Initiative · Education
The first interview should not be the real one.
A mock interview drive brings volunteer interviewers from industry to a campus for a day, so students sit through a full interview and get written feedback before it counts.
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Practising with friends rarely feels like an interview.
Students rehearse answers with classmates who give kind feedback. A stranger in a real interview behaves differently, and that gap shows up on the day.
A drive gives students that experience in a setting where a mistake costs nothing, and gives them something written to work from afterwards.
Who this is for
- Students approaching campus placements or their first job search
- Colleges that want every student interviewed at least once before placements
- Placement cells that want feedback on where students are weak
- Any branch, with interviewers matched to the field where possible
A drive may include
- A one-to-one interview with a volunteer from industry
- Questions on the resume, the project and basic subject knowledge
- Communication and how an answer is structured
- Written feedback on what worked and what to practise
- A short briefing for students on how to prepare
- A summary for the college of common gaps, without naming students
The format
Over a day, students are scheduled in short slots with interviewers working in parallel rooms. The college provides the rooms and the student list; we bring the interviewers and a feedback form. The number of interviewers depends on who can come.
Sessions you can pick from
Each has a page describing what it covers and how it runs. Run one, or several across a term.
What you should come away with
- The experience of a full interview before the real one
- Written feedback on answers, communication and preparation
- A clearer sense of the questions that come up for your branch
- Less fear of the first interview
- A short list of what to practise in the weeks that follow
Who runs them
Sessions are run by people who do the work
Practitioners, not trainers. Nobody here is paid to speak.
Scheduled
Nothing scheduled yet
This one is not in the calendar yet
It runs when a college, company or community asks for it. That is usually how the first one gets scheduled.
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How GullyFuture works
What each side brings
Most sessions are free for participants. Institutions provide the group and a suitable space. Contributors give their time and experience. GullyFuture shapes the format, coordinates the people and documents what happened.
Bring this to your group
Tell us:
- Who the participants are
- Their current stage
- Approximate group size
- City and institution or organisation
- What you want them to understand or practise
- Preferred timing
Contribute
You do not need to be famous or senior. You need relevant experience, the willingness to speak honestly, and respect for the no-selling rule.
You can contribute as a speaker, mentor, interviewer, reviewer, facilitator, host, partner or volunteer.
Contribute your experienceWhat we record
Counted from what happened, never estimated.
- Sessions completed
- Participants reached
- Contributors involved
- Practice or feedback activities completed
- Participant usefulness feedback
- Follow-up actions and resources provided
- Participants who later return as contributors
Participation is free for students and individual participants unless a programme says otherwise. Speakers may explain their work, but a session is never a sales pitch.
Give your students a real interview while it still does not count.
Ask for a mock interview drive at your college.