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 internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 2.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:45 AM
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) light on your face (c) camera at eye level (d) testing mic and camera
- 4.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:25 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 5.💻 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
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 7.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) school uniform if asked (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 10.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 12:00 PM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) heavy perfume (c) flip-flops (d) a crumpled shirt
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) a plain, tidy background (c) testing mic and camera (d) lying on the bed
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:55 PM (b) 2:35 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:15 PM
- 16.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) light on your face (c) a bright window behind (d) checking other tabs
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) school uniform if asked (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 18.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) 2 hours early (d) a bit late
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:45 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) 11:30 AM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:15 AM
- 20.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 12:55 PM for an interview at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 21.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) mute when others speak (c) camera switched off (d) camera at eye level
- 22.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:40 AM (b) 8:50 AM (c) 8:30 AM
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) checking other tabs (c) light on your face (d) camera at eye level
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:50 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) camera switched off (c) lying on the bed (d) a plain, tidy background
- 28.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 2:50 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 29.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) in party clothes (d) a little more formal
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 31.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) a crumpled shirt (c) polished shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 32.Which of these suits an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) flip-flops (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 33.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 36.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:25 PM (b) 1:35 PM (c) 1:15 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 37.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 38.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a bright window behind (c) a TV playing nearby (d) mute when others speak
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 PM. 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) 3:15 PM (b) 2:45 PM (c) 3:00 PM
- 40.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) off completely (c) behind you (d) in front of you
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- 9:45 AM
- a bright window behind
- 10
- at eye level
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- avoid for an interview
- heavy perfume
- 15
- neat, tidy hair
- lying on the bed
- avoid for an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 2:15 PM
- light on your face
- muddy shoes
- 10–15 minutes early
- 11:15 AM
- 10
- camera switched off
- 8:30 AM
- suits an interview
- checking other tabs
- 2:40 PM
- avoid for an interview
- a plain, tidy background
- 15
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- a crumpled shirt
- polished shoes
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- 1:15 PM
- 25
- mute when others speak
- 2:45 PM
- in front of you
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