Interview Simulations

Erasmus+ project ‘Rock Your Careers!’

Day 3

Round 1: One-to-one interviews

Those who picked “A”: come up with a title of a position you want to apply (on paper write title and your name)

Those who picked “I”: choose which position you want to interview

Time for the interviews: 10min

Try to challenge an applicant, push applicants to share their experience, avoid plain questions

Switching afterwards

Round 2: Group interviews

Group interviews

Job interview which consists of an interviewer and several (4-6) applicants

Interviewer has an ability to compare each applicant with others on the spot

Usually those who actively participate in the discussion, suggest solutions, etc., get noticed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gr-vBoHdWAk

Round 2: Group interviews

Those who picked “0”: group interview leaders

4 teams with 6 members in each

Applicants will have to find a solution (in a team) to the problem; topics will be given to the interview leaders

It is your time to show initiative

Interviewers are the observers and will have to provide feedback

Time for group interviews: 15 min

Topics (bus isdalintos, nebus sito slido)

„Green Leaf“ is a volunteering organization which is responsible for protecting the environment. Currently they are organizing the event during which they are planning to clean a local park. The problem they are facing is a low rate of volunteers who have registered to the event. Provide some suggestions how this organization could attract more volunteers.

Imagine that you are participants of local youth organization. You are planning to perform a “flashmob” dance on the main square in the city in order to send a message about importance of being active. Which advertisement sources should you use to attract as much audience as possible on the performance day and why?

You are planning to organize an initiative to encourage people wearing their seat-belts while driving. Currently you are thinking about creating a short-video, which will later be broadcasted on TV. Brainstorm some ideas regarding script and which information should be presented in the movie.

Recently, you have come up with an business idea of selling T-shirts which you will design and paint yourself. You do think your design will be unique and demand for your T-shirts will be high especially because summer is approaching. Think how and suggest some ways in which you are going to sell your product and argue why they are the most effective.

Round 3: Questions from the audience

A person will be picked who will have to stand in front of the others

She/he will receive questions from the audience

She/he can only answer positively, meaning “Yes, but…”

Idea of an exercise is to practice finding the best answer to an uncomfortable question

For example: „Is it true that while organizing “Free-Biscuits Day“ for poors, volunteers from your organization ate half of them?“ The person responds „Yes, but...“ and has to come up with an answer