Eighth-graders in teacher Amanda Doern’s family and consumer sciences class at East Irondequoit Middle School got a little taste of the "real world" when they were asked to play the role of job seeker — and try their hand at nailing a job interview, recently.
The interviews were conducted by staff members, including the principal and vice principals, throughout the school on Densmore Road.
After all the students had taken a turn, they were critiqued on their performance. They received feedback not only the answers they gave, but also on the way they interacted with the interviewer and even on how they shook hands at the beginning of the meeting.
Doern said that it's the kind of advice students will be able to put to good use in a few years — and might help them land a job.
Eighth-graders in teacher Amanda Doern’s family and consumer sciences class at East Irondequoit Middle School got a little taste of the "real world" when they were asked to play the role of job seeker — and try their hand at nailing a job interview, recently.
The interviews were conducted by staff members, including the principal and vice principals, throughout the school on Densmore Road.
After all the students had taken a turn, they were critiqued on their performance. They received feedback not only the answers they gave, but also on the way they interacted with the interviewer and even on how they shook hands at the beginning of the meeting.
Doern said that it's the kind of advice students will be able to put to good use in a few years — and might help them land a job.
