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Mock Job Interviews
Mock Job Interviews
Mock Job Interviews give students the opportunity to learn critical interview skills needed for the future. Employers act as mock job interviewers for students as students practice these skills. Mock job interviewers are then encouraged to give the students feedback on their practice of these skills and on their mock job interview.
Mock job interviews can be done in-person or through a virtual platform under the direct supervision of a teacher or approved school staff member (if students are underage).
Mock Job Interview Objectives
Mock Job Interview Objectives
Provide students the opportunity to practice communication and interview skills in a controlled environment
Provide students the opportunity to raise their comfort level in answering impromptu interview questions of varying difficulty through practice with professionals
Share information and expectations of a professional workplace
(dress code, workplace culture, etc.)
Encourage student ask questions and learn more about getting hired and advancing in different careers
Preparing to host a Mock Job Interview
Preparing to host a Mock Job Interview
Co-develop mock job interview experience with industry/community partners
Communicate with industry/community partners and share the skills currently being taught to students in the classroom prior to the mock interview (examples: professional introductions, resume writing, etc.)
Review any interview forms/documents shared by industry/community partners to update mock interview questions
Develop/co-develop feedback form/worksheet for mock interviewers (paper copy or online) with industry/community partners
Provide sample mock interview questions and scenarios to industry/community partners
Share logistical information with industry/community partners
Following-Up after the Mock Job Interviews
Following-Up after the Mock Job Interviews
Review all feedback
Assist students to create an actionable plan based on the feedback given by industry/community partners
Create an actionable plan based on the program feedback obtained from industry/community partners
Examples of Mock Job Interviews
Examples of Mock Job Interviews
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Typically one-time experiences at school or through a huakaʻi or field trip to build student awareness of the wide range of career, college, and community options available to them
Exploration activities go beyond brief exposure of awareness-building experiences by extending the experience through multiple interactions or more rigorous student participation
Preparation level experiences strengthen student content knowledge and skills through coursework linked to extended interaction with community and industry professionals
Training experiences are extended interactions that require the application of the learned technical, employability, and academic knowledge in real-world industry settings
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