learndirect: Fit for the job app for iPhone and iPad

Whether you want to progress at work, look for a new job or simply want to improve your effectiveness, this app introduces you to a whole range of Fit for the job apps that give you the skills you need to get on. You’ll also be able to take a short quiz that helps you work out which of the Fit for the job apps is best for you.

Introduced by Mathew Horne, the apps are geared around furthering your job skills and improving your job prospects by focussing on five key areas: assertiveness, sales, interview skills, presentation skills and time management.
They include:
•Take control - How to be more assertive at work
•How to assert - Assertiveness techniques to help you at work
•Get the job - Interview skills to impress
•How to sell - Winning customer confidence
•Close the sale - Knowing your products and sealing the deal
•Get organised - Achieve more at work with better time management
•Be efficient - How to work efficiently and achieve more at work
•Get focused - Handling distractions, demands and interruptions
•Go present - Create the perfect presentation
•Perfect pitch - Presentation techniques for flawless delivery

In all of the apps, you’ll find a mix of features to help you learn and gain new skills, including:

•Video clips featuring famous faces such as Dawn French, James Nesbitt and Kris Marshall help to illustrate the key points
•Interactive multiple choice questions to test what youve learnt
•Links to extra resources help you develop your skills further.

If you’re unsure about which areas you need help with then the short quiz in this app will help you work out what areas you’re already good at and which ones you might want to improve on.

NOTICE: App currently does not support iOS 5. We are working to resolve this.