Career Management- CDEV 8130

Assignment 4: Mock Interview

Academic Year 2021-2022

Worth 25% of Final Grade

Due Date

This assignment is due by the end of module thirteen.

Purpose

Preparing, practicing and reflecting on interviews will support you in improving your interview skills.

Explanation of tasks

In module 8, you selected a job posting to which you tailored your resume and cover letter. In module 10, you carried on the analysis of that posting to predict interview questions and prepare written responses. During modules 10, 11, and 12, you worked on a series of activities to help you prepare for interviews.

Prior to completing the tasks, be sure to review the attached rubrics.

Student Name: Student Number

List of activities

Module 10: Predicting Questions (Fit and Competence), Preparing using the STAR Method

Predicting Questions

Using job posting complete the following worksheet. Aim to predict 5-10 questions based on the posting.

	Statement From the posting	KEY WORDS	Predicted Question
Fit
Competence

Preparing using the STAR Method

Now that youve predicted some interview questions, take some time to think about how you would answer at least five of those questions. Write the question in the blank and then fill in your response in the table.

First Predicted Question: ________________________________________________________________

Situation/Task
Action
Results
Skills

Second Predicted Question: ______________________________________________________________

Situation/Task
Action
Results
Skills

Third Predicted Question:________________________________________________________________

Situation/Task
Action
Results
Skills

Fourth Predicted Question: ______________________________________________________________

Situation/Task
Action
Results
Skills

Fifth Predicted Question: ________________________________________________________________

Situation/Task
Action
Results
Skills

Module 11: Who Would You Hire? Job Interview Observation

Who Would You Hire? Short Answer

Now its time to put yourself in the shoes of a recruiter to assess how each person performed in the interview. After viewing the video be prepared to answer the following sets of questions. Your responses will be graded.

Which candidate would you hire?

1. Anna

• Mat

What is the number one thing you noticed about Annas performance in the interview?

What is the number one thing you noticed about Mats performance in the interview?

Did Anna give specific examples for the interview questions?

• Yes
• No

Did Mat give specific examples for the interview questions?

• Yes
• No

If you were to give Mat one piece of feedback, what would you say to him?

If you were to give Anna one piece of feedback, what would you say to her?

Module 12: My Mock Interview, Interview Reflection

My Mock Interview

Be sure of the following items. You must:

1. Select someone to act as interviewer. This person does not need to be in the video; however, the questions they ask you must be clear and audible. They will ask you 3 of your predicted questions from the work you did above.
2. Answer your interview questions on video, use the STAR format to orally communicate what you have written in the responses above.
   • You can either record on your smart phone, webcam, other video recording software, or using a Bongo Video submission.
3. Ensure the video length is between 6 and 10 minutes.
4. Ensure the quality of your video submission is clear and audible (for both the questions and the responses).

Interview Reflection

What are your first impressions of your performance?

How did your answer(s) reflect the STAR model?

In what ways did practicing help you?

How could you improve your responses?