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.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 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) 6:00 PM (b) 6:10 PM (c) 6:25 PM (d) 5:55 PM
- 2.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) flip-flops (c) heavy perfume (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) polished shoes
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) school uniform if asked (c) neat, tidy hair (d) trimmed nails
- 5.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 2:35 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 AM. 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) 11:00 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 7.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 8.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a plain, tidy background (d) a quiet room
- 9.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 3:40 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) school uniform if asked (d) heavy perfume
- 13.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 11:40 AM
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 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) 11:05 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 10:55 AM
- 16.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 5:15 PM (b) 4:15 PM (c) 4:45 PM (d) 4:30 PM
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 3:10 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:30 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 11:00 AM
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) camera switched off (c) light on your face (d) mute when others speak
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) camera at eye level (c) looking at the camera (d) eating on camera
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:25 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 3:00 PM
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) a bit late (d) exactly on time
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) neat, tidy hair
- 27.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) camera switched off (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a plain, tidy background
- 28.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) arrive and say nothing (c) call and inform them (d) just not go
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 30.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) behind you (c) off completely (d) in front of you
- 31.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) testing mic and camera (c) mute when others speak (d) joining late
- 32.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) eating on camera (c) checking other tabs (d) looking at the camera
- 33.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) camera at eye level (c) a messy bed behind you (d) checking other tabs
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) a bright window behind (d) light on your face
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:20 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 38.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in party clothes (c) very casually (d) in sportswear
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 40.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:00 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) 10:00 AM (b) 9:40 AM (c) 9:50 AM
Answer key
- 5:55 PM
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a T-shirt with slogans
- torn jeans
- 25
- 10:45 AM
- a good online habit
- a TV playing nearby
- 2:50 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- school uniform if asked
- 11:30 AM
- suits an interview
- 10:55 AM
- 4:15 PM
- 2:40 PM
- a poor online habit
- 10:30 AM
- camera switched off
- a poor online habit
- eating on camera
- 2:35 PM
- suits an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- neat, tidy hair
- a plain, tidy background
- call and inform them
- a poor online habit
- in front of you
- joining late
- looking at the camera
- camera at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- light on your face
- avoid for an interview
- 2:00 PM
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- 9:40 AM
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