← Preparing for an interview lesson New set →

Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 3 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  2. 2.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) noting questions to ask (c) zero research (d) losing the call letter
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) practising answers aloud (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not reading your résumé
  4. 4.True or false: “staying up all night” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) reading about the place (c) losing the call letter (d) preparing documents
  6. 6.Which of these proves your marks? (a) the invitation email (b) a portfolio (c) Class 12 marksheet (d) a passport copy
  7. 7.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
  8. 8.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) only on your phone (b) two or three (c) none (d) exactly fifty
  9. 9.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not reading your résumé? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  10. 10.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) losing the call letter (c) a mock interview (d) sleeping well
  11. 11.Which of these proves who you are? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) the call letter (c) the invitation email (d) activity certificates
  12. 12.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading about the place (b) preparing documents (c) guessing the time (d) noting questions to ask
  14. 14.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  15. 15.True or false: “preparing documents” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.Which of these shows your work? (a) a project file (b) the call letter (c) the invitation email (d) the slot confirmation
  18. 18.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) play games late (b) start preparing (c) sleep on time (d) stay up all night
  20. 20.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) staying up all night (c) sleeping well (d) leaving it to the day
  21. 21.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) rumours from friends (b) its website, prospectus (c) nothing at all (d) guessing
  22. 22.Which of these shows your work? (a) a school ID card (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) the invitation email (d) activity certificates
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) knowing your résumé (c) no copies of marksheets (d) leaving it to the day
  24. 24.🧁 Before an interview at a bakery, what should you find out? (a) what it makes and sells (b) nothing at all (c) its rivals’ secrets (d) the owner’s address
  25. 25.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a school ID card (b) a portfolio (c) activity certificates (d) a college transcript
  27. 27.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) not reading your résumé (c) not knowing the address (d) preparing documents
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) not knowing the address (c) checking the route (d) a mock interview
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mock interview (b) leaving it to the day (c) reading about the place (d) practising answers aloud
  31. 31.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) knowing your résumé (b) staying up all night (c) reading about the place (d) practising answers aloud
  32. 32.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) staying up all night (c) not reading your résumé (d) preparing documents
  33. 33.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) a passport copy (c) Class 10 marksheet (d) the slot confirmation
  35. 35.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) preparing documents (b) zero research (c) a mock interview (d) checking the route
  37. 37.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
  38. 38.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not reading your résumé (d) knowing your résumé
  39. 39.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) sleeping well (c) preparing documents (d) leaving it to the day
  40. 40.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: no copies of marksheets? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation

Answer key

  1. good preparation
  2. noting questions to ask
  3. practising answers aloud
  4. False
  5. losing the call letter
  6. Class 12 marksheet
  7. shows your work
  8. two or three
  9. poor preparation
  10. losing the call letter
  11. an Aadhaar card copy
  12. poor preparation
  13. guessing the time
  14. good preparation
  15. True
  16. False
  17. a project file
  18. True
  19. sleep on time
  20. sleeping well
  21. its website, prospectus
  22. activity certificates
  23. knowing your résumé
  24. what it makes and sells
  25. True
  26. a college transcript
  27. poor preparation
  28. preparing documents
  29. not knowing the address
  30. leaving it to the day
  31. staying up all night
  32. preparing documents
  33. True
  34. the slot confirmation
  35. True
  36. zero research
  37. proves who you are
  38. knowing your résumé
  39. leaving it to the day
  40. poor preparation

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students