My Mock Phone Interview

The mock phone interview was different than I expected from previous experiences that I have had. One big difference was the immediate feedback that was rendered by Tom Casey, the staff member, conducting the interview with me. He was able to provide me with constructive criticism of concerns that he noticed from my phone presence when finishing questions and other minor issues. Also, he was very reassuring when I asked him questions about certain interview techniques and strategies. I would recommend Mr. Casey to any student preparation for an actual job or graduate school interview.
Overall, I believe that the preparation work was beneficial in that I was able to have a certain information at my disposal when attempting to collect my thoughts …show more content…
That is exactly how that question should be answered.” The first one was “Name three strengths and one weakness.” I feel that my strategy of places my weakness first then speaking on my strengths was very impressive. The accountability of my weakness was honest and well stated. The next question was the very last question asked during the interview: “If you were to be a brick in a brick wall, which brick would you be and why?” I decided to answer this question from my analytical strength. For example, I began by telling where on the wall I would be and the importance of this particular location. Moving forward, I spoke about the significance of teamwork, solid foundations, and organizational structure. By incorporating such a metaphoric approach to answering this question made for a lasting effect in the eyes of the interviewer. None of the questions asked during the interview, ultimately, surprised me. They seemed to be of the similar type of questions that I have been asked during previous interviews. The difference that I noticed was all the questions were unstructured and behavioral questions. Often these questions leave the interpretation of the question to the interviewee’s