The mock interview Web site has the most frequently asked questions that employers use in interviews. “As the students did the research on what interviewers asked they came back with lists of hundreds of questions. We took the best and included them on the Web site,” Bergstrom said.
Students can get a jump-start on their interviewing skills by looking at these questions and thinking of ways to answer them. By understanding what employers are looking for in interviewees, students can be better prepared for the interview.
“It is also important for students to do their homework on the company or school they are interviewing with,” Bergstrom said. They should be able to answer questions as well as ask intuitive questions about the company or school.
Being interviewed creates an enormous amount of growth; conducting an interview proves to be just as enlightening.
“What I have learned, all in all, is what to do and what not to do in an interview situation. To control the things that I never knew that I did such as eye contact or talking too much with my hands,” Ho Kum said.
Understanding how to conduct an interview has a variety of benefits, as does being interviewed. Some may consider it as a hassle; buy really it’s a free and easy way to prepare for a real interview. This is just one resource, which the College of Business and Communication has for students to use and help them became a better employee. The career workshop is a program for freshmen and sophomores that uses information developed by LDS Employment Services. “The program is a four hour course where students learn information from goal setting to networking, “ Bergstrom said.
The workshop is required for all Communication students and students wanting to be involved in the Integrated Business Core (IBC). Communication and business students here at BYU-Idaho “have also been involved in making training videos for the church to use worldwide, Bergstrom said. This course is taught every Thursday.
Another project the College of Business and Communication is working on is a course for juniors and seniors who will be entering the job force soon. “This program should be up and running in March and will be available Wednesdays,” Bergstrom said. It will focus on negotiation of salary and other important aspects of landing the prefect job.
“The College of Business and Communication is always looking for new ways to help students to get a job when they leave the college,” Bergstrom said.
The has been a great demand for the mock interview and career workshop not only in the college but from other departments across campus.
“This program has helped make one of the weakness of the students into a strength. A mock interview is better than no interview at all,” Bergstrom said.
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