Critical Reflection on Mock Interview

Running head: CRITICAL REFLECTION ON MOCK INTERVIEW
CRITICAL REFLECTION ON MOCK INTERVIEW
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CRITICAL REFLECTION ON MOCK INTERVIEW
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As a part of the assignment, we got the opportunity of reflecting on our skills of attending
interviews. Mock interview sessions were set, where a peer helped me by providing feedback on
my interview skills. I believe her feedback would help me develop such skills and succeed in
handling real life scenarios.
According to her feedback, the area that was found most concerning was my
communication caliber. An interviewer expects the interviewee to excel in three types of
communication skills. These are verbal communication, non-verbal communication and visual
communication. Usually, the interviewer tries to test communication skills of a job applicant by
making them communicate an idea or describing a concept or responding to a scenario. My
friend conducted an interview in a similar way by discussing a technical question of handling a
patient and the way I would respond to that particular strenuous situation. She mainly asked me
the various ways of how to handle a patient suffering from pressure ulcers and the care plan
associated with it.
One of the negative aspects that were found during the interview was my non-verbal
communication cues. Nonverbal communication cues are described as the ability of an individual
in picking up on and reacting or responding to body language, symbols and others. Firstly, she
commented about my eye contact with her during the discussion session. She made me
understand the ways I was avoiding eye contact with her. Eye contact needs to be steady as it
ensures presence of confidence and stability in the speaker. This is an area where I need to work
on.
Secondly, another concern of my friend was about my body language in the interview. In
the nursing profession, a positive body language is extremely important to handle patients and
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