As a part of Career Week, Career Services is offering a chance for students to experience the interviewing process in a stress-free environment.

The Mock Interview Day, which will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Career Services Office at the Human Services Building Tuesday, will give students the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills.

Debbie Endsley, the recruitment coordinator at Career Services, said the Mock Interview Day is something Career Services does every semester.

“We ask recruiters to come in and do the mock interviews with the students,” she said. “They can get that more realistic feel of what it’s like to sit across from a hiring manager.”

She said the recruiters will ask the students a variety of questions that they would be asked in a real job-interviewing situation.

“The recruiters will give them valuable feedback and advice about their responses and things they could maybe word a little differently, as well as what the recruiters are really looking for when they ask a question,” she said.

Endsley said the recruiters could also give feedback on body language and other aspects of the interviewing process.

“It’s a great way for students to get practice and gain confidence with the interview process instead of just starting off out of the blue,” she said. “It’s good for students to be able to ease their way into it.”

After the recruiters give feedback to the students they are interviewing, the students will have the opportunity to ask the recruiter questions they may not have answered.

She said the office sends out emails asking for recruiter volunteers, and this year got a variety to come participate.

These include: Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Northwestern Mutual, RR Donnelley, Total Quality Logistics and Westville Community Unit School District.

“They will see any majors, not just majors specific to their employer,” she said. “They can help anybody.”

Endsley said the sessions usually fill up quickly, and reservations are required. The recruiters will work with the students for a 45-minute session.

In addition to the Mock Interview Day, the remainder of the week will feature other events to help students further their careers.

“Everything this week is leading up to our career fair next week on Sept. 19,” Endsley said.

Two résumé blitz sessions will be available to help students with their résumé formats on Thursday and Monday, both from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

“We’ll make sure they’re all ready to go for the job fair,” Endsley said.

In addition to the résumé blitz sessions, there will be job fair prep sessions from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sept. 18.

The Job Fair will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 19 in the Grand Ballroom of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

Robyn Dexter can be reached at 581-2812 or redexter@eiu.edu.