Learn vital professional development skills with Standard Bank!
Welcome to the Standard Bank Accessing the World of Work Job Simulation! We are so excited to have you here!
Here at Standard Bank, we’re passionate about driving sustainable, inclusive growth across Africa. The kind of growth that will make a positive and lasting impact on all our lives. And we put Africa’s dreams, our clients’ dreams, and our people’s dreams at the heart of everything we do.
During this programme, you will get to leverage your job search and the multitude of possibilities within the world of banking. You’ll learn how to build personal branding, locate resources to assist your search, and prepare for interviews.
We hope this programme provides a great resource for you to up-skill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at Standard Bank!
All tasks, materials, companies, and people featured in this programme are simulated and entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons (either living or dead) or other real-life entities is purely coincidental.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
- Social Media
How social media can impact your career- Impact of Social Media
- Online Personal Branding
- Research
- Current Online Personal Presence
- Navigating and Using Job Websites Effectively
How to discover job websites that will assist you in your job search- Research
- Applying for Jobs
- Applying on Job Websites
- Assessments on Job Websites
- Recruitment Agencies
Recruitment agencies and how they can support a job search- Research
- Planning
- Self-Awareness
- Business Networking
A key resource in business networking is having a great elevator pitch prepared to help you easily and professionally promote yourself should the opportunity arise- Presentation Skills
- Personal Branding
- Promotion Skills
- Self-Awareness Skills
- The Job Interview
Preparing for a job interview- Interview Preparation
- Interview Question Techniques
- Answering Interview Questions
- What to and Not to Ask
- Finish Line
