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The performance exam for the first example involved a friend. Jane had to interview a class mate in class. She never interviewed anyone before so she had to go home and practice interviewing family members. There were guidelines for the mock interview procedure that she had to follow to score a high score. Students in the course had to judge the performance of the mock interview with a rubric given by the Instructor. Eye contact, hand shake, not saying umm and making sure to answer the questions…

The Interview: Portfolio Piece 1 I have chosen my step dad for the interview for many reasons, I have always been curious about what he did in Iraq and the things he went through. Also I have never sat down and talked to him about this, he had only ever told me a little bit about his experiences. My question to him is, what were some of your memories about deciding you wanted to be a Marine and being over in Iraq. Having this conversation will bring more depth to our relationship because I…

The purpose of the interview was to create an initial profile of a client upon meeting with me, acting as their occupational therapist. The goal was not only to gain vital information regarding the client, but to establish the foundation of a healthy therapeutic relationship between the client and myself. This relationship is of high importance because trust is already being formed, which can impact our future sessions. In the beginning, the interview stared off a bit rocky, but towards the end…

Introduction The recorded interview was a tough assignment in my opinion, harder than what I thought it would have been. Being as to how I work in a clinical setting, interviewing patients I thought would have come naturally, however that was not the case. Although patients and peers have complimented me on my assessment skills, in this recorded interview I do not feel as though any of the skills I used came naturally. This could be due to the fact that I knew I was being recorded, or the mere…

Many people feel a combination of emotions when called for a job interview. Initial excitement followed by a sense of fear that is difficult to shake, the sense of lack of control is the main cause of the fear. When we are unable to foresee what will happen we feel that failure is possible. In truth, we are in control, and with proper preparation all job interviews, including the obtaining of one, can be successful. Our work starts long before the interview even before we review a job listing.…

Appropriate Posture in a Job Interview Setting Posture is a form of nonverbal communication and is also a component of body language that is important in business, especially during a job interview. A person’s success impacts his or her posture and begins once someone lays his or her eyes on the person (Bjorseth, 2002). Rane (2010) states that individuals have their own unique ways in communicating thoughts through various kinds of body language, including posture. Nonverbal cues are crucially…

Chapter 3 Different type of Interviews and how to face them Interviewers use many different types of interviews. Therefore, it is best to know how to present yourself as the best candidate in each type of interview. The most common type of interview is the traditional interview where you meet in a small room with one interviewer. The interviewer will ask you a series of questions and listen to your answers. Be as much like the interviewer as possible. If the interviewer comes across as rushed…

Almost every person on the face of the earth is or has been employed at some point in their lifetime. This implies that, like any job, they had to make a great first impression at an interview. Those interviews determine whether he or she becomes a new addition to the company or are going to be left at the wayside. Besides the fact of the intimidation of becoming a new employee, there are many other ways a person may impede their ability to be hired and fail their interview. First impressions…

Basic 101 Skills for Interviews I remember my first interview like it was yesterday, I remember how nervous I was. My palms were sweating like crazy, I just wanted to get it over with. It wasn’t that I wasn’t prepared it was just my first professional interview. I had gone to the careers services office at my university to prep my CV, attended some mock interviews with my counsellor and got some counselling to best prepare myself. These services were readily available to me. They were free for…

There are three types of interviews: structured interviews, semi structured interviews, and unstructured interviews. Structured interviews are interviews that are formal such as telephone interviews, survey research and political polling. The interview is set up with a designed place ahead of time and a set of questions preplanned. Semi structured interviews are interviews that allows the interviewee to talk about a topic more “open minded” (pg. 87) rather than structured and to the point. The…