Radio Television Journalism virtual interview

Applying to the Radio Television Journalism program? The program’s admission requirements include a virtual interview where you’ll:

• Meet with Faculty from the RTJ program.
• Share your interest in the program.
• Have the opportunity to talk about any previous experience and skills related to the creative, technical and collaborative aspects of the Radio Television Journalism industry.
• Demonstrate verbal and written communication skills.
• Present video, audio and/or written work to be considered as part of your application (this is optional).

Your virtual interview helps NSCC evaluate your abilities to ensure you have a reasonable probability of success in this program.

Scheduling your interview

Once your application has been accepted, the School of Business and Creative Industries will email you to schedule your interview and send you a questionnaire which you must complete and submit in advance.

• Interviews take place virtually through Microsoft teams.
• The interview will be approximately 1 hour long.
• Faculty will ask you the following 2 questions (and possibly some follow-up questions):
  • Why do you think you’ll be a good fit for this program?
  • What challenges do you think you may encounter as a student of this program?
• You’ll have the option to present video, audio and/or written work.
• You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions.
• Your interview will be evaluated by faculty against an assessment rubric (see below).
• If your interview is unsuccessful, deficiencies will be noted and you'll be given the opportunity to address them and re-submit your application, if time permits.

Submitting your questionnaire

Upon scheduling your interview, you’ll receive a questionnaire via email to fill out. You must reply to the email in advance of your interview with your completed questionnaire.

Preparing for your interview

• Review the interview details, requirements and assessment carefully. This is what will be used to evaluate your interview.
• You have the option to present video, audio and/or written work. If you’d like to present these items at your interview, compile them in advance. Choose work that represents you in the best light.
• Dress professionally in business-casual clothing.

Assessment

	4 to 5 points	3 points	1 to 2 points	0 points
Written communication	Provided insightful, well-written response to application question. Excellent spelling, grammar and structure.	Provided mostly well-written response. Good spelling, grammar and structure.	Provided weak written response. More than 3 spelling and/or grammatical errors.	Did not provide written response or written response is unclear and full of errors.
Oral communication	Excellent oral communication. Answers questions thoughtfully and articulately. Shows interest by asking questions when appropriate but does not dominate discussion.	Good oral communication. Answers questions thoughtfully. Asked at least 1 question.	Poor oral communication. Did not respond articulately to questions. Did not ask questions or asked too many questions and dominated discussion.	Did not answer questions coherently. Was aggressive in tone or non-communicative when called upon.
Attitude/interest	Has significant volunteer experience in the media industry and/or has taken several related courses. Passion for and knowledge about media industry is evident.	Has some volunteer experience and/or recent related courses. Shows some enthusiasm for and knowledge about the media industry.	Has minimal volunteer experience and/or related courses. Shows little enthusiasm for or knowledge about the media industry.	No volunteer experience and/or related courses. No evident enthusiasm for or knowledge about the media industry.
Total /15

Contact us

Questions about your portfolio and interview? Contact the School of Business and Creative Industries at