Talk to students at your school who are interviewing for jobs this term. Possible questions to ask them include the following:

■ What field are you in? How good is the job market in that field this year?

■ How long is the first interview with a company, usually?

■ What questions have you been asked at job interviews?

Were you asked any stressful or sexist questions? Any really oddball questions?

■ What answers seemed to go over well? What answers bombed?

■ At an office visit or plant trip, how many people did you talk to? What were their job titles?

■ Were you asked to take any tests (skills, physical, drugs)?

■ How long did you have to wait after a first interview to learn whether you were being invited for an office visit?

How long after an office visit did it take to learn whether you were being offered a job? How much time did the company give you to decide?

■ What advice would you have for someone who will be interviewing next term or next year?

As your instructor directs,

a. Summarize your findings in an email to your instructor.

b. Report your findings orally to the class.

c. Join with a small group of students to write a group report describing the results of your survey.