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 interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 3.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) under the desk (c) in front of you (d) off completely
- 4.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) very casually (d) a little more formal
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) muddy shoes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:30 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 8:20 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) light on your face (d) mute when others speak
- 10.🚦 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
- 11.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) light on your face (c) testing mic and camera (d) a plain, tidy background
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 9:10 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 15.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) muddy shoes (c) torn jeans (d) sunglasses on your head
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) neat, tidy hair (c) trimmed nails (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:25 AM (b) 9:55 AM (c) 10:10 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) flip-flops (c) school uniform if asked (d) a crumpled shirt
- 19.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) a bit late (c) 2 hours early (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:10 PM (b) 3:40 PM (c) 3:30 PM (d) 3:50 PM
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:50 AM (b) 8:10 AM (c) 8:30 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 24.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) wait a day (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) give up (d) send angry texts
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 27.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) joining late (c) camera at eye level (d) a TV playing nearby
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 29.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) polished shoes (c) trimmed nails (d) neat, tidy hair
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 31.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 2:50 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 32.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a bright window behind (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a TV playing nearby
- 33.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) at eye level (c) pointing at the ceiling (d) below your chin
- 34.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) joining late (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) eating on camera (c) looking at the camera (d) a TV playing nearby
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 37.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) polished shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) muddy shoes
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:10 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 8:25 AM
Answer key
- 9:50 AM
- suits an interview
- in front of you
- a little more formal
- a plain shirt or kurta
- suits an interview
- 8:20 AM
- suits an interview
- a bright window behind
- call and inform them
- lying on the bed
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10
- a light scent or none
- torn jeans
- 9:55 AM
- school uniform if asked
- 10–15 minutes early
- 3:30 PM
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- 7:50 AM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- camera at eye level
- a good online habit
- a T-shirt with slogans
- a good online habit
- 30
- joining 5 minutes early
- at eye level
- mute when others speak
- looking at the camera
- a good online habit
- polished shoes
- a good online habit
- a good online habit
- 8:10 AM
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