Interview Skills & Mock Interview Kit | 5-Day High School Career Readiness Unit
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Career Readiness: Interview Skills & Mock Interview Kit

A full 5-day unit ending in a real mock interview

Most interview resources are a vocabulary sheet and a question list. Here students learn what interviewers actually assess, build STAR stories from their own experience, run a full mock interview with a peer rubric, and write the follow-up note.

5 days of instruction 24+ deliverables Original case study Self-grading Google Forms™
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What's in Every Lesson

Everything in the Interview Skills unit, in one folder.

Editable Slides
A lean, low-text deck with day-divider sections and real-document examples.
Guided Notes
Concept-targeted notes with a complete answer key.
Original Case Study
A realistic workplace decision with a full teacher key.
Project & Performance Task
A team or peer project plus a graded performance task and rubric.
Assessment
An 8-question application MCQ set, a performance task and an exit ticket.
Self-grading Google Forms™
Assign in Google Classroom and let it grade itself.

See the Actual Pages

How the week runs.

Guided notes

Notes students actually fill in

Vocabulary-targeted guided notes with a complete answer key, taking students from the terms to using them on their own document.

  • Student version and answer key
  • Editable Word and print-ready PDF
Interview Skills guided notes page
The case study

“The Tale of Two Interviews”

Two finalists interview for the same part-time job with nearly identical resumes. One prepared and told STAR stories; one improvised. Students diagnose the gap and build their own answers.

  • Student case and full teacher key
  • Diagnose first, then fix
  • Written for this unit
The Tale of Two Interviews case study page
Project

Something finished by Friday

A project or performance task with a rubric, so the week ends with a document or a demonstration rather than a worksheet.

  • Project brief and rubric
  • Peer review against clear criteria
Interview Skills project pages
Assessment

Graded without you writing it

An 8-question application MCQ set, a performance task and an exit ticket, each with a key or a rubric, plus self-grading Google Forms™ versions.

  • MCQ set with matched key
  • Performance task and rubric
  • Self-grading Google Forms™
Interview Skills assessment pages

The 5-day plan

Day 1
Learn: What Interviews Really Test
Students learn what interviewers assess, the main interview types, and the STAR method.
Day 2
Analyze: The Tale of Two Interviews
Students apply the ideas to a realistic case and diagnose what separated two candidates.
Day 3
Prepare: Get Interview-Ready
Students build their own STAR stories and a full interview prep sheet.
Day 4
Perform: The Mock Interview
The centerpiece: students run live mock interviews in triads and give peer feedback.
Day 5
Plan and Assess
Students write a thank-you note and demonstrate mastery.
In every unit
Read-First teacher guide
5-day lesson plan
Standards & Skills Map
Printable bell ringers
Vocabulary slip
Answer keys & rubrics

Plus self-grading Google Forms™ versions of the MCQ and the short-response task.

Why Teachers Choose It

Open and teach

A Read-First guide and a minute-by-minute 5-day plan mean about ten minutes of prep.

Editable and print-ready

Editable .docx and .pptx plus print .pdf, so it fits however you teach.

Application, not definitions

Every unit turns on an original case study students have to diagnose.

Standards mapped

A Standards & Skills Map with a page for converting it to your state's standards.

Answer keys for everything

Every handout, assessment and task ships with a key or a rubric.

Block-schedule ready

Every plan carries a block-schedule alternative and differentiation notes.

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FAQ

What exactly is in the Interview Skills unit?
A full five days: a Read-First teacher guide and day-by-day plan, an editable slide deck, printable bell ringers, guided notes with a key, the “The Tale of Two Interviews” case study with a teacher key, a project or performance task with a rubric, an 8-question MCQ set, an exit ticket, and self-grading Google Forms™ versions. 24+ deliverables in all.
What formats are included?
Editable .docx and .pptx plus print-ready .pdf, so you can teach it on paper, on a screen, or through Google Classroom.
Do I need to teach the whole Career Readiness line?
No. Every unit stands on its own as a complete week. The bundle simply costs less than buying them separately.
What grades is it for?
Grades 9 to 12. It fits CTE, career readiness, advisory, senior seminar, and work-based learning programmes.

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