Howard High
Jason Weiss
Laurie Terry
MOCK INTERVIEW PROJECT
DISCLAIMER
This power point and interview project was obtained, used and tailored
to Howard High School with permission from Debbie Peabody at
Union Grove High School in Henry County.
For additional information:
Debbie Peabody
Union Grove High School
120 East Lake Road
McDonough, GA 30252
678.583.8502
ext 230
[email protected]
ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS
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SECURE DATE & LOCATIONS  Interviews
 Student responsibilities
Set your timeline
 Receptionist duties
Delegate tasks
 Interviewers’ information
Contact interviewers
 Breaks and lunch
Schedule interviews
 Gifts
Student pre-interview products  Follow-up
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Research careers
Cover letter
Resume
Reference page
Application
Interview questions
Practice interviews
 Thank you letter
DELEGATED TASKS
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Create Sign-up Flyer and Classroom Flyer
Update/write letter to interviewers (cover letter)
Create/update contact list (on going – advisory members, etc)
Contact interviewers
 Email
 Phone
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Set up and organize notebook of contacts/flyers
Check and answer response emails daily/print for notebook
Send out additional emails as necessary
Contact interviewers a week before assigned day
Schedules
 Interviewers
 Students
DELEGATED TASKS
 Lunches
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Determine lunch menu/theme – can been hosted through FCCLA
Create grocery list
Buy groceries
Prepare lunches for 25+ daily
Set up dining area daily
Clean up dining area
 Hospitality Room
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Create snack list
Buy snacks and drinks
Set out snacks daily
Get ice daily
Clean/straighten room daily
Clean all serving dishes
 Interview area
 Set up reception and waiting areas each morning
 Arrange interviewers’ tables each morning – supplies, etc
DELEGATED TASKS
 Receptionists
 Determine schedule
 Locate volunteers/students – CTSO officers
 Train – receptionists and assistants
 Deliver folders to teachers
(at end of each day)
 Thank you letters
 Organize thank you letters
 Address envelopes
 Mail
 Compile interviewers comments
 Update contact list
 New interviewers
 Information changes
TIMELINE
 Four months prior
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Set a date
Reserve interview, reception and waiting areas
Delegate assignments
Develop a list of interviewers with contact
information
 Create all forms and files
 Set up notebook
 Determine funding for lunches and hospitality room
TIMELINE
 Three months prior
 Send out “Save the Date” email/postal
 Order supplies
 Interviewers’ folders
 Manila folders & color coded file labels
 Pens
 Calculators
 Resume paper
 Interviewers’ gifts
TIMELINE
 Two months prior
 Email flyer to interviewers
 Contact funding and food donors
 One month prior
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Begin creating interviewers’ schedule
Call interviewers if slots are not filled
Contact receptionists
Set up receptionist schedule
Students complete application for volunteer positions
Set up teacher interview lesson plan
TIMELINE
 Two weeks prior
 Send confirmation emails
 Adjust interviewers’ schedule
 Guest speakers talk to classes – teacher optional
 One week prior
 Teach interview lesson plan in CTAE classes
 Students practice interviews in CTAE classes
 Purchase food for lunches and hospitality room – can be
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organized through FACS teachers.
Confirm with food/funding donors
Adjust interviewer’s schedule
Set up students schedule
Phone to confirm date/time with interviewers
POTENTIAL INTERVIEWERS
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Chamber of Commerce Members
Advisory Committee Members
County/city personnel
State Department of Education personnel
Alumni
Local banks’ employees
Retailers
Civic groups
Fraternal organizations
Network contacts
Friends and neighbors
Students’ parents
CONTACT INTERVIEWERS
 Speak at Advisory Committee meeting to invite
 Email 2 or 3 months prior with a template flyer to be
returned by:
 Email
 Fax
 Mail
 Begin phone calls and/or a second email one month
before interviews if needed
 One to two weeks before interviews, send
confirmation emails with information attached
 Week before interviews begin, start calling to verify
participation and answer questions
Save the Date Sign-up Flyer
CONFIRMATION EMAIL
 An advance thank you to interviewers
 Directions to interview site
 Interview Rating Sheet
 Interviewer’s Notes
 Interview Questions
REMINDER CALLS
 Verify contact information
 Provide phone numbers for school and cell
phone of coordinator
 Discuss arrival times for orientation
 Confirm attendance for lunch
 Tell them where to park
DAILY INTERVIEWERS’ SCHEDULE
TEACHERS’ SCHEDULE
PRE-INTERVIEW ASSIGNMENTS
 Career Research
 Cover Letter
 Resume
 References – optional in interview
 Application
 Interview Questions
 Practice Interviews
RESEARCH
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Determine abilities, aptitudes and interests
Internet
GA College 411
US Department of Labor
Counselors and teachers
Relatives and friends
COVER LETTER
 Write the letter for a current, obtainable job
opening
Ex: If interested in being a doctor, apply for
doctor’s office receptionist position now
 Use correct business letter format
 Attract the reader’s attention in the first 20
words
 Highlight qualifications
 Close with an action step
RESUME
 Create a fact sheet
 Keep style simple whether using a resume
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builder or a word document
One page
Build off previous employment and/or skill
strengths (include software proficiencies)
Use industry terminology for skills
Discuss (in)appropriate email addresses
Stress the importance of involvement in
extracurricular activities
Use good quality stationery
SAMPLE RESUME
REFERENCES (optional)
 Relate the importance of selecting
appropriate references
 Employers
 Teachers
 Coaches
 Contact all references each time they are
used
 Print on same stationery as resume
APPLICATION
 Keep it generic
 All students use the same application
 Redo it until it is handwritten perfectly
 Blue or black ink
 Legible and neat
APPLICATION
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
EDUCATION
PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF
High School (Last attended)
Location
Did you graduate?
Yes
No
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Date: _____________________
College & Vocational Schools
Location
Did you graduate?
Yes
No
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Name (print): Last: _______________________________________ Middle I.: __________ First: ____________________________
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Present Address: ____________________________________________City: ___________________ State______ Zip __________
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Home Phone: __________________________________________ Work Phone: _________________________________________
In case of emergency, please notify: Name: _______________________________________________________________________
Phone (home): _______________________________________ (work/cell): ____________________________________________
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Address: ____________________________________________________ City: _________________ State: _______ Zip: ________
Do you have a reliable means of transportation to work:
Yes
No
What wage are you expecting: _________________________ If younger than 18 years old, how old are you? __________________
Are you eligible to work in the U.S.?
Have you ever been convicted of a felony?
Yes
No
Yes
What are your interests and activities? __________________________________________________________________________
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(PROOF OF ELIGIBILITY IS REQUIRED UPON EMPLOYMENT)
Please list awards and/or leadership positions held (work or school): __________________________________________________
No
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AVAILABILITY
PERSONAL REFERENCES
MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
SUN
FROM
PLEASE PROVIDE THREE REFERENCES TO WHOM YOU HAVE BEEN ACCOUNTABLE. NO FAMILY MEMBERS PLEASE.
Name
Address
Phone
Relation
Years known
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TO
Summer: ________________________ School Year: __________________________ All Year: _____________________________
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Minimum number of hours needed to work: ________________________________________________________________________
Maximum number of hours needed to work: ________________________________________________________________________
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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PLEASE LIST YOUR THREE MOST RECENT JOBS (including babysitting, lawn care or volunteer work):
Dates Employed
Name & Address of Employer
Phone #
Supervisor
Earnings
Reason for Leaving
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Job skills acquired: __________________________________________________________________________________________
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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING
STATEMENTS CAREFULLY AND SIGN
I understand that the completion of this application does not indicate that there are any positions currently open and does not obligate
the Employer to hire me. I certify that all of the answers given in this application are true and complete to the best of my knowledge and
are subject to confirmation by the Employer.
The Employer may make such investigations and inquires of my personal employment, financial, academic history and other related
matters as may be necessary in determining whether I can perform the essential functions of the position which I seek. I hereby release
said employers, schools and all persons contacted from all liability in responding to inquires in connection with my application.
If I am employed, I understand that false or misleading information given in my application or interview(s) may result in termination. I
understand that I am required to abide by all employer rules and regulations.
Date: _______________________ Applicant Signature: ___________________________________________________________
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
PRACTICE INTERVIEWS AND
GUEST SPEAKERS
 Take the time to let students practice with:
 Classmates
 Teachers
 Video tape or record
 Guest speakers reinforce and add validity
 Personnel directors
 Employment agencies
 Gives students a network connection
INTERVIEWS
 Student responsibilities
 Receptionists’ duties
 Interviewers’ Information PowerPoint
 Interviewers’ Folders
 Hospitality Room
 Lunch
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
 Dress for success
 Student interview folder
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Job Interview Rating Sheet
Resume
Application
References
 Be on time
 Know how to greet interviewer
 Be prepared
RECEPTIONISTS
 Possible receptionists
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Student interns
Parent volunteers
Teachers with planning
Alumni
CTSO officers/members
 Greet interviewers
 Check in students
 Verify Job Interview Rating Sheet complete and
business card attached
 Monitor reception area
 Offer assistance to interviewers
 Collect Interviewer’s Information Sheet
INTERVIEWERS’ POWERPOINT
 General “Job Interview Fair” information
 Interviewee facts
 Interviewers’ folder contents
 Cover Job Interview Rating Sheet rubric
 Interview process
 Lunch
 Thank you
 Questions and answers
JOB INTERVIEW RATING SHEET
HOSPITALITY ROOM AND LUNCH
 Hospitality room
 Soft drinks, water, coffee
 Candy, snacks, fruit
 Breakfast foods
 Lunch
 Student volunteers in charge of set up, serve and clean up
 Foods Science classes determine menu, prepare and serve
food - optional
 Catered lunches are an option
 CTSO members can help serve and clean-up
FOLLOW-UP
 Students return to classroom and
immediately write thank you letters
 Sort all thank you letters by interviewer and
mail
 Include a thank you letter from CTAE
department/ interviewer coordinators
Helpful Forms for Your Use:
These Forms are available on our School Website
 Preparations:
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Save the Date sign-up letter
Cover letter for sign-up
Interviewer Schedule (my master)
Teacher Interviewer/class schedule
 Interviewers’ Folder:
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Interviewers’ notes
Rating Sheet
Interview Questions
Informational Form
More Helpful Forms….
 Student Folder
 Application
 Resume
 Questions to answer in class
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Jason Weiss
[email protected]
Jason Weiss' Website
Laurie Terry
[email protected]
Laura Terry's Website
Howard High School
478.779.4880