Commendable customer serviceThis DVD discusses the importance of customer service to a business, and introduces the characteristics of good customer service. It looks at how to interact effectively with customers and handle difficult customers.
Bloomington, Ill : Meridian Education, 2004.
1 DVD : 16 minutes.
Common mistakes job seekers makeMistakes are often made during an interview. Resumes and applications letters need to be precise and clearly written.
This programme looks at the mistakes commonly made by people applying for a job. Included is a case study depicting common errors and offers some simple advice.
Expert comments are given from the Australian Association of Career Counsellors, a small business owner and the Human Resources department of Coles Myer.
Bendigo, Vic : Video Education Australasia, 2005.
1 DVD : 27 minutes
Developing a career portfolioA career portfolio is a collection of documents that provide evidence of a job seeker's interests and skills - both specific to a job and generic to employment in general.
This programme covers a range of aspects relating to the compilation of a career portfolio, including:
- Defining a career portfolio.
- Collection of information relevant to both specific and generic skills.
- Putting it all together.
Bendigo, Vic. : VEA, 2009
1 DVD : 24 minutes
Essential interview video: Top tips on how to succeed at interviewsIn three 10-minute modules, you will be introduced to these concepts:
- Be clued: how to research the job and the organisation and make sure you know how to get there.
- Be sorted: how to present yourself, make sure you have the right bits of paper and think about how you measure up.
- Be upfront: how to sell yourself by emphasising your strengths and playing down your weaknesses and how to stay calm and make a good impression.
s.l. : Lifetime Careers Wiltshire Ltd, 2002.
1 VHS video : 30 minutes
Finding work in a new country: Successful immigrants give adviceThis video looks at the difficulties that immigrants face when looking for work in a new country (including New Zealand).
The video covers :
- Where to look for jobs.
- Establishing and developing networks.
- The importance of language skills.
- Identifying personal strengths.
- Making the most of available resources.
- The importance of presentation skills.
- Perseverance.
- Commitment to change.
[Brisbane] : Long White Cloud, 2000.
1 VHS video : 28 minutes
Getting the job: A video for job seekers who speak English as a second languageThis video present job seeking strategies for the job interview for speakers of English as a second language.
The video follows an information technology graduate as he prepares for his first interview. Advice and strategies are given by successful professionals and the recruiter.
Issues addressed include:
- Preparing for the interview.
- The importance of research.
- Networking.
- Practising key questions.
- Presenting yourself confidently and positively.
Brisbane : Queensland University of Technology, 2001.
1 VHS video : 32 minutes
Job search is a businessThis DVD looks at the need to be organised and taking a purposeful approach to the job search task.
It is about:
- Setting an objective.
- Identifying and analysing information.
- Preparing the necessary tools and setting strategies for action.
A serious approach to job search requires dedication, motivation, commitment, time and effort.
This programme provides the format for a job search business plan that will underpin a professional presentation to a prospective employer and ensure job search success.
Bendigo, Vic : Video Education Australasia, 2005.
1 DVD : 23 minutes
Journey to workJourney to Work shows a number of students as they prepare for life after university. The students talk about their career ambitions and what they have already done to maximise their chances of getting a job they want. They receive tips from careers advisers and industry mentors and are helped to see the value of networking.
AGCAS (UK), 2010.
This video is available online to University of Auckland students and staff. You will need your Net ID and password.
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Looking good on paperThis is a 21-minute video which shows two undergraduates grappling with written applications.
They learn to:
- Research jobs and employers.
- Problem-solving.
- Match what they can offer to what employers seek.
- Argue their case effectively.
- Write appropriately and convincingly.
- Deal with details that may be perceived as weaknesses.
- Compile interesting, attractive covering letter.
Sheffield : AGCAS, 1996.
1 VHS videocassette : 20 minutes
Making an impact: The graduate job interviewThis interview DVD shows real students and graduates being interviewed by actual recruiters.
It includes:
- Extracts from each interview.
- Selectors' verdicts.
- Candidates reflecting on their own performance.
The interviews featured are with KPMG, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Winning Moves, a small creative agency. The students featured include international students, postgraduates and art and design students.
Manchester : AGCAS, 2007.
1 DVD
This video is also available online to University of Auckland students and staff. You will need your Net ID and password.
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My first jobThis programme explores a range of areas relevant to starting at a new workplace.
Featuring career coach, Julie Farthing, and Dr Alan Montague from AIT University, the programme covers:
- Preparation.
- Inductions.
- Getting to know your workmates.
- Troubleshooting.
- Surviving the first week.
Bendigo, Vic. : VEA, 2009
1 DVD : 24 minutes
Out in front with an arts degreeTalented arts graduates talk about the transition from university to work. The video features arts graduates working in politics, the media, human resources, marketing, corporate management, visual arts, performing arts, research, academia, government, town planning and public relations.
A number of related issues are raised throughout the video, including:
- The importance of studying subjects that you find stimulating.
- The benefits of part-time work.
- The importance of planning your career ahead of time.
- Using careers services for advice and information.
The video identifies the vast range of skills students develop during a Bachelor of Arts, including:
- Communicating orally and in writing.
- Working in a team.
- Solving problems.
- Showing initiative.
The graduates articulate the relationship between these skills and their careers. These skills are essential in the workplace and add to the employability of graduates.
Parkville : Graduate Careers Council of Australia
Selection centres for specialty trainingThis video provides support for preparing medical students and junior doctors for assessment stations. Using genuine assessors and candidates, the programme shows you what may happen in five different assessment stations.
AGCAS (UK), 2008.
This video is available online to University of Auckland students and staff. You will need your Net ID and password.
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Selection success in oneThis DVD contains three other audiovisual resources:
Your job's online
This programme shows two major employers selecting graduates using only their electronic applications. Because online application forms have tick-boxes, it can be tempting to treat them like any other on-line transaction (buying books or music on the internet). This is a mistake.
A real human being will read your application form, and will expect to see as much evidence of your skills and commitment as with a paper-based application. We show how to maximise your chances of success: answer the question, offer evidence, market yourself and avoid common mistakes.
This video is also available online to University of Auckland students and staff. You will need your Net ID and password.
It is incorporated into the video Big opportunities in small business.
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The Assessment Centre Video
This programme show what happens at an assessment centre when a major employer graduates with degrees 'in any discipline'. We see actual candidates taking part in a genuine selection day:
- Group discussion
- Presentation
- Lunch with the selectors
- In-depth interview
We hear how the selectors assess the candidates' performance. The on-screen learning points reinforce the message of how to maximise your chances of success
This video is also available online to University of Auckland students and staff. You will need your Net ID and password.
It is incorporated into the video Big opportunities in small business.
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Why ask me that?
This programme shows a typical selection interview. We see two selectors comment on the performance of a candidate in an entertaining and surreal drama. We learn about:
- First impressions
- Criteria
- Problem solving
- Body language
- Personal impact
- Teamwork
Sheffield : AGCAS, 2003
1 DVD
Sell yourself: Successful job interviewingThis DVD shows you how to sell yourself during a job interview. It talks about how to cope with the most dreaded questions.
s.l. : Learning Seed, 2007
DVD : 24 minutes
The group interviewThe group interview is becoming an increasingly common form of first interview for a range of positions.
In this programme, we see how giant Coles Myer and leading accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers conduct their group interviews and hear from their recruitment experts, providing students with valuable insight into how a group interview is run and pointers on how to perform well in such an interview.
Bendingo : Video Education Australasia, 2004.
1 DVD. 1 VHS video : 20 minutes.
Two whole daysDiscusses assessment centres.
1 VHS video : 21 minutes
What employers really wantThis DVD discusses employability skills and personal qualities required to remain employable in the world of work. It describes the skills audit and how to improve skills. The focus is on a mature person returning to work after raising children.
Bendigo, Vic : Video Education Australasia, 2005.
1 DVD : 25 minutes + notes
What will I say at the interview?This programme covers a number of key points about job interviews, as well as a multitude of of ways in which an applicant can prepare for interviews and be well in contention for the job they want. It also illustrates how some careful thought and preparation can significantly enhance an applicant's performance in a job interview.
Bendigo, Vic. : VEA, 2009
1 DVD : 30 minutes
Why am I here?This video uses humour and drama to show how you can develop transferable skills in higher education.
Chris (our student) fears that his whole life will continue in the same chaotic way that he has spent his first years at university. With help from his friend Sue, his lecturer and an employer whom he meets when he travels into his future, he learns how he can use his time at university to develop the personal skills that employers look for when they recruit graduates.
These skills are:
- Communication
- Team work
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Flexibility
Parkville : Gradlink, 1994
1 VHS video : 20 minutes
