Before going to an interview, it is (0 ADVISE)_________ to go through a mock interview.

PART 6: For questions from 1-10, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. Write your answers in the numbered table below. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Before going to an interview, it is (0 ADVISE)_________ to go through a mock interview. This will give you the opportunity to try out your technique and answers live. It is also a chance to receive feedback that is (1 BENEFIT)__________ in guiding you towards improving your interview style and general (2 PRESENT) _________ Just one mock interview will result in a (3 NOTICE)_________ improvement in your interview skill. Why? For the same reason that a (4 SPEAK) _________ doesn’t exist while it is still on paper or floating in your head. It only exists when you give it (5 ORAL)_________ The first time you give it in front of an audience, it will come out nothing like the one you prepared.

It is the same with being interviewed. It is not enough to look at a question and say, ‘Yeah, I know the answer to that one.’ You need to practise your answer live; this is not the time to talk to yourself in front of a mirror. Seek out a (6 PROFESSION ) _________ and have the session videotaped. Then you will have two opinions – the interview’s and your own. You will find you get a completely different (7 IMPRESS)________ when listening to yourself than when you are watching yourself saying something. Just as your voice always sounds different on tape, so do your (8 RESPOND) _______. You will be glad the image is captured on tape and not in a potential employer’s mind. For maximum effect, you should (9 VISIT )________ your answers and go through a second mock interview. This should help with any (10 EASE)________ and give you more confidence for the real interview.