Mock Interview Paper

For the purpose of this interview, I interviewed Mrs. Ann Clare- School Psychologist and Mrs. Scott Nelson- School Principal.

S is a 59 year old African-American female born and raised in Anson County who has attended several institutes of higher learning. After earning a Bachelor of Science in Secretarial Administration from Barber-Scotia College, she later received special education teaching licensure from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Because of her love for learning, S has also taken online classes through the University of Phoenix. She has been a secondary special education teacher for three years and currently works with 8th graders at Anson Middle School.

Mock interview provided with an opportunity to practice my interviewing skills in an environment similar to an actual interview. It was a great opportunity to become familiar with interview questions and interview etiquette. It was time to realize that I need to practice more for the actual

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The mock interview assignment was a great experience for me and I felt well-prepared to complete the interviewing process to the best of my ability. There were times I felt anxious through the Skype interviewing process, because I do struggle with anxiety. However, I felt comfortable enough with Ms. Burton to share my weaknesses. My mock interview was focused toward graduate school and I could discuss my specific challenges with test anxiety. I remained upfront and honest with Ms. Burton about my test anxiety, but gave her vital solutions that I am using to help manage this issue.

Collateral interview with Ms. Jennifer Small-Felix/Child Advocate and therapist was conducted via phone to discuss child’s behavior and follow up in reference to status of her medication. Child’s advocate was informed of change in child’s behavior reported by the foster mom.

Bean I should be aware of the issues of conflict of interest. I need to make sure that our law firm has never represented Ms. Bean’s spouse. If this is the case at all I will need to inform her that we are unable to represent her. If I know Ms. Bean personally at all this would potentially cause a conflict of interest. Especially if I personally know her spouse as well. By carrying on this interview it will give me a great deal of insight into hew case and if any type of conflict of interest may occur I need to be very honest with Ms. Bean, as our potential client, because it could cause a change in the outcome of the case all together if she chooses to have us represent her (ABA, Rule 1.7). Of course I need to keep in mind the ethical rule of confidentiality. Whatever Ms. Bean shares with me is confidential, so it is only to stay between the firm and herself and she should be comfortable in knowing she can tell us anything and it will never leave the law firm (ABA, Rule

I chose David Quiroz as an interviewee do to his residential experience living in Boys Town during his youth. He is a 48-year-old Hispanic man who prefers to be referred to as he/him. I met him in my tour of Boys Town on Halsted, I initially approached him asking him if he was familiar with the area? He answered in a friendly manner that he previously lived there in his youth and where did I need direction to. I introduced myself and asked if I can take a couple of minutes of his time to answer a few questions regarding the community, since I was doing a community assessment for educational purposes. So, I asked him his name and mentioned I’d only use his initials for confidentiality and to voice his stake for the community. He responded and

A collateral interview was conducted with Ms. Joann DeSimone, paternal grandmother. She reported that her son did not have a history of substance or alcohol problems. She indicated that her son has not had any mental health issues.

Using the interview guide, we interviewed Larissa, a Personal Support Worker (PSW) who works at Gary J. Armstrong (Gary J). Larissa has been working as a PSW for close to two decades and was able to provided valuable insight into her discipline. During the interview, Larissa discussed her role as PSW at Gary J and outlined the knowledge and skills required for her practice.

My mock interview was scheduled with Elizabeth Allison from Childserve, however, Elizabeth was sick that day so they sent someone else to replace her. The lady that ended up interviewing me was very personable and made me feel comfortable throughout the interview. She came out and shook my hand and greeted me and took me in the room to be interviewed. She told me a little bit about herself and what she did for a living. I learned a lot about Childserve and what exactly my interviewer does there.

This week Acculturation for Justice, Access and Peace Outreach. We receive two new clients, so I was able to sit in on the intake interview. As stated in a previous paper, and an intake interview helps the case manager know goals that the clients are setting for themselves. The intake interview also helps us know how much English the clients may or may not know. Sadly, these clients not only have very little English, but neither of them have had any schooling. If this was a game show, this would be called a double whammy. It's already hard finding jobs for clients that don't have much English, so for them to two disadvantages doesn't help at all. "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade." We have to work with what we have. They tell us that they really want to work, so hopefully I and my fellow co-workers are able to find them jobs.

Today is Tuesday, February 07, 2017; I met with the school counselor at my amateur to discuss the area in which the counselors work with students after graduation. Introductions were made and the purpose for the meeting was addressed. The atmosphere was pleasant and the staff was really cordial. Mrs. Sandwich stated she has a master’s as an educational specialist and is licensure in the state as both an NCC and NSCA. She has been in her desired position for 15 years. Mrs. Sandwich described the school’s vison is for each students to receive the education and tools needed to fulfil lifelong dreams; her job as a counselor is to prepare students in learning how to accomplish their dreams.

The simulated interview test included routine and familiar questions that are usually asked during hiring phases in companies. In addition to this, several questions that was included in this test examines how students handle themselves when they need to meet specific criteria of difficult employment assignments. These questions also ensure students know how to treat the symptoms of stress. These simulated interview questions give managers some insight to student’s personality, capabilities and strengths. One way I could have left a lasting impression during this interview is by provided in depth responses in this test. Another way I could have improve my outcome is by providing them with specific examples of how to deal with being overwhelmed

The entrepreneur that I interviewed was Lydia Patterson. In 1989, Lydia and her husband, Lou, decided to start planning to open up a new Italian restaurant in Virginia. The restaurant industry, especially in the Washington DC area is very competitive. It is highly competitive with respect to price, value and promotions, service, location, and food quality.  There are a substantial number of restaurant operations that compete for customer traffic, some of which have significantly greater resources to aggressively market to consumers, which could result in losing market share.  Consumers are highly focused on value and if other restaurants are able to promote and deliver a higher degree of value, guest traffic levels