How to interview: dress, behavior, and communication skills.
How to interview: dress, behavior, and communication skills
College & Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) Alignment
- Level: Adult Education
- Grade Level: C
- Subject: English Language Arts And Literacy
- Strand: Speaking and ListeningSub-strand: CCR
- Anchor 4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
- Standard Description: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. (SL.1.4); Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and task. (SL.9-10.4)
Required Resources
- Computer, or smartphone.
Lesson Author & LicenseLesson Author: Chackras Lee Smith
- License: Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license
E-Learning Course Responsive HTML5 accessible on any device.
https://d4l-interview.github.io/interview-skills/
Instructional Strategies and Activities
Warm-Up
Time: 15 minutes
Job connection and strategic planning paper:
Introduction
Time: 10 minutes
Explain that the students will be learning the proper procedures to Ace a professional job interview.
Activate prior knowledge by asking students to: Create three charts on a blackboard, or whiteboard. One for proper job interview behaviors, proper interview dress, and proper interview language. Have students popcorn-out their ideas about these categories and write them on the chart with different colors if possible compiling as many keywords as possible with the time allotted. These should stay on the board throughout the lesson and students should be encouraged to take notes.
Presentation / Modeling / Demonstration
Time: 10 minutes
Have students watch https://youtu.be/3AgfK3R8Pgs then break into pairs and discuss the interview particularly the dress of the candidate, behavior of the candidate, and the speech of the candidate. One student from each group will share their findings with the class.
Time: 5 minutes
Have students watch https://youtu.be/naIkpQ_cIt0 then break into pairs and discuss the interview particularly the dress of the candidate, behavior of the candidate, and the speech of the candidate. One student from each group will share their findings with the class.
Time: 15 minutes
Go over the big three interview skills document with the students.
Time: 2 minutes
Distribute the Interview skills infographic.
Time: 2 minutes
Watch the powtoon video. https://youtu.be/QFZ_6XgnDIQ
Guided Practice
Time: 10 minutes
Pass out the Interview question hand out.
Put students into pairs. Have them take turns as interviewer and applicant. Encourage the applicants to use really bad interview behavior first. Keep this exercise to a timed 30 seconds for each applicant. This will get the students more aware of what bad behavior feels like and have some fun in the process. This should help relax any nervous tensions.
It is important that the instructor takes extensive notes and provides immediate constructive feedback along with praise to the students.
Students prepare for job interviews by planning their personal career path.
Have students brainstorm their 5 ideal jobs that they feel qualified for right now; which, they will write down
Students will list the salary expectations, and perceived job requirements.
The teacher will then introduce the students to https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm
Select various students and help them use glassdoor to look at salaries and the interview section to see what these questions look like.
In classes where students have access to computers, tablets, or smartphones have the students research the jobs on their own and write down their results.
Evaluation
Time: 10 minutes
Students will take the written test.
Application:
Community Learning Project:
Option 1: Students will complete a resume, cover letter, and thank you note with instructor guidance. Students will then complete several applications for the profession in which they wish to enter on indeed.com with instructor guidance online. Students will accept interviews, attend actual interviews in person, and report their experience to the class.
Option 2: Students will complete a resume, cover letter, and thank you note with instructor guidance. Students will attend a job-fair for the profession in which they wish to enter on indeed.com with instructor guidance online. Students will do as many interviews as they can and report their experience to the class.
Option 3: Students will complete a resume, cover letter, and thank you note with instructor guidance. The instructor will bring in a local small business owner, or send the students to their office for a mock interview. The student will report the experience to the class.