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.👔 Does this suit an interview: muddy shoes? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 2.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) looking at the camera (c) joining late (d) joining 5 minutes early
- 3.👔 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
- 4.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 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) 1:25 PM (b) 12:25 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 12:55 PM
- 5.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) torn jeans (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
- 6.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a plain, tidy background? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 7.🚌 Kabir leaves home at 10:40 AM for an interview at 12:00 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes. How many minutes early will Kabir reach?
- 8.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 10:20 AM (b) 9:20 AM (c) 9:00 AM (d) 9:10 AM
- 9.👔 Does this suit an interview: clean, ironed clothes? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 10.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a TV playing nearby? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 11.👔 Does this suit an interview: neat, tidy hair? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 12.🕘 Your interview is at 9:15 AM. The journey takes 45 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 8:50 AM (b) 8:10 AM (c) 8:30 AM (d) 8:55 AM
- 13.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) lying on the bed (c) joining 5 minutes early (d) a TV playing nearby
- 14.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 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) 12:40 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 12:45 PM (d) 12:55 PM
- 15.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 16.👔 Does this suit an interview: a light scent or none? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 17.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: looking at the camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 18.👔 Does this suit an interview: a T-shirt with slogans? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 19.Which of these suits an interview? (a) muddy shoes (b) sunglasses on your head (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) torn jeans
- 20.💻 Your online interview starts at 1:00 PM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 12:40 PM (b) 1:10 PM (c) 12:30 PM (d) 12:50 PM
- 21.🕘 Your interview is at 1:15 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:30 PM (b) 12:45 PM (c) 1:00 PM
- 22.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) camera switched off (b) a quiet room (c) testing mic and camera (d) mute when others speak
- 23.👔 Does this suit an interview: trimmed nails? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 24.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: light on your face? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 25.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) torn jeans (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) polished shoes
- 26.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) pointing at the ceiling (b) below your chin (c) facing the wall (d) at eye level
- 27.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 10:40 AM for an interview at 12:15 PM. The journey takes 90 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 28.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) eating on camera (b) camera at eye level (c) testing mic and camera (d) looking at the camera
- 29.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 80 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 9:50 AM (c) 9:30 AM (d) 10:50 AM
- 30.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: lying on the bed? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit
- 31.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) rejoin, explain briefly (c) wait a day (d) give up
- 32.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) school uniform if asked (b) neat, tidy hair (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) flip-flops
- 33.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:30 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) 2:25 PM (b) 2:10 PM (c) 2:40 PM (d) 2:15 PM
- 34.🕘 Your interview is at 11:00 AM. The journey takes 75 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:30 AM (b) 10:45 AM (c) 10:00 AM (d) 9:45 AM
- 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
- 36.🚌 Rohan leaves home at 3:10 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 45 minutes. How many minutes early will Rohan reach?
- 37.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a messy bed behind you (b) lying on the bed (c) a TV playing nearby (d) a quiet room
- 38.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: a quiet room? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
- 39.🚌 Meera leaves home at 11:30 AM for an interview at 12:30 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes. How many minutes early will Meera reach?
- 40.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
Answer key
- avoid for an interview
- joining late
- a little more formal
- 12:25 PM
- clean, ironed clothes
- a good online habit
- 25
- 9:00 AM
- suits an interview
- a poor online habit
- suits an interview
- 8:10 AM
- joining 5 minutes early
- 12:40 PM
- avoid for an interview
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- avoid for an interview
- a plain shirt or kurta
- 12:30 PM
- 12:30 PM
- camera switched off
- suits an interview
- a good online habit
- torn jeans
- at eye level
- 5
- eating on camera
- 9:30 AM
- a poor online habit
- rejoin, explain briefly
- flip-flops
- 2:10 PM
- 9:30 AM
- suits an interview
- 20
- a quiet room
- a good online habit
- 30
- suits an interview
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