Mastering Interviews for Scholarships & Tertiary Education - 4 Jan 2025

Workshop Highlights

• Discover an extensive range of interview formats including General Interviews, Video Interviews (using Interview Software) and Mini Multiple Interview stations
• Understand the rigorous requirements for scholarship and tertiary interviews
• Build preparedness by getting insights into past interview questions
• Discover important strategies and answering techniques to be confident with any type of question
• Learn how to adapt key interview principles to tackle different interviews

Program Objective

This workshop will provide in depth coverage of both the General Interview as well as key MMI stations that are frequently used, including Scenario Based Questions, Role Play Questions and more. Such formats are no longer restricted to healthcare interviews and have been increasingly used in various forms in scholarships and recruitment interviews. Participants will also get a chance to see what a Video Interview entails. Such video interviews are commonplace as part of the multiple rounds required in scholarship interviews.

Trainer

This workshop will be run by Discovering Potential's founder, Siew Ling Hwang, who has extensive experience training students in the areas of Interview and Communication Skills. Siew Ling has coached candidates for various scholarships including scholarships by PSC, SAF, MOE, MHA, MCI, MINDEF, MPA, MOH, SIA, CAG as well as scholarships and entrance interviews into courses in NUS, NTU, SMU and SUSS. She has also conducted and designed various workshops with many schools in Singapore. Siew Ling is an Interview and Career Coach, and she is a Certified Advanced Behavioural & Career Consultant, as well as a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Siew Ling's full CV can be found here .

Key Learnings

Gain knowledge of newer forms of interview question types

Find out about past interview questions and build up on necessary knowledge and skills to be interview ready

Learn how to strategize and tackle the different question types and provide targeted responses

Learn how to prepare well, using effective techniques for any interview

Understand the interviewer's perspective and what they are looking for

Grasp the critical ability to self-analyse standard versus good responses

For Whom

Existing and graduated Junior College , ITE and Polytechnic Students. Upper Secondary students are welcomed to join in.

Program Details and Dates

3 hour program

Date and time: 4 January 2025, Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon

Venue: In Person at 190 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore Shopping Center, 6th Floor (close to Dhoby Ghaut MRT)

Pre-Program Materials

Reference slides will be provided

Fees

$180 per participant (workshop fees are not refundable but may be transferred to another participant)

Parents/Guardians to note: This workshop may involve audio and visual recording of the participants. By signing up for the workshop, you have provided your consent for your child/ward to be recorded. Please read the full disclaimer here

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Singapore Shopping Centre, 6th Floor (150m from Dhoby Ghaut MRT), 190 Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore, Singapore