Republic of the Philippines

COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION

National Capital Region
CITY OF MALABON
CITY OF MALABON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

ACTIVITY 10: MOCK JOB INTERVIEW

A job interview is an interview consisting of a conversation between a job applicant

and a representative of an employer which is conducted to assess whether the applicant should
be hired. How you answer questions during a job interview can have a big impact on you being
hired or accepted as a student-intern. Jot down questions that you have come across during
your first dialogue with the partner-school teaching supervisor or head of office you will be
assigned.

MOCK JOB INTERVIEW

Here are some questions that you may encounter during an interview. Answer them.

Interpersonal Skills

1. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses?

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2. What do you do when you know you are right and your cooperating teacher
disagrees with you? Give me an example.
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3. If your colleagues had an opportunity to tell us your primary strength what would
that be? And, your primary weakness-what would that be?
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4. As a component of this position, you may have to work on a team on certain

projects. Describe when you've worked on a team before and what, in your
opinion, constitutes an effective team? What do you expect from others on the
team and what do you need from others on the team?

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5. What do you do when others resist or reject your ideas or actions?

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Behavioral

1. Suppose you are in a situation where deadlines and priorities change frequently
and rapidly. How would you handle it?

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2. How do you know when you are stressed? What do you do to de-stress?

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3. Tell me about a time when you were a part of a great team. What was your part
in making the team effective?

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 4. Suppose your supervisor asked you to get information for them that you know is
confidential and he/she should not have access to. What would you do?

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5. Describe a time when you performed a task outside your perceived

responsibilities. What was the task? Why did you perceive it to be outside your
responsibilities? What was the outcome?

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Creative Thinking

1. What’s the best book you’ve read in the last year? Please take a minute and tell
us what you liked about it.

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2. What was the most creative thing you did in your last job?
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3. What is your interpretation of "success?"

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4. Describe an ideal work environment or "the perfect job."

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5. In what way(s) do you express your personality in the workplace?

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Leadership

1. How would you describe an ideal supervisor?

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2. What strengths did you rely on in your last position to make you successful in
your work?

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3. As a supervisor, it is essential to motivate teachers in your area. Sometimes this

must be done using non-monetary means. Please describe some creative ways
you have motivated and recognized teachers in the past non-monetarily.

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4. Explain, step by step, how you have coached a teacher who had performance
problems.
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5. If you had to describe your own leadership style as directive, delegating, or
coaching, which would you choose? Please explain why.

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Optional Situational Questions:

Please explain how you would handle the following situations:

1. You observe two of your teachers arguing in a central location in the classroom.

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2. One of your teachers comes to you complaining about another teacher and
insisting they should no longer work together.

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3. One of your teachers comes to you to complain that he/she has a more
demanding workload than another teacher and wants the workload to be shifted.

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General

1. Could you share with us a recent accomplishment of which you are most proud?

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2. Tell us a bit about your work background, and then give us a description of how
you think it relates to our current opening.

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3. Why have you applied for this position?

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4. What skill set do you think you would bring to this position?

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5. Tell me about your present or last job. Why did you choose it? Why did you/do
you want to leave?

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6. What was your primary contribution/achievement? Biggest challenge?

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7. What are your short-term and long-term goals?

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8. In what areas would you like to develop further? What are your plans to do that?

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9. What are some positive aspects of your last employment/employer? What are
some negative aspects?

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10. What do you know about our school?

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11. Why should we hire YOU?

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12. After learning about this opportunity, what made you take the next step and apply
for the job?

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13. If you are the successful applicant, how would you expect to be different after a
year in this position?

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14. Now that you have learned about our company and the position you are applying
for, what hesitation or reluctance would you have in accepting this job if we offer
it to you?

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