Job Interview: Interview Preparation
This National FFA lesson plan teaches students how to prepare for job interviews. Through video examples, two worksheets (“Tell Me about Yourself” and “What Can I Say?”), and mock interview question cards, students develop, practice, and refine tailored responses to commonly asked interview questions.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Formulate tailored responses to commonly asked interview questions.
- Practice answering common interview questions.
- Analyze responses to interview questions to determine ways to improve the answer.
- Time required
- 60 minutes (Tip: Spread these activities over two or more class periods.)
- Materials
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- Copies of “Tell Me about Yourself” for every student.
- Copies of “What Can I Say?” for every student.
- Mock Interview Question Cards (one card for each student, will need to cut apart prior to distribution)
- Resources
- FFA.org
- Created
- 03/2015 by the National FFA Organization
Downloads & Links
Aligned Standards
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.03Examine and summarize the importance of health, safety and environmental management systems in AFNR workplaces.
Common Career Technical Core
- AG5Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Pathways.
Common Core – Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Writing
- WHST.9.10.4Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Common Core – Reading: Informational Text
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative, connotative, and technical meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language of a court opinion differs from that of a newspaper).
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.
NASDCTEc
- AGC08.01Demonstrate workplace ethics specific to AFNR occupations in order to reflect effective stewardship of resources.