Interview Prep
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Subject Area: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 8
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Interview Skills for Teens
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will be introduced to interpersonal skills during a mock employment interview. The lesson will provide scenarios of interview questions that could be asked in an interview and examples of great responses. The lesson will explain job interview basics and provide quizzes, discussion boards, and practice scenarios.

  • ELA.8.C.2.1 Present information orally, in a logical sequence, supporting the central idea with credible evidence.
  • ELA.8.C.4.1 Conduct research to answer a question, drawing on multiple reliable and valid sources, and generating additional questions for further research.
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Video : Job Interview Prep
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: This video will give you a visual of a great interview and a terrible interview. The video will explain how to give appropriate responses to questions asked throughout the interview.
Reading : Job Interview Basics
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

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Description: Now that you have watched the video on proper interview conversation. Please review the job interview basics. This will provide you with the details of preparing for an interview and the do's and dont's during an interview. The code for the student-paced is A6HFE.
Resources : Interview Practice Questions
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Common Interview Questions
Please review common interview questions.
Description: Now that you have reviewed the video and reading. The above site provides interview practice questions and example responses to the questions.
Resources : How to Conduct an Interview
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
How to Conduct an Interview
This is a BrainPOP on how to conduct an interview.
Description: You will be able to learn how to conduct an interview.
Quiz : Interview Etiquette
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1

What is an interview question that you may be asked?

Question #2
You should dress in your workout gear when going to your interview. 
Question #3

Why is it important to prepare for an interview?

Question #4

How do you feel after this lesson?

Question #5
What are three things you have leaed in this lesson? What is one item you would like to review with Ms. LeDoux?
Description: This quiz is meant to assess how comfortable you feel with the content.