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 poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) a quiet room (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a plain, tidy background
- 2.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) sunglasses on your head (c) torn jeans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 4.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) checking other tabs (c) a bright window behind (d) mute when others speak
- 5.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 6.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 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) 10:50 AM (b) 11:15 AM (c) 11:40 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 7.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) light on your face
- 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) lying on the bed (c) a messy bed behind you (d) a plain, tidy background
- 9.📶 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
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) a little more formal (b) very casually (c) in party clothes (d) in sportswear
- 12.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 14.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 16.🕘 Your interview is at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:45 AM (b) 12:05 PM (c) 11:55 AM
- 17.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) neat, tidy hair (c) trimmed nails (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 18.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) joining 5 minutes early (c) testing mic and camera (d) a plain, tidy background
- 19.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) camera switched off (c) looking at the camera (d) testing mic and camera
- 20.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 21.🚌 Meera leaves home at 8:30 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 22.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) heavy perfume (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) torn jeans
- 23.🕘 Your interview is at 9:00 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:10 AM (b) 7:30 AM (c) 8:40 AM (d) 7:50 AM
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 25.🚌 Saanvi leaves home at 10:50 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Saanvi reach?
- 26.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 27.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:05 AM (b) 10:35 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 29.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) joining late (b) eating on camera (c) a quiet room (d) a bright window behind
- 30.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 8:45 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 31.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:50 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 10:15 AM (d) 9:20 AM
- 32.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) torn jeans (d) muddy shoes
- 33.💻 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) 11:05 AM (c) 11:15 AM
- 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:15 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) 3:00 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 3:20 PM (d) 3:05 PM
- 35.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) eating on camera (d) camera switched off
- 36.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) a bit late (b) exactly on time (c) 2 hours early (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 1:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:35 PM (b) 12:55 PM (c) 12:40 PM (d) 12:15 PM
Answer key
- a TV playing nearby
- neat, tidy hair
- a poor online habit
- mute when others speak
- a poor online habit
- 10:50 AM
- light on your face
- a plain, tidy background
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a good online habit
- a little more formal
- at eye level
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- 11:45 AM
- muddy shoes
- lying on the bed
- camera switched off
- avoid for an interview
- 25
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 7:30 AM
- a good online habit
- 20
- avoid for an interview
- a poor online habit
- 10:35 AM
- a quiet room
- 5
- 9:20 AM
- clean, ironed clothes
- 10:55 AM
- 2:50 PM
- looking at the camera
- 10–15 minutes early
- a good online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- 12:15 PM
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