The mock interviews held by the Office of Internship and Career Development were incredibly helpful in discovering some of my strengths and weaknesses as an interviewee. For instance, much of the positive feedback I received was about my attitude, body language, and etiquette. The interviewers remarked that I was cheerful, but not overbearing, made an appropriate amount of eye contact, and used body language that was relaxed but attentive. This is something that I didn’t necessarily believe I was particularly good at, so it was wonderful to hear that I came off as warm and professional.

Most of the constructive feedback I received was about the speed of my speech, my use of filler words, and ideas on ways to make my resume more focused. In reference to the last point, specifically, the interviewers said that because I have such a varied background (psychology, music, biology, chemistry, leadership, community service), I should make sure to figure out ways to apply all of my experience to the job at hand so it seems like I’m well-rounded instead of indecisive.