Rajiv Nair
Mock Interview Reflection Paper
Business 275: Portfolio & Experiential Learning
November 28, 2014
Delaware Tech
Rajiv Nair
Mock Interview Reflection Paper
Business 275: Portfolio & Experiential Learning
November 28, 2014
Delaware Tech

Mock Interview Reflection Paper
Introduction:
------------------------------------------------- The following paper is written based of a simulated interview that I had participated in; the conditions that were placed in the interview were for me an individual interviewing for an internship opportunity. This internship opportunity encompasses tasks such as; Operations Management, Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and human resources. It is through this exposure that the individual that obtains the position will experience an overall perspective of how a business functions. The idea about this paper is created for the intended purposes of providing an honest reflection of our thoughts about the interview. During the interview, I felt a tad nervous about the camera being pointed at me, it was in the interview that I had felt a certain unease about myself. This uneasiness was not only caused by tension of a camera pointed, but underlying factors that reflected moderate anxiety. As I left the interview, I had been confident that it had gone well, but recognized some minor facial expressions that I might have had made. When I viewed the video, I had noticed the facial expressions that I had made. In the beginning of the video, I made some type of facial expression that displayed my nervousness. It was a slight gesture with my lip, but from examining the video it seems that I was very poised, and stayed moderate throughout the rest of the footage. During the interview; I remember fidgeting a lot, because as questions were being asked, I had a jumble of thoughts involved in the process. As I watched the video, it seems as if that was quite the contrary. From my perspective it seems that if I remained clam in answering Courtney’s (The Interviewer) questions. Overall, I believe I didn’t depict a sense or nervousness; however, in the interviewing process it had felt that way. My Language throughout the interview was quite somewhat satisfactory, and appropriate; to be quite honest, I am one of those individuals that is disassociated with their own voice. Really, I don’t believe that I actually speak like that; with that in mind, I believe I answered the questions to the best of my ability in complete terms. In terms of succinctly; I believe that I could’ve done somewhat better with my verbal usage. From the tone of my voice it seemed as if I were speaking with a certain lisp or a tone that did not dictate a strong deep voice. From the Interviewer’s perspective of thinking, I could imagine a situation in which I would feel confused by what the interviewee is saying. The way I presented the story was quite formal, she had ask me three simple questions; in which, I had stated in quite fashionable manner. The interview began when Courtney asked me to reveal a little information about myself. In which, I replied in notable fashion stating that I was a “Delaware Tech Graduate of December 2014”, and that I attended “The University of Maryland” majoring in Finance. I wanted the interview process to be realistic as possible, and put it into the mindset of my own individual situation. However, I made a slight mistake; unfortunately, if I were to go to “The University of Maryland” I would be majoring in wither International Business with a concentration in International Finance & Marketing or a Bachelor’s of Science in Economics. After the formal introductions; she began to ask me the first question, this question consisted of my experience with interwork conflict. I used an example in which I was involved in my “High School” Football team, it was a situation in which I had a conflict with one of my fellow teammates over a class project. My non-verbal communication seemed to be forthcoming in answering the question; from examining the footage it seemed if my tone of voice was somewhat tad troublesome to hear.
In my own opinion; the second question to follow carried more precedence, that question consisted of me as an individual striving towards a goals, and that obstacles need to overcome those goals. In my response, I stated a moment in my academic career in “High School” where I had a GPA of 1.95, and brought it up to a 3.01. I had highlighted on that I used skills such as; Time MGMT, Organization, and sacrifice of social time. From the provided footage, I can see that I wasn’t quite nervous, but rather it seemed as if it came very natural to me. In this question, I believe I provided enough information to address my point; however, I forgot a crucial detail to that story. This detail linked to my inspiration for the turn around, and explains partially as to why I wanted to enter into the field of Finance. After my first semester of my sophomore year, I had started to actually think about my future, there was a point in time that I was thinking about dropping high-school, and doing something else with my life.
Prior to this, I had been thinking about a career in Medicine or Business in general, but was never committed. It was only in this moment, that I had come a few decisions. One was being, I had an uncle in New York, and Los Angeles that ran a Limousine Services Company; my thinking was that perhaps I could go into to that realm, and see what would’ve happened. For some reason at the time, I had NYC on my mind; as I entered into the second semester, I was taking an Economics Course. That class provided me Guidance to a potential path that I had not seen likely before. Essentially; it has created the platform of my career decision for which I have today. At the time, I felt that providing this information might consider to be too much; in the terms of reflection, I feel that it might be too little. The third question consisted the idea of me as the interviewee possessing leadership within an organization. I told a situation in which I was involved in a club called “Student Government Organization”. Despite my grades, I was the only sophomore that here obtained a high level position; my position was originally newsletter editor, and then transformed to program coordinator. The story that I had discussed through the interview was a task that needed to be completed within 36 hours. In the interview, my non-verbal language suggested that I was not forthcoming with the information, and from what I saw in the footage a sense of an introvert. In accordance to what I felt, this is somewhat true; at that moment, I had experience a certain feeling of moderate anxiety.
At the conclusion of the interview, she had turned off the camera, and gave me some informal insight into what I had expected. I had asked some appropriate questions as to “Why did she come to Delaware Tech?” and such associated questions. My overall experience in this process was insightful, I was able to gain some tips that I would consider for a professional interview, while in an informal setting that allows the interviewee feel somewhat less tense.