Galway Technical Institute/ GTI

Stephen55

Have an interview for GTI college on 19th of May for Business Studies, was wondering if anyone with experience or someone who has an interview aswell knows about what kind of questions are asked, how long interview is, are they strict/ difficult to get accepted into, etc. Have high hopes on being accepted so any help is appreciated.

Cheers!

katydid

Stephen55 wrote: »

Have an interview for GTI college on 19th of May for Business Studies, was wondering if anyone with experience or someone who has an interview aswell knows about what kind of questions are asked, how long interview is, are they strict/ difficult to get accepted into, etc. Have high hopes on being accepted so any help is appreciated.

Cheers!

I don't know anything about that specific college, but I teach in an FE college, and interview for courses and I can give you general advice.
First of all, dress smartly - if you have to wear your school uniform because you don't have a chance to change, that's fine, but if you don't, wear the kind of clothes you would wear if you were going on work experience in a business environment.
Bring lots of documentation with you, with photocopies that they can hold on to - bring anything you have, even if they haven't asked for it. Gaisce certs, any other certs you got during TY or whatever, and explain - if you get a chance, why you think they are important. (Sports cert show leadership skills, community projects show commitment etc).
Have references from employers, youth leaders or anyone that can vouch for you.
There will be work experience on the course, so show that you have thought about this and where you could do it. Maybe make a few enquiries; it always goes down well if a student has done some legwork already, because it shows they are serious.
Make sure you read the description of the course on the brochure, and know what the subjects are. Try to find out what's involved in each subject and be able to talk about them if they ask. Have an idea what subjects you might prefer; and if there are subjects you're not sure of, don't be afraid to ask. It shows you've read the course description.
And most of all, be confident. They won't eat you up. They're not there to deny you a place, just to make sure it's the right course for you, and that you are up to the demands of it.

Good luck!

Stephen55

katydid wrote: »

I don't know anything about that specific college, but I teach in an FE college, and interview for courses and I can give you general advice.
First of all, dress smartly - if you have to wear your school uniform because you don't have a chance to change, that's fine, but if you don't, wear the kind of clothes you would wear if you were going on work experience in a business environment.
Bring lots of documentation with you, with photocopies that they can hold on to - bring anything you have, even if they haven't asked for it. Gaisce certs, any other certs you got during TY or whatever, and explain - if you get a chance, why you think they are important. (Sports cert show leadership skills, community projects show commitment etc).
Have references from employers, youth leaders or anyone that can vouch for you.
There will be work experience on the course, so show that you have thought about this and where you could do it. Maybe make a few enquiries; it always goes down well if a student has done some legwork already, because it shows they are serious.
Make sure you read the description of the course on the brochure, and know what the subjects are. Try to find out what's involved in each subject and be able to talk about them if they ask. Have an idea what subjects you might prefer; and if there are subjects you're not sure of, don't be afraid to ask. It shows you've read the course description.
And most of all, be confident. They won't eat you up. They're not there to deny you a place, just to make sure it's the right course for you, and that you are up to the demands of it.

Good luck!

Thanks very much for your help, just needed some advice as I've never had any experience with interviews before!

Was wondering if you knew roughly how long these type of interviews last?

Thanks.

katydid

Stephen55 wrote: »

Thanks very much for your help, just needed some advice as I've never had any experience with interviews before!

Was wondering if you knew roughly how long these type of interviews last?

Thanks.

About fifteen minutes is how long ours are. I'd imagine about the same.

The most important thing is to relax - they aren't going to eat you, they just want to make sure you and the course suit each other.