Interview Assignment Evaluation Rubric

This is the rubric your instructor will use to evaluate your assignment to interview a software professional.

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Interview Depth	Excellent 10 points	Satisfactory 8 points	Poor 5 points	Unacceptable 0 points
What technologies are employed? (and related)
What is typical workday like? (and related)
What are the most important skills needed to succeed in the job? (and related)
Reflection	Excellent 10 points	Satisfactory 8 points	Poor 5 points	Unacceptable 0 points
Aspects of work (and related)
Positive and negative issues (and related)
Ethical challenges or implications (and related)
Overall career choice (and related)
Required Elements	Excellent 5 points	Satisfactory 4 points	Poor 3 points	Unacceptable 0 points
Name, company or organization, title or position, length of service, city, previous employers/experience in first part of paper.	All present.	All but one present.	Some present.	None present.
Transcript provided	Full transcript included.	Partial transcript included.	Minimal transcript included.	No transcript included.
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Requirements - Discussion of Interview	Excellent 10 points	Satisfactory 8 points	Poor 5 points	Unacceptable 0 points
Discussion of interview at some level
Style	Excellent 10 points	Satisfactory 8 points	Poor 5 points	Unacceptable 0 points
Style	Crisp writing in the active voice, clear transitions between topics, no excess verbiage	A few instances of poor sentence structure, run-on sentences, passive constructs, incoherent paragraphs.	Poor sentence structure, incoherent paragraphs and excessive passive voice, run on sentences throughout.	Writing is practically incomprehensible.
Mechanics	Excellent 5 points	Satisfactory 4 points	Poor 3 points	Unacceptable 0 points
MLA Format	Full MLA format.	Reasonable MLA formatting.	Few MLA formatting guidelines followed.	No MLA standards followed.
Spelling, Grammar, and Readability	No spelling or grammar errors, highly readable.	Spelling and grammar errors occasionally occur but do not interfere with readability	Few pages without errors making reading a chore.  Readability a significant problem.	Mechanics errors make it a struggle to decipher meaning.
Overall Score	Excellent 90 or more	Satisfactory 80 or more	Poor 50 or more	Unacceptable 0 or more

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