Mock Interviews and Practice

If there is one piece of advice that consistently separates well-prepared interview candidates from underprepared ones, it is this: do mock interviews. Reading about interview technique is useful. Watching videos about it is helpful. But nothing compares to actually sitting down, facing another person, and answering questions under conditions that simulate the real thing.

This lesson covers how to set up effective mock interviews, how many to do, what to focus on, and how to use feedback to improve rapidly.

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Why Practice Is Essential

Interview skills are performance skills. Like playing a musical instrument, giving a speech, or competing in sport, they improve through repeated practice under conditions that match the real environment. You cannot learn to think out loud by reading about it. You cannot learn to manage nerves by thinking about managing nerves. You have to do it.

What Mock Interviews Train