LC Guidance Counsellors Resourses Together - Flipbook - Page 67
Activity 4
YOU HAVE AN INTERVIEW CULTURAL AWARENESS AS PART OF THE JOB INTERVIEW
WORK SITUATION
You have been called to an interview. You know
that in the job you will be dealing with people
from diverse communities in Ireland. Cultural
awareness is a requirement and you will be asked
about your competency in dealing with people
from diverse backgrounds.
RESOURCES REQUIRED
Pen
How would you answer the following
interview questions?
You will employ efective problem solving and
decision making strategies
SKILLS LEARNING OUTCOME:
You will be able to adopt attitudes and behaviours
to promote yourself at interviews
You will analyse barriers to equality and inclusion in
the workplace
1. How do you try to understand diferent
perspectives?
2. How do you build relationships with people
whose cultural backgrounds are diferent from
yours?
3. What verbal and non-verbal communication skills
have you got to communicate with people from
diferent cultural backgrounds?
4. How can you accommodate people who are not
completely familiar with Irish cultural dos &
don9ts?
SELF ASSESSMENT: Can-Do Descriptors - tick!
KEY SKILLS
I can: Express what my cultural awareness skills are
> Developing and growing throughout life
I can: Renect how I can use my cultural awareness skills
> Interacting efectively with others
I can: Renect on ways to be culturally aware
> Managing career development and decision making
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