Guide for Simulating Job Interviews through Role-Playing Activities - EMI Version

In addition to the specific knowledge inherent to each academic discipline, advanced undergraduate courses, and particularly master’s programs, should aim to prepare students effectively for successful integration into the job market while fostering critical thinking skills. Specifically, in Chemistry studies, this preparation should encompass both technical and industry-specific content (such as legal regulations, commercial strategies, or safety protocols), as well as practical professional competencies (soft skills), including, for example, the ability to manage successfully a job interview. The JOAQUIM project arises precisely with the main objective of integrating such practical skills into the curriculum for students in the final years of undergraduate and master’s studies in Chemistry. Within the framework of this project, and specifically in the subject Industry, Chemistry and Society in the Master’s Degree in Chemistry, we have designed a role-play activity that simulates a job recruitment process, including interviews. This note presents a brief guide for implementing this activity, making it available to fellow educators who may wish to adapt or apply it in their own teaching contexts.