The secret to success in any field is practice.
Practicing your interviewing skills can:
- Lead to less anxiety during the interview.
- Better your odds of getting the job.
- Give you the confidence to interview anywhere, anytime.
How can you practice?
Below are some options ranked in order of how helpful they are.
- Set up a mock interview with your Career Development Advisor Curtis Fields.
- Go to a Career Event where employers and career experts will be on hand for Mock Interviews.
- Use an online Mock Interview tool. Email Curtis Fields (cufields@pvamu.edu) for a link to try Shortlister, the College’s virtual Mock Interview platform.
- Get a friend, family member, professor, or classmate to quiz you. Provide them with a list of interview questions and have them interview you.
- Video record yourself answering interview questions. Play the video back and critique yourself.
- Practice answering interview questions by yourself.
- Don’t practice at all. This option is NOT recommended.
Just remember – any practice, even with a friend or by yourself is better than no practice at all.
Practice weekly or at least once a month to stay confident and keep your skills sharp.
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