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Supporting Talent in the World of Art

Cultural Quarter Programme. Diverse talent in the arts world is an on-going challenge. The Royal Opera House established the hugely successful Cultural Quarter Programme which each year, places up to 30 young people in support roles in the art world. Skills Channel TV are now a major player in this programme through delivering the Networking and Getting On skills development workshop. The recent cohort successfully saw 32 young people from diverse backgrounds graduate with an NVQ at Level 2. The Skills Channel TV workshop allows participants to develop their networking skills and to help polish their interview skills through being interviewed by real life managers. Great fun and great feedback.

“Alec, thanks for yesterday, they, and I, really enjoyed it. I could see that they got a real buzz out of it, I am sure that the event has helped focus them on their job search!!” HR Manager, Royal Opera House

VIRGIN MEDIA

- “An amazing day.” ITV Diversity Placement Scheme

- “A complete eye opener.” RMJM Architects

- “Gave me a completely different perspective.” RBS Manager

- “Amazing and incredibly useful.” Annecy Animation Delegate

- “Totally thrilled.” Met Film School

STAR Interview Technique for Impact

Helping to focus your responses. At a recent BECTU ‘Getting In Getting On’ workshop for creative freelancers, we covered the importance of STAR in interviews. Many people at interviews find answering questions really difficult. Often they can give too much information and the really important information is lost in waffle. Using STAR to answer questions is one great option. STAR has been around for a while but is a solid and useful structure to your replies. “When asked a question, STAR helps give clear and factual responses. The employer wants to make a decision about you and the more specific information and competencies you signpost, the stronger your impression.” said Alec McPhedran of Skills TV at a recent recruitment skills workshop. “The S is for @situation’. Describe the specific situation to frame your response to a question on your competency. T is for ‘target’, what is it you decided should be the outcome. A is for the specific ‘actions’ you personally took. This demonstrates your way of working. Finally, the R is for ‘results’. As a result of your actions, what were the results? Ask for the Job Description and / or the competencies and practice answering questions against the competencies using STAR.” If you’ve been invited to an interview, your CV has impressed. In theory, you can only now talk yourself out of a job. STAR gives you that edge.

GENIUS Coaching is a great tool for coaching creative talent. The model provides a challenging framework for managing a coaching session for creative and talented people. Click on the link below and it will take you to free papers and an overview

Skills Channel TV have an amazing passion for all things learning and development. With first hand experience of working in the broadcast and media industry, Skills Channel TV are able to offer a unique understanding of the challenges faced in an array of roles and in a range of areas. Delegates were inspired to take charge of their learning and development.”

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Alec McPhedran, founder and Managing Director of Skills Channel TV, being interviewed at a recent Business Link trade fair on creative leadership.

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