Warm-up | Company Red Flags? Green Flags?

• The company schedules meetings during lunchtime. They're unpaid, but food is provided.

• “We’re like a family here—we help each other, no matter what.”  When work gets tough, we provide a supportive environment and may stay late to pull together and get the job done, or cover shifts.

• The company has regular social activities planned, including week-end team-building events. They are, of course, optional.

• There's no formal job description, but a general outline of expectations. You can focus on what needs to be done by your best judgement, and not be micromanaged.

• Employees are encouraged to go the extra mile, and training is provided to help them grow professionally.

• The company offers regular yoga and mindfulness workshops, as well as an in-work therapist for all employees, to care for its employees and counter work stress.

• Your contract doesn't define fixed hours so you can negotiate with HR on a weekly basis. It potentially means you can fit work around your family, take more time off and work fewer hours when business is quiet.

Warm-up | Strategic or Risky Work Strategies

Tips by Adam and friends (but are they strategic 🧠 or risky 🚫 ?):

1. If you don't think you can do something, just say no.
2. Work smarter, not harder.
3. Don't take work home. Leave work at work.
4. If you want permission, don't ask. If you ask and they say no, you cannot do it. If you don't ask, then you simply didn't know it wasn't possible.
5. If you are asked to do something, say yes but then don't do it. Most requests are not required or even necessary.
6. If you don't want to do it, do it poorly once or seem incompetent. You won't be asked again.
7. You are behind on a task, keep asking for clarification and extra information and wait for replies to buy time. OR send a long email near the end of the day, so they can't reply until the next day.

8. Start a shared doc, so others “have the opportunity to add their input first.” Responsibility is deflected and the project probably won't start.

GAME SHOW | Taboo

1. Entrepreneur,
2. Corporate Social Responsibility,
3. Consumer Behavior,
4. Differentiation,
5. Shareholder,
6. Stakeholder,
7. Market Segmentation,
8. Profit,
9. Supply Chain,
10. Offshoring,
11. R&D,
12. Patent,
13. Risk Management,
14. Key Performance Indicators,
15. Feasibility Study,
16. Conversion Rate,
17. Corporate Culture,
18. Omnichannel,
19. Pivot,
20. Intellectual Capital

GAME SHOW | Taboo

1. Feasibility Study
2. Conversion Rate
3. Stakeholder
4. Corporate Social Responsibility
5. Offshoring
6. Intellectual Capital
7. R&D
8. Market Segmentation
9. Differentiation
10. Consumer Behavior
11. Patent
12. Entrepreneur
13. Profit
14. Corporate Culture
15. Omnichannel
16. Risk Management
17. Supply Chain
18. Pivot
19. Key Performance Indicators
20. Shareholder

GAME SHOW | CV

Race

1. A CV is a document with information about your experience.
2. You should put your photo on your CV.
3. Your CV should be 3 or 4 pages long.
4. It’s OK to have mistakes (spelling, grammar…) on your CV.
5. All information on your CV must be in full sentences.
6. Employers usually look at a CV for about 2 minutes.
7. You should write "CURRICULUM VITAE" at the top of the page.
8. Style doesn't need to be coherent.
9. You must include ALL your qualifications and experience.

GAME SHOW | CV

Race

1. Does Amit or Edward include their date of birth on their CVs?
2. Where was Amit studying in 2011?
3. What was Edward doing in 2012?
4. How many A-levels (Equivalent of Bac) does Amit have?
5. What was Amit's Bachelor degree?
6. What company did Amit work for in London?
7. Which languages can Edward speak well?
8. In which country did Edward study for his Bac?
9. In which job did Edward create databases?
10. How many children did Amit mentor?
11. Where are Amit and Edward's telephone numbers based?
12. What grade was Amit expecting to get at University?

CV Checklist

Interests

• Variety of interests with different skillsets?
• Could they demonstrate responsibility, commitment and achievement?

Structure and Targeting

• Do you use positive language and action words?
• CV is one or two pages
• Text is ordered logically and clearly. Layout is coherent.

Style

• Check for vocab, grammar, spelling, punctuation mistakes (e.g. NO SPACES BEFORE COLONS)
• Your CV has been proofread by a friend.
• Highlight skills (evidence?), your impact, significance of achievements (quantifiable?)
• Skills identified targeted towards job offer?
• No French

Presentation

• Headings are easy to read
• Visual hierarchy is correct. Sections are well-spaced.
• Design is not counter productive. It aids ease-of-reading.
• Is it easy to scan-read? Does the most important information stand out? No star system.
• Do you use font styles consistently?
• Is information presented consistently (e.g. dates in the same location with same format)?

GAME SHOW | Acronym Race

1. AI
2. ROI
3. SaaS
4. GDP
5. CRM
6. B2B/B2C
    
7. KPI
8. CFO
9. M&A
10. SMB
11. R&D
12. SWOT
     
13. PM

• Artificial Intelligence
• Return on Investment
• Software as a service
• Gross Domestic Product
• Customer Relationship Management
• Business-to-Business / Business-to-Customer
• Key Performance Indicator
• Chief Financial Officer
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Small and Medium-Size Businesses
• Research and Development
• Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats
• Project Manager

GAME SHOW | Acronym Race

1. B2B/B2C
2. SWOT
3. R&D
4. CFO
5. KPI
6. AI
7. SaaS
8. SMB
9. PM
10. CRM
11. ROI
12. M&A
13. GDP

GAME SHOW | Pictionary

​Example: SMB

1. AI
2. ROI
3. SaaS
4. GDP
5. CRM
6. B2B/B2C

1. KPI
2. CFO
3. M&A
4. R&D
5. SWOT
6. PM

GAME SHOW | Argumental

Debate unprepared on the given topic.

• Rules:
  1. This is not an argument / Dispute.
  2. Each student should take an opposing side of the debate (try "Rock, Paper, Scissors")
  3. A valid argument or counter argument = 1 point
  4. Development of each point using an example and explanation = +1 point
  5. Use of debating expression  and conjunctions = +0.5 points

• Count scores after each debate.

GAME SHOW | Argumental

Debate unprepared on the given topic.

• There should be a law preventing employers from obligating workers to come into the office during the summer months, so that employees can spend more time with family.

• Teachers and students who do not celebrate national holidays like Easter — e.g. immigrants, expats, or people from different cultural backgrounds — should continue to work during those days. These holidays are not for them.

• Students should have the option to skip classes and exams to volunteer at charities or social causes during the school year.

• Teachers who rely on movies or filler activities instead of teaching valuable content should be fired.

• Governments should subsidise cultural activities and holiday accommodation for families during the holidays or difficult economic periods to reduce inequality.

GAME SHOW |

Business Quick Response

• Race to complete the questions.
  • 2 points for fastest AND correct
  • 0 points for fastest but NOT correct
  • 1 point for correct but not the fastest.
• 8 rounds!

1 word power A

2 word power A

2 Text and Grammar B

3 Word Power A

4 Word Power A

4 Word Power E

4 Skills and Pronunciation F

5 Skills and Pronunciation F

6 Word Power C