Real Industry Job Interviews

On Tuesday the 6th of August, a selection of our year 10 students were given the opportunity to participate in the RIJI (Real Industry Job Interviews) program. RIJI is a work readiness program aimed towards students in Years 10-12 at school in the cities of Darebin, Moreland or Yarra. The program assists students in developing good job search, resume writing and interviewing skills.

During their tutorial classes over the past few months, Year 10s have been working on creating/improving their resumes and cover letters. After editing them and receiving feedback from both peers and tutorial teachers, they were given the opportunity to submit them in response to a mock job ad of their choice via RIJI.

Then on that fateful Tuesday, NHS Year 10 students made their way to the Fitzroy Town Hall where they participated in mock job interviews. These interviews were conducted by local employers, from police officers to university professors and gave students a realistic idea of what it feels like going into a job interview and a broad idea of some of the questions that might be asked. The interviews were conducted professionally and after they were finished the employers gave students some feedback on different ways that they could improve their resumes, cover letters and interview skills.

Overall students enjoyed the experience, for some it was their first time ever being in a job interview setting and for others it was good practice.

By Hannah Bartley