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 1:30 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:10 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:00 PM (d) 12:20 PM
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) school uniform if asked (d) polished shoes
- 3.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 4.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 9:50 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 5.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) a TV playing nearby (c) joining late (d) lying on the bed
- 6.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) very casually (c) in sportswear (d) a little more formal
- 7.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 10:00 AM for an interview at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 8.💻 Your online interview starts at 4:30 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) 4:25 PM (b) 4:10 PM (c) 4:15 PM (d) 4:40 PM
- 9.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:40 PM (c) 1:55 PM (d) 1:30 PM
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 11.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:15 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) 4:45 PM (b) 4:55 PM (c) 5:05 PM (d) 5:25 PM
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) looking at the camera (c) joining late (d) a quiet room
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) exactly on time (d) a bit late
- 15.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:00 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) 2:40 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 2:50 PM
- 16.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) muddy shoes (c) school uniform if asked (d) torn jeans
- 17.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 8:15 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) flip-flops (c) polished shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 19.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 21.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:50 PM for an interview at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 22.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) flip-flops (c) muddy shoes (d) a crumpled shirt
- 23.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) torn jeans (d) school uniform if asked
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:15 AM. 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) 10:10 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 10:05 AM
- 25.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 2:00 PM (b) 2:20 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) torn jeans (d) trimmed nails
- 29.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 12:20 PM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 30.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:35 AM for an interview at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 31.📶 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
- 32.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) heavy perfume (c) a crumpled shirt (d) torn jeans
- 33.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) under the desk (d) in front of you
- 34.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) neat, tidy hair (d) sunglasses on your head
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 36.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:55 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 37.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 3:30 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 38.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) call and inform them (c) blame the driver (d) arrive and say nothing
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:20 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 8:00 AM (d) 8:10 AM
- 40.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) torn jeans (c) muddy shoes (d) heavy perfume
Answer key
- 12:00 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- mute when others speak
- 15
- a plain, tidy background
- a little more formal
- 5
- 4:10 PM
- 1:25 PM
- a good online habit
- 4:45 PM
- joining late
- avoid for an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- 2:40 PM
- school uniform if asked
- 5
- polished shoes
- neat, tidy hair
- a poor online habit
- 10
- a plain shirt or kurta
- torn jeans
- 9:50 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 2:00 PM
- avoid for an interview
- trimmed nails
- 5
- 25
- rejoin, explain briefly
- clean, ironed clothes
- in front of you
- sunglasses on your head
- suits an interview
- 25
- 20
- call and inform them
- 8:00 AM
- a light scent or none
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