Practice Interview Questions

 Welcome Back! Today I will be telling you guys about the practice interview I did on one of my classmates. For my magazine I will need to interview someone on fashion experience and what it means to them. When I get the information from the person I'll be interviewing, I will create a Lead for my magazine. So for this blog it'll just be a practice run.

Before conducting my practice interview on my peer, I came up with some questions that basically would help me get to know who she is as a person. I tried to come up with open ended questions so I can get as much information as possible to create a Lead on her. I created a number of 10 in depth questions. I'll provide the questions that I asked below and her answers:

1. What career path are you seeking & why do you want it as your career? When did you become interested in this career?  

I currently don’t know for certain what I want my career to be. However, I’m thinking of getting my degree in culinary arts while I still try to figure it out. I started baking in 7th grade due to a culinary class I took and it has become a hobby of mine ever since.

2. If you could restart high school all over again, would you still participate in the Cambridge Program? Why or Why not?

Yes, I would still participate in the Cambridge program. Although the program can become stressful at times, I still would like the opportunity to earn the Bright Futures scholarship.

3. Who is someone in your life that you consider a hero/role model and why?

Someone in my life that I consider my role model is my mother. As a single mother of 3, she had to balance life, work, taking care of my siblings and I, and making sure we never lacked anything.

4. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

I hope that in five years I will have already chosen my future career path and I’m satisfied with my choices.

5. What qualities do you admire about yourself the most?

The quality I admire about myself the most is my empathetic side. I like to be able to help people as much as possible and if within my abilities.

 6. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be and why?

If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Italy. The reason is simply because I love pasta.

7. If you could go back in time to change one thing, what would it be?

One thing I would change, if I were to go back in time, is that I should’ve taken more AICE classes during my sophomore and junior year in order to lower the stress I am currently experiencing.

8. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

In my free time, I enjoy reading, drawing, baking, or listening to music.

9. What is your proudest accomplishment?

My proudest accomplishment is being able to pass the test to earn my culinary certificate and being able to have made it this far.

10. What advice would you give someone about high school that you wish someone would've told you?

An advice I would give that I wish someone would’ve told me about high school is that it’s important to take time for yourself and care for your mental health.

With her answers to these questions, I plan on trying to do a descriptive lead, which describes a scene, person, or subject. I'll of course be describing her and providing information about her based on her answers to these questions. Stay tuned for my next blog, it'll be the practice descriptive lead.