WSI light

Participants
The individual counselling service is aimed at foreign-language jobseekers who are unable to take part in the collective "WSI" course for personal reasons, e.g.

• The course times are not compatible with childcare.
• The clients are too weak to attend courses (language, PC skills, etc.).
• Intermediate earnings make it impossible to attend the course.

Prerequisites
Participants understand and speak German. They can read and write in German at a basic level. They are prepared to deal with their personal situation and improve their application process.

Aim of individual counselling
Participants learn the basics of written and oral job applications. At the end of the counselling session, they will be able to apply with up-to-date documents and will have practised a job interview.

Contents and course objectives

• Checkup of application documents and personal situation
• Definition of the application strategy
• Preparation of the CV incl. current photo
• Preparation of application letters (active and advertised applications)
• Submission of the application documents on a stick
• Instruction on how to actively & reactively send application documents (via PC/mobile phone)
• Practise telephoning and job interviews, answer tricky questions well
• Possibly send an application by mobile phone (for tech-savvy jobseekers)
• Carrying out and analysing a mini German test

Duration of individual counselling
7 appointments between 1 -1 ½ hours (8.5 hours in total) within 4 - 6 weeks
Between the counselling appointments, you do a little homework.

Costs
The costs are covered by unemployment insurance.

Registration
Registration is carried out by the RAV personnel counselling service.
The Contiva coach invites the participant to an initial meeting. Follow-up appointments are arranged together.

Contact us
Sabina Cannarozzo
+41 61 339 90 03
+41 79 627 51 82
s.cannarozzo@contiva-berufsperspektiven.ch