Are you looking to develop your approach to employers? Has an employer ever advised you to visit their company website to apply for jobs, or simply said “we’re not hiring right now”?
This course teaches techniques and skills in how to approach employers and build relationships to enable you to develop jobs on behalf of your IPS clients.
This course is ideal for anyone supporting IPS clients into employment including: employment specialists, supervisors, occupational therapists and vocational support workers.
The training will cover:
What is employer engagement and why we do it
Planning your engagement
Developing your introduction to employers
How to use the “three cups of tea” method effectively
Activities to practice and develop your introductory statement
How to talk about the benefits of your IPS service to employers
How to progress meetings onto the next stage
Small vs large businesses
Job placement vs job development
Managing employers’ concerns via role play scenarios
Sharing personal information with employers (disclosure)
Testimonials:
“[As result of the training] I will engage in meaningful conversations with employers without overthinking it in my head.”
“[As a result of the training] I've already scheduled a face-to-face meeting with a company. I wouldn't typically pin down a follow up date, this is something I'm going to always do moving forwards and can see how this will allow for the foundations of good working relationship to develop”
“All of it was extremely useful, the main point was writing a statement for the first EE visit and not coming on too strong, just be breezy and complimentary.”
