use in the interview exercises (e.g. Strategy Development tasks) OR preferably print the job ad of a position you want to be interviewed for 
• You can choose any position that interests you and any company or organization 
• If you have an ad with you, it helps the work of an interviewer in an exercise
• You can also e.g. think about your skills and strengths in advance 

Please notice that each student participating this mock-interview coaching is expected to attend the also part 1, Introduction on thriving in a job interview 

Aalto University Career Services
[email protected]