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 internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) wait a day (d) send angry texts
- 2.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: camera switched off? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 3.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 4.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: mute when others speak? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 5.👔 Does this suit an interview: a crumpled shirt? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 6.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 1:00 PM for an interview at 2:00 PM. The journey takes 50 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 7.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) heavy perfume (c) a light scent or none (d) school uniform if asked
- 8.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) trimmed nails (c) torn jeans (d) polished shoes
- 10.🚦 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
- 11.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) light on your face (b) testing mic and camera (c) checking other tabs (d) a quiet room
- 12.👔 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
- 13.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: joining late? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 14.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) lying on the bed (b) mute when others speak (c) eating on camera (d) a bright window behind
- 15.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) testing mic and camera (b) a TV playing nearby (c) eating on camera (d) camera switched off
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: flip-flops? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 17.🚌 Diya leaves home at 10:15 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Diya reach?
- 18.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) camera switched off (c) looking at the camera (d) a bright window behind
- 19.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 20.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) clean, ironed clothes (b) polished shoes (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a plain shirt or kurta
- 21.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a TV playing nearby (c) a quiet room (d) lying on the bed
- 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 23.🚌 Ananya leaves home at 8:55 AM for an interview at 10:15 AM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Ananya reach?
- 24.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:15 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) 1:10 PM (b) 12:50 PM (c) 1:05 PM (d) 1:00 PM
- 25.🕘 Your interview is at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 40 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 11:10 AM (b) 11:30 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 11:20 AM
- 26.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:30 PM (b) 2:40 PM (c) 2:50 PM (d) 2:20 PM
- 27.💡 Where should the light be in an online interview? (a) under the desk (b) in front of you (c) behind you (d) off completely
- 28.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) 2 hours early (b) exactly on time (c) a bit late (d) 10–15 minutes early
- 29.Which of these suits an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) a crumpled shirt (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 31.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) a light scent or none (d) polished shoes
- 32.Which of these suits an interview? (a) neat, tidy hair (b) torn jeans (c) a crumpled shirt (d) a T-shirt with slogans
- 33.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a T-shirt with slogans (b) sunglasses on your head (c) school uniform if asked (d) heavy perfume
- 34.Which of these suits an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) flip-flops (c) torn jeans (d) a crumpled shirt
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 36.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) a bright window behind (c) testing mic and camera (d) light on your face
- 37.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a plain, tidy background (b) mute when others speak (c) a quiet room (d) a TV playing nearby
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a messy bed behind you? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 39.💻 Your online interview starts at 5:30 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) 5:55 PM (b) 5:25 PM (c) 5:00 PM (d) 4:55 PM
- 40.🕘 Your interview is at 2:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:35 PM (b) 1:40 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 2:00 PM
Answer key
- rejoin, explain briefly
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- 10
- heavy perfume
- a good online habit
- torn jeans
- call and inform them
- checking other tabs
- a little more formal
- a poor online habit
- mute when others speak
- testing mic and camera
- avoid for an interview
- 15
- looking at the camera
- suits an interview
- a crumpled shirt
- a quiet room
- suits an interview
- 25
- 12:50 PM
- 11:10 AM
- 2:20 PM
- in front of you
- 10–15 minutes early
- clean, ironed clothes
- a poor online habit
- muddy shoes
- neat, tidy hair
- school uniform if asked
- a plain shirt or kurta
- avoid for an interview
- a bright window behind
- a TV playing nearby
- a poor online habit
- 4:55 PM
- 1:40 PM
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