INTERVIEWING

Interviewing is an important part of the career development process. Practice Interviews are simulated interviews, designed to develop or test the communication skills of the interviewee. We offer a practice interview service with a Career Center staff member to help you prepare for professional interviews.

INTERVIEWING RESOURCES


TIPS: BEFORE THE INTERVIEW
TIPS: DURING & AFTER INTERVIEW

 

 

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Self-Paced Virtual Practice Interview

Big Interview is a free premium resource exclusive to Florida Atlantic students and alumni. When preparing for a job interview, it's not enough to only read advice - you need to put that advice into practice! That's why Big Interview isn't just a training course. You'll also get hands-on practice with practice interviews tailored to your specific major or area of interest. The Fast Track is intended for users who have an interview coming up in the next few days or don't have a lot of time to prepare. It takes about an hour and a half to complete. The Mastery Track covers more in-depth content for more competitive/difficult interviews.

To access our Practice tools, click on the Practice tab. We have four different tools in this area: Practice Interviews, Answer Builder, Interview Roulette, and the Question Library. Feel free to try them all out, but we encourage you to start with Practice Interviews. When you click on the Practice Interviews area, you will see six interview categories to choose from. We recommend that you start with General Practice as these practice interviews will cover 80% of questions that come up in actual interviews.

As a premium user, you have access to the AI Feedback. The AI Feedback feature is a great way to improve your interviewing skills and pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses. When you save a video, the AI will process your video and then offer you immediate feedback on key behaviors and coaching on how to improve.

At the conclusion of your practice interview, you can review your responses and save or rerecord them. If you seek additional advice, share your responses with your career coach and discuss other interview techniques.

If you don’t have a webcam, you can call 561-297-3533 to schedule a time to practice your interviewing skills in the Career Center. Have a webcam? You can conduct an interview right now!

To get Started:

  1. Go to https://fau.biginterview.com/ .
  2. Click Register at the upper right hand corner, and make sure to use your FAU e-mail address when creating your account.
  3. When you log in, you will see a dashboard where you can watch overview videos for an introduction to the platform.
  4. On the Dashboard you will also be presented with recommended learning tracks and practice tools.

Questions? Check out the Student User Guide or contact the Career Center! 


Practice Interview with a Career Coach

Practice interviews are by appointment only and should be scheduled at least 48 hours in advance. Practice interview appointments are 50 minutes in length and simulate an actual interview. The Career Center assists with various interviews such as, job, internship, graduate and professional school interviews. During the Practice interview, you will answer common interview questions and receive feedback on your responses. After you have scheduled your appointment,  please review the above interviewing resources and please be prepared to e-mail the following documents to your interviewer:

  • Resume and/or cover letter
  • Description of what you’re interviewing for (ex: position advertisement, graduate program, general Practice interview)
  • Website or any supplemental information provided to you

To schedule an appointment please, login into Handshake, https://fau.joinhandshake.com/appointments/new and select your campus preference then "Practice Interview".