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.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) just not go (c) arrive and say nothing (d) blame the driver
- 2.💻 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) 9:25 AM (c) 9:40 AM (d) 10:05 AM
- 3.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 4.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) polished shoes (c) muddy shoes (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) heavy perfume (c) a crumpled shirt (d) polished shoes
- 6.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) a little more formal (c) in party clothes (d) very casually
- 7.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 8.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) below your chin (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) at eye level (d) facing the wall
- 9.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 5:45 PM (b) 5:55 PM (c) 5:40 PM (d) 6:10 PM
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining 5 minutes early? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 11.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a crumpled shirt (b) flip-flops (c) torn jeans (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 12.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) torn jeans (c) heavy perfume (d) sunglasses on your head
- 13.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 14.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 16.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) a bright window behind
- 17.🕘 Your interview is at 9:45 AM. The journey takes 85 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:20 AM (b) 9:35 AM (c) 8:30 AM (d) 8:10 AM
- 18.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) neat, tidy hair (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 19.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera at eye level? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 20.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 21.🚌 Meera leaves home at 11:50 AM for an interview at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 22.🚌 Vihaan leaves home at 12:45 PM for an interview at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Vihaan reach?
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) torn jeans (d) neat, tidy hair
- 25.💻 Your online interview starts at 12:00 PM. 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) 12:15 PM (b) 11:40 AM (c) 11:55 AM (d) 11:35 AM
- 26.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) trimmed nails (c) a crumpled shirt (d) muddy shoes
- 27.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) school uniform if asked (c) trimmed nails (d) neat, tidy hair
- 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 50 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:10 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 10:50 AM (d) 10:20 AM
- 30.🕘 Your interview is at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:55 AM (b) 10:00 AM (c) 9:25 AM (d) 9:40 AM
- 31.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 32.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 8:35 AM for an interview at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 25 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 1:45 PM. The journey takes 60 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:35 PM (b) 12:35 PM (c) 12:55 PM (d) 12:45 PM
- 34.📶 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
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 37.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:15 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) 11:10 AM (b) 11:05 AM (c) 11:00 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 38.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) eating on camera (c) looking at the camera (d) camera at eye level
- 39.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:05 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 9:35 AM (d) 10:15 AM
- 40.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a quiet room (c) lying on the bed (d) looking at the camera
Answer key
- call and inform them
- 9:25 AM
- a good online habit
- muddy shoes
- polished shoes
- a little more formal
- suits an interview
- at eye level
- 5:40 PM
- a good online habit
- clean, ironed clothes
- a plain shirt or kurta
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a quiet room
- 8:10 AM
- heavy perfume
- a good online habit
- a poor online habit
- 30
- 10
- avoid for an interview
- torn jeans
- 11:35 AM
- trimmed nails
- a T-shirt with slogans
- suits an interview
- 10:00 AM
- 9:25 AM
- a poor online habit
- 15
- 12:35 PM
- rejoin, explain briefly
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- 10:50 AM
- eating on camera
- 9:35 AM
- lying on the bed
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