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