Selection Interview Assignment
Selection Interview Assignment
Selection Interview Assignment
Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to give each student the opportunity to
improve his/her skills in the selection interview. This goal will be achieved by critiquing
a simulated interview.
Procedures: The procedures for this project are detailed on a day-by-day schedule
below:
Preparations for Day 1
Two basic documents need to be prepared for the next class period:
1. Develop a current resume according to the guidelines presented in class and the book.
2. Construct a 1-page typed job description of an actual job you wish to apply for upon
graduation.
Day 1 (activities should take about 10 minutes)
3. Divide into groups of three.
4. Designate a person A, person B, and person C within the group.
5. There will be 3 rounds of interviewing according to this schedule:
Person
A
Round 1
ER
Round 2
observer
Round 3
EE
EE
ER
observer
observer
EE
ER
purposes of this exercise is to provide specific feedback to the ER and the EE. Be sure to
mention both the positive as well as the negative.
Day 2
10. Conduct rounds 1,2 and 3 according to this schedule:
Round 1
20 minutes:
interview
5 minutes:
oral critique
observer analyzes ERs interviewing technique
observer and ER evaluate EEs interviewing style
observer and ER critique EEs resume
Round 2
20 minutes
5 minutes
interview
oral critique
Round 3
20 minutes
5 minutes
interview
oral critique
Preparations for Day 3
11. Observers prepare a 1 - 2 page critique of the interview including both positives and
negatives (areas of improvement). The report should include specific communication
recommendations for the EE. The major focus should be on the EEs style. Make 3
copies of your critique--1 for the professor and 1 each for the ER and EE. You may also
include a critique of the assignment.
12. Analyze the cassette tape when you were the EE. Prepare a 1 page critique of your
own interview style.
13. Draft a thank-you letter to your ER.
Day 3
14. The following items are to be prepared in a professional form and handed in for
grading:
your own resume
your own job description
your critique as the observer (step 11)
your critique of your own interviewing style as EE (step 12)
your interview planning (6 strategies)
your interview guide
your thank-you note
Interviewer/Interviewee Evaluation
1. The interviewer demonstrated sensitivity to the interviewee.
Strongly Agree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree
Strongly Disagree