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: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) a quiet room (d) lying on the bed
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) checking other tabs (c) camera switched off (d) camera at eye level
- 6.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a quiet room (c) mute when others speak (d) a messy bed behind you
- 7.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 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) 9:45 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 10:00 AM
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) looking at the camera (c) checking other tabs (d) eating on camera
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 10.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 9:45 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 10:25 AM (d) 9:55 AM
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) torn jeans (c) heavy perfume (d) school uniform if asked
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a light scent or none (c) a crumpled shirt (d) sunglasses on your head
- 13.🚌 Diya leaves home at 4:05 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 15.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) flip-flops (c) school uniform if asked (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:15 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 1:35 PM
- 17.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a bright window behind (d) a quiet room
- 18.🕘 Your interview is at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:45 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 2:25 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 20.🕘 Your interview is at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:55 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:25 AM (d) 9:45 AM
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) muddy shoes (c) trimmed nails (d) heavy perfume
- 22.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 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) 3:00 PM (b) 3:05 PM (c) 3:10 PM (d) 2:50 PM
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) send angry texts (c) wait a day (d) give up
- 25.👔 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
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a bright window behind (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a plain, tidy background
- 27.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 3:00 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 28.🚌 Diya leaves home at 12:50 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 29.🚦 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
- 30.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) mute when others speak (c) camera switched off (d) a messy bed behind you
- 31.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 32.🚌 Diya leaves home at 11:55 AM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 33.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 1:15 PM for an interview at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:55 AM (b) 8:35 AM (c) 8:15 AM
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:45 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 38.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) in front of you (c) under the desk (d) behind you
- 39.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) school uniform if asked (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) torn jeans
- 40.🚌 Meera leaves home at 3:20 PM for an interview at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
Answer key
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- lying on the bed
- camera at eye level
- a messy bed behind you
- 9:45 AM
- looking at the camera
- avoid for an interview
- 9:45 AM
- school uniform if asked
- a light scent or none
- 10
- a poor online habit
- flip-flops
- 1:35 PM
- a quiet room
- 2:05 PM
- suits an interview
- 9:25 AM
- trimmed nails
- 2:50 PM
- a poor online habit
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a little more formal
- a bright window behind
- 20
- 20
- call and inform them
- mute when others speak
- a poor online habit
- 10
- 25
- 8:15 AM
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- 1:25 PM
- in front of you
- torn jeans
- 10
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