Title: Participate in a mock job interview.
Course: Principles of Business and Marketing (12051-36) > Section: Developing Employability Skills

Participation in a mock job interview should consist of practicing interviewing skills by playing both roles to illustrate desirable interview behaviors (e.g., dressing appropriately, maintaining eye contact, asking informed questions) and undesirable behaviors (e.g., speaking too softly, failing to answer questions accurately or completely, using inappropriate body language).

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do dress and grooming affect first impressions? How does nonverbal communication affect first impressions?
- Why are listening and speaking skills so important in an interview?
- How can an applicant prepare for an interview?
- Why should an applicant research the company in advance of the interview?
- How and why should an applicant follow up with the prospective employer after an interview?
- What types of questions are illegal for employers to ask job applicants? Why? How should an applicant handle such questions?
- Why is it important to ask the interviewer about the next steps in the hiring process before you leave the interview?
- How can an applicant exhibit professional courtesy before and during an interview?
- What is the most important part of the interview? Explain.
- How can you prepare for a group or panel interview?
- What should you do to prepare for an online interview? A telephone interview?
- Why is it important to practice your response to typical interview questions?
- How can body language make or break an interview?