By Han Jin
On the afternoon of November 22, 2019, Elaine Watson invited four students from the University of Stirling Human Resource Management to conduct mock interviews in English for classmates in the Personal Capacity Development and Career Planning class. All ten exchange students from the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication participated in the interview.
Prior to the mock interview, Elaine Watson trained the students on British cover letter writing and interview skills for two weeks. On the day of the mock interview, a full video was taken and the interviewer’s score was used as the interview result. Each student changed into a formal attire and went into the interview classroom with great enthusiasm. With the most confident attitude and the most formal attitude, they all cherished the opportunity of the mock interview.
In the class after the interview, Elaine Watson sent everyone a cover letter confirmation list and a “My Action Plan” form, allowing the students to summarize this interview and formulate the next step based on the interview videos and ratings received plan. The students of our group said that this mock interview was a very meaningful learning experience. Finally, the students and the teacher took a happy group photo.
