Mock Interviews

• Event Title: North Kansas City School Mock Interviews- 3rd Annual Event

• Event Purpose: To provide students with the opportunity to learn the process of writing a resume' and completing an interview.  

• Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023 

• Register to be a volunteer interviewer: To become a Mock Interviewer for this event, please fill out and submit our online form (Link will be added in October). All 10th grade students will automatically participate through their 10th Grade English course. 

• Time: 8:00am-12:00pm (More details provided after companies/organization register.)

• Venue: All four high schools, but volunteers will be able to select their high school preference for this event. 

• Target Audience: North Kansas City Schools 11th Graders (Hiring Fair will be open to 12th graders and the public in the afternoon). 

• Event Format: The gymnasium will feature tables along the perimeter. Students will rotate through the fair in scheduled sessions. Volunteers will use provided interview questions and a paddle to indicate when they're ready for the next student's interview and feedback.

• Questions: Please contact the Work-Based Learning Director, Shannon C. Shelton at shannon.c.shelton@nkcschools.org 

We sincerely look forward to your participation and hope to make this year's mock interviews a transformative experience for all involved. Thank you for considering our invitation!

Our registration link is now available from October 2, 2023 until November 3, 2023. 

• Registration Link Embedded Here: Deadline to register is Friday, November 3rd. 

  • If a hard copy of the registration form is needed, please review embedded flyer here. 

On the day of the interviews, volunteer interviewers are provided with a folder containing all materials needed for the day. Interviewers will find a table sign with the interviewer's name and company. 

Student "applicants" are scheduled to rotate in at their assigned interview time. Interviewers will remain stationary as students show up for their "appointment".

While conducting the interviews, volunteers are asked to consider using questions from our list of Sample Interview Questions and conduct each interview as if it were real. 

Volunteers should maintain an “interviewer” persona throughout the interview session (i.e.: don’t break off interview to give tips, feedback, etc. during the interview). Interviewers are encouraged to take notes on each interviewee.

After each interview, we ask that volunteer interviewers to fill out a quick Mock Interview Metric Feedback Form for each student. 

This will not only give each student feedback on his or her resume and interview, but it may also be factored into each student’s grade on this assignment.