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 online interview starts at 10:00 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) 10:00 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 9:45 AM
- 2.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 4:25 PM (b) 4:00 PM (c) 4:50 PM (d) 4:05 PM
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 9:05 AM (c) 8:45 AM (d) 9:25 AM
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a bright window behind (c) a quiet room (d) a messy bed behind you
- 6.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a TV playing nearby (d) looking at the camera
- 7.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 12:35 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a TV playing nearby (c) eating on camera (d) checking other tabs
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) at eye level (c) facing the wall (d) below your chin
- 11.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) a messy bed behind you (c) mute when others speak (d) camera switched off
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) neat, tidy hair (c) polished shoes (d) school uniform if asked
- 14.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:40 AM (b) 8:15 AM (c) 7:55 AM (d) 8:35 AM
- 15.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 12:50 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 16.🚌 Diya leaves home at 9:15 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 17.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a crumpled shirt (d) heavy perfume
- 18.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a messy bed behind you (c) camera switched off (d) eating on camera
- 19.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 20.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) camera switched off (c) lying on the bed (d) camera at eye level
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 22.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) lying on the bed (c) testing mic and camera (d) a bright window behind
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:50 PM (b) 3:05 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 2:45 PM
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 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) 1:45 PM (b) 2:00 PM (c) 1:30 PM
- 27.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 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) 3:20 PM (b) 3:10 PM (c) 3:30 PM
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) muddy shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) polished shoes
- 29.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 11:50 AM (b) 12:00 PM (c) 11:40 AM
- 30.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 31.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) in front of you (b) behind you (c) under the desk (d) off completely
- 32.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 33.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) school uniform if asked (c) muddy shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 PM. 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) 2:15 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:25 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:30 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) 12:25 PM (b) 12:10 PM (c) 12:05 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 37.🚌 Diya leaves home at 10:10 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 38.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) in sportswear (c) a little more formal (d) very casually
- 39.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:15 PM (b) 1:25 PM (c) 1:35 PM (d) 12:55 PM
Answer key
- 9:30 AM
- 4:00 PM
- suits an interview
- 8:45 AM
- a quiet room
- a TV playing nearby
- 12:20 PM
- a plain, tidy background
- suits an interview
- at eye level
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- heavy perfume
- 7:55 AM
- 30
- 10
- a plain shirt or kurta
- looking at the camera
- 25
- camera at eye level
- a light scent or none
- testing mic and camera
- avoid for an interview
- 2:45 PM
- suits an interview
- 1:30 PM
- 3:10 PM
- polished shoes
- 11:40 AM
- suits an interview
- in front of you
- a poor online habit
- muddy shoes
- 2:05 PM
- 12:05 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 5
- a little more formal
- 15
- 12:55 PM
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