Dressing for an interview

Rapungakore Clothing Store. Image by Briarmelle Quintessa. Second Life build by Aaron Griffiths for the SLENZ project. CC By

Content
This lesson is suitable for a first session following Orientation. Students will have already used the clothing store during Orientation, but this time they use the store with a specific purpose in mind, to select clothing suitable for a job interview. They will then discuss and justify their selections.
Objectives

• Identify clothing appropriate for a job interview.
  
• Reflect on decisions made and evaluate critically whether these decisions were correct in terms of the criteria presented for selection of interview attire.
  

Resources
Web pages:

• The job interview - Interview preparation - towards the end of the page (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development web site)

http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/interview1.htm

• The job interview - Interviewing tips, Communicate you best image... (Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development web site)

http://www.deed.state.mn.us/cjs/cjsbook/interview3.htm
Videos:

• Job interviewing videos (Education Portal) – How to dress for a job interview video

http://education-portal.com/video_library/Job_Interviewing_Videos.html

• One-minute interview videos (Collegegrad.com - also on YouTube) – Dress for interview success video

http://www.collegegrad.com/job-search-videos/

• General job interview skills (1)
  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roZs-Eu4eZo&feature=PlayList&p=37D1515892814808&index=0&playnext=1

• Clothing store, pose stands, catwalk, drop box and notecards (all in Second Life)
  

Catwalk. Image by Briarmelle Quintessa. Second Life build by Aaron Griffiths for the SLENZ project. CC By

Activities
Recap

• Students need to walk the Stairway of Learning and obtain the note card on Best image
  
• Rez the shop and pause to recap quickly – using voice or text chat
  
• Remind students of information learned during Orientation:
  
  • How to click on clothing in the store to bring it into the inventory
    
  • Finding the folder in the inventory
    
  • Right-clicking and selecting replace outfit
    
  • Selecting and wearing hair – following the same procedure as for clothing
    

Main activity

• Mention that they will have to select clothing and hair and change outfit within a 5-minute time limit(they make require more depending on lack of previous SL experience)
  
• Students can be directed to the group or private changing facilities if they do not want to change in the shop
• At the end of the time ask students to step back to the entrance
  
• Using the consol remove the store and pose stands and rez the catwalk
  
• Invite students to take a seat
  
• Have students walk the catwalk one-by-one and explain why they chose their outfit
  
• Allow class members to challenge decisions providing they have a reason
  
• Facilitate the discussion to ensure it is kept positive
  

Reflection/evaluation

• Any of the resource videos could be used at the end of this class to reinforce the learning that has occurred – the catwalk can be removed and the media screen rezzed
  
• Have students write up a paragraph about their selection and experience
  
• The paragraph is to be written on a note card and popped into the drop box in Second Life