NZQA Assessment Support Material
Unit standard
1293
Title
Be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to-face interview
Level
1
Vocational pathways
Credits
2
Version
6
Manufacturing and Technology; Primary Industries; Social and
Community Services
Student guidelines
Introduction
This assessment activity requires you to show that you can:
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Prepare to be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to-face interview;
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Be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to-face interview.
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Conditions of assessment
Assessor note: It is expected that the assessor will read the learner instructions and modify them
if necessary to suit their learners.
This is an open book assessment. You may use any workplace information to help you complete
the assessment. All answers must be in your own words.
How you will be assessed
Task 1 is a worksheet, with four (4) questions to help you prepare to be interviewed in Task 2:
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Answer all the questions in the worksheet.
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Attach this worksheet to the Interview Recording Sheet completed by your workplace verifier or
supervisor.
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Assessment may be conducted orally - your assessor may read the question to you and write
down your answer on the worksheet but they cannot help you.
Task 2 is an interview:
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Your assessor or workplace supervisor will assess you during this interview. The criteria for this
assessment are included on the Interview Recording Sheet.
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The interview may be recorded (either audio or video).
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Task 1: Prepare to be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to-face
interview
Instructions
a. Ideally, you will be assessed during an interview that occurs naturally as part of your everyday
life or while at work or on work experience.
b. Scenarios are provided below for your assessor to simulate suitable interviews if you cannot be
assessed using a real-life situation.
c. Answer the theory questions to help you prepare for your interview in Task 2.
Scenario 1 – Manufacturing – Meat processing
You have worked at the local meat processing plant for the last two summers and hear that a
position has become available for an apprentice with a local butcher.
You talk to your supervisor during your lunch break as you are keen to find out more about the
training likely to be involved with the apprenticeship.
Scenario 2 Primary – Farm Worker
You have completed two months’ work experience as a farm hand on a dairy farm.
The owner of the firm asks to meet with you to review your work experience and you think this will
be a good opportunity to talk about opportunities to be taken on full-time.
Scenario 3 Social and Community Services – Youth worker
You are working as a volunteer at an after school youth programme. You like the work and decide
that you should enrol for some training so that you increase your career prospects. You have
applied for a place on an Early Childhood Education course at the polytechnic and have been
invited in to talk about your application.
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Task 1
Interview preparation
Reason for being interviewed
1. Why are you being interviewed (what is the purpose of the interview)?
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2. List four things you think might be discussed during the interview.
(i) _________________________________________________________________________
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(ii) _________________________________________________________________________
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(iii) _________________________________________________________________________
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(iv) _________________________________________________________________________
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Roles
3. You and the person interviewing you have different roles during the interview.
For each of the items below, give one example for the interviewer and one example for yourself.
Definitions
Needs
Something that must be found out during the interview.
Interests
Something that isn’t essential but would be “nice to know”.
Expectations
Something about how the interview will be conducted.
Interviewer role
Expectations
Interests
Needs
Your role
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Making sure the interview goes well – barriers to effective communication
Interviews tend to go smoothly if you and the interviewer communicate as effectively as possible.
Therefore, it is important to think about possible barriers (things that might get in the way) of
effective communication before the interview begins.
4. Think again about the interview you are preparing for. Give examples of potential barriers to
effective communication for three (3) of the criteria below.
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A potential verbal barrier to effective communication.
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A potential non-verbal barrier to effective communication.
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the culture of the different participants (i.e. you and the interviewer)
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the status of the different participants (i.e. you and the interviewer)
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the gender of the different participants (i.e. you and the interviewer)
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Task 2
Be interviewed in an informal one-to-one, face-to-face interview
Instructions
For this practical task you will be interviewed in an informal, face-to-face interview.
The interview should be the interview you prepared for in Task 1.
An interview recording sheet needs to be completed either by the interviewer or someone else that
observes the interview taking place.
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Interview Recording Sheet
Interview Recording Sheet
Assessor or workplace supervisor to describe the scenario here
For each of the categories below, provide examples to describe how the learner conducted
themselves during the interview.
1. Describe how the learner dressed for the interview. Was this appropriate for the interview
situation?
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2. How did the learner behave during the interview: was this appropriate for the situation? For
example: What greetings were used at the start of the interview and how did the learner
respond? What kind of language did the learner use, and/or what kind of body language did
they use?
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3. How did the learner respond to the interview questions? Were responses clear and accurate
and appropriate for each question?
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4. Give an example of a viewpoint/opinion that the learner stated and explained.
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5. Comment on the learner’s tone of voice and their voice modulation.
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6. Give an example to show that the learner’s eye contact and posture was appropriate to and
showed respect for the situation.
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Verification
Signed:
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Name:
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Position:
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Dated:
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Workplace:
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