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Mr. Vigneswaran Applasamy has been involved in lecturing, research, management, sales and training for more than 14 years in the field of Electrical Engineering, Manufacturing sector, Higher Education, Sales and Marketing. He is a Certified HRDF Trainer. In addition, he has been accredited by Harisson Assessment in Employee Development, completed Emotional Energy Management Trainer Course and attended Gamification and Behavioural Design workshop by Yu-kai Chou. Vigneswaran holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and is a registered member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM).
His professional career begun in Singapore as a Sales Engineer and later ventured into the Higher Education sector in Malaysia. He has served as a Vice Principal of a college and moved on to lecture and undertake research in a leading private University where he was noted for his publications in the International IEEE Conferences of Power & Energy and Business, Engineering & Industrial Applications. His articles since have been cited 9 times by other international authors in their respective publications. This was also the period where he ventured into corporate training as an Associate Trainer for Topesh Consultancy and Training Services PLT beginning 2011. He has since worked with a few other training providers.
He has used his industrial and training expertise to develop soft skills programmes with a 20/80 approach; 20% lecture, 80% practical accompanied by a training manual individually customized for each programme. Each sub-section of a programme is incorporated with as many exercises or activity to enhance the practical understanding of participants.
He has since developed over 30 training programmes in the area of Soft-Skills. He’s participants include those from Global Enterprise International Malaysia (A Member of Singtel Group), Galeri Petronas, Petron Malaysia Refining & Marketing Bhd, Sarawak SEDC, UMW Holdings Bhd, Bintulu Development Authority, KPJ Healthcare, Coway (M) Sdn Bhd, Lim Kok Wing University, Maxis Customer Service Sdn Bhd, Bursa Malaysia Berhad, Honda Malaysia, Pos Malaysia Berhad, Maybank Berhad, UEM Group Berhad, UEM Sunrise Berhad to name a few.
His pragmatic approach have been well received by various segments of people, owing to his wide exposure to various industries over the years. He is well known for his highly charged, energetic yet humorous training sessions where he never fails to continuously engage with participants throughout.
Successful Interviewing Strategies using Structured Behavioural Interviews
14 October 2020
Introduction
Interviewing can be stressful for both the interviewee and the interviewer for different reasons. However, it doesn’t need to be this way. An interviewer who is prepared and is aware of the overall strategy and aim of the interview will be well-equipped to run an efficient interview and quickly get to analyse the applicant’s capability and suitability for the role.
This workshop is designed from the outset to familiarise an interviewer with the entire process. There is a lot of theoretical content in the comprehensive workbook which would help a delegate to understand what an interview is all about. By being aware of the underlying philosophies, an interviewer can act and respond to a large range of cases and interviewee responses and remain in control of the interview.
The emphasis on examples in the course also helps delegates to form a pattern in their heads on what works and what doesn’t. This pattern would then help them to come up with suitable questions on the fly and make follow-up remarks and statements as they see fit to obtain critical clues on the skills and capabilities of an applicant.
A large number of example questions, along with questioning strategies are provided. As always, examples are a great way to learn so plenty of examples are provided to maximise learning. Participants get to practice asking questions in a number of systematic exercises to develop their skills and eventually use it in a real-time role play interview exercise. Experience shows that this is an effective way to teach interviewing skills and receive great results.
Program Outlines
MODULE 1 : GETTING STARTED
Workshop Objectives
Action Plans and Evaluations
MODULE 2: OVERALL INTERVIEW STRATEGY
What is an Interview
Types of Interview
Choosing a Particular Style
Soft Skills and Hard Skills
Setting up your Strategy
MODULE 3: PREPARING FOR AN INTERVIEW
Pre-Advertisement
Review CVs
Identify Red Flags and Green Flags
Prepare for the Interview
Seating Arrangements
MODULE 4: INTERVIEW STYLES
Traditional Interviews
Structured Behavioural Interviews
Benefits of Structured Behavioural Interviews
Traditional Versus Structural Behavioural Questions
What is an Ideal Interview
MODULE 5: INTERVIEW TECHNIQUE
Maintain Rapport
Use Active Listening
Use Effective Body Language
Who Should Attend
Human Resources
Managers
Heads of Departments
Anyone keen to understand the importance of Successful Interviewing Strategies
Methology
Lecture
Business Games
Individual & Group Activities
Feedback Session
Role Plays
Demonstration
After Attending, You Will Return To Your Job
Follow a suitable strategy when interviewing based on your specific requirements
Take the necessary steps before conducting an interview so you can maximise your chances of getting the most out of interviewing an applicant
Choose the best interviewing strategy and questioning methodology to pick the best applicant
Ask targeted questions designed to get the most from an interviewee and help you decide on his/her capability for a given role
Course Fees
Normal Fee ~ RM 742/ person
Group Discount ~ RM 636 / person (for 3 or more participants)
(Price incl. 6% Service Tax)