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 11:15 AM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:05 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 10:55 AM (d) 10:45 AM
- 2.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) flip-flops (c) neat, tidy hair (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 4.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) mute when others speak (d) camera at eye level
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) torn jeans (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) sunglasses on your head
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 7.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 12:20 PM for an interview at 1:30 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a crumpled shirt (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 10.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 12:35 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 11.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 14.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) rejoin, explain briefly (b) give up (c) send angry texts (d) wait a day
- 15.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) camera switched off (c) mute when others speak (d) a plain, tidy background
- 16.💻 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) 2:00 PM (b) 1:45 PM (c) 1:30 PM
- 17.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) a bit late (d) 2 hours early
- 18.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:30 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:20 PM
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) testing mic and camera (c) mute when others speak (d) camera at eye level
- 21.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 22.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 2:45 PM for an interview at 4:00 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 23.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a bright window behind
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) flip-flops (c) muddy shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 27.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:05 PM (b) 1:15 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 1:50 PM
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) mute when others speak (c) eating on camera (d) checking other tabs
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 30.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) blame the driver (b) call and inform them (c) just not go (d) arrive and say nothing
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:00 AM (b) 8:45 AM (c) 8:15 AM (d) 7:45 AM
- 32.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 8:25 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:45 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) 1:00 PM (b) 12:40 PM (c) 12:20 PM (d) 12:25 PM
- 34.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 35.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) torn jeans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 11:45 AM (c) 11:35 AM (d) 11:25 AM
- 38.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:45 AM (b) 10:15 AM (c) 9:00 AM (d) 9:15 AM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:45 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 11:45 AM (d) 10:15 AM
Answer key
- 10:35 AM
- flip-flops
- a good online habit
- a TV playing nearby
- trimmed nails
- suits an interview
- 30
- avoid for an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- 5
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
- camera switched off
- 1:30 PM
- 10–15 minutes early
- 1:05 PM
- a poor online habit
- a bright window behind
- a good online habit
- 10
- camera at eye level
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 12:55 PM
- mute when others speak
- suits an interview
- call and inform them
- 7:45 AM
- 8:25 AM
- 12:20 PM
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- neat, tidy hair
- 11:25 AM
- 8:45 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 10:15 AM
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