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CMC STEP UP 2026 Culminates with Job Interview Simulation

Preparation becomes powerful when students are given the opportunity to put knowledge into practice, face professional expectations, and discover how ready they are to take the next step.

KIDAPAWAN CITY, COTABATO, August 14, 2026. Central Mindanao Colleges (CMC) culminated STEP UP: Career Readiness for Future Civil Engineers and Physical Educators with a Job Interview Simulation, transforming three days of professional learning into a practical test of communication, confidence, professional presence, and workplace readiness.

The culminating session moved participants from career preparation to simulated professional experience. Before facing the interview panel, students received a briefing on job interview guidelines, proper attire, professional etiquette, and evaluation criteria, providing them with essential expectations for presenting themselves effectively in actual employment settings.

Separate interview simulations were conducted for Civil Engineering and Physical Education applicants, allowing participants to experience profession-relevant interview situations. The activity concluded with feedback, assessment, and sharing of interview insights, giving students an opportunity to identify strengths and areas requiring further development.

Day 3 completed a comprehensive career-readiness journey that began with pre-employment orientation, employment coaching, labor education, and occupational safety and health, followed by stress management and profession-specific career preparation, before culminating in applied interview practice.

Through STEP UP 2026, CMC reinforced an important dimension of education: preparing students not only to graduate, but to communicate their competence, demonstrate professionalism, respond confidently under pressure, and transition responsibly into the world of work. The program specifically seeks to strengthen the career readiness and employability of future Civil Engineers and Physical Educators through comprehensive professional preparation.

The initiative advances SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG 4: Quality Education, SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

The real test of readiness begins when preparation meets opportunity. STEP UP equips CMCians to face that moment not with uncertainty, but with competence, confidence, and purpose.

Prepare with Purpose. Perform with Confidence. STEP UP for the Future.

Choose CMC, where excellence roars.

By Erolle Linus T. Miranda

Center for Marketing and Strategic Communications Officer

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