Last Tuesday, November 6, I attended a workshop at the Starr Career and Development Center. The workshop I attended was called “Mastering the Job Interview – Basic”.
Honestly, I was a little nervous to go because I was going by myself and I did not really know what to expect. I was also really intimidated because I have never really had a job interview before. I always just kind of got a job informally. I did have interviews for college though and that is basically the same thing. But, I did it and I survived. I learned a lot, too.
I was surprised by how many people went to the workshop. The room was almost full and there was a nice mix of people. There were a lot of freshmen, all of which were there for FRO, sophomores and juniors preparing for internship interviews, and graduating seniors getting ready to go out into the world.
We were all provided with a packet providing us with information on exactly what to expect during a job interview. The packet also included information on how to prepare for the interview along with ways to dress for the interview specific to the field you are pursuing.
We did a couple activities with the other people there. We practiced lots of basic things that make a huge impact during the interview process. This includes a firm handshake and introducing yourself. We also did an activity were we practiced our personal pitch. A personal pitch is the part of the interview where the interviewer asks you about yourself and you have to answer in the most jam packed concise way possible. It’s very difficult.
The workshop was very engaging and I learned lot. I thought it would last forever and be very boring, but it went by very fast and the instructor even let us out early. I would definitely go to another workshop. I learned so much and it was definitely worth it.