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Stimulated Interviews – The Key To Success?
Job interview. The dreaded two words. What will I wear to look professional? But not too professional, I still want to show I’m a cool trendy person. What if they ask that stereotypical tell me about yourself question? What is relevant to tell an employer? Can I call going to gigs a hobby? After attending…
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Returning to the depths of placement
Re-entering the classroom after the Christmas holidays was a more daunting experience than I had anticipated. Over two weeks away from school had me in a state of anxiety and self-consciousness. Would I remember what I had learned? Would I remember the students’ names? Would they remember mine? Not only were these questions circling my…
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Weaponising My Stress
Introduction Interviews never fail to make my palms sweat. There’s a large part of me that struggles with imposter syndrome and job interviews seem to be nothing but a catalyst for those doubtful feelings as I start questioning if I have any of the right experience and if the employers would ever even want me.…
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The Dreaded Interview Process
On today’s blog post…. Hello and welcome to my second blog post! Today I will be reflecting on my experience regarding the AEL3001 Work-Based Learning stimulated interviews. I’m now an expert but I hope this blog post makes you feel less terrified for having to go through the interview process for any job because although…
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Bob, Bert and I, the Road to Redemption.
Daunting, imposing and uncomfortable. Previous experiences with interviews led to me associating these three words with them. I never enjoyed the experience of being interviewed in a professional setting; I always felt uncomfortable, as if I was putting on a performance, an inauthentically hyperbolised version of myself. However, I learned that the necessary evil of…
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Simulated Job Interviews Unveiled: A Reflective Perspective
”Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it”. Lou Holtz (2021) Interviews: a daunting experience that everyone has the misfortune of doing at some point in their lives. It’s a small window of time where your heart skips a beat or two while your…
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Navigating the Rhythms-Challenges and triumphs of a music student on placement
Entering the world of music education as a placement student in a secondary school is like setting out on a musical quest, it’s a voyage filled with obstacles, victories, and life-changing experiences. In this focused discourse, I want to ask you to come along on this life-changing adventure with me as I work through the…
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Camp Catastrophes….
My initial expectations for working at an American Summer Camp were pretty much in line with what one would typically expect. The experience wasn’t exactly what I had anticipated based on my naïve idea of what I had seen in films like “Camp Rock” (Matthew Diamond, 2008) and “Parent Trap (Nancy Meyers, 1998).” Things didn’t quite…
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Challenges in the Classroom!
It’s quite hard to comprehend that I’m back here again to write up my second blog post, as it doesn’t feel that long ago at all that I was uploading the first! But what is even harder to believe is how quickly our final year has absolutely flown by, of course including my time at…