Job Interview: What Do They Want to Know
This is a 30-minute FFA career lesson plan that teaches students how to interpret and answer common job interview questions. Students complete the “Oh…That’s What They Want!” worksheet using an interview article, take a career assessment on AgExplorer, identify a job to interview for, and practice interviewing with a partner.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Discover what employers are looking for when asking interview questions.
- Construct answers to typical interview questions.
- Demonstrate their job interviewing skills.
- Time required
- 30 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the "Oh…That's What They Want!" worksheet for each student
- Internet access for students to see the article or copies for each student
- Resources
- 1. FFA.org; 2. Article: "Interview Question Translation," https://www.agcareers.com/employer-guide-articles.cfm?id=182; 3. Website: AgExplorer, www.agexplorer.com
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As Part Of
- 1. A career unit. 2. A job interview lesson/unit.
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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-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PG-IProfessional Growth: Assume responsibility for attaining and improving upon the skills needed for career success.
- FFA.PG-JMental Growth: Embrace cognitive and intellectual development relative to reasoning, thinking and coping.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-FContinuous Improvement: Accept responsibility for learning and personal growth.