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The Matrix of the Simulated Interview.
[Image of Binary code: https://www.byjusfutureschool.com/blog/what-is-binary-coding-what-does-it-mean-in-computing/ ] The process of an interview is a very stressful situation for the person, the vulnerability of presenting themselves for 10-15 short minutes could result in an entire change of their future if successful. Interview (noun): “An interview is a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out if they are suitable for a job or…
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Companies Don’t Want Videos. They want followers.
How Filmmaking from a Marketing Perspective Helped me Create Better Videos and Happier Clients… There is little value in spending hours planning, coordinating, shooting, editing, and publishing video content if it doesn’t reach the right audience, or any audience for that matter. My role as Video Content Creator for Queen’s University Belfast Language Department, was…
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Overcoming Overthinking: Navigating The Psychology Behind Simulated Interview Anxiety
‘There are few greater fears in life than waiting for a job interview to start.’ (Yate, 2021: 185) When I found out about the simulated interviews we had to conduct for the module, I was terrified. I had been interviewed multiple times before for various part-time retail/hospitality jobs to get me through university, and had…
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Interview Fever: Symptoms and Cure
[1] Anxious Interviewee Sweating hands, a fast heartbeat, and an uneasy stomach, these are all symptoms associated with a pending job interview. Unfortunately for me, I was not able to avoid this illness on the day of my university mock interview, causing severe brain fog. However, it may prove beneficial to reflect upon the experience,…
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First Days on Placement – A Learning Curve
After the challenging task of finding a placement and facing rejection constantly from different production companies, I finally started at DoubleBand Films in January. My role while on placement is as a Research Assistant, a role which prior to starting I had little experience in which led to some learning experiences as I found some…
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Grading Dilemmas: Embracing Fairness Amidst the Drama of Student Assessments…
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Reflections on simulated interviews in the creative industry
Introduction, ‘Description’: In this blog, I will expand on the learning and development the simulated interviews prompted and how I plan on utilising the information gained in developing my career opportunities. I will expand upon how my experience in this situation relates to the reflective learning diagrams spoken about in my previous blog post. As…
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The Clash
Disagreements between employer and employees are not anything new for most people. Rare for some, often for others, but they do tend to happen in most workplaces or working environments (even freelance). Alongside disagreements tend to follow some clash of opinions, misunderstandings or different ways of doing certain things. This is, by far, quite normal…
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Escaping the Simulation
The job interview – the classic staple of recruitment, a tried and true method for a company to narrow down the best candidates who’ve applied to their post… and the absolute worst nightmare of anyone who lives with crippling social anxiety like myself. Unfortunately, if you want to end up in employment, these situations are…
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Seamless Simulated Interviews
AEL3001 Work-based Learning Blog 2 In this blog, I will use Gibbs’ reflective cycle as a guide whilst outlining my reflective writing surrounding my experience of the simulated interviews that occurred in Semester 2 week 3. There are six stages to Gibbs’ model that each pose a question, see the image below (Gibbs, 1988). It…