by Cynthia Ortiz // Editor-in-Chief
Every year, Carson High School’s Performing Arts and Media Academy (PAMA), hosts mock interviews for their current juniors. The purpose of these interviews is to help prepare students for the real world and to give them an idea of what it’s like to be around professionals.
The mock interview process is often a lengthy one, with students and teachers taking quite a bit of time in preparation. It begins with 11th grade teachers showing the juniors howto formulate their very own cover letters and resumes, with them being given an estimated four theoretical jobs they may apply to. Then, the students practice with their peers until the actual day of their scheduled mock interviews.
Lead PAMA teacher, Ms. Vasquez, coordinat- ed the event and explained, “On the day of in- terviews, we have people from local industries who come in and ask [our students] a series of questions that the students have answers prepared for. Sometimes [the interviewer] havequestions of their own that they ask students, and then students may also ask them any questions they’d like. At the end, they’re each given a scored rubric with things they did well and things they could improve upon.”
Although most juniors are nervous about mock interviews, they are proven to be beneficial. The constructive criticism and praise they receive helps them perfect their skills.
“The mock interviews were a pretty cool experience. I’m happy we did [the interviews],” expressed CHS junior Jaelene Encarnacion.
Encarnacion wasn’t the only junior to leave mock interviews with a newfound confidence, many other students found them to be less intimidating than they originally thought.
“I loved the mock interviews! They were lit,” exclaimed Andrea Guerrero, CHS junior.
In fact, interviewers were so impressed with CHS students that some offered summer jobs.
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