Friday, November 14, 2014

1. Assign interview.
2. Go over interview questions.
3. Assign partners for interview.
4. Practice interview with partner.

Interviewer/Interviewee

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. You are interviewing for a job at Main Event.
2. You will create a real, up-to-date resume (no false information).
3. You must dress accordingly on the day of your interview.
4. You and your partner will interview each other.
5. Your grade will ONLY be based on your answers to the interview questions, not on the answers of your partner.
6. Below are questions that an interviewer may ask. You will practice answering these questions with your partner.
7. On the day of the interview, I will tell your partner which questions to ask (only five per interview). You must be prepared to answer all of them.
8. You will have a smart phone available to video the interview (separately).
9. You will video the interview and turn it in to Google Classroom.
10. Grading rubric for interview (Test Grade):
1. Handshake 10 points
2. Appropriate attire 20 points
3. Five questions 50 points (10 points each)
4. Non-verbal skills 30 points

-eye contact, not

slouching, etc

11. Grading rubric for resume (Daily Grade):

a. Correct grammar, punctuation, spelling 20 points

b. Personal info 20 points

c. Education, experience, awards, etc. 20 points

d. References 20 points

e. Extra 20 points

QUESTIONS:

1. Tell me about yourself.

2. What are your strengths?  

3. What are your weaknesses?

4. Why do you want this job?

5. Why should we hire you?

6. What can you do for us that other candidates might not be able to do?

7. Can you describe a time when your work was criticized?

8. Have you ever been on a team where a coworker didn’t pull their weight? How did you

   handle it?

9. What irritates you about other people and how do you  deal with it?

10. Describe how you would handle a situation if you were required to finish multiple

     tasks by the end of the day, and there was no conceivable way that you could finish

     them.



Timeline

Resume will be due Tuesday, November 18.
Interview will be due Thursday, November 20.