Career Help: Preparing Adult Learners for a Successful Job Interview

By Mimi Khalel

& Cynthia Walgenbach

JobQuest: The Goal

Students will gain the following skills to prepare for a job interview:

The vocabulary to describe themselves.

The knowledge of what constitutes an appropriate interview answer.

JobQuest: The Task

Students put their new skills to use by answering interview questions as a handyman, cashier, housekeeper, office clerk or as a salesperson.

JobQuest: The Process

Utilizing the Web as a Job Resource: Using an online dictionary to find common

interview adjectives. Visiting web sites for sample job interview

questions.Utilizing Hot Potatoes as a Reinforcement Tool: Filling in the blanks with the correct

vocabulary. Finding the appropriate job interview answers

in a multiple-choice activity.

The Interview: The Goal

Students listen to a sample interview and draw on their background knowledge to identify and correct common inappropriate interview answers.

The Interview: The Task

Pre: Students complete a matching activity to review key vocabulary.

While: Students listen to a sample interview and identify the interviewee’s mistakes:

Using the wrong vocabulary. Giving inappropriate answers.

Post: Students write down what they think the right answer might be.

Bonus: For extra help students complete activities to check their answers.