Mock Interviews

Due to the current stay-at-home order, we are not scheduling in-person events for the remainder of the spring semester. However, we would love to start planning for Fall 2020! To set up an in-person mock interview session, please fill out the Employer Sign up form or contact Jessica Jagger at jjagger@ivytech.edu.

Time commitment.

• Prep time: 1-2 hours. If you are using this activity to prescreen students for potential real employment opportunities, please help us help you and provide your own interview questions - we want you to optimize this experience! Providing us a job description prior to the event helps students prepare, as well.
• Day of: 2-3 hours. We set aside three hours for mock interviews in person and online. Most employers commit to three hours, but we're flexible. Just let us know and we'll adjust the student communication piece accordingly!
• Post event: 1 hour. We also ask that you provide feedback. We will supply you with digital feedback forms that you can use during interviews or fill out afterward for each candidate you talk with. You can also spend some time (<5 minutes) with each individual student giving them feedback. Having documentation helps both us and the students improve.

Steps.

1. Complete the Virtual Mock Interview form below.

2. An Ivy Tech career coach will each out to you within 2 business days via email to provide you with a toolkit, consisting of: a generic IT job description, a list of common behavioral questions, access to the digital feedback form, and Zoom instructions.

3. Provide your own job description and/or list of interview questions to the Ivy Tech career coach or approve the existing ones for use. We will also ask for a high rez logo + organization profile to help promote the event (if we don't already have it).

4. Students will be given information on your company and the position you are "hiring for" in preparation for the mock interview. We will work with students on their resume and interview skills as it pertains to the job description, and will provide you with a single .pdf file of all resumes prior to the event.

5. The day of the virtual mock interview event, we ask that you attend a pre-event Zoom meeting at the link provided to you in the confirmation email. This will help us iron out any issues, set you up as a co-host and provide you with a breakout room, and handle any last minute business. Students will congregate in the Zoom meeting's waiting room and we will allow them in promptly at start time. From there, the Ivy Tech Career Coach moderating the room will indicate the order of interviews. The Moderator will be keeping time and sending out global messages when time is almost up.

6. Each interview should last between 20-25 minutes, with a 5-minute buffer for you to give the student quick feedback and to write down any thoughts/notes/additional feedback on your form. You can then re-enter the main room and request another candidate.

7. Following the mock interviews, we will ask for a quick post-event meeting once all students are gone, just to get some initial feedback. We will then follow up to collect official feedback via email.