Reflective Essay : Reflective Summary

The interview took place in the CCR one on one. I read all directions and riddles out loud. It took two days to complete the interview because she was very thoughtful and struggled through it to help me with my homework. There were times

To have a productive interview and be the perfect interviewer you must have certain qualities and understand the roles you must play. The role as an interviewer is simple; have an agenda, know your purpose, Have a limit on how much you actually speak and practice key listening skills. As an interviewer you may also want to watch some of the nonverbal keys the interviewee may be giving you so you can gain a full grasp on how the interviewee may truly feel on a subject. In the video by

The interview was scheduled a month in advance and the interview questions were shared with the leader ahead of time (see Appendix). This allowed the leader to think about how she wanted to answer the questions. When the leader was asked to participate in the interview she was humbled by the request and enthusiastically agreed to take part. The interview questions were geared towards understanding leader’s leadership style and attributes as it relates to the leadership theories and the LEADS framework. The interview was conducted in leader’s office, lasted approximately 45 minutes and recorded with leader’s consent. The atmosphere during the interview was relaxed, the leader was open to answering the questions and the answers seemed

Overall, the interview was accomplished with few complications. There was definitely areas of the interview that need attending to, and there were areas in which I excelled. The dyadic interview started with an opening statement. I attempted to make Person A feel comfortable by asking a simple question of “How are you today?” I believe I made Person A feel as comfortable as possible in front of a camera and build a rapport. I could have asked one or two more easy questions to lighten the mood. I was nervous being in front of a camera especially for an assignment worth a large portion of my grade. When I’m nervous I sometimes bite my lip and unfortunately throughout the interview I chewed my lip. This could have made Person A feel awkward if she took it in uncomfortable way. The listening aspect of the interview I believe I did very well in. I gave attention to what Person A was saying and tried to ask questions that allowed her to elaborate, although there were a few instances that I missed the opportunity. I also tried to write some notes down

After assessing my interview, I found that there were a couple of things that I have improved on from my previous interviewing experiences. The first thing is a reduction in my filler words. I

To improve the response to an unexpected interview question, I will conduct online research regarding possible interview questions to ensure that I have answers prepared; therefore, I will strengthen the probability that I will adequately answer every question. To improve the silence between the question asked to the time of answering, I will practice stalling, thus allowing myself to think of answers.

Of course, the interview didn't go perfectly. But it was a close match to the one I'd imagined before my first try. When I left this time, I left with the job. Neither my initial failure or the lesson I took from it prompted me to completely snuff out optimism or confidence in my abilities in the future. Rather, by shifting the source of my confidence to preparation for the worst instead of a hopeful expectation of the best, I enabled myself to fulfill my desire for

In this self-critique, I will analyze my performance on the job interview assignment that was conducted on October 28. The portions of the assignment that will be examined are the following: what I learned, my accomplishments, deficiencies, how I can correct my deficiencies, my experience working in a group and a suggestion for improving this assignment. The goal of this critique is to strengthen my communication behaviors for job interviews in the real world.

This essay is a reflective essay on my learning development from a young age through to my current position as a University Student. I will be relating my learning development back to two theories of human development, Vygotstsky’s socio-cultural theory and Marcia’s version of Erikson’s theory of identity development. I will identify and discuss the challenge I have faced with my identity and how this has impacted on my development.

The nervous did not come from asking the questions, but anticipation on whether they couple would give me a well-rounded enough response to the questions. I have been teaching for 3 years, and it is common for a class not to answer questions when asked them. It felt like it would be more awkward for a couple to just silently sit there after I asked a question or not answer a question fully. The only other interview that I have done were to hire people, not to build a rapport and gather information. In classes I learned that there was an art to interviewing and asking questions in order to get the desired response and make clients feel comfortable. This is something that I learned to be true during this experience, and it is a skill that I will need to practice. The number of times that I had to reword a question or said ‘umm’ took away from the interview and did not help me to feel confident in what I was doing. I was also very nervous about sticking to a time limit and getting all of my questions answered during that time

The interviews that were successful knew what they were talking about and were not afraid to talk about their project. The students that did well you could tell they really did their project or spent a lot of time at their work. They

Having the ability to watch myself talk and counsel, completely changed my outlook on how I present myself. I saw myself as anxious, quick-witted, fidgety, and persistent. I could see how stressed I was, and so far, from calm, reserved, and collected. Since then, I have been working on speaking slower and being a bit more relaxed in general. Working on those skills in my daily life played a major impact on the improvements displayed during the second interview.

My body is shaking and my mind is in shambles. The person reaches out their hand and I shake it with a slightly timid grip. Despite it being a mock interview, sweat slowly seeps out of my skin and keeps me on edge. Incoherent words pour out when the interviewer asks the first question. With each successive question they ask, I gradually get more comfortable with the intimidating atmosphere. However, by the end I have the feeling of defeat. The interviewer pulls up the video of the session, and they point out the stiffness of my body and the shakiness of my voice. Although my body language seems quite timid and recessed, a strength they point out is my ability to keep strong eye contact. With these constructive critiques in mind, I know that I have a lot to practice.

The overall experience of mock interview was great. It turned out really well than I thought. I thought I might do badly when I answer the questions. I worried that I will make mistakes and couldn’t answer the questions during the interview. The feedbacks that I received from a staff member can help me with my future interview preparation. Her feedbacks gave me more idea of how to answer the questions, make it more professional, and persuade

When I think of the word interview I think of it as a series of questions asked from one person to another to seek information. In my previous assessment we were asked to interview a fellow peer, on their personal experience of QIBT so far this year. We were not given any question, but made to think of our own. As we were interviewing our peer another peer was marking us on our overall ability to interview. This piece of reflective writing will be an explanation of what I thought my personal strengths and weaknesses were throughout my interview.