Employability and job interview skills

Whether you’re a student who’s about to finish education and move into the world of work for the first time or an employee looking to take the next step in their career, the idea of applying for a new job can be a daunting one.

With VR training, your learners can prepare themselves for the interview and onboarding process, alleviating their fears and allowing them to walk into their new place of work with their head held high.

Our employability skills training modules have been designed to help your learners develop the soft skills they’ll need to get through the interview process and walk confidently into their new role. From learning how to banish anxiety, to formulating failsafe answers to interview questions and practising delivering them in a safe environment, our job interview training and other employability modules will give your learners an edge in the job market.

Job interview and employability modules

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Negotiation and Conflict Management

Created in collaboration with Sage Publishing

Created in collaborate with Sage, learners will discover the three characteristics of a successful negotiator: establishing relationships, understanding and using different skills, and employing effective negotiation strategies.

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Managing interview anxiety-8

Job Interview Simulator

Managing interview anxiety

An interview should be your time to shine, but nerves and anxiety can hold you back. This module looks at three simple methods to help you: build confidence, manage anxiety and banish harmful self-criticism.

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Job Interview Simulator

Landing the perfect job, on your own terms!

This module looks at how to answer character-based interview questions. Discover a three-part strategy and learn how to turn your needs into strengths to show why you’re the best person for the job.

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Three steps to answering any question-9

Job Interview Simulator

Three steps to answering (almost) any question

This module looks at how to answer behavioural interview questions. Learn why great storytelling is essential for making an impact during an interview and discover a simple, effective technique for crafting winning answers to almost any question.

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Job Interview Simulator

Interview simulation

Fine-tune your interview technique and put your job interview skills to the test. Choose between six modes of play, practise answering common interview questions in your own words, then switch positions to playback your answers as seen through the interviewer’s eyes.

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Employability Skills

Career Mindset Development

Learn how others see you and develop self-awareness, practise introducing yourself to new colleagues and discover 3 rules to making a positive impact at work.

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Job Interview Simulator

Bodyswaps’ Job Interview Simulator is a first-of-its-kind solution, empowering students to learn interview techniques, perfect their pitch and practise dozens of interview questions.

 

Across four engaging virtual reality modules and over 75 questions, students build their job interview skills autonomously, through repeated practice, personalised feedback and in total psychological safety.The Job Interview Simulator is available now for VR, mobile and PC.

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Employability & job interview

Course Highlights

  1. Discover a three-step strategy for preparing yourself for character-related questions in a job interview
  2. Practise techniques for managing anxiety and banishing self-critical thoughts before an interview 
  3. Identify your non-negotiables and character strengths
  4. Learn how to advocate for what you need to land that job on your own terms 
  5. Practise analysing interview questions (including curveballs) to identify what the interviewer is looking for
  6. Discover a failsafe three-step strategy for answering behavioural questions in a job interview
  7. Craft winning answers using the C.A.R. (Context, Action, Result) technique
  8. Practise your verbal and non-verbal communication skills when delivering responses in an interview

Features over 75 interview questions

LIST OF MODULES

Testimonials

"It's really helped with my interview skills"

Josh Cox - Student at City of Wolverhampton College Josh Cox - Student at City of Wolverhampton College

"VR is new to me and it's been really beneficial. I feel it's been a really good chance to hone my interview skills and improve my confience."

Jayani Weerasinghe, student at City of Wolverhampton College Jayani Weerasinghe, student at City of Wolverhampton College

“I have been waiting for VR to transform the way we educate people for the last 15 years – finally Bodyswaps has produced what I have been waiting for. I can’t wait to see what the next 15 years will bring!”

Anne Scrimshaw, Fab Lab Manager, Sandwell College Anne Scrimshaw, Fab Lab Manager, Sandwell College

"Bodyswaps is a great way to look at the impact of immersive learning within the employability space. Through the world of virtual reality, students have been able to enhance their confidence and try a unique tech-enhanced approach to employability."

Emma Clarke, Communications & Engagement Manager, University of Liverpool Emma Clarke, Communications & Engagement Manager, University of Liverpool

"Bodyswaps opened our eyes to what VR can bring to interview training. This is a game-changer.”

Christel Babinet, Career Coach, HEC Paris Christel Babinet, Career Coach, HEC Paris

"Bodyswaps is an application that allows learners to practice skills that are difficult to replicate in a traditional learning environment. The immersive experience is risk-free, accessible, engaging, and encourages learners to reflect on their own understanding of themselves. It has great potential as an essential learning tool now and in the future."

Michael Avis, Faculty Facilitator & Teaching Technology Coach, George Brown College Michael Avis, Faculty Facilitator & Teaching Technology Coach, George Brown College

"Bodyswaps will help give the folks we work with a chance to have an emotional connection with the skills being taught. This connection will ultimately instill the behaviours and habits necessary to be successful in the workplace."

Kristin Rotas, Program Manager, Viability Kristin Rotas, Program Manager, Viability

"Preparing for interviews can be challenging but VR provides an ideal 'safe space' to hone and perfect these essential skills. We’ll soon wonder how we trained for interviews before Bodyswaps."

Trudy Sore, Learning & Development Director, Blue Novation Trudy Sore, Learning & Development Director, Blue Novation

Bodyswaps is helping learners develop the C.O.R.E social skills of Compassion, Originality, Responsibility, and Empathy that we value so much at Basingstoke College of Technology. Bodyswaps is a tool that aligns with our own strategic focus on using technology with the intention to improve teaching, learning, assessment and wellbeing of all learners.

Scott Hayden, Head of Digital Learning, Basingstoke College of Technology Scott Hayden, Head of Digital Learning, Basingstoke College of Technology

"Bodyswaps Rocks!"

Rory Meredith, Coleg y Cymoedd Rory Meredith, Coleg y Cymoedd
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