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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 186 · 40 questions
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Tip (Know, practise, pack): Research the place: its website, prospectus, courses or products, recent news. Know your own résumé well. Folder: photo ID (proves who you are), marksheets (prove your marks), project file or certificates (show your work), call letter or invitation email (confirms your slot), 2–3 résumé copies. Practise aloud in a mock interview, check the route a day or more before, and sleep on time.

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  1. 1.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) knowing your résumé (c) sleeping well (d) not reading your résumé
  2. 2.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
  3. 3.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) Class 12 marksheet (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) the call letter
  4. 4.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) reading about the place (b) guessing the time (c) checking the route (d) knowing your résumé
  5. 5.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) zero research (c) preparing documents (d) leaving it to the day
  6. 6.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these shows your work? (a) the invitation email (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) a portfolio (d) a passport copy
  8. 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  9. 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 12 marksheet? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
  10. 10.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) guessing (b) rumours from friends (c) its website, prospectus (d) nothing at all
  11. 11.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) two or three (b) only on your phone (c) exactly fifty (d) none
  13. 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  14. 14.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) a project file (c) a passport copy (d) the invitation email
  15. 15.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not reading your résumé (d) losing the call letter
  16. 16.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) reading about the place
  17. 17.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  18. 18.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the slot confirmation? (a) shows your work (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) confirms your slot
  19. 19.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a school ID card? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
  20. 20.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  21. 21.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) staying up all night (c) not knowing the address (d) zero research
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting questions to ask (b) guessing the time (c) a mock interview (d) knowing your résumé
  24. 24.True or false: “a mock interview” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) knowing your résumé (c) staying up all night (d) zero research
  26. 26.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  27. 27.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) the slot confirmation (c) a college transcript (d) a passport copy
  29. 29.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) a mock interview (c) sleeping well (d) not knowing the address
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) leaving it to the day
  31. 31.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) after you are late (b) on the way there (c) never (d) a day or more before
  32. 32.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  33. 33.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) knowing your résumé (b) not reading your résumé (c) losing the call letter (d) zero research
  34. 34.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in your pocket (b) loose in your bag (c) at home (d) in one neat folder
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) preparing documents (c) leaving it to the day (d) not knowing the address
  36. 36.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) noting questions to ask
  38. 38.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) checking the route (d) zero research
  40. 40.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) a mock interview (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) not reading your résumé

Answer key

  1. not reading your résumé
  2. proves who you are
  3. an Aadhaar card copy
  4. guessing the time
  5. preparing documents
  6. True
  7. a portfolio
  8. poor preparation
  9. proves your marks
  10. its website, prospectus
  11. True
  12. two or three
  13. poor preparation
  14. a passport copy
  15. checking the route
  16. reading about the place
  17. good preparation
  18. confirms your slot
  19. proves who you are
  20. good preparation
  21. confirms your slot
  22. sleeping well
  23. guessing the time
  24. False
  25. knowing your résumé
  26. good preparation
  27. True
  28. the slot confirmation
  29. not knowing the address
  30. practising answers aloud
  31. a day or more before
  32. poor preparation
  33. knowing your résumé
  34. in one neat folder
  35. preparing documents
  36. False
  37. noting questions to ask
  38. good preparation
  39. zero research
  40. a mock interview

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