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