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Post-interview tasks

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Interview questions

As with our research with students, this can be much more conversational than it appears here.

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What is special about studying <X> at Victoria?

We aim to hear about 2-4 points of difference. 

• What puts Victoria ahead of other universities, in relation to this area of study?
• What are Victoria's strengths in this area of study?
• What does your school Victoria have to offer prospective students who are interested in <X>?

Other prompts

How about...

• The learning environment/location/facilities
• Opportunities students will have to work with potential employers (real projects, networking, internship programmes, placements...)
• Staff - anyone particularly awesome? 
• Special events (eg, trips, competitions, exhibitions, productions) 
• Accreditation or affiliations
• Wellington angle.

Tell us about your students - what are they like?

• What are the unique selling points of this area of study?
• What puts Victoria ahead of other universities, in relation to this area of study?
• Where are we headed in the future with thisissues they take out of the lecture theatre (lab/studio) and think about?
• What what do they learn – as in understand? 
• How does studying <X> change them? 
• How do they experience studying <X>? 
• What are some of the great comments you're always hearing from students about studying <X>?

What we're looking for

Students liked these introductions to subjects from Standford Content that we can use to create strong intros - like these from Stanford University: 

• Chemists at Stanford imagine a world in which AIDS is a curable disease and the next generation of energy comes from sheets of matter no thicker than a single atom.
• Maths students at Stanford carry a problem out of the classroom and into their day, thinking about it in the library or their dorm rooms, scribbling on chalkboards and napkins as they work toward a solution.
• When is humanitarian intervention justified? What motivates foreign aid policies? Does democracy work? These are some of the questions Stanford political science students grapple with as they push beyond punditry and headlines to understand the complex political systems of our globalized world.

Other prompts

How about...

• the learning environment/location
• opportunities students will have to work with potential employers(real projects, networking, internship programmes, placements...)
• staff - anyone particularly awesome? 
• special events (eg. trips, competitions, exhibitions, productions) 
• accreditation or affiliations
• Wellington angle

Tell us about your students - what are they like?

• How do they behave? 
• What do they think about? 
• How do they experience studying <X>? 
• How does studying <X> change them? 
• What are some of the great comments you're always hearing from students about studying <X>

Subject level

About the subject

What is <X>? 

• eg Eg, the dictionary definition. <X> is the study of...
• What

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• What does this subject include? 
• Are there any big misconceptions about this subject?
• What's interesting about <X>?

Victoria's strengths

What are Victoria's strengths in <X>?

• What is unique about <X> at Victoria?
• What do we have to offer students who enrol in this major<X>?

Student experience

What's it like to study <X> at Victoria, from a student's perspective?

• Why would I choose to study <X>? / Why would I pick this over another major?
• What will I learn – as in understand? / What are the issues I’ll think about?What skills will I gain?

What kind of person (school leaver) might be interested in <X>?

• personality Personality traits
• school School subjects
• learning Learning style
• hobbies Hobbies they enjoy.

Note: try to avoid Avoid getting into discussions of about dry, non-marketable content such as graduate attributes.

Careers

We don't need to cover this in detail, : most information can be provided by is on the Careers teamwebsite. 

What are the career opportunities like in this field? 

• What are the main roles people are going into at the moment? What do they do in these roles?
• Who are they working for (eg, government, firms...)
• What’s the market/workforce like at the moment? Are graduates getting relevant jobs?
• How do they become professionally registered/affiliated etc - what do they need to do?
• How are Victoria graduates regarded by employers? 
• Fun facts - if any spring to mind.

Note: try to avoid Avoid getting into discussions of about dry, non-marketable content such as how students will learn teamwork skills. 

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Post-interview tasks

People and stories

• Student experiences
• Student work examples
• Alumni stories

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