1.1 Job Interview 101
This is an FFA lesson (“Job Interview 101”) that teaches students about the interview process by having them identify and demonstrate the three stages of a job interview—pre-interview, the interview, and post-interview. Students use an infographic to complete a “Job Interview: What to Do?” worksheet matching tasks to the appropriate interview stage, with optional mock interviews for extension.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify the three stages of a job interview.
- Demonstrate the three stages of an interview.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Job Interview: What to Do?" worksheet for each student
- Internet access for students to see the infographic or copies for each student
- Infographic: "The 3 Stages of a Successful Job Interview" (https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/stage-successful-interview/)
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Initiative and Self-direction; Leadership and Responsibility
- Created
- 04/2018 by the National FFA Organization
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.02Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. Career-ready individuals readily access and use the knowledge and skills acquired through experience and education to be more productive.
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.10Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. Career-ready individuals take personal ownership of their own educational and career goals, and they regularly act on a plan to attain these goals.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
Common Core – Writing
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.2Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
FFA Precept
- FFA-CS-M.CommunicationEffectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-I.Professional GrowthAssume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-J.Mental GrowthEmbrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-A.ActionAssume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-F.Continuous ImprovementAccept responsibility for learning and personal growth.