CAREER SUCCESS$-$ CDEV $1830$

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

During modules $11$ and $12,$ you worked on a series of activities to help you prepare for interviews, including analyzing fit and competence for a role, preparing using the STAR method, common interview questions and interview reflections. Review your work for spelling and grammar, ensuring that your ideas are communicated clearly. Upload and submit your completed career profile as a single Word document to the Assignment Submission Folder.

Prior to completing the tasks, be sure to review the attached rubrics. The rubric can be found attached to the submission folder. Submission folders can be accessed by selecting Course Tools and then Assignments on the course navigation bar.

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.

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 it$.$

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List of activities

Module $11-$ Preparing for the Interview, Preparing using the STAR Method

Job Posting

Enter your posting here $($you must use the same job posting as you did from your resume and cover letter assignment$).$

My Fit and Competence

Next organize the posting details into the chart below. Select one example that demonstrates your understanding of fit and competence, highlight keywords and then craft two questions that the employer could ask you.

Statement From the posting Keywords Predicted Question

Fit

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Competence

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Preparing using the STAR Method

Now that you$$ve predicted some interview questions take some time to think about how you would answer at least five of those questions.

Use the STAR Method to respond to two of the questions you predicted above. Write the question in the blank and then fill in your response in the table.

First Predicted Question: what are the weakness point in you $?$

Situation$/$Task

Action

Results

Skills

Second Predicted Question: Click or tap here to enter text.

Situation$/$Task

Action

Results

Skills

Module $12$: My responses to common interview questions, My Mock Interview, Interview Reflection

Now, it$$s time to practice commonly asked interview questions by preparing written responses. You will notice that one question is already selected for you. Select three commonly used interview questions and enter a prepared response. The last question has been given to you to answer.

Use the table to organize your questions and responses.

Commonly Asked Question My prepared response

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$2.$

$3.$

$4.$ Do you have questions for us$?$

My Mock Interview$$Recording Instructions

To complete this activity, 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 all your questions.

$2)$ Answer your interview questions on video.

a$.$ You can either record on your smartphone, webcam, or other video recording software such as Zoom or Teams.

$3)$ 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$).$

My Interview Reflection

To practice reflecting on your performance, please watch your video to reflect on your performance and respond to the following questions.

What are your first impressions of your performance?

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

How did you practice the common interview questions?

In what ways did practicing help you?

How could you improve your responses?