Lesson Plans
Students will take turns playing one of three roles: The interviewer (who asks the questions), the applicant (who answers the questions), and the observer (who records and rates the responses).
This lesson teaches students to identify which interview questions are inappropriate, illegal, and why.
Did you know that often an employer will decide within the first 30 seconds if an applicant is right for the job? Students will role play to see the difference an attitude can make.
Interview Practice
This website provides common interview questions that students can record themselves answering and then watch back.
Grow with Google has created a online mock interview where students can speak or type their answers, and get instant feedback on their responses. Students can specify what job they want to practice applying for, or go with general questions if their career is not listed.
Access to practice questions, video examples, and support in building strong behavioral based answers.
Videos
Teens give examples and tips of what to do and what not to do during a job interview.
Not sure how you would answer specific job interview questions? This channel provides multiple examples of good an bad answers to questions, with examples that high school students can use, even without experience.
Connect It
For the speed interviewing activity listed above, consider having volunteers from local organizations such as Marietta Noon Rotary Club join in each group. They can play along, give feedback, and provide examples of strong answers to give. Plus, this now doubles as a networking activity.