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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 335 · 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: sleeping well? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  2. 2.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a portfolio (b) a school ID card (c) the slot confirmation (d) a passport copy
  3. 3.🧁 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) knowing your résumé (c) noting questions to ask (d) staying up all night
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) a mock interview (c) losing the call letter (d) reading about the place
  6. 6.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: “zero research” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these proves who you are? (a) the slot confirmation (b) the call letter (c) Class 10 marksheet (d) a school ID card
  9. 9.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  10. 10.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) nothing at all (b) its website, prospectus (c) guessing (d) rumours from friends
  12. 12.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in your pocket (b) in one neat folder (c) loose in your bag (d) at home
  13. 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  14. 14.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  15. 15.True or false: “checking the route” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) reading about the place (c) guessing the time (d) not reading your résumé
  17. 17.True or false: “guessing the time” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) after you are late (b) a day or more before (c) never (d) on the way there
  19. 19.True or false: “checking the route” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a school ID card (b) the call letter (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) a portfolio
  21. 21.True or false: “not knowing the address” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  23. 23.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) preparing documents (c) zero research (d) guessing the time
  24. 24.True or false: “preparing documents” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) checking the route (c) sleeping well (d) knowing your résumé
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) not reading your résumé (c) losing the call letter (d) practising answers aloud
  27. 27.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) practising answers aloud (b) checking the route (c) knowing your résumé (d) guessing the time
  28. 28.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) no copies of marksheets (c) guessing the time (d) losing the call letter
  29. 29.Which of these proves who you are? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) a passport copy (c) activity certificates (d) the slot confirmation
  30. 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not reading your résumé? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) zero research (b) checking the route (c) not knowing the address (d) staying up all night
  32. 32.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) shows your work (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) proves who you are
  33. 33.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) zero research (b) guessing the time (c) a mock interview (d) not knowing the address
  35. 35.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) zero research (b) staying up all night (c) sleeping well (d) no copies of marksheets
  37. 37.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  38. 38.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) knowing your résumé (c) losing the call letter (d) guessing the time
  39. 39.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) checking the route (c) not reading your résumé (d) leaving it to the day
  40. 40.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) practising answers aloud (b) sleeping well (c) staying up all night (d) a mock interview

Answer key

  1. good preparation
  2. the slot confirmation
  3. what it makes and sells
  4. staying up all night
  5. losing the call letter
  6. True
  7. True
  8. a school ID card
  9. good preparation
  10. False
  11. its website, prospectus
  12. in one neat folder
  13. poor preparation
  14. poor preparation
  15. False
  16. reading about the place
  17. False
  18. a day or more before
  19. True
  20. the call letter
  21. True
  22. good preparation
  23. preparing documents
  24. True
  25. no copies of marksheets
  26. practising answers aloud
  27. guessing the time
  28. sleeping well
  29. a passport copy
  30. poor preparation
  31. checking the route
  32. shows your work
  33. poor preparation
  34. a mock interview
  35. True
  36. sleeping well
  37. poor preparation
  38. knowing your résumé
  39. checking the route
  40. staying up all night

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