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This collection brings together scholarship and pedagogy from multiple perspectives and disciplines, offering nuanced and complex perspectives on Information Literacy in the second decade of the 21st century. Taking as a starting point the concerns that prompted the Association of Research Libraries (ACRL) to review the Information Literacy Standards for Higher Education and develop the Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education (2015), the chapters in this collection consider six frameworks that place students in the role of both consumer and producer of information within today's collaborative information environments. Contributors respond directly or indirectly to the work of the ACRL, providing a bridge between past/current knowledge and the future and advancing the notion that faculty, librarians, administrators, and external stakeholders share responsibility and accountability for the teaching, learning, and research of Information Literacy.
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- Information literacy -- Study teaching (Higher) Textbooks
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In this video, Dr Rebecca Ong, at City University of Hong Kong, shares her fascinating insights on what ways do law researchers benefit from social media.
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- Online social networks Social media Legal research
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Learn how to communicate more effectively at work and achieve your goals. Taught by award-winning Wharton professor and best-selling author Maurice Schweitzer, Improving Communications Skills is an essential course designed to give you both the tools you need to improve your communication skills, and the most successful strategies for using them to your advantage. You'll learn how to discover if someone is lying (and how to react if they are), how to develop trust, the best method of communication for negotiation, and how to apologize. You'll also learn when to cooperate and when to compete, how to create persuasive messages, ask thoughtful questions, engage in active listening, and choose the right medium (face-to-face conversation, video conference, phone call, or email) for your messages. By the end of the course, you'll be able to understand what others want, respond strategically to their wants and needs, craft convincing and clear messages, and develop the critical communication skills you need to get ahead in business and in life.
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- Business communication Interpersonal communication Communication
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- MOOC
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Have you ever been called on to talk in a meeting or in class, and you felt like you forgot everything you’ve ever known? It can be intimidating to be put on the spot to speak, but follow the advice of Ramona Smith, the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, and you’ll be able to handle impromptu speaking like a professional.
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- Public speaking
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- Video
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Welcome to IELTS REWIND, your number one source for all things [IELTS MATERIAL]. We’re dedicated to giving you the very best of IELTS MATERIAL, with a focus on LATEST, RELIABILITY AND TIME
IELTS REWIND has come a long way from its beginnings in India. When WE first started out, OUR passion for IELTS MATERIAL so that IELTS REWIND can offer you THE LATEST IELTS MATERIAL. We now serve customers all over country and are thrilled that we’re able to turn our passion into our own website.
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- English language -- Examinations International English Language Testing System
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In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being able to evaluate information in leisure, home, or professional situations is an essential skill. Our information world is always changing, and shelf-life of most information is no more than two years!
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- Study skills Learning Information literacy
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In this video, Prof. Christine Bruce explains that being information literate help you find creative and innovative ways of doing things, which is invaluably advantageous to your wider profession.
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- Study skills Learning Information literacy
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Today we're learning how to study for exams with scientifically-proven techniques. We start by talking about why rereading, highlighting and summarising are pretty inefficient, and then talk about the evidence behind Active Recall as the most efficient revision technique. We end with a few suggestions as to how to incorporate Active Recall into your study routine.
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- Study skills
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When they’re used well, graphs can help us intuitively grasp complex data. But as visual software has enabled more usage of graphs throughout all media, it has also made them easier to use in a careless or dishonest way — and as it turns out, there are plenty of ways graphs can mislead and outright manipulate. Lea Gaslowitz shares some things to look out for.
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- Critical thinking Media literacy Information visualization Charts diagrams etc.
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This self-learning video, How to operate a vinyl cutter, is a companion learning resource for the Vinyl cutter DIY manual. Using cutting paper stickers as an example, you will learn how to operate the vinyl cutter at the PolyU Library's i-Space.
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- Hbooks manuals Cutting machines
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- Video
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You’re sitting down for dinner with an old friend to catch up. You’re in the middle of sharing an anecdote when their phone dings. Their eyes shift to the screen, and they slide their device into their lap to send a reply.
Most of us have been on both sides of this scenario, and while it may seem harmless, these kinds of distractions during our everyday interactions can make people feel unheard or unimportant, fragment our attention, and hurt our relationships. On the other hand, research shows that active listening — putting your full focus on your conversational partner to truly understand their message — can help us anticipate problems, resolve conflicts, expand our knowledge and build trust.
Like any skill, active listening can be practiced and cultivated. Here are three key ways to become a better listener.
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- Communication Interpersonal communication Interpersonal relations
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“Have you ever had this experience?” asks physicist Dominic Walliman in a TEDxEastVan Talk. “You’re having a chat with someone, and they’re telling you something about a subject they’re very interested in or they know a lot about, and you’re following along. Then, at some stage you realize you kind of lost the thread of what they’re saying … You realize you have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.”
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- Public speaking Interpersonal communication Oral communication
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You have learned that it is necessary to evaluate legal information. And you have also learned some evaluation criteria. In this exercise, learners are required to match the legal information together.
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- Information resources -- Evaluation Legal research
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- Others
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In this video, the librarian from the University Librarian of the University of Hong Kong talk about Turnitin. Turnitin is an online text matching software. It offers originality checking on student papers for proper citation or potential plagiarism.
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- Intellectual property Plagiarism Information literacy Academic writing
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Let's face it: writing a resume can be intimidating. And the pressure to make it really sing can make the prospect of putting fingers to keyboard that much scarier. But writing the perfect resume doesn't have to be terrifying. In fact, it can be easy — if you know what you're doing.
That's what this guide is for. We'll take you through all the essential steps of crafting this career document, from how to structure its many sections to how to make sure a spelling error doesn't sneak in. We promise that when you're done, you'll want to show it off to the world. (Luckily, you can do that on Glassdoor. Simply upload your resume here, and you'll be ready to apply in an instant when you spot your dream job posted in our long list of job openings.)
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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If you’re a college student, you will probably have to write at least one college-level research paper before you graduate. Writing a good research paper can be daunting if you have never done it before. We’re here to help. This guide walks you through everything you need to do to write an effective, impactful research paper . . . and get the good grade you’re after! Here are the steps and resources you need to write a strong research paper, as well as a checklist to go over to be sure you wrote a good paper. Research writing can be a challenge, but with a little practice, it can become an important part of your academic and professional toolkit.
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- ISE549 Management of Innovation and Technology
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- Report writing
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Learn to write literature reviews in 5 steps.
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- Academic writing Research Dissertations Academic
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Many thoughts come across your mind when you start writing a cover letter. “Do I really need it?”, “It’s going to be hard, so maybe I’ll just skip it.” Or, sometimes, you sit down, and your mind suddenly goes blank. Some people decide to cheat slightly and just repeat whatever they’ve written on their resume.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.
This guide will teach you how to write a cover letter correctly. Not only that, I’ll help you go through the process of writing your cover letter quickly and easily. With our expert tips on how to write a good cover letter, you’ll be able to illustrate your skills and wow the recruiters.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Cover letters
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You’ve already made a resume that highlights your experience and you’re about to submit a job application. But before you can continue you see the phrase that every job seeker dreads: “cover letter required.”
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Cover letters
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After weeks of heavy job searching, you’re almost there! You’ve perfected your resume. You’ve short-listed the coolest jobs you want to apply for. You’ve even had a friend train you for every single interview question out there.But then, before you can send in your application and call it a day, you remember that you need to write a cover letter too.So now, you’re stuck staring at a blank page, wondering where to start...Don’t panic! We’ve got you covered. Writing a cover letter is a lot simpler than you might think. In this guide, we’re going to teach you how to write a cover letter that gets you the job you deserve.
We're going to cover:- What Is a Cover Letter?
- How to Write the Perfect Cover Letter, Step by Step
- 15+ Job-Winning Cover Letter Examples
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Cover letters
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Anyone who has sat down and stared at their screen in an attempt to document their career history knows how difficult writing a CV actually is. However, taking the time to write a great CV is so important. Not only will it get you noticed, but it will leave a prospective employer wanting to know more about your skills and experience. Your CV is your first chance to make an impression on the recruiter. Don’t forget to tailor each application you submit to the opportunity you are applying for, using the job description to customise the content. In this guide, we will take you through the best ways on how to write a CV: what you should include, what works and – most importantly – what doesn’t. Writing a resume can be a daunting prospect, whether you're experienced in an industry or looking for a career change, but it doesn’t have to be. Our definitive guide will show you how to make your CV stand out.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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Your resume should contain the right soft skills to land a job. We’ve got the top 10 soft skills and 115+ examples by job type, experience level and resume format for you to add to your resume.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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Your cover letter plays a critical role in how you communicate your information to potential employers.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Cover letters
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Have you ever seen someone give a speech or presentation, and the whole time they stood stiffly at the lectern or podium? It can be boring to watch someone give a speech or presentation when they don’t use movement to keep you engaged. The 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona Smith, will help you plan how to effectively use appropriate body language to captivate your audience!
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- Expression Public speaking Body language Nonverbal communication
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- Video
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In today’s job market, transferable skills are crucial in showcasing versatility and potential to excel across industries. Learn to incorporate transferable skills in a cover letter to land your next job!
Resumes are crucial for showcasing skills and experience, but when paired with a strong cover letter, they can distinguish you from a crowded field of applicants. A well-crafted cover letter allows you to highlight your value, express interest in the position and the company and emphasize transferable skills, particularly useful if you’re changing careers or lack extensive work experience.
Table of Contents- What are transferable skills?
- How to talk about transferable skills in a cover letter
- Cover letter examples with transferable skills
- Cover letter writing tips
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Cover letters
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Having the freedom to pick a topic to speak about can be challenging. Are you feeling a little stumped about what to talk to your audience about?
In this video, the 2018 World Champion of Public Speaking, Ramona Smith, shares advice on how to pick a topic that connects with your audience and keeps them engaged start to finish.
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- Public speaking
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- Video
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Networking is, as its name implies, work. And like any job, networking takes skills.
That's right: there’s more to the networking hustle than showing up at an event and hitting the bar. (It takes more than inviting someone to meet for a cup of coffee, too.) Networking has its own skillset, one that you have to work to hone. But luckily, you can get good at networking. Here's a guide on how to network—from how to view this often-dreaded activity to what to say and how to keep the conversation going.
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- Job hunting Career development Interpersonal relations Business networks Social networks
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According to recent statistics, approximately 72% of adults are passive job-seekers. That means that hundreds of candidates are aiming for your potential job. And they might be more experienced and skilled than you.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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- Others
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Wondering where to put certifications on your resume? Follow our step-by-step guide on how to list certifications on your resume and get inspired by our proven examples.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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Designed for those who are new to elearning, this course will prepare you with strategies to be a successful online learner. The edX learning design team has curated some of the most powerful, science-backed techniques which you can start using right away and on any learning platform. This course will help you answer the following questions: How do I take notes during live or recorded instruction? What’s the difference? What’s the point of discussions and how should I participate in them to get the most value? What can I do if I have trouble concentrating or lack time to complete assignments? What is the ideal study environment?
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- HTM2305 Delivering Service Quality
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- Internet in education Computer-assisted instruction
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- MOOC
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How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques. Each of the six units featuring a total of twenty-three lessons and accompanying exercises (with a dash of humor here and there) were developed with the diverse student body of the community college in mind as well as learners in other educational venues.
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- Study skills Academic achievement Textbooks
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- e-book
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Picture this: You step into an elevator, and right after you steps in a well-dressed woman. She looks familiar, and as you squint your eyes you realize she is the CEO of the company where you’ve always wanted to work, a woman who you once met earlier in your career. She presses the button for floor 43. Can you tell her who you are, what your goals are, and leave a memorable impression before the elevator stops? The answer, of course, is yes – if you have a good elevator pitch!
This guide will give you the tools to craft a winning elevator pitch. It will take you through the elements of an elevator pitch, how to draft and practice the pitch, and how to deliver it successfully to anyone, whether it’s the CEO in the elevator or a person you bump into at a networking event.
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- Business presentations Job hunting Employment interviewing Interviewing
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- Others
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In this video, it illustrates the life span of a Google query. The life span of a Google query is less then 1/2 second, and involves quite a few steps before you see the most relevant results.
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- Google (Firm) Web search engines Internet searching
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- Video
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Frederik Imbo studied theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent and has acted in lots of television series. He founded Imboorling and now has over 15 years' experience in stimulating and supporting people. With the aim of improving their communication skills Frederik gives presentations, workshops, training courses and personal coaching sessions to anyone prepared to make their two ears available.
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- HTM3226 Managing Human Resources in Hospitality
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- Personnel management
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- Video
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Have you ever talked with a friend about a problem, only to realize that he just doesn’t seem to grasp why the issue is so important to you? Have you ever presented an idea to a group, and it’s met with utter confusion? What’s going on here? Katherine Hampsten describes why miscommunication occurs so frequently, and how we can minimize frustration while expressing ourselves better.
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- Miscommunication Interpersonal communication
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- Video
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Dive into the phenomenon known as circular reporting and how it contributes to the spread of false news and misinformation. In previous decades, most news with global reach came from several major newspapers and networks with the resources to gather information directly. The speed with which information spreads now, however, has created the ideal conditions for something called circular reporting. Noah Tavlin sheds light on this phenomenon.
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- Media literacy Fake news Information literacy
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- Video
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In this video, we discuss 'how to adapt' as a key to becoming your best self. Knowing how to adapt is key to becoming a master of your reality. This video will help you understand the process of adaptability for a life of success at being true to you.
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- Change (Psychology) Adaptability (Psychology)
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- Video
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The tools available on the ERIC website at eric.ed.gov can help you find the articles you need to write an education-focused research paper. This video walks you through the process of writing a research paper using ERIC. Since there are multiple ways to navigate ERIC, we show various techniques to help you find high-quality resources on a topic. The video provides step-by-step instruction on how to narrow your topic, use search filters, and take advantage of the ERIC Thesaurus to target specific resources. The video also provides guidance on how to identify and select the most relevant and rigorous articles for your paper.
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- Education -- Periodicals Educational Resources Information Center (U.S.) Report writing Education -- Research
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Do you sometimes have your most creative ideas while folding laundry, washing dishes or doing nothing in particular? It's because when your body goes on autopilot, your brain gets busy forming new neural connections that connect ideas and solve problems. Learn to love being bored as Manoush Zomorodi explains the connection between spacing out and creativity.
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- Creative thinking Creative ability Boredom
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- Video
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If you have a hotel management interview coming, or if you want to become a hotel manager, make sure you watch this interview tips video by Richard McMunn from beginning to end, as it will help you prepare fully and PASS! COMMON QUESTIONS ASKED ABOUT HOTEL MANAGER INTERVIEWS Q. What questions do they ask in a hotel interview? Q. How should I prepare for a hotel interview? Q. What questions should I ask a hotel manager? Q. Why do you want to be a hotel manager? Q. What are the duties of a hotel manager? HOTEL MANAGEMENT / MANAGER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q1. Tell me about yourself and why you want to become a Hotel Manager? Q2. What are the most important skills and qualities needed within hotel management? Q3. Why do you want to work for our hotel? Q4. Explain how you’d resolve an issue with an extremely irate guest? Q5. Talk me through the steps you would follow when giving a member of the hotel team feedback on their performance? Q6. Give me some examples of outstanding customer service? Q7. Tell me about a situation when you went above and beyond what was required? Q8. Talk me through the steps you would follow to turn around an underperforming team within a hotel? Q9. Give me a brilliant example of when you provided outstanding customer service? Q10. What steps would take to improve the guest experience and customer service levels at the hotel? Q11. Talk me through the specific steps you would follow when dealing with a hotel guest complaint? Q12. A hotel guest calls down to reception at 4am to make a complaint. There are limited staff on duty. How would you deal with the complaint and what would you say to them? Q13. Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time? Q14. How would you build a strong working relationship with the other members of staff at the hotel you were managing? Q15. What’s the first thing you would when you start within this hotel management role? Q16. What style of management do you have? Q17. Have you ever managed a difficult team? If so, tell me what happened and what you learned from the experience? Q18. What are the major challenges facing the hotel industry over the next 5 to 10 years? Q19. Why do you want to leave your current job to become our hotel manager? Q20. What’s your biggest weakness? Q21. That’s the end of your Hotel Management interview. Do you have any questions for the panel?
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- HTM4311 Hotel Professional Development
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- Hotel management -- Vocational guidance Hospitality industry -- Vocational guidance Employment interviewing Job hunting
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- Video
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Each morning, wake up to a new 5-minute lesson delivered to your email inbox. Choose from 300+ topics. For example, Arts, Business, Coding, Computer Science, Health & Fitness, History, Languages, Philosophy,Photography,Productivity,Psychology,Science,Social Science, and Writing.
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- Internet in education
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- Others
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This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption. It is issued under a creative commons license and can be used for free in whole or in part for non-commercial purposes. The first chapter sets out the general context of global corruption: its nature and extent, and some views on its historical, social, economic and political dimensions. Each subsequent chapter sets out international standards and requirements in respect to combating corruption – mainly in the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and the OECD Bribery of Foreign Officials Convention (OECD Convention). The laws of the United States and United Kingdom are then set out as examples of how those Convention standards and requirements are met in two influential jurisdictions. Finally, the law of Canada is set out. Thus, a professor from Africa, Australia, New Zealand or English speaking countries in Asia and Europe has a nearly complete coursebook – for example, that professor can delete the Canadian sections of this book and insert the law and practices of his or her home country in their place. While primarily directed to a law school course on global corruption, this book will be of interest and use to professors teaching courses on corruption from other academic disciplines and to lawyers and other anti-corruption practitioners.
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"Created as part of the UNODC's Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative (ACAD), Global Corruption: Law, Theory & Practice is a key resource for lawyers, public officials, and business persons of tomorrow on anti-corruption laws and strategies. This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption. The first chapter sets out the general context of global corruption: its nature and extent, and some views on its historical, social, economic and political dimensions. Each subsequent chapter sets out international standards and requirements in respect to combating corruption - mainly in the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and the OECD Bribery of Foreign Officials Convention (OECD Convention). The laws of the United States and United Kingdom are then set out as examples of how those Convention standards and requirements are met in two influential jurisdictions. Finally, the law of Canada is set out.--BC Campus website.
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- Corruption -- Law legislation
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- e-book
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MOOC
Handling statistical data is an essential part of psychological research. However, many people find the idea of using statistics, and especially statistical software packages, extremely daunting. This free course, Getting started with SPSS, takes a step-by-step approach to statistics software through seven interactive activities. No statistics software is needed.
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- SPSS (Computer file) Statistics -- Computer programs Statistics -- Data processing
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- MOOC
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The advent of data intensive science has fueled the generation of digital scientific data. Undoubtedly, digital research data plays a pivotal role in transparency and re-producibility of scientific results as well as in steering the innovation in a research process. However, the main challenges for science policy and infrastructure projects are to develop practices and solutions for research data management which in compliance with good scientific standards make the research data discoverable, citable and accessible for society potential reuse. The talk will present GeRDI - the Generic Research Data Infrastructure - which is such a research data management initiative targeting long tail content that stems from research communities belonging to different domains. It provides a generic and open software which connects research data infrastructures of communities to enable the investigation of multidisciplinary research questions.
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- Science -- Data processing Research -- Data processing Information storage retrieval systems
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- Video
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Others
Apart from subject domain knowledge, there are some personal competencies and skills that learner may want to develop in university. The personal competencies and skills include, critical thinking, evaluating definitions, evaluating arguments, evaluating news & media, evaluating scientific studies, evaluating disagreement, and evaluating statistics & graphs.
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- Critical thinking Media literacy Journalism -- Social aspects Information literacy Press criticism
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- Others
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Others
If you have non-traditional work experience — or a lack of relevant work experience entirely — the functional resume format may be the right choice for you. Learn how to write your own functional resume and use our template and examples to help you get started.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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To give you an edge with your applications, we’ve made some free CV templates that can help your name stand out. They’re professionally designed, visually striking, and best of all, free to download. We’ll also share guidance on what you should include in your CV and highlight online courses that will improve your application writing and interview skills.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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- Others
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With Canva’s free resume (opens in a new tab or window) builder, applying for your dream job is easy and fast. Choose from hundreds of free, designer-made templates and customize them within a few clicks.
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- Applications for positions Job hunting Résumés (Employment)
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- Others
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You will learn four steps for good goal setting.
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- Motivation (Psychology) Goal (Psychology)
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- Others