Rotarians are known for their passion and ability to bring out the best in young people. Rotarians are experienced in business and have the skills required to push around a few questions to find out if a student is really looking for employment or needs a little polish to bring them towards the front of the queue. Mock interviews are a serious opportunity for students to practice their interviewing skills. They are also a serious opportunity for us to make a significant difference in a young person's life including telling them that they need to lift their game. This project is equally rewarding to the Rotarians that engage as it gives an insight into just how this generation is going. It is an interesting test of mindsets and current social values.
This is a serious project and we need serious Rotarians to make it work. If we can help a clean skin nab a job just by conducting a robust practice interview, then we are truly working in the favour of our community. A Rotary win!
Mock Interviews will be held at Nossal High School on Thursday 31st March and Friday 1st April.
We need 10 - 12 interviewers over two days to get through the 200+ Year 11 students as quickly as possible. At this point we only have 5 volunteers for the Thursday session (10:00am - 1:00pm) and 8 for the Friday session (9:00am to noon).
We allow 10 minutes per student and there will be some pre-determined questions to help out the interviewer.
- Each student has a fictional job advertisement.
- They research the requirements for the job.
- They prepare an application letter.
- They prepare a resume to maximise their chance of success in the fictional application.
- They present at the interview with the relevant documents as if it were the real thing.
- After the mock interview, we provide constructive advice to the student on any improvements that could be made.
- We complete a very brief report on each student that we interview and give it to the supervising teacher.
More detailed information on times will be provided before the mock interviews.
If you are available to assist with the interviews, please advise Sam McCurdy ASAP. This is a great project for Rotarians to influence and guide the younger generation. Who knows, some might claim they got a job because a Rotarian cared.
Note that you will need to have a current Working with Children check.
