Interview Skills Worksheet: Questions to Ask
Tip (Ask, thank, leave calmly): Good: a normal day in the role, what first-year students find hardest, how your work will be guided, clubs or projects to join, the next steps. Poor: “Did I get the job?”, “What does this college even do?”, “Can I leave early every day?”, or saying “No questions” and walking out. Close well: thank the panel, ask about next steps, a calm smile and a polite goodbye.
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- 1.🙋 When you ask about next steps, you learn… (a) when to expect news (b) their salaries (c) your marks (d) the other answers
- 2.🙋 What is a good way to leave the interview room? (a) walk out silently (b) ask “Did I pass?” (c) check your phone (d) thank them for the time
- 3.🙋 Why ask questions at the end of an interview? (a) it fills time (b) it shows real interest (c) it delays the end (d) it tests them
- 4.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) leaving without a word (b) begging for the job (c) asking “Did I pass?” (d) a calm smile
- 5.True or false: “How soon can I take a long leave?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) thanking the panel (b) a calm smile (c) asking about next steps (d) rushing out
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking your phone (b) moaning about the wait (c) asking “Did I pass?” (d) a short, firm handshake
- 8.True or false: “What qualities do your best interns share?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) leaving without a word (b) checking your phone (c) asking “Did I pass?” (d) thanking the panel
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying goodbye politely (b) a short, firm handshake (c) checking your phone (d) thanking the panel
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Did I pass?” (b) checking your phone (c) begging for the job (d) saying goodbye politely
- 12.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What clubs or projects can first-year students join?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
- 13.True or false: “What does this college even do?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “So, did I get the job?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 15.True or false: “What do students usually find hardest in the first year?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “Is there someone I would learn from closely?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about next steps (b) moaning about the wait (c) pushing in your chair (d) a calm smile
- 18.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: moaning about the wait? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
- 19.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What are the next steps after this interview?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
- 20.True or false: “How soon can I take a long leave?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Did I pass?” (b) rushing out (c) checking your phone (d) thanking the panel
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking “Did I pass?” (b) saying goodbye politely (c) a short, firm handshake (d) asking about next steps
- 23.True or false: “What does this college even do?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “So, did I get the job?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
- 25.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: rushing out? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
- 26.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: pushing in your chair? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
- 27.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What would a normal day in this internship look like?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
- 28.True or false: “What clubs or projects can first-year students join?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) ask twenty (b) ask one or two (c) ask about pay first (d) say “No, nothing.”
- 30.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: a calm smile? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
- 31.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: asking about next steps? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
- 32.True or false: “Can I leave early every day?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without a word (b) pushing in your chair (c) a calm smile (d) thanking the panel
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pushing in your chair (b) a calm smile (c) thanking the panel (d) rushing out
- 35.True or false: “What would a normal day in this internship look like?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What does this college even do?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
- 37.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: saying goodbye politely? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
- 38.True or false: “Do I really have to come every day?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 39.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) rushing out (b) pushing in your chair (c) asking “Did I pass?” (d) leaving without a word
- 40.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “Do I really have to come every day?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
Answer key
- when to expect news
- thank them for the time
- it shows real interest
- a calm smile
- False
- rushing out
- a short, firm handshake
- False
- thanking the panel
- checking your phone
- saying goodbye politely
- a good question
- False
- True
- True
- a good question
- moaning about the wait
- a poor way to close
- a good question
- True
- thanking the panel
- asking “Did I pass?”
- True
- a poor question
- a poor way to close
- a good way to close
- a good question
- False
- ask one or two
- a good way to close
- a good way to close
- False
- leaving without a word
- rushing out
- False
- a poor question
- a good way to close
- False
- pushing in your chair
- a poor question
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