HS.38 Interviewing Techniques
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge high school lesson (HS.38) on interviewing techniques. It teaches students proper appearance, posture, etiquette, and non-verbal behavior for job interviews, how to answer typical interview questions through mock interviews, and the appropriate times to follow up with an employer after an interview. The lesson includes an interest-approach mock interview, teaching strategies, assessment worksheets, a grading rubric, and supporting handouts.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain proper appearance, posture, etiquette, and non-verbal behavior for interviewing.
- Answer typical interview questions in a mock interview.
- Identify the appropriate times for contacting the employer after an interview.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead projector
- Copies of HS.38.AS.A for the four people participating in the initial mock interview
- Copies of HS.38.AS.B—one per student
- Copies of HS.38.ASSESS.A—one per student
- Copies of HS.38.Assess—one per student
- Transparency HS.38.TM.A
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- How Do I Begin to Grow?
- Precepts
- M2: Demonstrate professional job seeking skills.
- Key Terms
- None for this lesson
- Resources
- Harris, Clark R. Leadership and Personal Development: Student Reference. Columbia, Missouri. Instructional Materials Laboratory, 1991.
Downloads & Links
Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.4Communication Skills – Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes.