Interviewing 101

● Check-in – 3 MIN
● Practice & Debrief – 25 MIN
● Discuss Best Practices & Common
Questions – 25 MIN
● Practice Again & Debrief – 20 MIN
● Next Steps – 2 MIN
Interview Challenge
• Download and open the Sample Interviewing
Questions from the Classroom.
• Open your target Job Description.
• In Breakout Rooms, in pairs, share the job title, top
skills, and responsibilities from the job description
with your partner.
• Your partner will select any two questions they want
from the Sample Interviewing Questions to ask
you.
• You have 7 minutes each to ask questions and get
feedback.
 Debrief
What did you learn from being interviewed for
questions you had not prepared to answer?
Let’s Discuss

What are 3 things you do to

prepare for a job interview?

What You Do
 Review Best Practices
(Lower your Stress)

Let’s Review Days Before

• Select, try your outfit, and check your appearance
on video.
• Practice interviewing on video/in-person.
• Secure a space and equipment.
• Research the company.
• Know the job posting well.
• Know your stories.
• Write questions to ask them.
Day of & During the Interview
• Test your set-up and materials.
• Arrive/connect 10-15 min early.
• Be confident, not arrogant.
• Use positive voice and body language.

Best Practices •

•
Speak calmly, clearly, concisely, and answer the
question.
Listen attentively.
• Take notes
• Send a thank you/follow-up email.
 Review Common Questions

Let’s Discuss •
•
Tell me about yourself.
Why did you leave your last job?
• What is your greatest strength?
• What is your greatest weakness?
• Where do you see yourself in five years?
• Why should we hire you?
• Can you tell me about the gap in your
employment history?
• Why do you want this job?
• How do you handle stress and pressure?

What They Want to Know

Common Qs • The skills, traits, abilities and success

stories that each question is referring to.
2nd Interview

• Open the Sample Interviewing Questions and

your Job Description.
• In 10 minutes, select a question and write a
STAR Story to answer it.
• In Breakout Rooms, in pairs, tell your partner the
question you selected, have them ask it, and
answer it using your STAR Story. Your partner
will give you feedback.
• Each person gets 5 minutes.
 Debrief
Compare your first and second interview
experience. What did you learn about yourself?
 Next Steps:
Homework Challenge:
• Practice interviewing with a classmate or
someone else at least once.
• Record yourself answering one question that
is difficult for you to answer and post it on
the Google Classroom stream by Thursday.
Give feedback to at least two classmates.