UO Practice Interview: OMSI
Get Practice Video Interview Experience with Guest Employer:
Bevin Mairura, Talent Development and Inclusion Strategist
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)
Interview Date: May 3 (3pm-5pm) - 30-minute time slot
The University Career Center's practice interview program is a safe place to practice interview skills, gain confidence and receive real-time interview feedback from an experienced hiring professional. Practice interviews are 30 minutes in length--20 minutes for the interview and ~10 minutes for feedback. Students will not be interviewing for a specific position but should be prepared to respond to general behavioral-based interview questions. You DO NOT need to have specific interest in the organization in order to participate--the goal is to gain interview experience.
Why Sign-up for a Practice Interview?
- Knowing what to expect and how to prepare will lead to successful future interviews. Success begins with preparation.
- Receive immediate interview feedback from the guest employer.
- Practice makes better! Get a jump start on your job search, boost your interview skills and increase your chances for a successful interview the next time you're in front of an employer.
Interviewing Tips and Resources – Interview with Confidence
- Career Center resources: https://career.uoregon.edu/interviewing-tips-and-resources
- Career Center’s Big Interview – a new free online interviewing program that combines training and practice to help improve your interview technique and build confidence. Click “Register” button and use your “@uoregon.edu” email address to access: https://uoregon.biginterview.com
- Handshake's "How to Make a Good Impression in a Virtual Job Interview”: https://learn.joinhandshake.com/students/how-to-make-a-good-impression-in-a-virtual-job-interview/
ABOUT OMSI and Guest Employer
Oregon Science of Museum and Industry (OMSI) is committed to creating learning experiences within our walls by bringing science to as many people as possible, no matter who or where they are. Collectively, OMSI staff supports our mission, vision, and values by storytelling, exploring, thinking, and troublemaking. Simply put, we inspire curiosity to stimulate informed action through our visitors, staff, and volunteers from an equitable lens. We cannot accomplish this without offering various positions [within our organization] from educators (including bilingual specific roles) to IT professionals to graphic designers to department managers and much more. More info: https://omsi.edu/
Bevin Mairura: my background stems from a social science foundation. I graduated from Baylor University in 2020 and sought out a masters after a gap year. Through Purdue University, I received my M.S. in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Though my academic background didn’t end how it started, I have been given the opportunity to work with people and businesses to improve agility, productivity, and other facets of a business.
[Video interview link will be sent to scheduled students (1) day prior to interview. Students not able to get a practice interview slot will be added to a 'wait-list' and will still have resume forwarded to guest employer]
THIS IS A PRACTICE INTERVIEW and is a program of the University Career Center's On-Campus Recruiting Program (OCR). Missing a scheduled practice interview is unprofessional and guarantees disqualification from Handshake privileges. View OCR Policies here for more information (http://career.uoregon.edu/about/programs/campus-recruiting/policies