Dental Student's Attitudes on the Effectiveness of Mock Employment Interviews
Lillian Obucina1,Pamela Jurgens-Toepke2,Jacob Gettig3,Kevin Van Kanegan4
Citation : Lillian Obucina,Pamela Jurgens-Toepke,Jacob Gettig,Kevin Van Kanegan, Dental Student's Attitudes on the Effectiveness of Mock Employment Interviews International Journal of Humanities Social Sciences and Education 2018, 5(1) : 112-116
Very little research exists regarding mock interviews to help dental students prepare for associate dentist employment interviews. Midwestern University, College of Dental Medicine-Illinois (MWU-CDMI-IL) constructed and conducted mock interviews for each senior dental student. Faculty were calibrated prior to the mock interviews. Students were interviewed by two unfamiliar faculty members, acting as owners of a fictitious dental practice. Each performance was evaluated by the two faculty members, student selfevaluations and student peers that just completed their interviews. The number of peer reviewers varied depending on the scheduled interviews. Feedback was given immediately after the mock interview from the faculty and peer reviewers. A survey was conducted asking the dental students about their attitudes and the effectiveness of their mock employment interviews. The responses showed the mock interviews were well received by the students.