Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Virtual Mock Interview for Health Professions Students

Background: Virtual mock interviews were offered to students to improve job interviewing skills. This educational quality improvement project aimed to use virtual mock in-terviews to increase student preparedness and confidence, and reduce anxiety related to professional interviews. Method: Health professions students (n = 19) participated in the mock interviews conducted and recorded through a web-based meeting. Students received the recorded in-terview to watch before follow-up. Students completed pre-and postquestionnaires that addressed students' pre-paredness, confidence, and anxiety related to interview-ing. Results: Participants' confidence and preparedness improved significantly in their virtual interviews (p < .001), and their anxiety decreased significantly after the virtual in-terviews (p < .001). After watching the interviews, students' reported eye contact needed improvement and answers included too many "uhms." Conclusion: Students benefited from the virtual mock interviews. Mock virtual job interviews may have a positive effect on successful job acquisition in health professions. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(8):479-482.]