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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 334 · 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.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: preparing documents? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  2. 2.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) shows your work (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) confirms your slot
  3. 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  4. 4.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a passport copy (b) a project file (c) a portfolio (d) the call letter
  5. 5.True or false: “practising answers aloud” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: no copies of marksheets? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  7. 7.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) a school ID card (c) a passport copy (d) a project file
  8. 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) zero research (c) no copies of marksheets (d) leaving it to the day
  10. 10.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  11. 11.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) not knowing the address (c) not reading your résumé (d) reading about the place
  13. 13.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) on the way there (b) a day or more before (c) never (d) after you are late
  14. 14.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) proves your marks (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
  15. 15.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
  16. 16.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) confirms your slot (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
  17. 17.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) preparing documents (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not reading your résumé
  18. 18.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) the invitation email (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) a project file
  19. 19.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) staying up all night (c) practising answers aloud (d) reading about the place
  21. 21.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  22. 22.Which of these shows your work? (a) the invitation email (b) activity certificates (c) a school ID card (d) Class 10 marksheet
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) no copies of marksheets (c) leaving it to the day (d) practising answers aloud
  24. 24.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) preparing documents (c) practising answers aloud (d) knowing your résumé
  25. 25.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) reading about the place (b) practising answers aloud (c) not reading your résumé (d) noting questions to ask
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) reading about the place
  28. 28.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) not knowing the address (b) practising answers aloud (c) sleeping well (d) preparing documents
  29. 29.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) stay up all night (b) play games late (c) start preparing (d) sleep on time
  30. 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: knowing your résumé? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  31. 31.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) exactly fifty (b) two or three (c) none (d) only on your phone
  33. 33.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  35. 35.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) at home (b) loose in your bag (c) in your pocket (d) in one neat folder
  36. 36.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) its website, prospectus (b) rumours from friends (c) guessing (d) nothing at all
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) knowing your résumé (c) not reading your résumé (d) guessing the time
  38. 38.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) checking the route
  40. 40.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work

Answer key

  1. good preparation
  2. proves who you are
  3. good preparation
  4. the call letter
  5. False
  6. poor preparation
  7. a project file
  8. poor preparation
  9. preparing documents
  10. poor preparation
  11. True
  12. reading about the place
  13. a day or more before
  14. confirms your slot
  15. shows your work
  16. confirms your slot
  17. preparing documents
  18. an Aadhaar card copy
  19. False
  20. staying up all night
  21. good preparation
  22. activity certificates
  23. practising answers aloud
  24. leaving it to the day
  25. False
  26. not reading your résumé
  27. reading about the place
  28. not knowing the address
  29. sleep on time
  30. good preparation
  31. False
  32. two or three
  33. True
  34. poor preparation
  35. in one neat folder
  36. its website, prospectus
  37. knowing your résumé
  38. True
  39. checking the route
  40. proves your marks

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