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Role-Play a Mock Interview

Youare now ready to start practicing your interview skills. You may eithercomplete the questions and record an .mp3 or choose to use video or.avi to complete the mock interview.

Before you start…

• Be sure that you have the Audacity MP3 recordingsoftware on your computer or make sure your computer has other audiorecording software available. If you do not, you can download a free copy of Audacity.For more information on completing a recorded audio assignment (orvideo assignment if that is your preference), please visit the gettingstarted section of the course.
• You will also need a microphone or video camera.

Here’s what to do…

• Choosethree questions from the list of interview questions listed in theBucket Game on page 7 of this section. Practice answering the questionsaloud, as if you were in an interview situation.
• Choosequestions that you think you would have trouble answering in a livesituation. Be sure to plan your answer carefully using the interviewtips as a resource.
• Now, find someone who is available to helpyou complete a mock interview, using your three interview questions. Youare the person being interviewed and your volunteer (parent/guardian,sibling, or friend) is the employer. Plan your answers, and then recordor videotape them.If you do not have a volunteer to act as the interviewer, please statethe question clearly before stating the answer you practiced.
• When answering your questions, be sure that your tone of voice isappropriate, and speak at a rate that makes your answers interesting andeasy to follow.

When you are finished with this assignment,save it and submit it to your teacher for a grade. To study the scoringrubric for this assignment, click the following link.