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