mock-behavioral-interview

• Mock Behavioral Interview
  • Process
    • 1. Joining Stage
    • 2. Request Stage
    • 3. Request Acceptance Stage
    • 4. Schedule Stage
    • 5. Preparation Stage
    • 6. Interview Stage
    • 7. Feedback Stage

Mock Behavioral Interview

Interviewing is a skill that improves with practice. You never want your first interview to be for the job you want the most. In order to ensure you have had some practice before it really counts, Women Who Code London is proud to launch the Mock Behavioral Interview Program for all our members to hone their interviewing skills.

A mock interview gives you practice answering interview questions in a realistic setting where you are under a bit of pressure. It’s only about 30 minutes, but that’s enough time to force you to think on your feet. Most important, mock interviews are designed to provide feedback and allow for improvement.

Who is this program for?

1. Anyone who is looking for a job and wants to hone their interviewing skills by practicing in a supportive environment
2. Anyone who would be willing to help conduct interviews with candidates and provide feedback. Mock Interviews offer an excellent opportunity to highlight your commitment to the community and also train your own interviewer skills. Interviewers will be provided with full support and resources to conduct interviews and provide feedback.

Process

1. Joining Stage

• Candidate:
  • Join Women Who Code - London #mock_interviews slack channel
• Interviewer:
  • Join Women Who Code - London #mock_interviews slack channel

2. Request Stage

• Candidate:
  • To request a mock behavioral interview the candidate must send a message to the Women Who Code - London #mock_interviews slack channel with below details:
    1. Current role
    2. Future roles the candidate is looking to apply
    3. Number of years of experience
    4. Preferred timeline for conducting the interview. Eg: within next 2 weeks or within next month
    5. LinkedIn URL (optional)
• Interviewer:
  • Interviewer monitors the Women Who Code - London #mock_interviews slack channel for any incoming requests

3. Request Acceptance Stage

• Candidate:
  • Candidate waits for the request to be accepted by an interviewer in the slack channel
• Interviewer:
  • Interviewer accepts incoming mock behavioral interview request if they are able to meet the prefered timeline for the candidate by replying to the message thread in teh slack channel (its easier to track)

4. Schedule Stage

• Candidate:
  • Once a request has been accepted by the interviewer, the candidate should agree the date-time and the preferred meeting tool (zoom, google meet, webex, MS teams, etc) for the mock behvaioural interview with the interviewer.
  • Send a 30mins meeting invite for the interview
• Interviewer:
  • Agree the date-time and preferred meeting tool (zoom, google meet, webex, MS teams, etc) with the candidate
  • Accept the meeting invite sent by the candidate

5. Preparation Stage

• Candidate:

  • Few resources to help prepare:
    1. Sample Mock Behavioral Interview Questions
    2. Using the STAR method for your next behavioral interview (worksheet included)
    3. 30 Behavioral Interview Questions to Identify High-Potential Candidates
    4. Sample Questions to Ask at the end of the Interview

• Interviewer:

  • Look into the requirements of the new roles the candidate will be applying to
  • Identify key areas and select questions related to key behaviours
  • Below is a list of sample questions:
    1. Sample Mock Behavioral Interview Questions

6. Interview Stage

• Candidate:
  • Attend the interview during the scheduled date-time. Good Luck!
• Interviewer:
  • Attend the interview during the scheduled date-time

7. Feedback Stage

• Candidate:
  • Complete the Mock Behavioral Interview Feedback Form
• Interviewer:
  • Complete the Candidate Evaluation Form