State Street

1. State Street Wrap-up Session Tuesday, Feb. 25th 2014 By 5th year students State Street, Schools Business Partnership -Skills @ Work.

2. How does Skills @ Work work? • Overview of Company • CV Workshop • Presentation Skills • Interview Preparation • Mock Interviews

3. What did we learn? • State Street is the largest in their field in Ireland. • They work with millions of euros every day. • They are responsible for investing this money and making even more money for their clients. • The level of responsibility and stress must be huge. • AND

4. CV Workshop A CV must be… • Short • Concise • Relevant • Use different and relevant headings • 1-2 pages is sufficient • Edit and edit again • Make it interesting • Make sure you know your CV

5. Interview Preparation • Initial impression isimportant – 7 seconds • You already have the job • The interview is you • You are delivering your version of your CV • Be polite, friendly, confident and smile • Maintain eye contact • Do your preparation • Always practice • Always ask questions

6. Mock Interviews Before • Anxious • Focused • Nervous • Excited • Confident • Apprehensive • Scared

7. Mock Interviews • After • Relieved • Glad • Happy • Positive • Overwhelmed • Sense of achievement • Delighted

8. We Say… • This was fun and interesting • Gerry’s sense of humour is legend and we will remember his advice in the years ahead • Well worth taking part in this programme • We will remember the suggestions / the advice when we enter the world of work • I’m glad our class was able to take part in this programme • The mock interviews were very practical and useful • It was great to be able to visit State Street and experience a “real interview”

9. I know how to layout my CV properly • Got some useful tips for my next interview • We got to see State Street from the inside and what Gerry and Shane really do!!!!!

10. WHAT WOULD WE CHANGE? • More Sessions per week • To have a question and answer session • To have a team building exercise • Bigger Group – session on attendance(to highlight its importance)

11. Thank You We the 5th year students of KCVS would like to thank Gerry, Shane and Clodagh for giving us this opportunity to take part in the Skills @ Work programme and for providing us with a great opportunity to get a real insight into State Street and the world of work. We really appreciate you all giving up your time for us.

12. Look how we have changed!!!!!!!!!