CAREER MANAGEMENT$-$ CDEV$8130/8131/8132$

ASSIGNMENT $3$: INTERVIEW PREPARATION SELF$-$ASSESSMENT

Academic Year $2023-2024$

Worth $10\%$ of the final grade

Individual Assignment

Due: This assignment is due by the end of module ten and is worth $10\%.$

See Instructional Plan for exact due dates.

Submit to: Assignment $3$ submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by selecting Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.

Description

In module $10,$ you carried out the analysis of a job posting to predict interview questions and prepare written responses. This is a key component of interview preparation. This assignment asks you prepare predicted questions based on the same job posting you have been using and prepare responses using the STAR method. You will be assessing yourself in this assignment.

Rationale

Preparing for interviews will improve your performance and confidence during an interview.

This assignment will evaluate the following course learning outcome:

$5.$ Respond confidently and competently to a variety of interview questions using the corresponding interview response strategy.

Directions

Complete the activities below and the included self$-$assessment rubric. You will be grading your performance on this assignment. Upload the completed word document to the assignment folder as one document. Ensure you have completed the self$-$assessment rubric before submitting.

How Your Assignment Will be Graded

A rubric has been created and can be found in this assignment and attached to the submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by selecting Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.

Late Policy $-$ The School of Interdisciplinary Studies Late Policy states that you will be deducted $10\%$ per day for each day your assignment is late. After $7$ days, you will be assigned a $0\%$ for the assignment. See the School of Interdisciplinary Studies Late Policy for further guidelines.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Artificial Intelligence $($AI$)$ Assessment Statements for Students

Use of any form of generative artificial intelligence $($AI$)$ is strictly forbidden throughout all stages of this assessment, including brainstorming, idea generation, outline formation, etc. This includes your cover letter and resume.

Generative AI may include $($but is not limited to$)$ chatbots, coding tools and image$/$art generating tools, or other technologies that produce work for you. Using AI in any capacity throughout the assessment process will be in violation of Conestoga$$s Academic Offences policy under the category of Unauthorized Aids and Assistance $($Cheating$)$ or Copying from Others or Self Copying. The consequence of this violation is that an academic offence will be filed, with the severity of the penalty dependent on previous offences. In cases where you are unsure if something is considered generative AI$,$ always ask your professor before using.

MODULE $10$: PREDICTING INTERVIEW QUESTIONS, PREPARING USING THE STAR METHOD

Using your job posting from assignment $2$ and following the example in module $10,$ complete the table below. In the section on FIT, include all information from the job posting that provides clues about company culture. In the section on COMPETENCE, include all information from the job posting that highlights key skills, experience, credentials, and training required for the position. Next identify the key words from the sections on FIT and COMPETENCE. Use these key words to predict interview questions.

Behavioural and situational questions will work best when responding using the STAR method.

Write a minimum of $4$ predicted questions based on FIT, and a minimum of $4$ predicted questions that assess candidate COMPETENCY requirements for the position.

Statement From the posting KEY WORDS Predicted Question

Fit

$1.$

$2.$

$3.$

$4.$

Competence

$1.$

$2.$

$3.$

$4.$

PREPARING RESPONSES USING THE STAR METHOD

Now that you$$ve predicted some interview questions, take some time to think about how you would answer three of those questions predicted in the previous table. Write the question on the blank line and fill in your response in the table. Consider what an interviewer would need you to demonstrate in the response.

First Predicted Question: $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

Situation$/$Task

Action$($s$)$

Results

What skills are demonstrated in my response?

Second Predicted Question: $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

Situation$/$Task

Action$($s$)$

Results

What skills are demonstrated in my response.

Third Predicted Question: $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$

Situation$/$Task

Action$($s$)$

Results

What skills are demonstrated in my response?

SELF$-$ASSESSMENT GRADING RUBRIC

Now that you have completed the assignment, you will be grading yourself. Use the rubric below. Be sure to save the document before uploading it to the assignmen