Mock Interview Rubric

Interviewer Oral Communication Teacher:

Student: Section:
Criteria POINTS Excellent Meets Expectations Needs Improvement Unsatisfactory
(Exceeds Expectations)
Introduction 9-10 points 7-8 points 5-6 points 4 points below
10 points Greeting is present. Use of eye Greeting is present. Use of eye Greeting is present. Begins Greeting absent.
___/10 contact is appropriate. Body contact is appropriate. with little or no eye contact. Begins with little or no eye
language used is pleasant. Content is satisfactorily Content is occasionally contact.
Content is comprehensive, brief comprehensive but has slight relevant and not quite long Content is too long and not
and concise, and very relevant irrelevance and is quite long. and irrelevant. relevant.
Appearance 9-10 points 7-8 points 4-6 points 1-3 points
10 points ___/10 Appropriate dress and manners Student wears appropriate Student wears Student is not dressed
are used; appropriate body clothing; little Appropriate clothing; some appropriately; inappropriate
language. Inappropriate body language. inappropriate body language. body language.
Content of 22-25 points 18-21 points 13-17 points 12 points below
Answers Answers are well‐constructed, Answers are well‐constructed, Responses too short or “Yes” or “No” answers
25 points ___/25 and are confident responses with and are confident responses but vague Does not refer to
examples. lacks elaboration. Refers to personal strengths, applicable strengths/skills
Consistently relates how Relates most of the time how skills occasionally Uses words like “things”
skills will contribute to any skills will contribute to any or “stuff”
position position
Voice 9-10 points 7-8 points 5-6 points 4 points below
10 points Good volume, grammar, and Good volume, grammar, and Speech is too soft or Inappropriate vocabulary and
___/10 vocabulary used. vocabulary used. mumbles. Poor grammar is grammar is used. Speech is
Spoken with a determined used. difficult to understand.
confidence.
Poise 9-10 points 7-8 points 5-6 points 4 points below
10 points Good posture is used. Eye One of the following: Posture, eye Two of the following: Posture, eye contact, and
___/10 contact is maintained. No contact, or uneasy behaviors was Posture, eye contact, or uneasy behaviors were
nervous habits are exhibited. Inappropriately demonstrated. uneasy behaviors were inappropriately demonstrated.
Inappropriately
demonstrated.
Delivery/Speaking 13-15 points 10-12 points 7-9 points 6 points below
Ability Consistently confident Shows confidence most of the Attempts to show confidence Shows very little confidence
15 points ___/15 Speaks clearly at all times time Takes long pauses and stops Speaks too quietly or
No distracting Mumbles occasionally occasionally. Loudly
mannerisms Minimal “umms” and fidgeting Satisfactory grammar. Inappropriate language
Easy to converse with Conversation stops and starts Lots of “umms” or
Uses proper diction and at times fidgeting
Grammar Very Satisfactory grammar and Poor grammar and
diction diction
TOTAL
80 POINTS 100%
Comments:
HIRED
Advised to re-apply