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.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a light scent or none (c) polished shoes (d) torn jeans
- 3.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 5:10 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 4:45 PM (d) 4:20 PM
- 4.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 8:15 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 1:25 PM (b) 1:00 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 1:10 PM
- 6.💻 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) 1:10 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 2:10 PM (d) 1:40 PM
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a plain, tidy background (c) light on your face (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) light on your face (c) a quiet room (d) a bright window behind
- 11.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) testing mic and camera (d) checking other tabs
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) looking at the camera (c) joining late (d) a plain, tidy background
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 14.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
- 15.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 3:05 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) school uniform if asked (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 17.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:00 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 21.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 22.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 8:25 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 23.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 1:00 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.💻 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) 9:55 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 9:40 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 26.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a plain, tidy background (c) lying on the bed (d) joining late
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) checking other tabs (c) camera switched off (d) a bright window behind
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:15 AM (b) 9:25 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 9:05 AM
- 31.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 9:55 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.🚌 Meera leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a light scent or none (d) school uniform if asked
- 35.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 10:45 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 36.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) behind you (c) off completely (d) in front of you
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:30 AM (b) 9:00 AM (c) 9:15 AM
- 39.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- suits an interview
- torn jeans
- 4:20 PM
- 5
- 12:55 PM
- 1:10 PM
- suits an interview
- checking other tabs
- avoid for an interview
- a bright window behind
- testing mic and camera
- joining late
- a poor online habit
- a little more formal
- 25
- a T-shirt with slogans
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a good online habit
- a good online habit
- 9:00 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 5
- avoid for an interview
- 9:35 AM
- a plain, tidy background
- suits an interview
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- 9:05 AM
- 30
- a poor online habit
- 10
- heavy perfume
- 15
- in front of you
- a good online habit
- 9:00 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- a good online habit
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