Prepare For Job Interviews
Use Standguide's 12-question quiz to test how much you know about job interviews.
- 1.Complete the following statement: "Interviews are..."
- A.
Humiliating and should be avoided
- B.
Difficult and must be endured
- C.
Predictable and can be planned for
- D.
Easy if you bribe the interviewer
- 2.
- A.
A route plan or map
- B.
Yourself, wearing smart clothes
- C.
Your mobile phone to call them in case you are delayed
- D.
The name and details of the person you are meeting
- E.
Your C.V.
- F.
Your bank details and P45
- G.
The job description and person specification for the job
- H.
The application form or letter you have already sent them
- I.
The contact details for your references
- J.
Your certificates and licences
- K.
Information about the company
- L.
Your portfolio or examples of your work if you have them
- M.
The kitchen sink
- 3.Which of the following can you look at in order to predict what types of questions they will ask you?
- A.
Your C.V. / application
- B.
Your bank details and P45
- C.
The job description and person specification for the job
- D.
The contact details for your references
- E.
Information about the company
- F.
Your childhood photo album
- 4.Which of the following statements about recruitment agencies is true?
- A.
They work for the government
- B.
They work for you
- C.
They work for the employers
- D.
They are there to find you a job
- E.
They are there to save the employers time, money and effort
- F.
They are there to 'weed out' the wrong candidates
- G.
They are evil people who are there to make your life miserable
- 5.Who should you be polite and friendly to on the day of your interview?
- A.
The receptionist
- B.
The other people interviewing for the same job
- C.
The person interviewing you
- D.
The caretakers and security staff
- E.
The stranger standing next to you smoking in the car park
- 6.When sitting down you should sit...
- A.
With your whole body against the back of the chair to stop you from slouching or leaning too far forward
- B.
On the front part of your chair to show you are confident, eager and powerful
- C.
On the floor to show you are eager to serve
- D.
With your chair back-to-front to show how cool you are
- E.
With your feet up on the interviewer's desk to show you're relaxed around him
- F.
In the interviewer's seat to show him who is really in charge around here
- 7.True or false: In an interview all you have to do is just be yourself?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.If offered a drink you should ask for...
- A.
Coffee
- B.
Tea
- C.
Water
- D.
A double vodka and lemonade
- 9.True or false: You should answer their questions immeditely?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.When asked about yourself or your strengths you should try to focus on...
- A.
Your past jobs and why you left them
- B.
How your skills and experiences meet the requirements on the job job description.
- C.
What the job is paying you
- D.
The spot on the interviewer's nose
- 11.A S.T.A.R. answer is an answer where you describe a...
- A.
Sudden Termination and Atrocuious Reference
- B.
Severe Trauma, Accident and Recovery
- C.
Situation, Task, Action and Result
- D.
Celebrity
- 12.After an interview you should...
- A.
Shake hands and thank them for their time
- B.
Find out when they will be making their decision by
- C.
Write down the questions you were asked
- D.
Review your performance with a friend or advisor
- E.
Send them any additional information they have asked for the very next day
- F.
Contact them if you don't hear from them
- G.
Ask for feedback if you are unsuccessful
- H.
Run!
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