Application for work coach CS 500 word application

Use the STAR method, I highly advise reading the behaviours and what they expect from an EO grade and implementing it into your answers. Demonstrating you can work efficiently to an EO grade is key to getting the points, maybe use some of their key words from the vocabulary PDF will work too. This is what I did and I am waiting for feedback for my interview.

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Original post by fgl_11

Use the STAR method, I highly advise reading the behaviours and what they expect from an EO grade and implementing it into your answers. Demonstrating you can work efficiently to an EO grade is key to getting the points, maybe use some of their key words from the vocabulary PDF will work too. This is what I did and I am waiting for feedback for my interview.

Thank you for your advise, I appreciate it, can I ask how you began the 500 words. For example, did you start with a short personal statement, like why you would be a great fit, and your goals, or move straight into the examples of behaviour?
Kindly appreciate any advice on how you started to word it.

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Thank you for your advise, I appreciate it, can I ask how you began the 500 words. For example, did you start with a short personal statement, like why you would be a great fit, and your goals, or move straight into the examples of behaviour?
Kindly appreciate any advice on how you started to word it.

No worries at all. I got straight into it, I focused solely on the behaviour the questions were asking and started something like “whilst working at XYZ as a XYZ it was my responsibility to XYZ” then I’d introduce the situation, the task you were in (for example managing the customer complaint), action that needed to be taken, and then the result. I would focus on ending your answer with “I” rather than “we”, so; “as a result of my action we were able to XYZ”. Hope I have helped in some way, and good luck. If you’re comfortable keep your thread updated with your feedback and how you get on.

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Original post by fgl_11

No worries at all. I got straight into it, I focused solely on the behaviour the questions were asking and started something like “whilst working at XYZ as a XYZ it was my responsibility to XYZ” then I’d introduce the situation, the task you were in (for example managing the customer complaint), action that needed to be taken, and then the result. I would focus on ending your answer with “I” rather than “we”, so; “as a result of my action we were able to XYZ”. Hope I have helped in some way, and good luck. If you’re comfortable keep your thread updated with your feedback and how you get on.

Thank you so much for that reply. That has clarified ALOT to me, and I will 100% update the thread. The advice is invaluable from others like yourself that have gone through the same process. I cants actually relate mine to work as have no work history, but I am thinking I will relate to an issue at my son's nursery where there was no behaviour reward system implemented, so I put one together, presented it to the managers and they implemented it with a positive outcome sort of thing. I am going back to work after being a stay at home Mum, between university and now, that's all I have done, be a parent, but to my understanding, it doesn't HAVE to be work related, it can also be life related from what I can gather.
Also social situations where you have motivated someone in a positive way?
This is my concern ATM, is the lack of work history, but I am so keen to get back to work, and I know that this role would really suit me.

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No problem! I think your example is a solid one, just make sure you’re implementing the behaviours within your answer. Also, think about uni and when you did group projects how you manoeuvred them and worked with your team. It could be as little as how you decided to use double-sided paper instead of single in the final project, it’s all about how you came to that decision (if it’s a making a decision behaviour question) - this wasn’t my answer but was similar. When I did my interview I used two examples from uni. Please feel free to message privately if needed !

But I was told to think of it as the journey/process to a decision or action is what’s most important to the assessors. Good luck !!!

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Thank you so much for that reply. That has clarified ALOT to me, and I will 100% update the thread. The advice is invaluable from others like yourself that have gone through the same process. I cants actually relate mine to work as have no work history, but I am thinking I will relate to an issue at my son's nursery where there was no behaviour reward system implemented, so I put one together, presented it to the managers and they implemented it with a positive outcome sort of thing. I am going back to work after being a stay at home Mum, between university and now, that's all I have done, be a parent, but to my understanding, it doesn't HAVE to be work related, it can also be life related from what I can gather.
Also social situations where you have motivated someone in a positive way?
This is my concern ATM, is the lack of work history, but I am so keen to get back to work, and I know that this role would really suit me.

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Thank you so much. University was a while ago but you have given me more help than you would ever know and I am truly grateful to you for the time that you have taken to reply to me. I really does mean alot, and if I get stuck, I will take you up on your very kind offer to message you. Thanks again.

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Absolutely no problem, happy to help and really pray your successful in this !!!!

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Thank you so much. University was a while ago but you have given me more help than you would ever know and I am truly grateful to you for the time that you have taken to reply to me. I really does mean alot, and if I get stuck, I will take you up on your very kind offer to message you. Thanks again.

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