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MeganDressel

KNH103
MockInterviewAssignment
Theinterviewtookabout25minutes.IwasnotsurprisedbecauseIhavebeeninanactual
interviewbeforesoIknewwhattoexpect.BynomeansdoesthatmeanIamgoodatinterviews,
Ihavejustexperiencedthembefore.MyfirstinterviewwastoworkattheAbercrombiestore
backinmyhometowntobeafloormodelakatheannoyingpeoplethatwalkaroundthestore
andaskyoueverycoupleminutesifyouarefindingeverythingok.Thatparticularinterview
lastedabouttenminutesandwassuperinformalandeasygoing.Butitwasstillarealinterview
withrealinterviewquestionsandIwasactuallyaskedsomeofthesamequestionsIwasasked
duringmymockinterview.Iendedupgettingthejob,somaybeIamdecentatinterviews.The
otherrealinterviewIhaveexperiencedwastogetmycurrentjobrightnow.Iteachattheyoga
studioRootYogauptownandIabsolutelyloveit.Theinterviewforthisjoblastedalittlelonger,
abouttwentyminutesandwasprettyeasygoingaswell.Thequestionsweredifferentthanmy
mockinterviewquestionsbecausethequestionswerespecifictoteachingyogaandmylifestyle
soitwaseasiertotalkaboutandanswerthanthemockinterview.
Igotacoupleofcommentsfromtheinterviewerbuttwoofthemainonesweretotalk
slowerandkeepmoreeyecontact.Ithinkjustingeneralwhenpeoplearenervoustheytalk
fasterwhichiswhathappenedtome.ThishashappenedtomebeforetooinspeechesIhave
giventoowhenIjustgetcaughtupinthemoment.Keepingeyecontactisdifficultformetoo
whenIgetnervousbecauseitishardformetothinkofthingsonthespotespeciallywhenIam
nervoussoItendtolookawaymore.Ididhavesomestrengths,however.Iamprettygoodat

stayinginagoodmoodandjustgivingoffgoodvibes,evenwhenIdonotknowtheanswertoa
question.SmilingandgivingoffgoodbodylanguageiswhatIamgoodat.Iamalsoprettygood
atcomingupwiththingsonthespot,evenifitisnottherightanswer.AnotherthingIamgood
atisshowinglotsofinterestinwhatevertheinterviewisfor.OnelaststrengthIhadwasnot
sayingumandlike.ItdoesnotseemlikemuchbutIdonotknowaboutyou,butwhen
someoneistalkingtomeandeveryotherwordislikeorum,Ijustcannotlistentothemtalk
anymore.Ihavehadalotofpracticeswiththatforspeechesaswell.Andmylaststrengthwas
thatIansweredthequestionsthoroughlyandIhadquestionsfortheinterviewer.Ithinkthiswas
mymostimportantstrengthbecauseitshowsmaturityandthatIamexperiencedandinterested.
Ithinkoneofthemosthelpfulthingstodobeforeaninterviewistoanticipatequestions.
Therearealmostalwaysthesamebasicquestionsaskedeachtimesoitisgoodtopreparefor
thoseandknowwhatyouaregoingtosay.Anotherimportantthingtodobeforeaninterviewis
toprintyourresume,maybeacouplecopiesincaseyouhappentoloseone.SomethingelseI
liketodobeforeinterviewsispractice.Practicewhatyouaregoingtosay,howyouaregoingto
answercertainquestions,andmaybesomequestionsyouwanttoasktheinterviewer.Oneofthe
lastthingsIdoislayoutmyclothesbeforehandandknowwhatIamgoingtowear.Lastly,
makesureyouarepunctual.Soarrivingfivetotenminutesearlyandbeprepared.Ilearnedthat
althoughIthoughtIwasgoodatcomingupwiththingsonthespot,IamnotquiteasgoodasI
thoughtIam.AlsoIthoughtIwouldknowmoreaboutmyself,forexamplewhentheysaidto
tellthemaboutme,mystrengthsandweaknesses,itwashardertothinkofanswersthanI
thoughtitwouldbe.AndlastlyIdonotthinkIwasasprofessionalastheyhadliked.Ilaughed,
joked,andhadagoodtimewhilestillansweringthequestionsandtheinterviewerdidnot

mentionanyofthatsomaybeitwasallrighttodo.FormynextinterviewIwoulddefinitely
preparebetter.PrepareforthequestionsandthequestionsIwouldasktheinterviewer.Iwould
alsopickoutwhatIamgoingtowearearlierthanIdidthistime.Iwaskindofrushedanditwas
alittlestressful.Lastly,Iwouldprintoutmyresume.Becauseyouhavetosubmititonlinewhen
youapplyforaninterviewedIfiguredtheydidnotneedmetoprintitbecauseitwasonline.
However,theyaskedformycopyanditwaskindofawkwardwhenIdidnothaveone.

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