Mock interviews are a great way to engage students in a work-based learning experience. Come learn how to prepare students and advisory board members for this rigorous academy project. Participants will receive support documents, scheduling tips and learn how to structure the event so that students receive valuable feedback on their performance.

1. #NAFNext2014
Krishaunda Ivery AOHT, Kupirai Mayo AOIT
Emmett J. Conrad High School
Dallas, TX

2. Preparing Students and Advisory
Board Members for Mock Interviews
Mock Interviews are a great way to engage students in a
work-based learning experience. Come learn how to
prepare students and advisory board members for this
rigorous academy project. Participants will receive support
documents, scheduling tips and learn how to structure the
event so that students receive valuable feedback on their
performance.

3. Are your Academy students ready for
their Interviews?

4. • Pick up your post card and read the questions
• Please discuss your thoughts with your table
• Please be prepared to share your responses
Think-Pair-Share

5.  Be able to structure your event
 Prepare the Advisory board for their role in the event
 Be able to provide valuable feedback to academy students
Objectives:
#NAFNext2014

6. How is the Mock Interview process aligned with NAF Academy
Standards?
Standard 2.2.b The advisory board brings its industry knowledge and
expertise to the students through classroom team teaching, guest
speaking, and mentoring. In addition the advisory board provides
structured, work based learning experiences and assist with project work.
Standard 3.1.b Multidisciplinary projects are the primary vehicle by which
NAF course themes are integrated into core subject area content,
providing a relevant context for student learning.
Standard 4.1.a A three to four year series of coordinated and sequenced
work –based learning experiences such as job shadowing , professional
dress opportunities, career fairs, and interview forums guarantee that
students are given learning opportunities that build in sophistication,
duration, and intensify and ultimately prepares them for compensated
internships.
Academy Standards
#NAFNext2014

7. Academy Leaders
• Identify Academy
Needs/Goal setting
• PLC meetings
• Determine resources
needed
• Set tentative
dates/times/location
• Identify targeted
students
• Determine number
of volunteers
• Develop rotation
schedule
• Present to advisory
board
• Assign duties
Academy Teachers
• Set student
expectations
• Connect to WBLP
• Prepare student
resumes
• Professionalism
tips
• Interview
questions
• Create student list
Advisory Board
Members
• Provide input on
planning process
• Expectation of
students
• Solicit volunteers
• Ensure all
academy themes
are represented
PLANNING PROCESS

8. Academy Leaders
• Assign students to
interviewers
• Provide Agendas
• Facilitate process
• Wrap up session
Academy Teachers
• Monitor students
• Distribute student
resumes
• Senior Leaders
present Dress for
Success
Advisory Board
• Breakfast/
Introduction
• Set up
• Interview/
Feedback
Students
• Wrap up session
Mock Interview Day

10. “The Event”
Dress for Success Presentation
Senior Leader:
Lauren Jackson

11. Mock Interview Process

12. Advisory Board Participation
Advisory Board
Feedback Session
Advisory
Board
&
Volunteers

13. Academy Leaders
• Evaluation
• Advisory Board
meeting
• Implement Fall &
Spring Mock
Interviews
• Cross curricular
implementation
Academy Teachers
• Evaluation
• Student feedback
session
• Build Resumes
• Video Students
• Peer Mock
Interviews
Advisory Board
• Evaluation
• Recommendations
• Increase in
Participation
• Implement
pre/post-surveys
Next Steps

14. Planning Process
• October – February
• Time: 9-12:00
• Location: School Library
• Target: High School Juniors (approx. 150)
• Sessions: Three (45min)
• Volunteers: 25
Mock Interview Day :
• Dress For Success 12 min.
• Review of Resume 5 min.
• Student Interview 15 min.
• Student Feedback 10 min.
Summary of Details

15. Design Your Mock Interview Day
• Please plan as a table how you would design your mock
interview day.
• Please be prepared to share!
Mock Interview Planning Tool

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17. “My experience with the interview yesterday was very
interesting and helpful. I learned about how a good resume
gets you the interview, and how a successful interview gets
you a job offer. Now that I have had the experience of being
interviewed I feel I am better prepared on what to do. I feel I
will be successful when I go on my first actual interview.”
Jazmin Ramirez
Student Experiences
“ I enjoyed presenting Dress for Success to my fellow
classmates. It gave me the additional practice needed to
be a successful speaker. I will take my academy
experiences and use them to help guide me in college.”
Lauren Jackson