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.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:45 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) trimmed nails (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) light on your face (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) flip-flops (d) school uniform if asked
- 8.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) off completely (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 10.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) neat, tidy hair (c) torn jeans (d) sunglasses on your head
- 12.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) blame the driver (c) call and inform them (d) arrive and say nothing
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) send angry texts (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 15.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) eating on camera (c) camera switched off (d) mute when others speak
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) polished shoes (c) muddy shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 20.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 2:30 PM for an interview at 3:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 21.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. 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) 10:30 AM (b) 10:55 AM (c) 10:05 AM (d) 10:20 AM
- 22.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) below your chin (c) at eye level (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 23.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) flip-flops (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) torn jeans
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. 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) 10:35 AM (b) 10:50 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 10:25 AM
- 26.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) in party clothes
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 10:00 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:45 PM. 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) 3:35 PM (b) 3:45 PM (c) 3:25 PM
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 31.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 11:10 AM (d) 11:00 AM
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) trimmed nails (d) a light scent or none
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a light scent or none
- 34.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a messy bed behind you (c) eating on camera (d) a quiet room
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) checking other tabs (d) lying on the bed
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) camera at eye level (c) mute when others speak (d) eating on camera
- 37.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:25 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 38.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a light scent or none (d) polished shoes
- 39.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) neat, tidy hair (c) school uniform if asked (d) torn jeans
- 40.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 3:10 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
Answer key
- 10
- a poor online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a messy bed behind you
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- flip-flops
- in front of you
- suits an interview
- 1:20 PM
- neat, tidy hair
- call and inform them
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- avoid for an interview
- muddy shoes
- 20
- 10:05 AM
- at eye level
- clean, ironed clothes
- suits an interview
- 10:25 AM
- a little more formal
- a good online habit
- 9:40 AM
- 3:25 PM
- suits an interview
- 10:50 AM
- heavy perfume
- a light scent or none
- a quiet room
- camera at eye level
- eating on camera
- 5
- a crumpled shirt
- torn jeans
- 20
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