Students learn from
mock interview tapes
Donna Lenker
Special to the Capital Times
Your hands are clammy. Your stomach
is in a knot And it's not the flu.
You're just thinking, "how am I going
to pull this interview off? Getting this job
could be the chance of a lifetime."
A new program sponsored ,by the
Student Assistance Center uses videotaped
mock interviews to show students how
they look during an interview and what
kinds of questions to expect from
prospective employers.
"Interviewing is like anything else,"
said Nancy NeJame, job developer in
career services in the Student Assistance
Center. "It is a skill. You can learn it,
develop it, and practice it."
The hour-long session includes 20 to
30 minutes during which students are
interviewed on videotape, said NeJame,
who helped develop the program and
SGA approves publication about clubs
Lee Ashton
Capital Times Staff
A publication titled "Club Penn State"
that will focus on the clubs available at
Penn State Harrisburg got the Student
Government Association's stamp of
approval at their last meeting.
The SGA met Feb. 25 to hear from
Denise McMullen, a senior humanities
major, who discussed the merits of a book
focusing on PSH clubs.
The proposed publication, called "Club
Penn State,” would outline the activities
of each club, as well as membership
criteria, she said.
Speaking in favor of the new
Library, from page 1
years ago we started barcoding the new
books as they came in, even though we
aren't automated.”
Because of the complications library
staff, students and faculty could face if the
barcoding is not completed by summer,
Shill said if the goal of Aug. 1 seems
unattainable, the entire process could be
postponed until the winter break between
semesters.
conducts the mock interview.
In the next 20 to 30 minutes, NeJame
and the student view the tape and critique
the performance together.
With the recession, companies are
looking more closely than ever at their
hires, NeJame said. Interviews are critical.
The mock interview program is free
and open to any student interviewing for
employment or graduate school.
Sporting a dark business suit, hair
neatly combed, Steve McQuay, a senior in
mechanical engineering technology, was
first to go through a mock interview
session. McQuay called the mock
interview a "mirror."
"It's a great opportunity for students to
see themselves, like they have never seen
themselves before," he said.
Students sign up in advance and submit
an interview request or resume stating
their major, a specific job title, or a
publication, McMullen said, "It doesn't
seem like a lot of people know what
different clubs are available here.”
SGA voted to allocate $6OO to fund the
book, which McMullen said would cost
about $575 to produce.
It's not just the subject matter that will
make "Club Penn State" unique; it will be
designed and edited by the college's
magazine and newsletter editing class.
The book will ultimately be made
available to students seeking admission to
Penn State Harrisburg or participating in
orientation activities.
"I think this will be very beneficial and
is money well-spent," said SGA President
Mike Hermick.
"We need time to train our people and
to get all the bugs out,” he said. "In the
event that we don't finish the baicoding by
summer, we could very well be doing it as
the books are checked out. And that could
be problematic."
Shill said a second long-term goal is to
redesign the exit and check out area of the
library. Shill said campus administrators
still need time to discuss the option of
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company that they are interested in NeJame said more would be added if
interviewing with. demand grows.
Currently four appointments per week "A 30-minute interview can literally
are available for the interviews. But determine your future," she said.
SGA will review a draft of the
publication before it is printed and
distributed.
In other news, Hermick addressed a
concern that was initially heard during the
Student Affairs Committee meeting he
attended on Feb 24. A student said
visitors gaining access to the gym on a
first-come, first-served basis were
preventing PSH students, staff and faculty
from using the facility.
Hermick said he will contact Duane
Crider , PSH director of athletics, to learn
what the current visitation policy is, and if
the policy permits only one guest to be
signed in, then it should be enforced.
"We understand what community
remodeling the front area of the library to
provide "a smoother traffic flow to the
exit." Shill said James South, associate
provost for administrative operations,
"should soon be starting the process of
getting work bids, etc...for the project."
The Students For a Quality Library
organized last semester as the result of an
open forum on the library. The group
drafted a petition calling the library "a
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should come first," Hermick said. He
believes the problem is most noticeable at
lunch and from 3 to 6 p.m.
In other action, SGA approved an
expenditure of $6l for soft drinks and
pizza to be served during a Humanities
Division open forum to be held March 3,
in the Gallery Lounge.
Members also agreed a proposed
television lounge should be located in the
Lion’s Den Vault, rather than in Room
216. A proposal will be sent to James D.
South,associate provost for administrative
operations at PSH, conveying these
thoughts.
second-class facility which does not reflect
a fair return on the student dollar." A total
of 1,182 students signed the petition at
hallway stations and during blockwalks in
the final weeks of the fall semester.
The group then sent a copy of the
petition to both Provost and Dean Ruth
Leventhal and Shill, calling for immediate
improvements in library conditions and
equipment.
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