Interview Challenge Board Game

Interview Challenge is an educational board game designed to teach important job interviewing skills. In the game, players compete to give Paula, a fictitious job applicant, the best advice on how to succeed in her interview. In the process of playing the game, players learn eight vital skills for successful interviewing, as well as seven major types of questions and how to answer them. The game contains many excellent answers to typical interview questions that students can use as models for their own answers. Preparation for the interview, interacting with the receptionist, and other topics are also covered.

The eight interviewing skills are:

• Be prepared
• Show you care
• Be positive about self and others
• Match Your Strengths to the Job
• Stress personal qualities (such as responsibility)
• Say what you CAN do
• Support your position with facts
• Use body language effectively

The seven major types of questions are:

• Direct request for information
• Questions on strengths
• Questions on weaknesses
• Hypothetical questions
• Follow-up questions
• Stress questions
• Broad, open ended questions

SCANS Skills Addressed: Foundation Skills: Thinking Skills, Personal Qualities, Basic Skills Workplace Competencies: Interpersonal Skills, Information, Systems