Yesterday, I attended the VCU Career Center's Mock Interview. It is a free resource provided by the university. Each student is alloted one hour to be professionally interviewed by an employer. The interview is treated as if it is for a legitimate job. The student is interviewed by one or two individuals who then critique each of their answers. Students are also evaluated on their dress, clearness of speech, preparedness, resume appearance, etc.
I am very thankful to not get nervous before or during an interview. I have been through dozens of interviews in my short lifetime. Thanks to so much experience being interrogated and analyzed, interviews now seem almost fun to me. I like to take pride in my performance and I am very rarely disappointed.
MY experience with the VCU Mock Interview was a very positive one. I was expecting to receive that one enlightening piece of advice to help me land my next position. However, all I heard was "that was a great response" and "we would hire you". I suppose that these are very positive remarks and I should be pleased- which I am. But I was hoping to hear something a little more constructive. It is, however, always nice to receive a compliment.
All-in-all, I do not look at the Mock Interview as a waste of time because to me no interview is a waste. It just gives you a little more practice for the next one.
