What Do I Need to Know to Go on an Interview?

1. What Do I Need to Know to Go on an Interview? Spring 2003 Kelly M. Huff

2. The Unit The students in my class were seeking part-time jobs, so it was important that they be coached on behavior, skills, dress on an interview Transition Services Preparation & Training

3. Questions • What is appropriate attire on an interview? • What questions will I be asked on an interview? • How should I act on an interview? Transition Services Preparation & Training

4. Importance of interviews How to prepare for an interview – dress, manner, attitude, materials, performance How to have confidence during an interview What questions to expect on an interview How to present themselves positively on an interview Desired Understanding Transition Services Preparation & Training

5. Student Characteristics • Students were northeast Ohio 10th grade high school students ages 16-20 • P-levels – the students operate on levels 5 and 6. All can tell lengthy stories in all tenses that are easily understood, even by people who do not know them • Literacy - the students are primarily on French’s writing levels 6-7 because attempts at pronouns and adverbs are generally successful and there is variety in their sentence patterns. According to SAT-9 and IRI evaluations, the students read on a 4th-8th grade level Transition Services Preparation & Training

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8. Unit Results • The students did well when asked about appropriate clothing for an interview. Overall, they dressed appropriately when interviewing for jobs. Exceptions occurred when they would dress well, then wear an inappropriate jacket or sweatshirt overtop of their dress clothes. • Students were well prepared for the types of questions that are asked in an interview. When videotaped for the mock interview, they became nervous and did not communicate as clearly as when practiced in class. Students were reported to have performed well in their actual job-interviews, and those who obtained employment stayed employed throughout the semester. Transition Services Preparation & Training