2nd Blog Post
The “Nervous” Cliché
To avoid falling for the all-too-common cliché of people feeling “nervous” before attending an interview, I will instead tell you the truth! Or at least my truth. I love talking to people, I do so with such passion! Often times…
Selective Skills – The art of cracking the interview
Preparing for the simulated interviews my mind was cast back to my first ever interview, over 14 years ago for the retail store NEXT. I was reminded of the nerves and excitement I had going into it, my preparation on…
What If You Are Late At Interview?
“I’m sorry, this is not ordinarily how I conduct myself.” [1] My story is different from everyone else’s. A few weeks ago, I have a chance to attend a Simulate Interview. Because of some reason, when I go to the…
“Failure to Prepare is Preparing to Fail”
Reflective Analysis Journal Live Sound Engineer Interview Simulation The purpose of this reflective analysis journal is to evaluate my performance during a simulated interview for a live sound engineer position, using Boud’s method of reflection. This method involves examining the…
Interview Ready!
My chosen job description for the simulated interviews was for a position as an audio engineer in a studio-based work environment, a career I am very passionate to pursue when I graduate from university and in the future, complete a…
GETTING HIRED FOR YOUR DREAM JOB 101
THE FIRST HURDLE Whilst being on Placement has taught me many things about working in the theatre industry, it has yet to teach me one of the biggest fights of working in the industry… That of course being getting into…
We’ll be in touch
Ah, the joys of an interview! You’d think the fact you get offered an interview for a job you are clearly somewhat interested in, you would be flattered! Excited! Optimistic! Sadly, that’s not the case and believe it or not…
Not Another Interview!
The dreaded job interview…
What am I going to do? At the beginning of this module, I decided to read the module outline and stumbled upon the overview for week 3. It was a description on how I would partake in a simulated interview…
Stuck in Simulation
Interviews require you to sell yourself as an asset; you must make the company you’re applying with believe that you are the single most suited person for a position over any other applicant. Interviews, simulated or not, are something I…
FAIL TO PREPARE. PREPARE TO FAIL.
The interview is a conversation with a purpose’ – Bingham W.V Many people despise the thought of job interviews, and this is understandable. It’s scary to think that in a survey of 2,000 hiring managers, 33% claimed to know whether they would hire someone…
STAR CANDIDATE
For this blog entry I will express my thoughts, feelings and behaviour towards the simulated interviews, through the use of Boud’s model of reflection[1]. I will also reflect and re-evaluate on my interview experience, reviewing the outcomes as well as…
An Over Prepared Interview
The key to any successful interview is preparation, applicants must be prepared to recite their relevant skills, qualities and experience, as well as taking time to research the company, arrange reliable transport and prepare a suitable outfit. An applicant that…
Use Your Time Wisely
What is the most uncomfortable feeling you can have? For me, it’s attending a job interview. The butterflies in your stomach, the uncomfortable introductions, and the constant overthinking that occurs after the interview. I was granted the opportunity to experience…
Interview worries
Source: https://www.simplilearn.com/job-interview-statistics-article “I’m so nervous” I thought to myself as I walked towards the Peter Froggatt building on the morning of my simulated interview. I do not like interviews (who does?) as they make me very nervous as I’m always…
My second interview
Job interviews are not something I would consider myself well versed in, as this mock interview between myself and my peers was to be my second job interview to that of an interview for a EuroSpar. This had left me…
Weight of the Word
You never remember how hard it is to talk about yourself until you’re sat in front of a row of strangers and asked what makes you so special compared to that guy who was just in before you. Interviews, dreaded,…
Simulated Interviews
“It takes off the rose-tinted spectacle about the whole process and makes insider knowledge available to a wider audience” (Baptiste 8). In this reflective essay I consider my learning during the simulated interview process which took place in the AEL3001…
Job Interviews: Selling Yourself For A Pay Cheque
Job interviews, torturous overly stressful conversations. Conversations which have a massive impact on your future. They are sales pitches where the product you’re trying to sell is yourself (Muir, 2005). However, in their most basic form, they are a conversation…
To be interviewed or not to be interviewed…that is the question.
In my experience, interviews for any job, no matter the field, function very much like auditions do. Hours of preparation, nerves as you wait outside the room (potentially sizing up fellow interviewees), and often only being given a small amount…
‘Interview’ : [noun] the terrifying gateway to post-graduation employment
There’s something about the word interview that immediately sends a shock of panic into a person. Although I have had a few interviews in my life, the prospect of having one, particularly for an entry-level position, a post-graduation job, was…
Job Interviews – The Plight of the Workplace
Just relax, they’re people too you know Job interviews are the last step in the recruitment process that I’m convinced is only a formality to make sure the application or CV matches the candidate. Having said this however, it’s clear…
Interview a New You! – Becoming an Interview Guru
With the recent emergence of so many innovative interview tactics, ranging from spontaneous testing of situational awareness and technical skills to an inquisition of one’s morals- can you ever truly be prepared? Despite a surge of research on employers over…
PREPARE AND PRACTICE!
MY INTERVIEW SIMULATION EXPERIENCE Job interviews are some of the most daunting situations a young adult can face, the anxiety and panic can sometimes get the better of us and we miss out on what might have been a…
They like you on paper.
“If they’ve asked for an interview, they already like you on paper. If they’ve asked for an interview, they already like you on paper…” I repeated this phrase to myself on the morning of the simulated interview session, dressed in…
The Harsh Reality for an International Student
From being confident to being humbled, the reality of the working field and finding a job in a foreign country is not what I expected at all. I’ve always prepared my future step by step, and studying Drama is a…
Do you want the real answer or the answer I have been preparing for weeks?
That question runs through my mind in every interview. It’s like a performance, I turn into a different character and pretend that everything is fine. This façade emerges through rigorous coaching, research, and a lot of coffee. Of course, I…
Escape the simulation: Take the red pill – Simulated Job Interviews
Standing there waiting to be called in. It’s the most nerve-wracking experience anyone can go through, the anxiety can quickly swell up and consume you. I wasn’t going to let that happen. I was going to ace this interview. I’d…
‘The Interview’ behind the scenes.
Heart racing. Pulse rushing. Leg shaking. This is how I’ve felt sitting outside every interview room I’ve ever been in. I always assumed I’d find interviews easy. Growing up in the arts I had ample experience auditioning in new, scary…
ACTING MY WAY TO SUCCESS: DIRECTING SIMULATED JOB INTERVIEWS LIKE A DRAMA PERFORMANCE
As William Shakespeare famously declared, we all have a part to play in life’s grand performance. This could not ring truer than in the context of a job interview, where the scene is set with a script of questions, and…
SIMULATED INTERVIEWS
Martin John Yate (2015, 24) describes an interview as, ‘a two-way discussion designed to help the interviewer learn more about you, your background, and your abilities, and to help you learn more about the company and the job you are…
To Be Or Not To Be – That Is The Interview Question
The whole premise of an interview can be extremely daunting. From the lead-up and preparation beforehand, right until the day I sat down and faced the questions being asked to me, it’s fair to say that nerves were rife and…
You’re Hired… I hope!
Although studying theatre prepares you for the arts industry, this simulation taught me that gaining employment in this competitive environment is a challenging task! The adrenaline… the intensity… the first impression can make or break any application! Anxiously waiting for a…
If All The World’s Indeed A Stage, It Sure Explains The Nerves
The Bard was right – and interviewers are a tough crowd! As someone who grew up performing on stage, I’m well acquainted with stage fright. While I’m no longer a performer, I feel the same nerves in more mundane situations…
How much Interview Can a Simulated Interview Simulate?
A few weeks ago I partook in a simulated interview as a part of my Work-Based Learning module. In our class we split up into groups of five people and prepared questions to ask each other in our interviews. In…
Tell me about yourself….oh no!
“Fail to prepare, prepare to fail” is something my dad has said to me my whole life and something I believe in and follow for pretty much everything I do, including when it comes to job interviews. When I heard…
PLAN, PRACTICE, PERFORM: SIMULATED JOB INTERVIEWS
“Can you tell us a bit about yourself?” Fluttering stomachs, sweaty palms, and scattered thoughts are common symptoms experienced by job interview candidates. However, failure to plan and practice dramatically exacerbates such anxiety. Since “interviews are one of the most widely used hiring methods” (Brosy,…
Be Prepared!!
Interviews– even typing the word makes my stomach feel like it is flipping upside down. However, interviews are a part of life and most of us will have to do serval of them in our lifetime. “If someone is sufficiently…
Use Deep Thinking to Improve Your Interview
Introduction As my graduation approaches, I have been feeling more and more anxious about my future jobs. Apart from the worry of leaving the university, the fear of future job interviews also bothers me a lot. I had many failed interviews before…
Interview simulation
In today’s simulated interview I was applying for the role of a technician at the guildhall school of Music and Drama in London. My job roles being Head of Department and Technical Supervisor with specific requirements revolving around teamwork, management,…
Internal Interview Issues: The Complete Journey of My Mock Interview Experience
“So, can you tell us why you want to work for our company?” “Uhhhhh…” Awkward silence commences. And it was going so well too. This was my great fear going into this interview… The source of all my nerves… The…
D-DAY
“D-DAY” or The Day in the life of a person who is looking for jobs and has applied for jobs is the day of interview, the most important day. The term “interview” is frequently associated with nervousness and fear, but…
Protected: Do You Have Any Questions?
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BE A S.T.A.R 🌟
It’s safe to say that most people get clammy in the palms when they discover they have to do a job interview, but the best way to ace them is to practise and prepare! That is why we have mock interviews.…
