{"63234":{"#nid":"63234","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Mock Interviews Prepare Students for Real Success","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents will have a chance to exercise their interviewing\nskills, no matter what shape they\u2019re currently in, with representatives from\nlocal and national companies during Georgia Tech Career Services\u2019 sixth annual\n\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=361\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EMock Interview Week\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe week is an opportunity for students to receive feedback\non interviewing skills with companies related to their fields of study or\nintended career paths. Both students and employers are expected to prepare for\nthe interview as if it were for an actual position; employers receive resumes\nof students they will be interviewing, and students are expected to research\nthe company and industry.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe try to make sure everyone is prepared in advance so it\u2019s\nreally like an actual interview,\u201d said Kevin Stacia, career specialist at\nGeorgia Tech Career Services. \u201cIt\u2019s designed so students can ask questions and\nget feedback prior to recruiting season.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the past, about 500 students and 50 companies have\nparticipated in the event. Students can choose which representative or company\nthey want to interview with by signing up through CareerBuzz from Dec. 20 to\nJan. 17. Then, depending on the number of slots still available, students may choose to sign up for additional interviews.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETwo different interview formats are offered: behavioral and\ncase interviews. Behavioral interviews are more traditional, asking interviewees\nto talk about themselves and draw from past scenarios to answer questions. Case\ninterviews, often used by consulting companies, said Stacia, present\ninterviewees with an actual client situation from the company and ask for\nsolutions using problem solving and critical thinking skills. Companies often\nmix the two interview styles, and students can choose to interview in one of\nthe two formats or in a combination.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Scott Almand, a fifth-year management major,\nparticipation in Mock Interview Week was required for a career development\nclass he took in Spring 2010; but after the experience, he was thankful for the\nrequirement.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cNot having a lot of interview experience, you don\u2019t realize\nsome things you do subconsciously,\u201d Almand said. He said it was beneficial to\n\u201cget in front of someone who does that for a living, but not be in the high\nstakes of trying to get the job.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThough Almand\u2019s interview ended up being with a company\nunrelated to his career goals, he still recommends participation to any student\napproaching his last year at Tech. He recently endured job recruitment season\nand received his top choice offer, and he attributes some of that success to\nthe mock interviewing experience.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAdded this year \u2014 on Tuesday, Jan. 25 \u2014 is a day of Skype\ninterviews, which Stacia said are becoming increasingly popular for their\nconvenience and cost-effectiveness. Students conduct these interviews using\nwebcams at Career Services, and preparation \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.career.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=95\u0022\u003Etips for Skype interviews\u003C\/a\u003E have been\nadded to the Career Services website.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EInterviews last around 45 minutes, with 30 minutes devoted\nto the interview itself and 15 to feedback. Students can sign up for interviews\nthrough CareerBuzz at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/career.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ecareer.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents will have a chance to exercise their interviewing\nskills, no matter what shape they\u2019re currently in, with representatives from\nlocal and national companies during Georgia Tech Career Services\u2019 sixth annual\nMock Interview Week.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students will have a chance to exercise their interviewing skills during Mock Interview Week."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2010-12-17 17:37:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:07:54","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gatech-csm.symplicity.com\/students\/","title":"CareerBuzz"},{"url":"http:\/\/career.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Career Services"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.career.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=95","title":"Skype Interview Tips"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1414","name":"career services"},{"id":"11490","name":"careerbuzz"},{"id":"6579","name":"interviews"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kevin.stacia@success.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKevin Stacia\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EGeorgia Tech Career Services\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.385.4822\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.shaw@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Shaw\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.385.7061\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}