Career Ahead - Speed Interviewing

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Career Ahead Speed Interviewing is a mock interview program designed to provide final year UOW students with the opportunity to improve their interview skills away from the intimidating environment of a panel based interview. The mock interview program gives students the opportunity to be interviewed by our successful UOW alumni and receive constructive face to face feedback.

Alumni are integral to the success of the program as they act as our interviewers. Alumni contribution ensures students enter the rigorous interviews ahead of them with the confidence to succeed.

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What is Speed Interviewing?

Speed interviewing is a method of recruitment that a number of firms use, particularly in the US, as a way of interviewing large numbers of potential candidates for positions within a variety of organisations. It is similar in nature to a speed networking format.

For this program UOW alumni (graduates) act as the interviewers.  Students will have a limited amount of time with each interviewer. Studentsl move around to each alumnus, answer the question they are asked, and then will receive immediate feedback on their performance.

Alumni give students tips on how to respond to these types of questions in a real interview situation, before students move on to the next interviewer and a different question.

Students will meet with eight alumni in their session, being asked eight questions in total.

Benefits for Alumni

  • Give back to the University by helping current students hone their interview skills
  • Network with other alumni
  • Improve your interviewer skills
  • Possibly find potential employees
  • Share knowledge and experiences with current students, to assist them in developing their skills for a successful transition from uni to work.

Benefits for Students

  • Gain real life interview experience
  • Ensure you excel in any interview scenario through the interview workshop
  • Develop your skill of creating a positive first impression from the moment you greet the interviewer
  • Practise answering a wide range of interview questions
  • Receive immediate feedback on your interview strengths and weaknesses
  • Meet and network with high level professionals (UOW graduates) from the public and private sectors who will act as interviewers in the program
  • Receive a certificate of participation

If you would like more information on Career Ahead or if you would like to participate, please contact the Senior Alumni Relations Coordinator on 02 4221 5266 or email alumni@uow.edu.au. 

Last reviewed: 30 October, 2009