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 good online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) checking other tabs (c) lying on the bed (d) a bright window behind
- 2.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a plain, tidy background (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a bright window behind
- 3.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:30 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 12:15 PM
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining late (c) camera switched off (d) looking at the camera
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 8:45 AM (c) 9:40 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 8.🚌 Meera leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 9.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:40 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 11.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) polished shoes (c) flip-flops (d) a light scent or none
- 12.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 1:05 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 13.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) flip-flops (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 14.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 3:00 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:10 PM (b) 12:30 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 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) 10:10 AM (b) 9:45 AM (c) 9:40 AM (d) 9:55 AM
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a plain, tidy background (d) testing mic and camera
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) trimmed nails (d) school uniform if asked
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 11:25 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 21.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in party clothes (c) in sportswear (d) a little more formal
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 11:00 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 1:10 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) send angry texts (c) wait a day (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 28.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) polished shoes
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. 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) 12:25 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:10 PM (d) 12:15 PM
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:40 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:10 AM
- 31.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a plain, tidy background (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) checking other tabs
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 10:30 AM (d) 10:10 AM
- 33.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:25 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:35 PM (b) 3:25 PM (c) 3:45 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 10:35 AM (d) 10:20 AM
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- a quiet room
- a plain, tidy background
- 11:15 AM
- looking at the camera
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- 8:45 AM
- 5
- 10
- suits an interview
- flip-flops
- 30
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 20
- 12:10 PM
- 9:40 AM
- suits an interview
- a TV playing nearby
- a crumpled shirt
- 11:15 AM
- a little more formal
- 10:20 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 1:10 PM
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- torn jeans
- 12:10 PM
- 10:40 AM
- checking other tabs
- 10:10 AM
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 8:45 AM
- a good online habit
- 3:25 PM
- suits an interview
- 10:20 AM
- a poor online habit
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