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 12:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:40 AM (b) 11:55 AM (c) 11:35 AM (d) 11:15 AM
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 3.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) mute when others speak (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a quiet room
- 4.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:40 AM (b) 12:00 PM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:50 PM
- 5.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 9:15 AM for an interview at 10:45 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 6.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) heavy perfume (d) muddy shoes
- 7.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) send angry texts (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) wait a day
- 8.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) looking at the camera (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a plain, tidy background
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) a light scent or none (c) neat, tidy hair (d) sunglasses on your head
- 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 13.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) looking at the camera (c) mute when others speak (d) a plain, tidy background
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) heavy perfume (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a light scent or none
- 15.🕘 Your interview is at 11:45 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:25 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 9:55 AM (d) 10:35 AM
- 16.🚌 Tara leaves home at 8:00 AM for an interview at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 17.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) mute when others speak (d) joining late
- 18.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) heavy perfume (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 19.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) just not go (b) blame the driver (c) call and inform them (d) arrive and say nothing
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) looking at the camera (c) joining late (d) mute when others speak
- 23.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) school uniform if asked
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 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) 5:20 PM (b) 4:30 PM (c) 4:55 PM (d) 4:35 PM
- 25.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) flip-flops (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) muddy shoes
- 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:00 PM (b) 2:15 PM (c) 2:30 PM
- 27.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 4:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 3:15 PM (b) 3:35 PM (c) 4:25 PM (d) 2:55 PM
- 29.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a messy bed behind you (c) eating on camera (d) camera at eye level
- 30.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in sportswear (c) in party clothes (d) a little more formal
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 32.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a light scent or none (d) sunglasses on your head
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 1:45 PM (c) 1:20 PM (d) 1:50 PM
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 37.🚌 Nisha leaves home at 3:45 PM for an interview at 4:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Nisha reach?
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 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) 11:55 AM (b) 11:40 AM (c) 12:15 PM (d) 11:35 AM
- 40.🕘 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
Answer key
- 11:15 AM
- a good online habit
- a TV playing nearby
- 11:40 AM
- 5
- a plain shirt or kurta
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a messy bed behind you
- sunglasses on your head
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a bright window behind
- heavy perfume
- 9:55 AM
- 15
- mute when others speak
- neat, tidy hair
- call and inform them
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- joining late
- a crumpled shirt
- 4:30 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- 2:00 PM
- suits an interview
- 2:55 PM
- camera at eye level
- a little more formal
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a light scent or none
- 1:20 PM
- avoid for an interview
- 10–15 minutes early
- 10
- avoid for an interview
- 11:35 AM
- 7:50 AM
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