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Student Name:

Francesca Distefano

Student Email:

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Total score:

11.9

Interviewer Name:

Susan Pierce

Interviewer Company:

Pratt & Whitney

First Impressions

Is the resume attached?

Yes

How was the candidate's timeliness?

Excellent

Briefly describe the job description for which you will be interviewed.

Good

How was the candidate's greeting of the interviewer?

Very good

Self-Marketing, Branding, and Preparation

How were the candidate's responses to the following questions and prompts?

Why are you interested in working for our company?

Very good

What do you see yourself doing as a long term career?

Good

Why should I hire you?

Very good

Closing Interview Remarks

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the candidate's interview performance?

The candidate asked relevant and penetrating questions.

Neither agree nor disagree

The candidate closed the interview with a strong commitment and desire for the job.

Strongly agree

Final Impressions (Articulation, Enthusiasm, and Demeanor)

How much do you agree or disagree with the following statements about the candidate's interview performance?

The candidate spoke firmly and comfortably, enunciating words clearly, with composed and mindful sentences.

Strongly agree

The candidate spoke with confidence.

Strongly agree

The candidate avoided using non-words or fillers such as "um", “like", "you know", or "you guys".

Disagree

Interviewer Comments

Comments for the student: - Resume was nicely formatted and visually appealing. As we discussed though, you do not mention your relevant skills for social media content creation, event planning, leading through others, any Microsoft Office Suite, Google Apps or specific content creation skills.
- Add relevant coursework you've already completed
- I would be happy to schedule time with you to create a more marketing/public relations centric resume. Your previous employment might not have as many obvious experience, but we can brainstorm and talk through it at length more if you are interested in setting up 30 minutes with me another time. You want to be focused on getting past digital algorithms by having key skills listed, then using interesting and relevant 'action verb' bullet points.
- Use your lifeguarding recurring job to show commitment and dedication, as well commitment to safety culture, customer-focused mentality and tie it into love for sports/fitness perhaps.
-Cosmetology/Salon experience: You can leverage multi-tasking in a fast paced environment here, customer service, guest experience, team-work with the 'back of house' responsibilities you listed. Example: "I was effective at balancing front and back of house priorities while ensuring the satisfaction of each of our guests."
- Feedback from interview: You are applying for an internship at Barstool - I am not sure if it is the social intern or the partner marketing intern, but look at the day to day tasks they will ask of you, and be prepared to sell yourself on how you have the skills to complete them. For the relevant experience or qualifications that they want you to have - show evidence on your resume and possibly even links on your resume of examples of your portfolio of work. If you've managed a social media account of your sorority for example, use that as a chance to build interesting content that shows your creativity, has influence/followers/likes. Talk about any volunteer work that you've done that has relevant experience and list that on your resume as well.
- For interviews generally: Be prepared to speak to a specific time you did some of the skills have listed in the job posting. Take notes for yourself in advance to look at or practice speaking to, but you do not want to be too rehearsed. Keep it conversational. Try to understand how to best present yourself to a hiring manager based on what their needs are. Your skills/background should be presented in a way as strengths which they can benefit from by hiring you.
- It's also good to speak to what you hope to gain by joining Barstool or any company for an internship, because you are still learning. I thought you touched upon this nicely when you said that an opportunity at Barstool would provide a different perspective since it was specifically sports-based content. You mentioned that their social media jumps out to you and you've been following them for quite some time. Maybe have a video or two in mind that went viral and what about that content piqued your interest.
- Glad you came prepared to be on camera. You seemed put together and comfortable. For an interview on zoom or in person, always dress to impress! (Don't take my old hoodie and hair back appearance today to be indicative of my normal interview style! Usually I personally will wear a blouse, sometimes a blazer, and have hair down/styled and natural looking makeup). I could see you had put effort into your appearance and like I said looked put together and neat.

- Have a pulse of the industry you are hoping to internship at and the platforms that they use or that are up and coming. Use that to your advantage in the conversation.
- Use your passion for hair and makeup as a launching pad into marketing and public relations more. Think of how to give a great elevator speech on YOUR BRAND in a format of something such as, "I realized that I wanted to apply my eye for creating a polished and professional look beyond hair and makeup. I want to build upon that foundation and apply my marketing major and public relations minor from Quinnipiac to create innovative marketing strategies for organizations that deliver strong brand recognition, positive public perception and customer-centric social media content." Wordsmith this how you will, but now you're telling someone how you want to use your natural skills and learning to take yourself and their company to the next level.
- Make time for small talk. Break the ice. You were comfortable on the call and if felt mostly conversational, which is a huge plus. Hiring managers can come in various personality flavors, but are all just human. And, we are looking for people that 'culturally' will fit our team, so showing personality and interest are helpful. The small talk helps me personally feel out the room and look for connection with the hiring manager/team. Often, you will be on a panel with 2-3 people, so the more you can connect, the more memorable you'll be with them.
- Great job overall, Francesca - with a few edits and a little more preparation, I think you will position yourself well for interviews and applying for opportunities.
Comments for faculty: Francesca did a great job overall and I'm not sure how this rubric/total score is used.
I am trying to give a lot of feedback and not be too negative in my scoring, nor falsely positive.
I gave some verbal feedback at the end of our call, as I have been on a lot of good and even more bad interviews, as I have moved along in my career.
My own daughter is probably only a year or two younger than today's candidates, so I understand they are not experienced in professional interviews and want to help. The biggest takeaway I can give to your students is to study the job descriptions to figure out what an organization/hiring manager is really looking for and research the heck out of the company you're interested in working for. That research helps you feel prepared and knowledgeable about the company, which I find translates into excitement during the interview.
I see a lot of potential from our few minutes together today and as I said to her, her resume was probably the most visually appealing to me of the 4 I reviewed. Once she can really tweak her personal brand and make her resume a bit more relevant to what she's seeking, she'll be unstoppable!

Other Information

Student ID:

2558182

Faculty: N Davison

Active Programs:

Course Name:

SB*250

Section:

Semester:

Spring 2023

Do your students know how to interview?

Many students do not know what is expected of them during job interviews. Rate My Interview provides colleges and universities with a streamlined mock interview administration process.

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Colleges and universities use the Rate My Interview platform to better prepare their students for future job interviews.

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