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) mute when others speak (b) joining late (c) eating on camera (d) lying on the bed
- 2.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 3.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) trimmed nails
- 4.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) blame the driver (c) arrive and say nothing (d) just not go
- 5.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) a plain, tidy background (c) camera at eye level (d) light on your face
- 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.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) a light scent or none (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) neat, tidy hair
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:35 AM (b) 11:20 AM (c) 12:00 PM (d) 11:50 AM
- 9.Which of these suits an interview? (a) heavy perfume (b) torn jeans (c) sunglasses on your head (d) a light scent or none
- 10.🚌 Diya leaves home at 11:35 AM for an interview at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 11.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) very casually (c) in sportswear (d) a little more formal
- 12.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) torn jeans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) neat, tidy hair
- 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) camera at eye level (c) eating on camera (d) a plain, tidy background
- 18.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) camera at eye level (c) looking at the camera (d) a plain, tidy background
- 19.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:30 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) 11:35 AM (b) 11:20 AM (c) 11:15 AM (d) 11:05 AM
- 20.🚌 Arjun leaves home at 12:00 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Arjun reach?
- 21.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 10–15 minutes early (b) 2 hours early (c) exactly on time (d) a bit late
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) testing mic and camera (c) light on your face (d) joining late
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: polished shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 25.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 26.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) camera switched off (c) a plain, tidy background (d) camera at eye level
- 27.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 1:35 PM for an interview at 3:15 PM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 28.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:40 PM (b) 12:55 PM (c) 12:20 PM (d) 12:00 PM
- 29.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:25 AM for an interview at 11:30 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:20 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 9:50 AM (d) 9:10 AM
- 31.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) torn jeans (c) flip-flops (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) school uniform if asked (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:35 PM (b) 2:15 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 2:40 PM
- 34.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a TV playing nearby (c) looking at the camera (d) camera at eye level
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 36.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) polished shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) torn jeans
- 37.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) trimmed nails (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) torn jeans
- 38.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 39.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- mute when others speak
- avoid for an interview
- sunglasses on your head
- call and inform them
- lying on the bed
- at eye level
- a T-shirt with slogans
- 11:20 AM
- a light scent or none
- 25
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- neat, tidy hair
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- eating on camera
- a messy bed behind you
- 11:05 AM
- 15
- 10–15 minutes early
- joining late
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- camera switched off
- 30
- 12:00 PM
- 15
- 9:10 AM
- a plain shirt or kurta
- heavy perfume
- 2:15 PM
- a TV playing nearby
- suits an interview
- polished shoes
- torn jeans
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
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