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…
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…
Simulated Interviews: Overcome the Nerves
The dreaded interview. From applying to part time jobs and places on programmes to assist my academic and working skills, I have had to participate in many. My interview experiences in the past have ranged from abysmal to good. I’ve…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
‘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…
Nerves are a good sign…or are they?
As I stand outside the door before going into my mock interview, I only ask myself one question – “Why did I agree to go first?” At the time it seemed like a good idea, go first, and get it over…
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…
Practice Makes Perfect: My Simulated Interview Experience
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…
Frequently Asked Questions
I will use Gibb’s reflection model to evaluate my experience of completing a simulated interview for Impact Manager at the BBC by analysing my actions throughout the process (1998). Description After many hours of researching jobs in the charity, community,…
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…
Reflection of Simulated Interviews
Utilising the ERA cycle, I will now self-assess the simulated interviews and my situational awareness when I was employer and employee. “Reflective practice takes its starting point from our experiences and assumes that we can learn from them for our…
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…
Calming The Nerves
Introduction In the third week of our AEL work placement module, our cohort undertook simulated interviews. These were done to give us the experience of partaking in a dry run of a job interview where we could better understand what…