The DVD, Frequently
Asked Questions: the Great British Job Interview evolved from a DWP funded
research project, Talk on Trial: Job Interviews, Language and Ethnicity
(2006) in which Celia Roberts and Sarah Campbell analysed the linguistic
processes of real interviews for jobs in organisations such as factories and
mail companies. The research found that compared to
UK born candidates,
those born abroad faced a 'linguistic penalty' produced by the largely
hidden demands to talk in institutionally credible ways and from a mismatch of
implicit cultural expectations. The report led to the production of two DVDs
which take the findings out to the wider community: the first, Successful at
Selection is intended to raise the issues in the original research for
people who frequentlyinterview candidates who were born abroad. The second,
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) is for candidates themselves and those who
teach them in colleges or training organisations.
At the launch we will briefly
discuss the original research and show some of the DVD FAQs, as well as
celebrate with wine and snacks.
If you would like to attend, please
email Melanie Cooke on [log in to unmask] to book your
place.
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