On Tuesday 14^th December S5 pupils had the opportunity to engage with real employers from various companies to participate in a mock interview. Employers from Mackie’s of Scotland, Neptune Energy, Subsea 7 and Serica Energy took time out of their busy schedules to interview our pupils.

After the interview process, the employers provided valuable feedback to our students on how they came across and how to improve for the “real” interview which will happen in the future.

Initial feedback from the employers was how polite our students came across and how well they managed to answer the questions, especially as this may have been their first virtual interview.

It was clear to see that students saw the value in this activity and there was a real “buzz” when they came out of the interview.

Some pupils said:

“I think it was a worthwhile experience and the feedback was really helpful. I feel I would know better what to do and not do. The interviewer was really nice and it has definitely given me confidence that I could do a real interview”.

“It was a really useful experience to help prepare me for the future. The person who interviewed me was very polite and reassuring”.

“The interviewer was very nice and helpful. I feel a lot more confident about any interviews that that may come up in the near future.”

The employer engagement event was very successful and we would like to thank all employers for giving us their time to help prepare our students for their future. We will look forward to repeating this event in the future too.