Mock Interview Analysis

Haddaway, Amanda. “Benefits Of A Mock Interview.” Careeralism. 2 March 2016. Web. 15 Apr. 2016. Haddaway provides multiple reasons to engage in mock interviews, a practice interview to test strengths and weaknesses, such as helping boost candidate’s confidence and reduces stress. The article introduces career services for students entering the workplace and promotes using them to help individuals get a job. The article introduces the idea of pretend consultations, then provides evidence to back up the authors beliefs which helps the article persuade readers to practice this technique. This article is similar to Katharine Hansen’s because they both recommend mock interviews and promotes its use to jobseekers. If one goes to a workforce service …show more content…
She offers various tips throughout the article such as working connections, researching the company, and responding to common questions before the actual meeting, to help beat the initial shock during the interview. The article begins with attracts the reader with an effective hook, which keeps the reader’s attention all the way through. Jackie Harder is different from Gordon Walker because Harder looks at the big picture, whereas Walker looks at one specific detail in preparing for an interview. How does someone new to the workforce make connections to people in the …show more content…
The article puts getting into the workforce in perspective and encourages graduates to get ahead of the competition. This article does a great job addressing students as a whole entering the workplace by telling the young adults what to expect, but does not give specific insight to job interviews and how to prepare. Sarah Taylor is similar to Jackie Harder because they both address multiple hurdles while entering the workforce, rather than just specifying one objective. How should students with an internship shift into the workforce as an