Neatherd High School: Year 11 Mock Interview Days 2016 Dear parents and carers On Thursday 10th and Friday 11th November external professionals from different employment sectors, i.e. Law, Health, Science, Sports etc will come into our school to conduct "mock" job interviews with every pupil in Year 11. Your son/daughter will receive an interview time shortly. Interview Day is an opportunity for the students to practise for a future job and college interview. Past students have reported that they found the mock interviews very beneficial as they felt more confident when attending their “real” interviews. The interviewers will give the students some feedback on their interview manners, appearance and the quality of their application document. There is no need for our students to be nervous about the process as the interviewers come in to help our students and to support them. To prepare themselves for the interview students should consider the following: 1. Have an idea of some questions they may be asked about their selected job and have some questions ready to ask the employer, i.e. necessary qualifications / working hours etc. Students are allowed to bring a prompt card to the interview. 2. How to make an impression e.g. looking the part, positive body language, good manners. We ask the students to dress appropriately for the day as if they were attending a real interview, for example a suit/smart jacket and trousers for the boys and a suit/jacket and skirt/smart trousers for the girls, it is NOT necessary though to purchase new clothing just for this event. The pupils are expected to treat the occasion in a professional manner. If you have got any queries regarding the format of the days, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Broughton at school. Yours faithfully Mr R Hodges Subject Leader for Business, Enterprise, Careers and Work-Related Learning