Professional Interview Rubric

Levels of Achievement

Criteria Exemplary Proficient Marginal Unacceptable Score

Listening Answer reflected an Answer reflected a Answer reflected Answer did

Did the explicit general a partial not reflect an
student answer understanding of the understanding of understanding of understanding
the question of the question
question the question the question x3=12
that was or answered an
presented? unasked
question
Speaking Spoke clearly and Spoke articulately Spoke in a Nervous;
articulately; Was most of the time; somewhat Incomplete
Did the confident in Used general words nervous manner; thoughts, Not
student speak knowledge; at times instead of Lacked articulate; No x4=16
in an articulate Integrated details; Integrated a confidence in use of
manner and professional good amount of knowledge; professional
integrate language throughout professional Sketchy use of language;
professional the response; No language professional Response
language? “um’s, uh’s, er’s” throughout language; Many riddled with
etc. response; Some “um’s, uh’s, er’s. “um’s, uh’s,
“um’s, uh’s, er’s. er’s.
Integrating Fully integrated Integrated Integrated some Failed to
knowledge, content knowledge, content knowledge, integrate
and experiences in or experiences in a content or knowledge,
Did the an organized, generally organized experiences; content or x3=12
student accurate and detailed and accurate Response was experiences;
integrate manner; Engaged manner; Invited somewhat Inaccurate
knowledge, listener with unique response from the rambling or and/or
content and answers listener; missing details; incomplete
experiences? Listener needed to responses;
clarify responses Listener was
confused
Expressing Recognized that Did not recognize Did not recognize Did not
opinions might be at that opinions might that opinions recognize that
Did the odds with listener’s; be at odds with might be at odds opinions might
student Identified that it was listener’s; with listener’s; be at odds with x3=12
express own opinion; Identified that Did not identify listener’s; Did
opinions in a Expressed opinions response was own that response was not identify
tactful and in a highly tactful opinion own opinion; that response
mature and mature manner Expressed was own
manner? opinions in an opinion;
open, but Expressed
unprofessional opinions in a
manner biased, or
inappropriate
manner
Body Body language Body language Body language Body language
Language conveyed eagerness conveyed interest was difficult to conveyed
to respond; Sat in in responding; Sat interpret (Too disinterest x3=12
Did the upright and alert in an upright nervous and/or and/or extreme
student’s body manner; Seemed manner; Seemed too casual); Sat nervousness;
language natural and at ease fairly natural most upright at times, Slouched or
convey of the time but slouched at moved
interest and others; nervously
facilitate the Extraneous throughout the
responses? movements interview
detracted from
response
Gestures Gestures fully Gestures were Gestures were Gestures were
facilitated and appropriate and somewhat limited, not evident or
Did the enhanced the added to unnatural and/or were
student’s responses; Hand and effectiveness of the stiff; Hand and/or exceptionally x3=12
gestures seem facial movements response; Hands facial movements distracting to
natural and were natural, timed and facial were timed the listener.
facilitate the effectively and movements were inappropriately or
responses? emphasized key generally natural were distracting
points
Eye Contact Sustained, Appropriate fairly Intermittent or Limited or no
appropriate and consistent and inconsistent eye eye contact;
Did the natural eye contact; natural eye contact; contact; Seemed
student’s eye Conveyed interest in Generally conveyed Conveyed non- disengaged x3=12
contact seem the topic and the interest in the topic interest in the with topic
natural and listener; Showed and listener; topic and/or and/or listener
facilitate the confidence in Showed generally listener; Did not
responses? interacting with the good levels of seem confident of
listener confidence in interactions with
interacting with the listener
listener
Professional Dressed in a highly Dressed in a Dressed in a Dress was
Dress professional manner professional casual, but not inappropriate
(suit, sport coat, tie, manner necessarily and/or x3=12
Did the dress); Neat and (skirt/blouse, dress professional unkempt
student dress well-groomed pants/blouse, shirt manner
in a and tie); Generally (Revealing
professional neat and well- blouse, open
manner? groomed collar/no tie);
Fairly neat
Total =
100