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) rejoin, explain briefly (c) give up (d) wait a day
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a quiet room (c) joining late (d) mute when others speak
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) joining late (c) eating on camera (d) camera switched off
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 5.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:15 AM (b) 9:55 AM (c) 10:40 AM (d) 9:35 AM
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 7.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera at eye level (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a quiet room
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a crumpled shirt (c) school uniform if asked (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 10.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 3:40 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 12.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) torn jeans (c) polished shoes (d) trimmed nails
- 13.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) behind you (b) under the desk (c) off completely (d) in front of you
- 14.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) below your chin (d) facing the wall
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 1:40 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 12:40 PM
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 18.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) flip-flops
- 22.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:20 AM for an interview at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:05 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 1:45 PM
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 10:10 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 9:45 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 10:10 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:25 PM
- 30.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) heavy perfume
- 31.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) joining late (c) a bright window behind (d) light on your face
- 32.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) camera switched off (d) a messy bed behind you
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:30 PM. 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) 6:10 PM (b) 6:25 PM (c) 6:05 PM (d) 6:45 PM
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a quiet room (c) testing mic and camera (d) lying on the bed
- 37.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 9:50 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 1:40 PM (d) 12:25 PM
- 39.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) just not go (c) call and inform them (d) blame the driver
- 40.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) muddy shoes
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- joining late
- a plain, tidy background
- a poor online habit
- 9:15 AM
- suits an interview
- a messy bed behind you
- suits an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- 10
- a poor online habit
- torn jeans
- in front of you
- at eye level
- 12:40 PM
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- avoid for an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- 15
- a poor online habit
- 30
- 1:35 PM
- 9:40 AM
- suits an interview
- 25
- 2:05 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- light on your face
- camera at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- 6:05 PM
- avoid for an interview
- lying on the bed
- 5
- 12:25 PM
- call and inform them
- muddy shoes
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