LESSON PLAN WEEK 6

INTERVIEWS: BEFORE, DURING, AFTER

MOCK INTERVIEW SIGN-UP SHEET AT END OF CLASS
RE-REVISED WEEKLY SCHEDULE week 8-14
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
ASK what should you do before an interview?
Slides
Assignment - Research Component
DURING THE INTERVIEW
ASK who has gone on an interview? Where did it take place? How many people
were there? Ask if other have had different kinds of interviews?
TYPES OF INTERVIEWS
Referral; Screening; Selection
ASK questions throughout to see if people have had these
FORMS OF INTERVIEWS
Directed; Unstructured; Stress; Panel; Group; Telephone; Video
ASK questions throughout to see if people have had these
TYPES OF QUESTIONS
1) Standard/Open-Ended
textbook calls them Standard, Booklet - Open-Ended
focus on your skills when answering
ACTIVITY - HANDOUT - STANDARD QUESTIONS - Students interview each other

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2) Behavioural
give definition of behavioural question
to introduce PROOF STORY structure ASK if someone watched a TV show last
night
have them describe what happened to demonstrate story structure - what
happened in the beginning, middle, end
relate this to STAR/PAR format - if you leave out Results its like the last 20
minutes of the movie get cut off
ACTIVITY 1 - PROOF STORY WORKSHEET - WRITING - students write down
skills required for the career they want, select 1 and write a Proof Story for it Take up as a class
ACTIVITY 2 - HANDOUT - BEHAVIOURAL QUESTIONS - SPEAKING - Students
interview each other
IN-PROCESS - submit 1 proof story
3) Situational
similar to behavioural but hypothetical
use Proof Stories to give concrete examples from your past if you have had similar
situations
use best judgement if havent had similar situations
ACTIVITY - HANDOUT - SITUATIONAL QUESTIONS - SPEAKING - Students
interview each other
4) Stress
designed to throw you off balance to see how you react
what kind of fruit would you be?
Inappropriate Questions for Interviewer to ask
Questions to Ask Interviewer
General; Defining; Controlling
Shows youve done your research; answers can help you decide whether to accept
job offer or not

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AFTER THE INTERVIEW
performance notes pro/cons
thank-you letter
ask for feedback if not offered job
THANK-YOU LETTER - 3 paragraphs
HANDOUT - sample thank you letter