 Bemidji State University is hoping to get their students prepared for the career world by hosting free practice interviews. Every year, BSU will bring in professionals, alumni and volunteers from the community to spend some time mock interviewing students. The interviews are one-on-one and last for about 30 minutes long. Then at the end of the interview, the students get critiqued. The professional will even take a look at the student's resume and offer some feedback as well. You know, for them to get that experience and hear those questions that they might hear from a future employer and kind of practice, you know, answering those questions and seeing how their experience applies to future jobs is really important. It feels real since you have to get dressed up for the mock interview and the person is usually like a business person in town, so they're dressed up too. So it feels very real. It just helped boost my confidence too. I got a lot of good feedback with a lot of things that I can work on. I'm interested in being an interviewer or participating in the university's upcoming career fair can contact BSU's career services. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.