INTERVIEW COACHING – PRE-SCHOOL & GRADE SCHOOL

WHAT WILL BE COVERED

• How to answer hard questions smoothly:
  • Tell me about yourself?
  • What is your child’s weakness? (Answer without giving a cliche response)
  • Having not seen our school what makes you feel this is the school for your child?
  • Who wrote the essays?
  • What is a typical summer in your family?
  • What is a typical weekend?
  • What is your parenting style?
  • What is a typical week day?
  • What makes your child happy?
  • What makes your child nervous?
  • Has your child had any traumatic experiences in their lives?
  • What character in a book would you say most describes your child and why?
  • What is your child’s best asset?
  • What is your child’s biggest weaknesses?
  • What is special about your child?
• How to stand out and ask smart questions.
• How to ready your children for interviews.
  • What to do if your child has a temper tantrum.
  • How to turn a bad interview to your advantage.
  • What to do if your child does not interview well that day. (It happens)
  • How to prepare your child and yourself.
• How to take a tour and be remembered and wanted by the admissions team.
  • Teach children to relax and enjoy the process and interview techniques even at their age.
  • The do’s and dont’s at schools.
• How to have a phone interview.
• How to have a group interview and standout in a positive way.
• Body language:
  • How to carry yourself during an interview and how to interact as a cohesive family: Greeting, Standing, Sitting, Body Language and Walking during interview process.
  • The dynamic between you and your partner and you and your child.
  • How to read the body language of your interviewer and use this knowledge to your advantage.
  • How to make a positive memorable impression during tours and open houses.
  • What to wear and what not to wear.
• What to say, and what not to say, in follow up letters.
• Social media:
  • What to show and what not to show.
  • What schools want to see.
• Describing your child in an authentic way that makes them shine.
  • ERB’s if your child not that great?
  • What to say and not say.

SESSION DETAILS

• Session: 4 hours total, divided into parts.
• Payment is requested and required prior to the session.
• If an additional hour is added payment is requested before the next meeting.
• Available for on going questions throughout the process.
• All sessions are private and confidential.

OUTCOME

• Each above point is mastered by the client.
• Confidence and know how for life long interviewing skills.