The role of mock job interviews in enhancing sport students' employability skills: An example from the UK. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lord, Rhiannon; Lorimer, Ross; Babraj, John; Richardson, Ashley
• Is Part Of: Journal of hospitality, leisure, sport & tourism education. Volume 25(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Graduate employability skills -- job interviews -- Interview-based assessment -- Experiential learning -- Sport student experience -- Enhancing student skills; Hospitality industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Leisure industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Recreation industry -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; Tourism -- Study and teaching -- Periodicals; 338.4791071
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.04.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-8376

Abstract

Abstract: Although graduate employability is an increasingly important issue, job interview formats and techniques specific to sport students' prospective careers are not explicitly taught, practiced or assessed. Yet, successful interviews are pivotal in transitioning from education to employment. We report on a teaching intervention with final year sport students who undertook mock job interviews as an assessment. Evaluative data suggests students initially felt underprepared for job interviews. The assessment allowed students to adapt and practice their skills in this context and receive feedforward-focused feedback. From this work, we provide recommendations on how this activity might be implemented in other higher education curricula.