WHEN INTERVIEWING: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT One of the best ways to prepare for post-graduate opportunities is to practice your interviewing skills. By practicing your responses to potential interview questions, you will be more comfortable answering questions in a high-stakes interview environment. The Career Center offers several opportunities for you to practice your interview skills. Big Interview The Career Center offers a free training system that features a new and innovative way to help you prepare more effectively for interviews. Big Interview is an online system that combines training and practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence. Big Interview has a database of thousands of interview questions tailored to your intended industry, graduate school program, or skillset you anticipate being asked about. There are varying levels of question difficulty, and you can even practice for mid-level management and senior-level management roles. Big Interview is also a great way to practice virtual interviewing. In addition to interview preparation, Big Interview has a virtual training curriculum that provides great insight
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into specific interviewing techniques, negotiation skills, how to navigate your first 90 days on the job, and much more! Upon activating your account, you have access to 100+ hours of virtual job-preparation curriculum. To register for your free Big Interview account, visit career.fsu.edu/resources/big-interview. Mock Interviews Your Career Liaison may offer mock interviews on an appointment basis. During your mock interview session, your Career Liaison will help you: • Practice interviewing. • Communicate skills clearly. • Create a good first impression. • Reduce nervousness before an actual interview. • Discuss interviewing style and develop strategies. You will get the most from your mock interview if you treat it like an actual interview. The questions asked during your mock interview are tailored to your intended industry area or graduate program. Each mock interview focuses on how well you know yourself, your past experiences, and the industry or program you hope to enter. You will have the chance to “test out” sample interview responses and receive feedback on your interview technique. Reach out to your Career Liaison to receive information on scheduling a mock interview.
