Journal of Business and Technical Communication Jul 1995

Teaching Interviewees Employment Interviewing Skills: A Test of Two Alternatives

STEVEN M. RALSTON

Abstract

Instructors of business and technical communication courses continually search for ways to improve their classroom and professional training exercises. Toward that end, this investigation examines two methods of conducting an employment interviewing training exercise for interviewees. Specifically, instructor-facilitated and peer-facilitated interviewing exercises are compared. Data collected from interviewing classes show that students preferred the instructor-facilitated over the peer-facilitated training exercise. Advantages and disadvantages of the instructor-facilitated exercise are discussed, and suggestions for further examination are offered.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
1995-07-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651995009003005
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