In life, with everything thing you start, you will start as a beginner. After practice you can improve you skill and become better. When you first learn to ski you do not go to the biggest mountain and the most dangerous slope your first trip down. When you first learned to read you did not try to read the epic novel, War and Peace. You need practice before you get to the meat of things. Interviews are no different.

The Value Of Mock Interviews

Doing a mock interview is a great way to practice your interview skills. It gives you the real feel of an interview with real interview questions. Most people doing the interview were recruiters at one point so they know exactly what they are doing. Interviews allow you to practice collecting yourself with tough interview questions. They give you a change to practice, and make improvements to prepare for a real employment one. Your mock interviewer will also give you valuable critique to really get the full benefit of the interview.

Get All The Bad Interviews Out Here

There is a chance that your first couple interviews will not be the greatest, but in this simulated environment you want to get all the mistakes out here. You want to arrive to the employment interview sharp and confident. I am living testament to having bad interviews before good ones. I had two mock interviews. The first one I did pretty bad. The second one I did terribly. But that was okay because they were just practice.  After those two interviews I had a series of 7 employment interviews which I did much better. I had no problems whatsoever. Each interview got easier and easier. The end result I got the summer job.

Use the tools we have here at Fox School of Business. Mock Interviews are a great way to prepare. Just like you study to perform well on an exam, or you join toastmasters to improve your speech. Mock interviews are your way to practice. It will pay off! See the CSPD office to take advantage of these opportunities.