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Simulated Interviews, Simulated Confidence
It’s that dreaded time! Except, I don’t feel as nearly as anxious as I probably should. To tell you the truth, my approach to every job interview up until this point has been to ‘wing it’. No preparation, all I needed to do was show up, smile, and suck up to the interviewer. It’s worked…
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Ael 3001 Simulated Interviews
Despite completing several simulated and real interviews across my educational background and work life, the simulated interviews conducted within this module offered a singular diversity that made it stand out against the previous experiences; a chance to sit on the interview panel. On the drama pathway for the course, alongside others using the placement as…
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Shadowing and the Shadow’s shadow of doubt.
In my last blog I compared myself to the film School of Rock’s main protagonist Dewey Finn. I discussed how I was a like to Finn in my approach to teaching. This included attempting to put on a convincing persona that I was destined to be a great teacher. This time it is not so much about…
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Interviewing the Interviewer
A Self-Reflection of a Group Interview Task, Using Gibb’s Reflective Model “There is a growing interest in the role of writing in learning, and a corresponding interest in finding ways that both teachers and learners can use to incorporate writing more effectively into learning experiences.” (Boud et al, 52) Description Doing well in an interview…
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It’s Hideous! It’s Evil! It’s just an Interview.
Just the thought of an interview makes my heart drop to my stomach, followed by sweaty palms and anxious thoughts… but the actual interview itself? I could simply crumble into a ball of nerves. However, it shouldn’t have to be that way! Rather than creating a scene of total embarrassment or crippling disappointment, interviews can…
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Playing it by ear on placement! The Sequel: Impromptu teaching edition…
What began as a typical Wednesday at placement, quickly turned into one of the most important days of my life. Unbeknownst to me, I would leave school that day having taught a real-life, hour-long music class to a room of year 10 students, a day I never imagined would come. After years of gathering experience…
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Deciphering the code of a Succesful Interview
As graduating loomed closer and closer, my classmates and I took part in a simulated interview exercise to aid us in preparing to enter professional employment. I chose to be interviewed for a videographer and editor role in a company called Panoptic Group which is a content production company that creates promotional videos for brands.…
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Group Grilling – Simulated Interviews
As part of the latter half of our work-based learning module (AEL3001), we had to complete simulated interviews within groups. My group consisted of Ethan, Annabel, Rachel, Holly, and myself. Being able to practice interview technique and reflect upon my responses along with interviewing my peers and giving them feedback has been constructive and worthwhile.…
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AEL3001: Navigating the Interview Process
A reflection on my simulated interview The initial prospect of partaking in stimulated interviews was extremely daunting, having never experienced an interview for an industry job before. The territory wasn’t entirely unfamiliar to me, however, having successfully completed half a dozen interviews for part-time posts in the service industry over the past six years. These…
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Job Interviews – Is there anything worse?
It’s an experience I could confidently say not one human being enjoys. You are given on average less than 20 minutes to prove to the person sitting opposite that you are the most hardworking and skilful individual amongst a group of more often than not equally hardworking and skilful people. I must admit I believe…