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.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) a little more formal (c) very casually (d) in party clothes
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 3.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) sunglasses on your head (c) polished shoes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 4.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) arrive and say nothing (b) just not go (c) blame the driver (d) call and inform them
- 5.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) in front of you (b) under the desk (c) behind you (d) off completely
- 6.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 8.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 11.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 8:10 AM for an interview at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 14.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 9:40 AM for an interview at 11:15 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 15.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) neat, tidy hair (d) heavy perfume
- 16.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) a bright window behind (c) mute when others speak (d) a plain, tidy background
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 18.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) joining late (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) a bright window behind (c) a TV playing nearby (d) lying on the bed
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) muddy shoes (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 22.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:30 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) 5:10 PM (b) 5:20 PM (c) 5:30 PM
- 24.🕘 Your interview is at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:40 PM (b) 1:50 PM (c) 12:50 PM (d) 12:30 PM
- 25.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) trimmed nails (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) a light scent or none
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:20 PM (b) 12:15 PM (c) 11:55 AM (d) 12:05 PM
- 29.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 12:15 PM for an interview at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 31.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) facing the wall (c) at eye level (d) pointing at the ceiling
- 32.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) muddy shoes (c) a light scent or none (d) a crumpled shirt
- 33.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:15 PM (b) 11:10 AM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:25 AM
- 35.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:05 AM (b) 10:05 AM (c) 9:15 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 36.💻 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) 9:45 AM (c) 9:30 AM
- 37.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) exactly on time (d) 2 hours early
- 38.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) trimmed nails (c) a light scent or none (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 40.🚌 Tara leaves home at 1:50 PM for an interview at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
Answer key
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- polished shoes
- call and inform them
- in front of you
- suits an interview
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- avoid for an interview
- a good online habit
- 15
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- 20
- neat, tidy hair
- a bright window behind
- a good online habit
- joining 5 minutes early
- camera at eye level
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- a good online habit
- 5:10 PM
- 12:30 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- 11:55 AM
- 15
- a good online habit
- at eye level
- a light scent or none
- avoid for an interview
- 11:10 AM
- 8:55 AM
- 9:30 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- flip-flops
- a poor online habit
- 10
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