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) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 3:35 PM (c) 2:30 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 3.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) send angry texts (d) wait a day
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) in sportswear
- 6.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) arrive and say nothing (c) blame the driver (d) call and inform them
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 9:15 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 10:20 AM
- 9.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 10:30 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 10.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) under the desk (c) behind you (d) in front of you
- 11.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:55 AM for an interview at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) flip-flops (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 13.🚌 Diya leaves home at 1:35 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a light scent or none (c) neat, tidy hair (d) flip-flops
- 16.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:55 PM (b) 1:35 PM (c) 1:15 PM
- 18.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 AM. 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) 10:15 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 9:35 AM (d) 9:55 AM
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 21.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a crumpled shirt (d) polished shoes
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:10 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 23.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a quiet room (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:45 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 10:25 AM
- 26.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 2:35 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) trimmed nails (d) a crumpled shirt
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) flip-flops (d) school uniform if asked
- 30.🚌 Meera leaves home at 10:05 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 31.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 32.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 2:10 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 35.🚌 Tara leaves home at 11:15 AM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 36.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 37.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) polished shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) sunglasses on your head
- 38.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 11:05 AM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 39.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a quiet room (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 12:20 PM (c) 11:55 AM (d) 12:05 PM
Answer key
- lying on the bed
- 2:10 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- suits an interview
- a little more formal
- call and inform them
- avoid for an interview
- 8:55 AM
- 25
- in front of you
- 25
- clean, ironed clothes
- 15
- a poor online habit
- flip-flops
- a poor online habit
- 1:15 PM
- 9:35 AM
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- 12:50 PM
- a bright window behind
- avoid for an interview
- 10:25 AM
- 20
- a good online habit
- trimmed nails
- school uniform if asked
- 10
- a poor online habit
- at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 30
- a T-shirt with slogans
- sunglasses on your head
- 25
- a messy bed behind you
- 11:55 AM
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