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Interview Tips
Gary Connel, a chartered accountant and currently a Finance Director for a tech company, shared his interview tips with us this week. He outlined his own career journey and highlighted the importance of doing what you are good at and letting who you are guide you through your career. He emphasised the importance of preparing for an interview; knowing what the company does is always essential as this is often a starting point at the interview. He gave us some commonly asked questions that we could prepare for, such as: “Describe a time when an activity you took part in did not go well and how could you have done better?”
He explained that the structure of interviews has changed, that they are increasingly a two-way conversation and that you might be expected to start and lead the conversation.
Finally, he reminded us that there are no right and wrong answers to the questions the interviewers ask, they are looking at how you act and react to what they ask. We were all very grateful that Mr Connel spared the time to talk to us. We all learnt a lot from him and feel much more prepared for any interviews we’ll go to in the future.
NHS Project
For the NHS project week for Remove to Upper Four, Upper Sixth students volunteered to help with the various activities. This was a week-long project which encouraged students to research and learn about a variety of areas within the NHS.
They looked at the different departments within a hospital and how they are run as well as investigating historical figures in medicine such as Florence Nightingale, after whom the new London hospital was named. There were several creative projects for them to complete, including a playlist for a hospital radio and pieces of art too.
All the girls seemed to really enjoy this project and the Upper Sixth students enjoyed helping and answering the questions they had.
January
Careers Newsletter January 2022
Fencing medal for Alexia (Upper 4)
Rosie on Tour in Florida for Lacrosse World Cup Training
February
Primary 6 Project on Space Tourism
Spring Revision @ St George’s Online
Chinese New Year at Houldsworth 2022
Lunar New Year Celebrations in Primary 4
House Event in Junior School: PHOTO GALLERY
March
Connected Culture: Lower School Conference
Love and Kindness for Valentine's Day
Crafty outings with the Boarders
P6 Author Visit: Elle McNicoll
Deepti wins the National SSBU Secondary Junior U13 title
An Evening with Allistair McCaw
UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge
International Women's Day - Junior School
Summer Sports Camps: 15-18 August 2022
Success for U11 Hockey at the Compass School Tournament
Young Enterprise Best Company Award Winners 2022
Success in Hockey and Lacrosse
April
May
National Representation in the Scotland Lacrosse Team
Sport Scotland event with Judy Murray and Allistair McCaw
Staff Fundraising Walk for Ukraine
Primary 3 Travel Back in Time to Stone Age Times
National Representation for Deepti at Badminton
Bea Competes at the National Schools Equestrian Association Event
Rosie Hazell Selected for the World Cup Lacrosse Squad
Target Ovarian Cancer Walk/Run
Rights Respecting Schools Bronze award
Primary 4 Visit The Birds of America
Scottish Mathematical Challenge Awards
Celebration for Upper 6 Boarders
Equestrian Club at Floors Castle
Inter-District Hockey Tournament
Miss Campbell selected for Wales Match
P6 Netball club had a ‘ball’ at EPSSA netball festival
Scottish Fencing Youth Development Series 2
u17 Edinburgh District Netball
A.F. Steadman visits the Junior School
Butterflies for Chelsea in Bloom
Emma-Louise Beeson visits Nursery
U4 Digital International Exchange Week
Primary 4 Learn about Electricity
June
Erasmus Exchange Hosting Visit
First Impressions of St George's
Theatre Visit to The Lion King
Work Experience at The Royal Highland Show
Festival of Chemistry at Heriot Watt
August
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