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.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 9:10 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 2.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) off completely (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) under the desk
- 3.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) heavy perfume (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) joining late (c) camera switched off (d) a plain, tidy background
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) eating on camera (c) a plain, tidy background (d) camera at eye level
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. 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) 10:50 AM (b) 11:00 AM (c) 11:20 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 7.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) polished shoes (d) muddy shoes
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 12:30 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) 12:15 PM (c) 11:00 AM (d) 11:15 AM
- 9.👔 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
- 10.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 7:25 AM (b) 7:55 AM (c) 7:40 AM (d) 8:45 AM
- 11.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) exactly on time (c) a bit late (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 12.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) looking at the camera
- 13.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 1:20 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 14.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) torn jeans (d) trimmed nails
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) muddy shoes (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:45 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 12:55 PM
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) polished shoes (d) neat, tidy hair
- 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a bright window behind (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a messy bed behind you (d) camera at eye level
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 21.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) a T-shirt with slogans (c) muddy shoes (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 22.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 23.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 24.🚌 Ishaan leaves home at 7:45 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 60 minutes. How many minutes early will Ishaan reach?
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:55 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 2:00 PM (d) 1:25 PM
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 2:30 PM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:10 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:05 PM
- 27.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) a TV playing nearby (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) camera at eye level
- 28.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 29.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 30.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 AM. 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) 10:55 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:05 AM
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:05 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 85 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) 1:05 PM (d) 11:50 AM
- 34.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) camera switched off (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) eating on camera
- 35.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 9:25 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) mute when others speak (c) looking at the camera (d) a quiet room
- 37.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:15 AM (b) 8:55 AM (c) 9:10 AM (d) 8:40 AM
- 38.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:45 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) 1:45 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 1:15 PM
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) rejoin, explain briefly (d) send angry texts
Answer key
- 10
- in front of you
- a plain shirt or kurta
- a plain, tidy background
- eating on camera
- 10:50 AM
- polished shoes
- 10:45 AM
- a little more formal
- 7:25 AM
- 10–15 minutes early
- lying on the bed
- 1:20 PM
- torn jeans
- avoid for an interview
- muddy shoes
- 12:35 PM
- a T-shirt with slogans
- camera at eye level
- suits an interview
- clean, ironed clothes
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 30
- 12:55 PM
- 12:45 PM
- a TV playing nearby
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- 10:55 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 11:40 AM
- joining 5 minutes early
- 15
- camera switched off
- 8:40 AM
- 1:15 PM
- suits an interview
- rejoin, explain briefly
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