Coping with Redundancy
Either half-day or full day workshops
Next Open Course 3rd February 2009
Overview
Difficult times require difficult decisions and having to make redundancies is sometimes a necessary evil. Most employers now offer to support their staff by providing practical job seeking skills. These two workshops help employees to build skills and confidence in job searching and presenting themselves to prospective employers, or in deciding to set-up on their own.
Get that Job!
What you will learn:
- Where to look for work
- Assessing yourself against job descriptions
- A professional approach to applications
- CVs, CVs, CVs
- Preparing for interview
- First impressions, interview panels and asking questions
- Following-up
Working for Yourself
What you will learn:
- Ideas for a business
- Have you got what it takes?
- Setting up a business plan
- Business essentials
- Raising money
- Pricing your work
- Cash, tax and VAT
- Getting Work
- Pitfalls
Who should attend:
Anyone who is currently looking for work or who is facing redundancy. Also available as an in-house course