Mock Job Interviews

[Ashley]

Have you ever had a mock job interview in your business classes? My senior year of high school, I was taking a class called Modern Business Technology (more commonly known as MBT) where we did mock job interviews with a career we were hoping to persue after high school. I wanted to be a teacher's aide at the time, so naturally, my interviewer was our high school principal. Of course, I've had friendly conversations with our principal on a day-to-day basis (just in passing... usually a quick hello or something) but this was way different from what I was used to. I can't remember major details, but he told me a bit about the job that I was applying for, and how I would have to handle myself had that been a real job interview, and all of that. It was quite fun and interesting at the same time. We had quite a few business people come to our school, and each student met with a different person depending on the kind of job he/she had in mind. It was also a good learning experience as well. Have you guys ever had these before?? It's sort of like a real job interview, but it's more like a learning tool for when you actually start job hunting and what-not.

 

[Corleone]

I've had something like that, but it wasn't really like a job interview. I took a class called business essentials, and it basically was to prepare you for the real world. I had to pick a job and present to the class/teacher what it's about, my experience, and all of my qualifications. Of course I didn't have any of those, but you just had to make it up based on what you really plan on doing. Let's say you chose to do a presentation on a doctor, then you'd have to figure out what you'd do in order to get your doctoral degree, and go from there.



Different, but somewhat similar, because you'd have to present your qualifications and professionalism in an interview.



I'd definitely say go for it, because my dad works at a retail store as a manager, and he hires people and does interviews, and he gave my brother a mock interview for this job he wanted, and sure enough, he got it.

 

[Nebulous]

No... The best practice for an interview is to acutaully have some real ones. Ive been to a few that I bombed.. Even one that I was half an hour late too because I couldnt find the place.

 

[Temerit]

I went to an interview class type thing that was just a two hour session. It helped a lot! But then again I've only had two real interviews, one was for a prestigious High School program (that I later turned down), and the interview I had for my current job.

 

[Corleone]

Yeah, I agree with you somewhat Nebulous, but there's a few pointers you need to know before going into the interview. But, yeah, the best way to get experience is to go for it and see what happens. Wouldn't hurt to get some advice though from someone who may already work there or whose been in the workforce for a while.

 

[Temerit]

Yeah I got advice from a PhD who often conducts interviews. It was very helpful and eye opening. Basically a glipse into the eyes of most interviewers.

 

[Ashley]

Yeah, I think ours was more of a learning experience. Like I said, it was kind of like a job interview, because our principal asked me some of the basic questions that are usually asked at an actual interview. Example: Why do you think you would be more qualified for the job over someone more experienced than you? Or something like that. This is when I wished I still had the sheet with the questions on it lol. But they graded you based on eye contact, friendliness, among other things. Again, I can't remember all the details, but he gave me some really helpful tips about job hunting overall, and about what I would've expected had I actually been applying for the position. So it was definitely an eye-opener, that's for sure.