Final interview (Beyond AUT Award)

The final stage of the Beyond AUT Award for postgraduate students at AUT is the final interview. To prepare for this you must attend a final interview information session. You also need to complete the volunteering, leadership and employability parts of the Beyond AUT Award.

What you need to do

The final interview involves you reflecting on your personal and professional growth during the award, and then discussing these in an interview situation.

Writing personal learning experiences

You start by writing about three unique personal learning experiences you had – one for each part of the Beyond AUT Award - volunteering, leadership and employability. These experiences provide the basis for the final interview.

You could write about how you’ve gained a fresh perspective or developed or enhanced a skill set that will help you personally or professionally in the future.

Once this is written a coach will help prepare you for your final interview.

Attend an interview

You attend a final interview with the AUT Director of Employability to discuss your three learnings across each part of the award and then deliver your elevator pitch.

Allow plenty of time to think carefully about the learning experiences and practise talking about them.