DSA-Sec Interview Skills Workshop
Registration for 2025 workshops is now open
As Interview Skills specialists, we are best positioned to give your child a helping hand to master the art of tackling interviews, and to handle such high stress moments confidently.
Set them up for success by giving them the right preparation and to build their confidence in tackling not just the DSA interview, but for any interview they will face in the future.
This is a highly practical, hands on workshop that will allow the trainer to coach each participant in a comprehensive manner. It is designed to provide each student the opportunity to not only learn interview skills, but to actually put the skills to use and to have an experiential mock interview which will be recorded for the participant's own review and practice post the workshop.
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Be Prepared
Gain Confidence
Learn what to expect at the interview
Develop self-belief for interviews
Master Essential Skills
Experience An Interview
Be empowered to answer any question
Receive constructive feedback
DSA INTERVIEW SKILLS WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS
Professional coaching by experienced Interview Skills and Communication Skills specialist
Small group mock interviews (maximum of 5 pax per group)
Highly hands on session
Learn by practical application and practice
Experience a mock DSA interview
Receive a personalised report post-workshop
PROGRAM OBJECTIVE
As Interview Skills specialists, we are best positioned to give your child a helping hand to master the art of tackling interviews, and to handle such high stress moments confidently.
Set them up for success by giving them the right preparation and to build their confidence in tackling not just the DSA interview, but for any interview they will face in the future.
This is a highly practical, hands on workshop that will allow the trainer to coach each participant in a comprehensive manner. It is designed to provide each student the opportunity to not only learn interview skills, but to actually put the skills to use and to have an experiential mock interview.
This workshop will be run by Discovering Potential's founder, Hwang Siew Ling, who has extensive experience training students for their DSA interviews. Siew Ling is an Interview and Career Coach, and she is a Certified Advanced Behavioural & Career Consultant, as well as a Certified Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming. Siew Ling's full CV can be found here.
KEY LEARNINGS
Be prepared for what to expect during a DSA Interview
Review past DSA Interview formats and questions
Familiarise yourself with key question types and how to structure good answers
Achieve awareness of how to maximise the opportunity provided by each question
Master the skill of tackling interviews without rote-learning
Understand the art of weaving in your strengths in almost any question
Learn how confidence and non-verbal communication influences the interview outcome
Understand the difference between general questions and talent specific questions
Experience a mock DSA Interview and receive constructive feedback from the trainer
Receive feedback on a full range of rubrics such as body language, habits, reactions, responses, use and command of language, structuring of answers and ability to build rapport
Walk away with important preparation techniques to self-practice
PROGRAM DETAILS AND DATES
3 hour program
Venue: 190 Clemenceau Avenue, 6th Floor, Singapore Shopping Center
Available dates for public registration:
20 March 2025, 9 am to 12 noon
10 June 2025, 9 am to 12 noon
12 June 2025, 9 am to 12 noon
18 June 2025, 0 am to 12 noon
More details will be provided to the participants closer to the date, please ensure that the email address provided is correct
FOR WHOM
Primary 5 and 6 Students (in 2025)
PRE-PROGRAM PREP
In order to maximise the value of this program for every participant, we will be requesting for information regarding the DSA talent the participant intends to apply for (if known) and it is strictly intended for our trainer to coach each participant more effectively. The information will be treated with strictest confidence but participants are free to opt out of providing the information.
POST-PROGRAM MATERIALS
All participants will be provided with the following after the workshop:
Individualised report containing the trainer's observations and recommendations
REVIEWS FROM PARTICIPANTS
C. Kho: I can learn about the types of questions the interviewer might ask and i can practice how to answer the questions and get feedback to improve. The trainer was engaging and made the workshop fun to attend
A. Ong: The best part was the group interview at the end because we got to learn from each other's mistakes and learn how to improve on our own mistakes
A. Karthik: The best part was the feedback given at the end as I now know my weaknesses and how to improve them.
REVIEWS FROM PARENTS
W.L. Goh: Siew Ling provided fantastic guidance and interview tips to my son. This enabled him to perform with a lot of confidence during his interview with Raffles Institution for Math DSA Domain. He was given a Confirmed Offer by the school!
D. Tan: Siew Ling is an experienced coach. She is skilled in imparting important and useful interview skills to my daughter. Due to her relevant coaching and useful tips, my daughter managed to secure a placing at a secondary school of her choice via DSA. .
M. Ong: A has been offered a confirmed offer with St Nicholas. Thank you for the tips during the workshop
S. Xien: We’ve engaged Coach Siew Ling to train our daughter for DSA interviews. Our daughter has full of praises for Coach Siew Ling, as she feels that she learnt alot of special techniques and advice from her. She can click so well with coach. We noted that the trainings helps build up her confidence levels and also helps in her oral performance. We planned to engage Coach Siew Ling in future as my daughter promote into her secondary school levels. We’ll definitely recommend Coach Siew Ling to our Friends .:). Thanks Coach
Other reviews from our past clients can be found on our website homepage www.discoveringpotential.com.sg
FEES
In-Person Workshop: $280 per participant
Parents/Guardians to note: This workshop may involve audio and visual recording of the participants. By signing up for the workshop, you have provided your consent for your child/ward to be recorded. Please read the full disclaimer here
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