Interview Skills Worksheet: Dress and Online Interviews
Tip (Neat, early, ready): Dress: clean and ironed, simple, neat hair and nails; avoid torn jeans, slogan T-shirts, flip-flops and heavy perfume. Not sure? Dress a little more formal. Punctuality: leaving time = start time − journey − early minutes. Interview at 10:30 AM, a 40-minute journey, 15 minutes early → leave by 9:35 AM. Running late? Call and inform them at once. Online: camera at eye level, light in front, plain background, quiet room, mute when others speak, test mic and camera first, join 5 minutes early, look at the camera.
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- 1.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) joining late (c) light on your face (d) a quiet room
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 3.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 9:30 AM
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:45 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 9.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 10.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 11.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:05 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) mute when others speak (d) lying on the bed
- 13.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a crumpled shirt (c) neat, tidy hair (d) school uniform if asked
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) polished shoes
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) torn jeans (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:55 AM (b) 11:40 AM (c) 11:25 AM (d) 11:30 AM
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 18.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:55 PM (b) 3:20 PM (c) 3:00 PM (d) 3:40 PM
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:10 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:25 AM (d) 10:55 AM
- 21.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) camera at eye level (c) joining late (d) a TV playing nearby
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:15 PM (b) 4:40 PM (c) 4:55 PM (d) 4:35 PM
- 23.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in sportswear (c) in party clothes (d) very casually
- 24.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) polished shoes (c) flip-flops (d) sunglasses on your head
- 25.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) eating on camera (c) camera switched off (d) a bright window behind
- 26.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) polished shoes (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a light scent or none
- 27.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a crumpled shirt (d) torn jeans
- 28.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 10:55 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 29.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
- 30.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) light on your face (c) mute when others speak (d) camera at eye level
- 31.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) heavy perfume (d) muddy shoes
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) polished shoes (d) flip-flops
- 33.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) exactly on time (c) 10–15 minutes early (d) 2 hours early
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:10 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 3:25 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:05 PM (b) 12:55 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:15 PM
- 37.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
Answer key
- joining late
- avoid for an interview
- 9:30 AM
- 9:45 AM
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 15
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 9:05 AM
- lying on the bed
- a crumpled shirt
- heavy perfume
- torn jeans
- 11:25 AM
- a poor online habit
- 3:00 PM
- a good online habit
- 10:55 AM
- camera at eye level
- 4:35 PM
- a little more formal
- polished shoes
- a plain, tidy background
- muddy shoes
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 10
- rejoin, explain briefly
- camera switched off
- clean, ironed clothes
- flip-flops
- 10–15 minutes early
- 2:00 PM
- 2:55 PM
- 12:55 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
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