Interviewing Preparation

Virtual practice interviews

Now it is easy to practice your interviewing skills from anywhere at any time with Big Interview!

Build your interview confidence by recording and reviewing your answers to common interview questions. When you are ready, you can even submit your recorded responses to our career team for valuable feedback.

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Preparation is key to any successful interview. Use the resources below to ensure you are ready to tackle any interview scenario that comes your way.

Crafting your career story – explain your experience using the STAR method
Practice your response to common questions
Types of interviews – prepare for a phone, in-person, or virtual interview.

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VMock – Resume ReviewShare This: Share VMock – Resume Review on FacebookShare VMock – Resume Review on LinkedInShare VMock – Resume Review on X
VMock provides instant personalized resume feedback via an online platform that uses sophisticated algorithms and data science along with machine learning …

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Use this checklist to build a LinkedIn a strong, professional profile.

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Evaluate your technology skills.

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Employment Trends

The number of jobs in the career for the past two years, the current year, and projections for the next 10 years. Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons, and do not distinguish between full- and part-time jobs. Sources include Emsi industry data, staffing patterns, and OES data.

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The educational attainment percentage breakdown for a career (e.g. the percentage of people in the career who hold Bachelor’s Degrees vs. Associate Degrees). Educational attainment levels are provided by O*NET.

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A list of hard skills associated with a given career ordered by the number of unique job postings which ask for those skills.

Core Competencies

The skills for the career. The "importance" is how relevant the ability is to the occupation: scale of 1-5. The "level" is the proficiency required by the occupation: scale of 0-100. Results are sorted by importance first, then level.