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 best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) neat, tidy hair (c) a T-shirt with slogans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) eating on camera (c) mute when others speak (d) looking at the camera
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 4.🚌 Aarav leaves home at 8:20 AM for an interview at 10:00 AM. The journey takes 70 minutes. How many minutes early will Aarav reach?
- 5.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:15 PM. 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) 2:00 PM (b) 2:10 PM (c) 2:05 PM (d) 1:50 PM
- 6.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a bright window behind (c) camera at eye level (d) camera switched off
- 7.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) facing the wall (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) below your chin (d) at eye level
- 8.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) flip-flops (d) neat, tidy hair
- 9.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a bright window behind? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a messy bed behind you (c) camera at eye level (d) mute when others speak
- 12.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:20 PM (b) 4:35 PM (c) 4:30 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 13.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) mute when others speak (c) camera at eye level (d) a quiet room
- 14.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) looking at the camera (c) light on your face (d) a bright window behind
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 16.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) off completely
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 9:30 AM. The journey takes 20 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 9:30 AM (c) 9:10 AM
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:50 PM (b) 1:30 PM (c) 2:25 PM (d) 2:10 PM
- 20.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) a crumpled shirt (c) school uniform if asked (d) flip-flops
- 21.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) a little more formal (c) very casually (d) in sportswear
- 22.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) light on your face (c) a TV playing nearby (d) joining late
- 23.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) camera at eye level (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a quiet room
- 24.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) checking other tabs (c) a quiet room (d) joining late
- 25.Which of these suits an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) torn jeans (c) heavy perfume (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) flip-flops (b) sunglasses on your head (c) neat, tidy hair (d) muddy shoes
- 27.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
- 28.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) looking at the camera (b) checking other tabs (c) a TV playing nearby (d) camera switched off
- 29.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:10 AM (b) 8:20 AM (c) 9:05 AM (d) 8:30 AM
- 31.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 32.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) lying on the bed (c) a TV playing nearby (d) eating on camera
- 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) testing mic and camera (c) a quiet room (d) joining late
- 34.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 36.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 37.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 38.🚌 Meera leaves home at 7:50 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:15 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 30 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:45 PM (b) 5:30 PM (c) 6:30 PM (d) 6:00 PM
- 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
Answer key
- a T-shirt with slogans
- eating on camera
- avoid for an interview
- 30
- 1:50 PM
- camera at eye level
- at eye level
- flip-flops
- a poor online habit
- a poor online habit
- a messy bed behind you
- 4:30 PM
- camera switched off
- a bright window behind
- suits an interview
- in front of you
- 8:50 AM
- avoid for an interview
- 1:30 PM
- school uniform if asked
- a little more formal
- light on your face
- a TV playing nearby
- a quiet room
- clean, ironed clothes
- neat, tidy hair
- rejoin, explain briefly
- looking at the camera
- avoid for an interview
- 8:10 AM
- avoid for an interview
- mute when others speak
- joining late
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- a good online habit
- 5
- 5:30 PM
- a good online habit
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