INTERVIEWING

PRACTICE INTERVIEWS
To help you prepare for the “real thing”, practice interviews are offered on campus during the fall and spring semesters. When the program is advertised, students should pay particular attention to the sign-up process and deadlines. Time slots are limited according to space and interviewer availability.

In some cases students are paired with professionals in their career of interest. In other cases, the interviewers may be a staff person or human resources professional who may provide a more general interview. In either case, the experience will provide you with an opportunity to practice your basic interview skills and to effectively promote yourself.

What students can expect:

• Practice Interviews are held in Hodes and other campus offices.
• Check in at Career Services 15 minutes before your scheduled interview.
• Obtain a name tag and wait until you are called.
• Your interviewer will call your name and you will be escorted to your interview.
• Your interview will last about 20 to 30 minutes. The rest of your 45-minutes session will focus on constructive comments to help you with future interviews. The interviewer will complete a brief feedback form and present it to you for discussion. You will have an opportunity to ask for clarification and suggestions.
• At the end of your interview, you will be asked to complete a brief program evaluation form that will take about 5 minutes . Your input will help us to develop and plan future programs.

Practice interview suggestions:

• Be sure sure your résumés represent you professionally and are on good quality paper. Bring one additional professional-looking copy of your résumé as a back-up.
• Dress professionally, just as you would for any job interview. If you have a suit, wear it.
• Consider writing a thank you note or professional e-mail to your interviewer within 48 hours, just as you would for a real interview.

We are confident that this will be a positive learning experience for you!

                 
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INTERVIEW SIMULATOR
Now available in Career Services is the MyInterviewSimulator. This CD-ROM features 85 Behavioral Interview questions and suggested responses in the following categories:

Adaptability		Interpersonal Skills
Analysis		Leadership
Communication		Motivation
Creativity		Persuasion
Decision Making		Planning & Organization
Difficult Situations		Teamwork
Goal Setting		Technical & Professional Knowledge
Initiative		Work Standards
Integrity

The Simulator also includes:

• 27 Case Study Interview questions and suggested responses in Business Cases, Brainteasers and Guesstimates
• 46 Basic Interview questions and suggested responses (including 12 illegal interview questions) and
• 6 Interview Simulations with 10 questions each

Stop by Career Services to practice your interviewing skills. Sorry, this resource cannot be checked out, it must be used in Career Services. To ensure availability of this resource, please call Career Services at 816.501.2901 or 816.501.3764 to reserve the software and a computer to practice your interviewing skills.